TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 22: Olivier's Birthday and TCM Guest Programmer Debra Winger

[CBHagman]

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012



12:00 AM Absence of Malice (1981)
An ambitious reporter unwittingly slanders a businessman under federal investigation.
Dir: Sydney Pollack Cast: Paul Newman , Sally Field , Bob Balaban .

C-116 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

2:06 AM Ryan'S Daughter Featurette (1970)
C-6 mins,

2:15 AM Murphy's Romance (1985)
A divorced woman and her son move to small town to take on a horse ranch.
Dir: Martin Ritt Cast: Sally Field , James Garner , Brian Kerwin .
C-108 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM End, The (1978)
A dying man enlists a mental patient to help him commit suicide.
Dir: Burt Reynolds Cast: Burt Reynolds , Sally Field , Dom DeLuise .
C-101 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM Green Promise, The (1949)
A farmer's daughter is torn between love and her obligation to work the family's land.
Dir: William D. Russell Cast: Marguerite Chapman , Walter Brennan , Robert Paige .
BW-81 mins, TV-G,

7:30 AM Blood On The Moon (1949)
A gunslinger hired to drive off a rancher falls in love with the man's daughter.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Robert Mitchum , Barbara Bel Geddes , Robert Preston .
BW-88 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:00 AM Beggar's Opera, The (1953)
A jailed thief creates an opera based on his exploits.
Dir: Peter Brook Cast: Hugh Griffith , George Rose , Stuart Burge .
C-94 mins, TV-PG,

10:45 AM Term Of Trial (1962)
A schoolgirl obsessed with her teacher accuses him of molesting her.
Dir: Peter Glenville Cast: Laurence Olivier , Simone Signoret , Sarah Miles .
BW-113 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

12:45 PM Battle Of Britain, The (1969)
England defends itself against the Nazi Blitz.
Dir: Guy Hamilton Cast: Laurence Olivier , Robert Shaw , Christopher Plummer .
C-132 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

3:00 PM Clash Of The Titans (1981)
A Greek hero fights a series of monsters, including the dreaded gorgon, to win the woman he loves.
Dir: Desmond Davis Cast: Laurence Olivier , Claire Bloom , Maggie Smith .
C-118 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM Escort West (1959)
A Confederate veteran helps the survivors of a Union wagon train.
Dir: Francis D. Lyon Cast: Victor Mature , Elaine Stewart , Faith Domergue .
BW-76 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

6:30 PM It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
A giant octopus attacks San Francisco.
Dir: Robert Gordon Cast: Kenneth Tobey , Faith Domergue , Donald Curtis .
BW-79 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM GUEST PROGRAMMER DEBRA WINGER



8:00 PM Night Of The Iguana, The (1964)
A defrocked priest surrenders to the sins of the flesh in a Mexican hotel.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Richard Burton , Ava Gardner , Deborah Kerr .
BW-118 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM Wings of Desire (1987)
An angel of death gives up his wings for love.
Dir: Wim Wenders Cast: Bruno Ganz , Solveig Dommartin , Peter Falk .
C-128 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format



12:32 AM Ryan'S Daughter Featurette (1970)
C-6 mins,

12:45 AM Rififi (1954)
Four friends plot an intricate jewelry heist, planning for everything except human frailty.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Jean Servais , Carl Mohner , Robert Manuel .
BW-118 mins, TV-14,



2:55 AM Rita Hayworth Biography (1962)
BW-4 mins,

3:00 AM Gilda (1946)
A gambler discovers an old flame in South America, but she's married to his new boss.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Rita Hayworth , Glenn Ford , George Macready .
BW-110 mins, TV-PG, CC,



5:00 AM Rita (2003)
A documentary on the life story and experiences of Rita Hayworth told through film clips and stills, archival footage, dramatic re-enactments and interviews.
Dir: Elaina B. Archer Cast: Rita Hayworth , Yasmine Khan ,
C-58 mins, TV-14, CC,

[Matilda]

1. Happy 105th Birthday, Lord Larry

A photo from my favourite of all his film roles, the title role in Hamlet:

[CBHagman]

2. In The Beggar's Opera.

There seem to be a dearth of good stills of him in this 1953 film...

[Matilda]

3. But he wears his cravat with panache!

He really was gorgeous ... one of a kind.