Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 20: Memorial Tribute: Ryan O'Neal
Daytime's theme is Psychological Issues. Ya think? And the films are Pre-Code to boot!
Tonight TCM remembers Ryan O'Neal.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
12:00 AM Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Nazi agents pursue a German freedom-fighter and his family to Washington.
Dir: Herman Shumlin Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:00 AM Toys in the Attic (1963)
Man finds trouble when he brings young bride back to his New Orleans home.
Dir: George Roy Hill Cast: Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N
4:00 AM The North Star (1943)
Ukrainian villagers unite to fight off invading Nazis.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:00 AM Crazy House (1930)
In this short film, a woman takes a tour of the "Lame Brain Sanitarium" and meets some of its strange patients.
Dir: Jack Cummings. Cast: Vernon Dent, Cliff Edwards, Karl Dane, Gus Shy
Runtime: 13 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N
6:30 AM The Mad Genius (1931)
A deranged ballet teacher will stop at nothing to keep control of his protegee.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
8:00 AM Doctor X (1932)
A reporter investigates a series of cannibalistic murders at a medical college.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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9:30 AM Svengali (1931)
A hypnotist falls in love with a girl using his powers to turn her into a great singer.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-G CC: N
11:00 AM Plane Nuts (1933)
Ted Healy and His Stooges perform several comedic skits.
Dir: Jack Cummings Cast: Larry Fine, Bonnie Bonnell, Moe Howard
Runtime: 19 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N
11:30 AM M (1931)
The mob sets out to catch a child killer whose crimes are attracting too much police attention.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Theo Lingen, Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-14 CC: N
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1:30 PM Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a scientist who unleashes the beast within.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:15 PM The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
A big game hunter decides to stalk human prey.
Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:30 PM Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
True story of the mad monk who plotted to rule Russia.
Dir: Richard Boleslavsky Cast: John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore
Runtime: 133 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:45 PM Thirteen Women (1932)
A mysterious Eurasian tries to murder the 12 boarding school roommates who treated her like an outsider.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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8:00 PM Love Story (1970)
Students from opposite sides of the tracks fight for their love.
Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-MA CC: N
10:00 PM What's Up, Doc? (1972)
The accidental mix up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Dir: Peter Bogdanovich Cast: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N
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12:00 AM Nickelodeon (1976)
A bashful lawyer gets mixed up in the movies' turbulent early years.
Dir: Peter Bogdanovich Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Rude Frimel
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:15 AM Wild Rovers (1971)
An aging cowboy joins up with a beginner to rob banks.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: William Holden, Ryan O'Neal, Karl Malden
Runtime: 136 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
4:45 AM The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
A computer programmer decides to become a thief, and he meets a woman who becomes his accomplice. Eventually he is noticed by an insurance investigator, who starts to hound him.
Dir: Bud Yorkin Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Warren Oates, Jill Clayburgh
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y