TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 12: Angels and Devils

[CBHagman]

The daytime theme is Hit the Road, and it turns out the road can be a rather complicated place: Sometimes there's danger, sometimes there's romance, sometimes there's laughter, and sometimes you get a combination of any of the aforementioned.

Evening and the wee hours are devoted to stories of the and the , and that schedule comes complete with a Robert Montgomery sighting. Hallelujah!

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

1:30 AM
The Great Race (1965)
2h 37m | Comedy | TV-PG
Mayhem and double-crossing abound as some zany professional racers go up against each other in a 1908 cross-continental road race from New York to Paris.
Director
Blake Edwards
Cast
Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood

4:30 AM
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
2h 5m | Comedy | TV-PG
A crooked lawyer trumps up an insurance case for a cameraman injured at a pro football game.
Director
Billy Wilder
Cast
Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich

6:45 AM
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
1h 11m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
A dangerous madman kidnaps two businessmen on a hunting trip.
Director
Ida Lupino
Cast
Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman

8:00 AM
Violent Road (1958)
1h 26m | Adventure | TV-PG
Truck drivers take a cargo of explosives over a bumpy mountain road.
Director
Howard W. Koch
Cast
Brian Keith, Dick Foran, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

9:30 AM
Jeopardy (1953)
1h 9m | Drama | TV-PG
A woman desperately seeks help to prevent her trapped husband from drowning.
Director
John Sturges
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker

11:00 AM
Detour (1945)
1h 8m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
A hitchhiker takes on a dead man's identity only to face blackmail by an unscrupulous woman.
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast
Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake

12:15 PM
Our Old Car (1946)
10m | Short | TV-G
In this short film, a man traces his history by the succession of cars his father owned.
Director
Cy Endfield
Cast
William Tannen, John Nesbitt, Billy Gray

12:30 PM
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
1h 32m | Comedy | TV-G
A pilot and a temperamental heiress are stranded in the desert together.
Director
William Keighley
Cast
James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin

2:15 PM
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
1h 36m | Comedy | TV-G
A newlywed couple encounter many difficulties during their honeymoon trip aboard a trailer they purchased.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Cast
Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main

4:00 PM
Gadgets Galore (1955)
10m | Short | TV-G
This short film highlights the impact of the automobile on the United States. Vitaphone Release 2512A.
Director
Robert Youngson
Cast
Dwight Weist, Barney Oldfield, Ward Wilson

4:15 PM
Slither (1973)
1h 36m | Comedy | TV-14
An ex-con and his misfit team search the underbelly of American life for a cache of embezzled loot.
Director
Howard Zieff
Cast
James Caan, Allen Garfield, Alex Rocco

6:00 PM
Corvette Summer (1978)
1h 45m | Adventure | TV-14
A high school student takes off in search of his rebuilt Corvette, which has been stolen.
Director
Matthew Robbins
Cast
Mark Hamill, Annie Potts, Jon Terry

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ANGELS AND DEVILS

8:00 PM
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
1h 33m | Comedy | TV-G
A prizefighter who died before his time is reincarnated as a tycoon with a murderous wife.
Director
Alexander Hall
Cast
Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains

10:00 PM
Bedazzled (1967)
1h 47m | Comedy | TV-14
A short-order cook makes a deal with the Devil to win a beautiful waitress.
Director
Stanley Donen
Cast
Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron

12:00 AM
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
1h 41m | Adventure | TV-PG
The Devil sends a murdered gangster to Earth as a respected judge.
Director
Archie Mayo
Cast
Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains

2:00 AM
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
1h 38m | Musical | TV-G
God and Satan battle for the soul of a wounded gambler.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Cast
Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne

4:00 AM
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
1h 20m | Comedy | TV-G
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's the angel Athanael, who must blow his trumpet to mark the end of the world.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Cast
Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Dolores Moran

[BigmanPigman]

1. The Fortune Cookie is always worth a re-watching

Lots of laughs plus social commentary, a nice mix.