TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 12: Star of the Month: Jennifer Jones

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Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

12:15 AM
LONESOME GHOSTS ( 1937)

Mickey Mouse's ghost-hunting business is invaded by some real ghosts.
Dir: Burt Gillett
BW- 9 mins, CC,

12:30 AM
BLACKBEARD'S GHOST ( 1968)

The ghost of the famous pirate must break the curse put on him by a witch.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Peter Ustinov , Dean Jones , Suzanne Pleshette .
C- 107 mins, CC,

2:30 AM
FREAKY FRIDAY ( 1976)

A mother and daughter switch bodies for one strange day.
Dir: Gary Nelson Cast: Barbara Harris , Jodie Foster , John Astin .
C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
CANDLESHOE ( 1977)

A street urchin infiltrates a noblewoman's impoverished household in search of hidden treasure.
Dir: Norman Tokar Cast: David Niven , Helen Hayes , Jodie Foster .
C- 101 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
SON OF THE GODS ( 1930)

A young man questions his Chinese ancestry when he falls in love.
Dir: Frank Lloyd Cast: Richard Barthelmess , Constance Bennett , Dorothy Mathews .
C- 90 mins,

7:45 AM
MANHATTAN PARADE ( 1931)

A deserted wife tries to keep her husband's costuming company afloat.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Winnie Lightner , Charles Butterworth , Walter Miller .
BW- 75 mins,

9:15 AM
THREE WHO LOVED ( 1931)

A bank teller's love life falls apart when he's accused of embezzling.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Betty Compson , Conrad Nagel , Robert Ames .
BW- 64 mins, CC,

10:30 AM
WINNER TAKE ALL ( 1932)

A prize fighter tries to help an invalid and her baby.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: James Cagney , Marian Nixon , Guy Kibbee .
BW- 66 mins, CC,

11:45 AM
MAN'S CASTLE, A ( 1933)

An unemployed man turns to crime when he gets his girlfriend pregnant.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Spencer Tracy , Loretta Young , Marjorie Rambeau .
BW- 69 mins, CC,

1:00 PM
THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN ( 1934)

An eccentric family tries to work together when the father is accused of embezzlement.
Dir: William K. Howard Cast: Lionel Barrymore , Fay Bainter , Mae Clarke .
BW- 77 mins, CC,

2:30 PM
UPPER WORLD ( 1934)

A wealthy man escapes his wife's social pretensions in the arms of a burlesque queen.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Warren William , Mary Astor , Ginger Rogers .
BW- 73 mins, CC,

3:45 PM
GREAT AMERICAN PIE COMPANY, THE ( 1935)

In this comedic short, two pie vendors discuss merging their businesses, but one of them may have an ulterior motive.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Mary Foy , Spencer Charters , Charles Sale .
BW- 11 mins,

4:00 PM
LOVE, HONOR AND BEHAVE ( 1938)

A college tennis star gives up the game for love.
Dir: Stanley Logan Cast: Wayne Morris , Priscilla Lane , John Litel .
BW- 71 mins,

5:30 PM
MY BILL ( 1938)

An impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: Kay Francis , Bonita Granville , John Litel .
BW- 65 mins, CC,

6:45 PM
YOUTH RUNS WILD ( 1944)

During World War II, neglected teens on the home front turn to delinquency.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Bonita Granville , Kent Smith , Jean Brooks .
BW- 67 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: JENNIFER JONES

8:00 PM
PORTRAIT OF JENNIE ( 1948)

An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Jennifer Jones , Joseph Cotten , Ethel Barrymore .
C- 86 mins, CC,

9:45 PM
WE WERE STRANGERS ( 1949)

A Cuban American returns to his homeland during the Revolution and becomes involved in an assassination attempt.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Jennifer Jones , John Garfield , Pedro Armendariz .
BW- 106 mins, CC,

11:45 PM
MADAME BOVARY ( 1949)

A romantic country girl sacrifices her marriage when she thinks she's found true love.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Jennifer Jones , Van Heflin , Louis Jourdan .
BW- 114 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
RUBY GENTRY ( 1952)

A tempestuous girl from the swamps ignites passions when she moves into the business world.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Jennifer Jones , Charlton Heston , Karl Malden .
BW- 82 mins, CC,

3:32 AM
NOSTRADAMUS SAYS SO! ( 1953)

This short film presents the life and several predictions made by Nostradamus.
Dir: Peter Ballbusch
BW- 11 mins,

3:45 AM
BEAT THE DEVIL ( 1953)

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Jennifer Jones , Gina Lollobrigida .
BW- 94 mins, CC,

5:30 AM
SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE: DREAM, THE ( 1956)

A young man's dreams about searching for his dead father fill his mother with fear.
BW- 26 mins,