TCM Schedule for Monday March 7 - TCM Spotlight::Employee Picks

[rdmtimp]

Mondays and Thursdays, TCM employees help choose the prime time line-up (employee names in {brackets})

(all times Eastern)

6:15 AM Mark of Zorro, The (1920)
In this silent film, a Mexican Robin Hood harasses corrupt Spanish invaders. Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite de la Motte, Noah Beery. Dir: Fred Niblo. BW-107 mins, TV-G

8:15 AM Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950)
A doctor exiled from England becomes a pirate of the Caribbean. Cast: Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George Macready. Dir: Gordon Douglas. BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC

9:47 AM Short Film: Errol Flynn (1962) BW-4 mins,

10:00 AM Three Musketeers, The (1948)
Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France. Cast: Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, June Allyson. Dir: George Sidney. C-126 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

12:13 PM Short Film: Alert Today - Alive Tomorrow (1956) BW-15 mins,

12:30 PM Mask of the Avenger (1951)
When his father is murdered, an Italian nobleman becomes an outlaw to avenge the crime. Cast: John Derek, Anthony Quinn, Jody Lawrance. Dir: Phil Karlson. C-83 mins, TV-G

2:00 PM Scaramouche (1952)
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder. Cast: Stewart Granger, Mel Ferrer, Eleanor Parker. Dir: George Sidney. C-115 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:15 PM Sea Hawk, The (1940)
A British buccaneer holds the Spanish fleet at bay with the covert approval of Elizabeth I. Cast: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Flora Robson. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-128 mins, TV-G, CC

6:30 PM Black Swan, The (1942)
When he's named governor of Jamaica, a former pirate sets out to clean up the Caribbean. Cast: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn. Dir: Henry King. C-85 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:00 PM Safe In Hell (1931) {Jeff Stafford, TCM Digital}
A ruthless woman wreaks havoc on a tropical haven for outlaws. Cast: Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, John Wray. Dir: William A. Wellman. BW-73 mins, TV-PG, CC

9:30 PM What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) {Terra Washington, Digital Platforms}
A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion. Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono. Dir: Robert Aldrich. BW-134 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM Uninvited, The (1944) {Les Howell, TCM On-Air Creative}
A brother and sister buy a house with a ghostly secret. Cast: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp. Dir: Lewis Allen. BW-99 mins, TV-PG, CC

1:45 AM Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) {Cathy Boardman, Affiliate Marketing}
An aging couple's liberal principles are tested when their daughter announces her engagement to a black doctor. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier. Dir: Stanley Kramer. C-108 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 AM Do the Right Thing (1989)
Racial tensions erupt when a Harlem pizza owner refuses to include black celebrities in his display of famous fans. Cast: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee. Dir: Spike Lee. C-120 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

[CBHagman]

1. You got to love an idea like that.

I also liked their guest programmer who wasn't a celebrity. I can't recall his name now but Westward the Women was among his selections, and I don't think I'd ever seen that on TCM before then.