TCM Schedule for Tuesday, November 8: Dorothy Dandridge 100th Birthday Tribute
In daytime, settle in for a roster of films featuring Robert Ryan.
Nighttime is devoted to Dorothy Dandridge, born November 9, 1922.
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
1:45 AM
The Man with the Golden Arm (1956)
1h 59m | Drama | TV-14
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
Director
Otto Preminger
Cast
Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak
4:00 AM
Shaft (1971)
1h 38m | Crime | TV-MA
A slick black detective enlists gangsters and African nationals to fight the mob.
Director
Gordon Parks
Cast
Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi
5:45 AM
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
1h 44m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
After trying to rescue a fleeing girl on the road one night, lowlife detective Mike Hammer is drawn into investigating first a murder, then the whereabouts of a mysterious box that seems to have prompted the crime.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Cast
Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart
7:45 AM
The Thing from Another World (1951)
1h 27m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-PG
The crew of a remote Arctic base fights off a murderous monster from outer space.
Director
Christian Nyby
Cast
Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite
9:30 AM
Crossfire (1947)
1h 25m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
A crusading district attorney investigates the murder of a Jewish man.
Director
Edward Dmytryk
Cast
Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan
11:00 AM
Berlin Express (1948)
1h 26m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
Allied agents fight an underground Nazi group in post-war Europe.
Director
Jacques Tourneur
Cast
Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Charles Korvin
12:45 PM
The Set-Up (1949)
1h 12m | Drama | TV-PG
An aging boxer defies the gangsters who've ordered him to throw his last fight.
Director
Robert Wise
Cast
Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias
2:15 PM
Born to Be Bad (1950)
1h 34m | Drama | TV-PG
An ambitious girl steals a rich husband but keeps her lover on the side.
Director
Nicholas Ray
Cast
Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott
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4:00 PM
On Dangerous Ground (1952)
1h 22m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
A New York detective falls for the blind sister of a rural killer sought by a victim's father.
Director
Nicholas Ray
Cast
Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond
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5:30 PM
Clash by Night (1952)
1h 44m | Romance | TV-PG
An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband's best friend.
Director
Fritz Lang
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan
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7:30 PM
MGM Parade Show #31 (1956)
25m | Documentary | TV-G
Walter Pidgeon discusses Greta Garbo's later career with director George Cukor.
Director
No Director Available
Cast
Walter Pidgeon
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: DOROTHY DANDRIDGE 100TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
8:00 PM
Carmen Jones (1954)
1h 45m | Musical | TV-PG
A sultry factory worker seduces a young soldier then dumps him for another man.
Director
Otto Preminger
Cast
Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey
10:00 PM
Bright Road (1953)
1h 9m | Drama | TV-PG
A school teacher seeks to win the trust and respect of a rebellious young boy.
Director
Gerald Mayer
Cast
Dorothy Dandridge, Philip Hepburn, Harry Belafonte
11:30 PM
Island in the Sun (1957)
1h 59m | Drama | TV-PG
On a Caribbean island, a rich landowner's son, Maxwell Fleury, is fighting for political office against black labor leader David Boyeur.
Director
Robert Rossen
Cast
James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge
1:45 AM
Tamango (1959)
1h 38m | Adaptation | TV-PG
A graphic portrayal of the horrors on a slave ship sailing from Africa. The captain takes a black woman as his mistress and a rebellion is sparked.
Director
John Berry
Cast
Dorothy Dandridge, Curt Jurgens, Alex Cressan
3:30 AM
The Decks Ran Red (1958)
1h 24m | Drama | TV-PG
Dishonest seamen plan a murderous mutiny.
Director
Andrew L. Stone
Cast
James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge, Broderick Crawford
5:00 AM
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
1h 19m | Adventure | TV-PG
The jungle king tries to catch gunrunners.
Director
Byron Haskin
Cast
Lex Barker, Virginia Huston, George Macready