TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 1: 31 Days of Oscar: Oscar A to Z

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Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

1:00 AM
TRISTANA (1970)

A young girl's guardian falls in love with her.
Dir: Luis Buñuel Cast: Catherine Deneuve , Fernando Rey , Franco Nero .
C-99 mins,

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2:48 AM
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE NOT GUILTY (1950)

In this comedic short, a simple traffic violation turns into a 10-year jail sentence for Joe McDoakes. Vitaphone Release 1876A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: Jack Mower , Charles Sullivan , Willard Waterman .
BW-11 mins,

3:00 AM
TULSA (1949)

A cattle owner's daughter risks everything to drill for oil.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Susan Hayward , Robert Preston , Pedro Armendariz .
C-88 mins, CC,

4:30 AM
12 ANGRY MEN (1957)

A jury holdout tries to convince his colleagues to vote not guilty.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Henry Fonda , Lee J. Cobb , Ed Begley .
BW-96 mins, CC,

6:09 AM
CALGARY STAMPEDE (1949)

This short film shows how the city of Calgary celebrates the annual festival of Stampede Week. Vitaphone Release 1686A.
Dir: Saul Elkins
C-18 mins,

6:30 AM
TWILIGHT OF HONOR (1963)

A struggling lawyer takes on a controversial murder case that could make or break him.
Dir: Boris Sagal Cast: Richard Chamberlain , Joey Heatherton , Nick Adams .
BW-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:30 AM
TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS (1927)

In this silent film, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl during World War I.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: William Boyd , Mary Astor , Louis Wolheim .
BW-92 mins,

10:15 AM
TWO GIRLS AND A SAILOR (1944)

Singing sisters create a World War II canteen and become rivals for the same man.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: June Allyson , Gloria DeHaven , Van Johnson .
BW-124 mins, CC,

12:30 PM
TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY (1951)

A small-town girl finds love on the road to Broadway stardom.
Dir: James V. Kern Cast: Tony Martin , Janet Leigh , Gloria DeHaven .
C-106 mins, CC,

2:30 PM
TWO WOMEN (1961)

A widow tries to get her daughter to safety in World War II Italy.
Dir: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Sophia Loren , Jean-Paul Belmondo , Eleonora Brown .
BW-96 mins, Letterbox Format

4:09 PM
HITLER LIVES (1945)

This short propaganda film, produced at the end of WWII, warns that although Adolf Hitler is dead, his ideas live on. Vitaphone Release 1408A.
BW-17 mins,

4:30 PM
UGETSU (1953)

Two peasants try to make their fortune during a civil war.
Dir: Kenji Mizoguchi Cast: Masayuki Mori , Machiko Kyo , Kinuyo Tanaka .
BW-97 mins,

6:15 PM
UMBERTO D. (1952)

A retiree copes with the realities of old age.
Dir: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Carlo Battisti , Maria Pia Casilio , Lina Gennari .
BW-88 mins,

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8:00 PM
VACATION FROM MARRIAGE (1945)

After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.
Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Robert Donat , Deborah Kerr , Glynis Johns .
BW-93 mins, CC,

9:37 PM
SO YOU WANT TO BE IN PICTURES (1947)

Joe McDoakes learns what a bumpy road it can be to become an Hollywood star in this comedic short. Vitaphone Release 1537A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: George O'Hanlon , Jane Harker , Ralph Sanford .
BW-11 mins,

10:00 PM
VERTIGO (1958)

A detective falls for the mysterious woman he's been hired to tail.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart , Kim Novak , Barbara Bel Geddes .
C-128 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:15 AM
VICTOR VICTORIA (1982)

An unemployed female singer poses as a female impersonator and becomes a star.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Julie Andrews , James Garner , Robert Preston .
C-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 AM
VIRGIN QUEEN, THE (1955)

Sir Walter Raleigh wins favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Bette Davis , Richard Todd , Joan Collins .
C-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
VIVACIOUS LADY (1938)

After a whirlwind courtship, a nightclub singer has to adjust to her professor husband's conservative family.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Ginger Rogers , James Stewart , James Ellison .
BW-90 mins, CC,