TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 6: Star of the Month: Burt Lancaster

[CBHagman]

One of DU's favorite American actors/freethinkers, Burt Lancaster, is featured as TCM's Star of the Month for November.

In addition, today there's a TCM shout-out for Joel McCrea, whose birthday was yesterday, November 5th, but obviously overshadowed by Vivien Leight's hundredth.

Wednesday, November 6th, 2013

2:15 AM
Storm in a Teacup (1937)
A small-town politician tries to end his daughter's romance with a crusading reporter.
Dir: Victor Saville Cast: Vivien Leigh , Rex Harrison , Cecil Parker .
BW-86 mins, TV-G,



4:00 AM
Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone, The (1961)
A fading stage star gets caught up in the decadent life of modern Rome when she hires a male companion.
Dir: José Quintero Cast: Vivien Leigh , Warren Beatty , Lotte Lenya .
BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 AM
Dark Journey (1937)
Rival spies fall in love during World War I.
Dir: Victor Saville Cast: Conrad Veidt , Vivien Leigh , Joan Gardner .
BW-79 mins, TV-G,



7:15 AM
Caesar And Cleopatra (1945)
Julius Caesar gives the famed Egyptian queen lessons in government.
Dir: Gabriel Pascal Cast: Vivien Leigh , Claude Rains , Stewart Granger .
C-128 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:30 AM
Bird of Paradise (1932)
An island visitor falls for a Polynesian beauty slated for sacrifice to the gods.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Dolores Del Rio , Joel McCrea , John Halliday .
BW-82 mins, TV-PG,

10:53 AM
Wild People (1932)
In this short film, two men working for a radio company search for new talent in Dutch New Guinea.
Dir: Ray McCarey Cast: Helena Grant , Joyzelle [Joyner] , Edwin Maxwell .
C-17 mins,

11:15 AM
Most Dangerous Game, The (1932)
A big game hunter decides to stalk human prey.
Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast: Joel McCrea , Fay Wray , Robert Armstrong .
BW-63 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:30 PM
Primrose Path (1940)
The youngest child in a family of prostitutes tries to go straight with a working man.
Dir: Gregory La Cava Cast: Ginger Rogers , Joel McCrea , Marjorie Rambeau .
BW-93 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:15 PM
More the Merrier, The (1943)
The World War II housing shortage brings three people together for an unlikely romance.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Jean Arthur , Joel McCrea , Charles Coburn .
BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC,



4:05 PM
Colorful Colorado (1944)
This short film focuses on the sights and sounds of Colorado.
Dir: James A. FitzPatrick
C-8 mins,

4:15 PM
Colorado Territory (1949)
An outlaw just released from prison is sucked back into a life of crime in this remake of High Sierra.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Joel McCrea , Virginia Mayo , Dorothy Malone .
BW-94 mins, TV-G, CC,

6:00 PM
Stars In My Crown (1950)
A parson uses six-guns and the Bible to bring peace to a Tennessee town.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Joel McCrea , Ellen Drew , Dean Stockwell .
BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,

7:30 PM
Now Playing November (2013) (2013)
BW-21 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: BURT LANCASTER

8:00 PM
Killers, The (1946)
An insurance investigator uncovers a string of crimes when he tries to find a murdered boxer's beneficiary.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast: Burt Lancaster , Ava Gardner , Edmond O'Brien .
BW-102 mins, TV-14, CC,

9:48 PM
Grandad Of Races (1950)
This short film presents the annual horse race held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena.
Dir: André De La Varre Jr.
C-10 mins,

10:00 PM
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.
Dir: Daniel Mann Cast: Burt Lancaster , Shirley Booth , Terry Moore .
BW-96 mins, TV-14, CC,

11:45 PM
From Here To Eternity (1953)
Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Burt Lancaster , Montgomery Clift , Deborah Kerr .
BW-118 mins, TV-PG, CC,



2:00 AM
Swimmer, The (1968)
A tortured man reflects on past mistakes while "swimming" home through his neighbors' pools.
Dir: Frank Perry Cast: Burt Lancaster , Janet Landgard , Janice Rule .
C-95 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



3:44 AM
Sky Divers, The (1969)
This promotional short film offers a behind-the-scenes look at "The Gypsy Moths" (1969), focusing exclusively on skydiving.
Dir: Dale Mackey
C-15 mins,

4:00 AM
Gypsy Moths, The (1969)
A trio of barnstorming skydivers finds love and heartache at one small-town stop.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: Burt Lancaster , Deborah Kerr , Gene Hackman .
C-107 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format