TCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 10: Summer Under the Stars: Hedy Lamarr

[CBHagman]

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

12:00 AM
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
To annoy his family, a millionaire hires an out-of-work girl to pose as a gold digger.
Dir: Gregory La Cava Cast: Ginger Rogers , Walter Connolly , Verree Teasdale .
BW-83 mins, CC,

1:30 AM
Hitler's Children (1943)
A German-American girl is forced to enter a Hitler youth program.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Tim Holt , Bonita Granville , Kent Smith .
BW-82 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
Rookie Cop, The (1939)
A young policeman fights to prove the value of police dogs.
Dir: David Howard Cast: Tim Holt , Virginia Weidler , Janet Shaw .
BW-61 mins,

4:15 AM
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
A gold strike in California triggers a bitter feud between farmers and prospectors.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: George Brent , Olivia De Havilland , Claude Rains .
C-94 mins, CC,

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, CC,

7:47 AM
We Must Have Music (1941)
This short film provides a brief history of soundtracks, from elaborate musical scores to background music.
BW-11 mins,

8:00 AM
Her Highness And The Bellboy (1945)
A hotel bellboy is the unlikely choice to escort a visiting princess, over the protests of his invalid girlfriend.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Robert Walker , June Allyson .
BW-111 mins, CC,

10:00 AM
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
A stuffy businessman livens things up by having a fling.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Robert Young , Ruth Hussey .
BW-120 mins, CC,

12:15 PM
Crossroads (1942)
A French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: William Powell , Hedy Lamarr , Claire Trevor .
BW-83 mins, CC,

1:49 PM
Glimpses Of California (1946)
This short film takes the viewer to sunny California.
C-9 mins,

2:00 PM
Tortilla Flat (1942)
Inhabitants of a Southern California fishing village strive for the simple pleasures of life.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Spencer Tracy , Hedy Lamarr , John Garfield .
BW-105 mins, CC,

3:46 PM
Around The World In California (1947)
This short film takes the viewer to various sites around California.
C-9 mins,

4:00 PM
Experiment Perilous (1944)
A small-town doctor tries to help a beautiful woman with a deranged husband.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Hedy Lamarr , George Brent , Paul Lukas .
BW-91 mins, CC,

5:47 PM
Nostradamus IV (1944)
In this short film, Nostradamus predicts the fate of dictators Mussolini and Hitler.
Dir: Paul Burnford Cast: James Warren , William Norton Bailey ,
BW-11 mins,

6:00 PM
Conspirators, The (1944)
A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Paul Henreid , Sydney Greenstreet .
BW-101 mins, CC,

7:49 PM
We Do It Because- (1942)
This short film explores the origins of various customs, such as shaking hands and kissing.
Dir: Basil Wrangell Cast: Ava Gardner , Dorothy Morris , Tom Herbert .
BW-10 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: HEDY LAMARR

8:00 PM
White Cargo (1942)
A sultry native woman ignites the passions of workers on an African plantation.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Walter Pidgeon , Frank Morgan .
BW-89 mins, CC,

9:45 PM
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
An American playboy in Saigon has to fight to get his Eurasian wife out of the country.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Robert Taylor , Hedy Lamarr , Joseph Schildkraut .
BW-92 mins, CC,

11:30 PM
Heavenly Body, The (1943)
An astronomer's neglected wife takes up astrology and a handsome astrologer.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: William Powell , Hedy Lamarr , James Craig .
BW-95 mins, CC,

1:15 AM
Come Live with Me (1941)
A Viennese refugee weds a struggling author platonically so she can stay in the U.S.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: James Stewart , Hedy Lamarr , Ian Hunter .
BW-87 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
Comrade X (1940)
An American warms up an icy Russian streetcar conductor.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Clark Gable , Hedy Lamarr , Oscar Homolka .
BW-90 mins, CC,

4:36 AM
Did'Ja Know? (1950)
This short film asks the question, "have you ever wondered" about certain situations.
Dir: Dave O'Brien Cast: Charles King , Dave O'Brien , Don Brodie .
BW-8 mins,

4:45 AM
Lady Without Passport, A (1950)
A secret service agent falls in love with an illegal immigrant.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Hedy Lamarr , John Hodiak , James Craig .
BW-74 mins, CC,

[longship]

1. That's Hedley!!!!

Sorry! Just couldn't resist.

Actually Hedy Lamarr patented spread spectrum radio, the origin of lots of tech, including cell phones. She was damned smart.

Here (Wiki): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr

[CBHagman]

2. It's very telling that a Google search...

...immediately suggestions "Hedy Lamarr inventions." Now there's a prompt we all want by our names.

[longship]

3. Indeed!

Cell phones, WiFi, BlueTooth! All because of Hedley... er eh, that's Hedy Lamarr!