TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 6: Ruby (Keeler and Dee)/Guest Programmer: James L. Brooks
February's birthstone is the amethyst, but today is devoted to the Ruby: Ruby Dee and Ruby Keeler.
And tonight James L. Brooks sits in the programmer's chair.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
12:00 AM I Confess (1953)
Based on a 1902 play, a Jesuit priest is wrongly accused of murder and cannot defend himself because he has vowed to protect the confession of the real criminal.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:00 AM The 39 Steps (1935)
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed -- with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as "The 39 Steps."
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y
3:30 AM The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Miss Froy disappears on her return train trip from a vacation in the Balkans. However, Iris Henderson is the only person, on a train filled with suspicious and unsavory characters, who can attest that Miss Froy was ever on that trip.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y
5:15 AM Young and Innocent (1937)
A young girl helps an innocent man escape the law when he's framed for murder.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:45 AM Flirtation Walk (1934)
A West Point cadet falls for his commanding officer's daughter.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Pat O'Brien
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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8:30 AM Colleen (1936)
An eccentric millionaire hires a gold digger to run his business.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Jack Oakie
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
10:15 AM Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)
A widow with four children fights to keep her home.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Anne Shirley, Ruby Keeler, James Ellison
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: N
11:45 AM The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Jackie Robinson plays himself in this true story of the man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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1:15 PM Footlight Parade (1933)
A producer fights labor problems, financiers and his greedy ex-wife to put on a show.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
3:00 PM The Tall Target (1951)
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President Lincoln during a train ride.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:30 PM Shipmates Forever (1935)
An admiral's son gives up the Navy for a career as a song-and-dance man.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Lewis Stone
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:30 PM Edge of the City (1957)
An army deserter and a black dock worker join forces against a corrupt union official.
Dir: Martin Ritt Cast: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
What's on Tonight: Guest Programmer: James L. Brooks
8:00 PM Annie Hall (1977)
A comedian and an aspiring singer try to overcome their neuroses and find happiness.
Dir: Woody Allen Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
10:00 PM Adam's Rib (1949)
A happily-married middle-aged husband and wife strain their marriage while serving as trial attorneys on opposite sides of the same headline-making attempted murder-marital case. He is the prosecutor, and she is the defender.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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12:00 AM Modern Times (1936)
When an oppressed assembly-line factory worker is mistaken for a radical political leader, he is arrested and thrown into jail. Upon his release he tries to find work, but can't seem to get ahead or escape the long arm of the law.
Dir: Charlie Chaplin Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: Y
1:45 AM Safety Last! (1923)
A small-town boy out to impress his girlfriend scales a skyscraper in the big city.
Dir: Fred Newmeyer Cast: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother
Runtime: 77 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: N
3:00 AM Our Blushing Brides (1930)
Three roommates try to land rich husbands.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Dorothy Sebastian
Runtime: 79 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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4:45 AM The Big Store (1941)
A detective and his zany pals take over a failing department store.
Dir: Charles Riesner Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y