TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 11: TCM Spotlight: Studio Directors
You've seen their work, but do you know their names? TCM's spotlighting studio directors each Wednesday in the month of September. As for genres represented, there's something for everybody. This Wednesday, go wild with Warner Bros.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
1:15 AM Impact (1949)
After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.
Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:15 AM An American Romance (1944)
A European immigrant becomes a master of industry but almost loses his family.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ann Richards, Walter Abel
Runtime: 121 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:00 AM Dames (1934)
A reformer's daughter wins the lead in a scandalous Broadway show.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
7:45 AM Fast Company (1938)
Married book-dealers Joel and Gerda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller .
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Florence Rice, Claire Dodd
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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9:00 AM Out West with the Hardys (1938)
A small-town judge takes his family on a western vacation so he can help a friend negotiate water rights.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
10:30 AM Boys Town (1938)
True story of Father Flanagan's fight to build a home for orphaned boys.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:15 PM Till the End of Time (1946)
A returning World War II veteran falls for a troubled war widow.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
2:15 PM Out of the Fog (1941)
A racketeer terrorizes a small fishing community until he falls in love with a fisherman's daughter.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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3:45 PM Whistling in the Dark (1941)
A radio detective is kidnapped and forced to plan the perfect murder.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Red Skelton, Conrad Veidt, Ann Rutherford
Runtime: 77 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
5:15 PM Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
A Brooklyn showgirl signs on as a maid for a family of wealthy eccentrics.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan
Runtime: 79 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:45 PM Singapore Woman (1941)
A woman who believes she's cursed, takes refuge on a rubber plantation.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Brenda Marshall, David Bruce, Virginia Field
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N
8:00 PM Casablanca (1942)
An American saloon owner in North Africa is drawn into World War II when his lost love turns up.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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10:00 PM Dark Victory (1939)
Judith Traherne is a rich heiress, but despite a life of parties she takes little pleasure in the trappings of wealth. When she begins to suffer from dizzy spells, her doctor, Frederick Steele, has to tell her that she has a brain tumor.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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12:00 AM The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
The famed writer risks his reputation to defend a Jewish army officer accused of treason.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Paul Muni, Joseph Schildkraut, Gale Sondergaard
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
2:15 AM National Velvet (1944)
A British farm girl fights to train a difficult horse for the Grand National Steeplechase.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor
Runtime: 125 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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4:30 AM The Fighting 69th (1940)
A braggart soldier learns the true meaning of heroism when he joins World War I's all-Irish unit.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y