TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 2: TCM Special Theme: Directed by Elia Kazan

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

12:45 AM
TOPPER RETURNS ( 1941)
A beautiful ghost enlists a henpecked husband to track down her killer.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Joan Blondell , Roland Young , Carole Landis .
BW- 88 mins, CC,



2:30 AM
HAVING WONDERFUL CRIME ( 1945)
Three amateur detectives try to find a missing magician.
Dir: Eddie Sutherland Cast: Pat O'Brien , George Murphy , Carole Landis .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

3:45 AM
SCANDAL IN PARIS, A ( 1946)
An elegant conman gets himself appointed chief of police so he can rob Paris at leisure.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: George Sanders , Signe Hasso , Carole Landis .
BW- 100 mins, CC,

5:30 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #19 ( 1955)
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly perform in a clip from "Ziegfeld Follies"; George Murphy introduces a clip from "Ransom." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW- 29 mins,

6:00 AM
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE ( 1951)
An actress champions the cause of a man whom she believes has been falsely accused of murdering his wife.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Ruth Roman , Richard Todd , Mercedes McCambridge .
BW- 90 mins, CC,

7:45 AM
ARSENE LUPIN ( 1932)
A gentleman thief risks his life in an attempt to steal the Mona Lisa.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: John Barrymore , Lionel Barrymore , Karen Morley .
BW- 84 mins, CC,

9:15 AM
MARRIAGE IS A PRIVATE AFFAIR ( 1944)
A spoiled rich girl refuses to let marriage interfere with man-chasing.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Lana Turner , James Craig , John Hodiak .
BW- 116 mins, CC,

11:15 AM
VANESSA: HER LOVE STORY ( 1935)
A Victorian wife contemplates leaving her insane husband for a romantic gypsy.
Dir: William K. Howard Cast: Robert Montgomery , Helen Hayes , May Robson .
BW- 75 mins, CC,

12:45 PM
POSSESSED ( 1931)
A factory girl rises to the top as mistress of a tycoon, then falls in love.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Joan Crawford , Clark Gable , Wallace Ford .
BW- 76 mins, CC,

2:15 PM
FOUR DAUGHTERS ( 1938)
A small-town family's peaceful life is shattered when one daughter falls for a rebellious musician.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Claude Rains , Jeffrey Lynn , John Garfield .
BW- 90 mins, CC,



3:50 PM
MUSIC MADE SIMPLE ( 1938)
In this comedic short, Robert Benchley fills in for a radio station announcer with less than stellar results.
Dir: Roy Rowland
BW- 8 mins,

4:00 PM
GREAT LIE, THE ( 1941)
Believing her husband to be dead, a flyer's wife bargains with his former love to adopt the woman's baby.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Bette Davis , George Brent , Mary Astor .
BW- 108 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
OLD ACQUAINTANCE ( 1943)
Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Bette Davis , Miriam Hopkins , Gig Young .
BW- 110 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPECIAL THEME: DIRECTED BY ELIA KAZAN

8:00 PM
ON THE WATERFRONT ( 1954)
A young stevedore takes on the mobster who rules the docks.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Marlon Brando , Karl Malden , Lee J. Cobb .
BW- 108 mins, CC,



10:00 PM
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A ( 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, CC,

12:15 AM
VIVA ZAPATA! ( 1952)
Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata leads the peasants against a corrupt president.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Marlon Brando , Jean Peters , Anthony Quinn .
BW- 113 mins, CC,

2:17 AM
REALLY IMPORTANT PERSON, A ( 1947)
In this short film, a policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.
Dir: Basil Wrangell Cast: Chic York , Dean Stockwell , Morris Ankrum .
BW- 11 mins,

2:30 AM
SEA OF GRASS, THE ( 1947)
Husband-and-wife ranchers take opposite sides in a range war.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Robert Walker .
BW- 124 mins, CC,

4:35 AM
ACRO-BATTY ( 1942)
This short film takes a look at the daily routines of circus acrobats during the off season.
Dir: Louis Lewyn Cast: Snub Pollard ,
BW- 9 mins,

4:45 AM
KATHARINE HEPBURN: ALL ABOUT ME ( 1993)
In a rare interview, Katharine Hepburn shares her memories and memorabilia.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Katharine Hepburn ,
C- 69 mins, CC,