TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 19: Star of the Month: Lana Turner

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There's also a George Sanders tribute, though not a birthday one, in daytime. Enjoy.

Tuesday, December 19th, 2017

1:45 AM
BLITHE SPIRIT ( 1945)

A man and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife.

Dir: David Lean Cast: Rex Harrison , Constance Cummings , Kay Hammond .

C- 96 mins,

3:30 AM
ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM ( 1946)

A young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.

Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Irene Dunne , Rex Harrison , Linda Darnell .

BW- 128 mins, CC,

5:40 AM
SERENE SIAM ( 1937)

This short film focuses on the people, culture, and history of Siam.

C- 9 mins,

6:00 AM
"SOME OF THE BEST" TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF MOTION PICTURE LEADERSHIP ( 1949)

This promotional short features highlights of MGM's productions from 1924 through 1948 in honor of the studio's 25th anniversary.

C- 42 mins, CC,

6:45 AM
BITTER SWEET ( 1940)

A voice teacher and his star pupil run away together to a life of love and poverty.

Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Jeanette MacDonald , Nelson Eddy , George Sanders .

C- 93 mins, CC,

8:30 AM
SAINT TAKES OVER, THE ( 1940)

Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar tries to help a police inspector who's been framed on bribery charges.

Dir: Jack Hively Cast: George Sanders , Wendy Barrie , Jonathan Hale .

BW- 70 mins, CC,

9:45 AM
RAGE IN HEAVEN ( 1941)

A jealous man plots to fake his death and incriminate his wife's suspected lover.

Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Robert Montgomery , Ingrid Bergman , George Sanders .

BW- 85 mins, CC,



11:15 AM
SCANDAL IN PARIS, A ( 1946)

An elegant conman gets himself appointed chief of police so he can rob Paris at leisure.

Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: George Sanders , Signe Hasso , Carole Landis .

BW- 100 mins, CC,

1:00 PM
LIGHT TOUCH, THE ( 1951)

An art thief tries to double cross his gangster boss.

Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Stewart Granger , Pier Angeli , George Sanders .

BW- 93 mins, CC,

2:45 PM
JUPITER'S DARLING ( 1955)

A beautiful Roman mounts a romantic campaign to halt Hannibal's invasion of the empire.

Dir: George Sidney Cast: Esther Williams , Howard Keel , Marge Champion .

C- 96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 PM
LAST VOYAGE, THE ( 1960)

Passengers and crew fight to escape a sinking ocean liner.

Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Robert Stack , Dorothy Malone , George Sanders .

C- 91 mins, CC,

6:15 PM
BEST HOUSE IN LONDON, THE ( 1969)

Government officials try to organize a state bawdy house in Victorian England.

Dir: Philip Saville Cast: David Hemmings , Joanna Pettet , George Sanders .

C- 97 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: LANA TURNER



8:00 PM
PEYTON PLACE ( 1957)

Small-town scandals erupt when a repressed woman deals with her daughter's move into adulthood.

Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Lana Turner , Lee Philips , Lloyd Nolan .

C- 157 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:42 PM
GREAT LADY HAS AN INTERVIEW (LANA TURNER) ( 1954)

BW- 8 mins,

11:00 PM
IMITATION OF LIFE ( 1959)

Two mothers, one white, one black, face problems with their rebellious daughters.

Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: Lana Turner , John Gavin , Sandra Dee .

C- 124 mins, CC,

1:15 AM
BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THE ( 1952)

An unscrupulous movie producer uses everyone around him in his climb to the top.

Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Elaine Stewart , Sammy White , Leo G. Carroll .

BW- 118 mins, CC,

3:16 AM
JASPER NATIONAL PARK ( 1952)

This short film takes the viewer to Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies.

C- 8 mins,

3:30 AM
LATIN LOVERS ( 1953)

An heiress searches for true love while vacationing in Brazil.

Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Lana Turner , Ricardo Montalban , John Lund .

C- 104 mins, CC,

5:30 AM
LIFE OF HER OWN, A ( 1950)

An innocent small-town girl climbs to the top of the modeling business man by man.

Dir: George Cukor Cast: Lana Turner , Ray Milland , Tom Ewell .

BW- 108 mins, CC,