TCM Schedule for Saturday, April 28, 2012 -- The Essentials: Trevor Howard

[Bolo Boffin]

6:00 AM
I TAKE THIS WOMAN (1940)

A tenement doctor's marriage to a European refugee threatens his practice.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Verree Teasdale.
BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC


7:45 AM
FIRST LADY (1937)

A U.S. president's granddaughter fights a femme fatale to groom her husband for the White House.
Dir: Stanley Logan Cast: Kay Francis, Preston Foster, Anita Louise.
BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC


9:15 AM
BULLETS OR BALLOTS (1936)

A cop goes undercover to crack an influential crime ring.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane.
BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC


10:45 AM
ONE MYSTERIOUS NIGHT (1944)

A reformed thief helps the police recover an Egyptian diamond.
Dir: Oscar Boetticher Jr. Cast: Chester Morris, Janis Carter, William Wright.
BW-62 mins, TV-G


12:00 PM
THE PERILS OF PAULINE: TYPHOON OF TERROR (1933)

The second episode in the "Perils of Pauline" serial.
BW-21 mins, TV-G

12:00 PM
THE PERILS OF PAULINE: THE LEOPARD LEAPS (1933)

The third episode in the "Perils of Pauline" serial.
BW-20 mins, TV-G

12:00 PM
THE PERILS OF PAULINE: THE GUNS OF DOOM (1933)

The first episode in the "Perils of Pauline" serial.
BW-20 mins, TV-G


1:30 PM
RING OF BRIGHT WATER (1969)

A pet-shop otter changes a man's life when he feels compelled to move it to the Scottish coast.
Dir: Ernie Lewis Cast: Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Jeffrey.
C-107 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


3:30 PM
MCLINTOCK! (1963)

A cattle baron fights to tame the West and his estranged wife.
Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne.
C-127 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


5:45 PM
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)

A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Vivien Leigh , Marlon Brando , Kim Hunter .
BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC


THE ESSENTIALS: TREVOR HOWARD
8:00 PM
THE THIRD MAN (1949)

A man's investigation of a friend's death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles.
BW-104 mins, TV-14, CC


10:00 PM
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945)

Two married strangers meet in a train station and fall in love.
Dir: David Lean Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway.
BW-86 mins, TV-PG, CC


11:30 PM
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1962)

Lavish remake of the classic tale of the villainous Captain Bligh who drives his crew to revolt during a South Seas expedition.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris.
C-185 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


2:45 AM
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (1968)

Snobbery and bad politics lead to military disaster during the Crimean War.
Dir: Tony Richardson Cast: Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud.
C-130 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format


5:00 AM
THE GOLDEN SALAMANDER (1949)

An archaeologist gets mixed up with gun runners.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Anouk Aimee, Trevor Howard, Herbert Lom.
BW-98 mins, TV-G

[CBHagman]

1. "The Third Man" and "Brief Encounter" are unmissable.

But I'm sorry they didn't include I See a Dark Stranger, also known as The Adventuress.

[Bolo Boffin]

2. You are so right.

If someone hasn't seen either, they need to.