TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 13: Star of the Month: Dirk Bogarde: In the Army Now
Announced for yesterday but taking place today is the birthday tribute to Claudette Colbert.
In evening, Star of the Month Dirk Bogarde is going to war!
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
1:15 AM Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Carol White, Paul Burke, Mala Powers
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Thriller Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
3:15 AM Black Belt Jones (1974)
Unfortunately for Pops, his karate studio is in a section of downtown that is targeted for redevelopment. The Mafia decides to buy his business, and thugs arrive to pressure him into selling, but in the process, they accidentally kill the elderly man. His heartbroken students call on kung-fu expert Black Belt Jones to help ...
Dir: Robert Clouse Cast: Jim Kelly, Gloria Hendry, Scatman Crothers
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
5:00 AM The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1950)
A collection of MGM previews with an introduction by Lionel Barrymore.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Dore Schary, Ira Heymann
Runtime: 56 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:00 AM I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Dir: James Cruze Cast: Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrence
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
7:15 AM Without Reservations (1946)
A woman writer falls for a war hero who's a perfect match for the hero of her latest novel.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Claudette Colbert, John Wayne, Don Defore
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
9:00 AM The Secret Heart (1946)
A recent widow tries to help her emotionally disturbed stepdaughter.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon, June Allyson
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:45 AM Three Came Home (1950)
A woman fights to survive as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
12:45 PM The Secret Fury (1950)
The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.
Dir: Mel Ferrer Cast: Claudette Colbert, Robert Ryan, Jane Cowl
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:15 PM Boom Town (1940)
Friends become rivals when they strike-it-rich in oil.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:30 PM It's a Wonderful World (1939)
A runaway poetess helps a fugitive prove himself innocent of murder charges.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:00 PM Imitation of Life (1934)
A widow and her housekeeper go into business together but almost lose their daughters.
Dir: John M. Stahl Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: DIRK BOGARDE: IN THE ARMY NOW
8:00 PM The Password Is Courage (1962)
A British officer leads an attempt to escape from a German POW camp.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Alfred Lynch
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:15 PM A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines in September, 1944.
Dir: Richard Attenborough Cast: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Lawrence Olivier
Runtime: 175 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:
1:30 AM Damn the Defiant! (1962)
The crew of a British sailing ship threatens mutiny during the Napoleonic wars.
Dir: Lewis Gilbert Cast: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC:
3:30 AM Night Ambush (1958)
Two British soldiers are assigned to kidnap a key Nazi commander.
Dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, David Oxley
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Action Rating: TV-PG CC:
5:15 AM Libel (1959)
A former POW is accused of being an impostor.
Dir: Anthony Asquith Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Olivia De Havilland, Paul Massie
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
