TCM Schedule for Monday November 16, 2020 - Star of the Month: Shelley Winters
Daytime has movies combing music and prison (?); while prime time has more Shelley Winters.
(all times)
6:00 am Comet over Broadway (1938)
1h 9m | Drama | TV-G
A stage star's rampant ambition leads to murder.
Director: Busby Berkeley. Cast: Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, John Litel
7:15 am Say It with Songs (1929)
1h 35m | Drama | TV-G
When he accidentally kills a man coming on to his wife, a singer goes to jail and loses hig family.
Director: Lloyd Bacon. Cast: Al Jolson, Davey Lee, Marion Nixon
9:00 am Over the Wall (1938)
1h 6m | Drama | TV-PG
A prison chaplain tries to help a man framed for murder prove his innocence.
Director: Frank Macdonald. Cast: Dick Foran, June Travis, John Litel
10:15 am The Beggar's Opera (1953)
1h 34m | Musical | TV-PG
A jailed thief creates an opera based on his exploits.
Director: Peter Brook. Cast: Hugh Griffith, George Rose, Stuart Burge
12:00 pm 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang (1933)
19m | Comedy | TV-PG
Convicts escape from a prison but long to return when they discover how luxurious it has become.
Director: Roy Mack. Cast: James Baskett, Patti Pickens, Jerry Bergen
12:30 pm Weary River (1929)
1h 29m | Musical | TV-G
A jailed criminal's life turns around when he fronts the prison band.
Director: Frank Lloyd. Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Betty Compson, Louis Natheaux
2:15 pm Always in My Heart (1942)
1h 32m | Drama | TV-G
A convict returns home to find his family has forgotten him.
Director: Jo Graham. Cast: Kay Francis, Walter Huston, Gloria Warren
4:00 pm The Canary Comes Across (1938)
21m | Musical | TV-PG
A prisoner gifted with a good singing voice escapes from prison.
Director: Will Jason. Cast: Joe Caits, Jack Low, Brick Sullivan
4:30 pm Untamed Youth (1957)
1h 20m | Musical | TV-PG
When they're put in a small-town jail, two sisters fight to expose prison corruption.
Director: Howard W. Koch. Cast: Mamie Van Doren, Lori Nelson, John Russell
6:00 pm Jailhouse Rock (1957)
1h 36m | Drama | TV-G
After learning to play the guitar in prison, a young man becomes a rock 'n' roll sensation.
Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy
8:00 pm The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
2h 50m | Drama | TV-PG
A young girl comes of age while hiding from the Nazis.
Director: George Stevens. Cast: Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters
11:15 pm Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
1h 35m | Drama | TV-14
Desperate losers plan a bank robbery with unexpected results.
Director: Robert Wise. Cast: Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters
1:00 am Executive Suite (1954)
1h 44m | Drama | TV-PG
When a business magnate dies, his board of directors fights over who should run the company.
Director: Robert Wise. Cast: William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck
3:00 am Tennessee Champ (1954)
1h 13m | Comedy | TV-G
A boxer reforms his crooked manager.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox. Cast: Shelley Winters, Keenan Wynn, Dewey Martin
4:15 am Blood on the Moon (1948)
1h 28m | Drama | TV-G
A gunslinger hired to drive off a rancher falls in love with the man's daughter.
Director: Robert Wise. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston