TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 26: Star of the Month: Dean Martin

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We're in for a day of class clashes on TCM, followed by Matt Helm and more with Star of the Month Dean Martin.

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

1:30 AM
GREASED LIGHTNING ( 1977)
Dir: Michael Schultz Cast: Richard Pryor , Beau Bridges , Pam Grier .
BW- 96 mins, CC,

3:16 AM
SPORT SLANTS #6 ( 1931)
This short entry in Ted Husing's "Sport Slants" series covers boxing and pocket billiards. Vitaphone Release 1347.
BW- 9 mins,

3:30 AM
JOE LOUIS STORY, THE ( 1953)
In this biography, champion boxer Joe Louis fights to make a name for himself.
Dir: Robert Gordon Cast: Coley Wallace , Paul Stewart , Hilda Simms .
BW- 87 mins,

5:00 AM
JACKIE ROBINSON STORY, THE ( 1950)
Jackie Robinson plays himself in this true story of the man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Jackie Robinson , Ruby Dee , Minor Watson .
BW- 77 mins, CC,

6:30 AM
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE ( 1940)
Jane Austen's comic classic about five sisters out to nab husbands in 19th-century England.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Greer Garson , Laurence Olivier , Mary Boland .
BW- 118 mins, CC,

8:30 AM
ALL THIS, AND HEAVEN TOO ( 1940)
A French nobleman falls in love with his children's governess.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Bette Davis , Charles Boyer , Jeffrey Lynn .
BW- 144 mins, CC,

11:00 AM
DOWNSTAIRS ( 1932)
An evil chauffeur seduces and blackmails his way through high society.
Dir: Monta Bell Cast: John Gilbert , Paul Lukas , Virginia Bruce .
BW- 78 mins, CC,

12:30 PM
CASS TIMBERLANE ( 1947)
An aging judge creates a scandal when he marries a younger woman from the wrong side of the tracks.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Spencer Tracy , Lana Turner , Zachary Scott .
BW- 119 mins, CC,

2:30 PM
ANOTHER LANGUAGE ( 1933)
A newlywed discovers that she and her husband's snobby family speak different languages.
Dir: Edward H. Griffith Cast: Helen Hayes , Robert Montgomery , Louise Closser Hale .
BW- 76 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
VALLEY OF DECISION, THE ( 1945)
An Irish housemaid's romance with the boss's son is complicated by labor disputes in the Pittsburgh mills.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Greer Garson , Gregory Peck , Donald Crisp .
BW- 118 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
WUTHERING HEIGHTS ( 1939)
A married noblewoman fights her lifelong attraction to a charismatic gypsy.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Merle Oberon , Laurence Olivier , David Niven .
BW- 104 mins, CC,

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8:00 PM
SILENCERS, THE ( 1966)
In the first Matt Helm adventure, the over-sexed secret agent comes out of retirement to defend a nuclear testing ground.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: Dean Martin , Stella Stevens , Daliah Lavi .
C- 102 mins, CC,

9:47 PM
ROWAN & MARTIN AT THE MOVIES ( 1969)
This public service short has two comedians, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, host a show utilizing stock clips of famous celebrities.
Dir: Jack Arnold
C- 11 mins,

10:00 PM
MURDERERS' ROW ( 1966)
Secret Agent Matt Helm must recover a stolen 'helio-beam' with the power to destroy the earth.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Dean Martin , Ann-Margret , Karl Malden .
C- 105 mins, CC,

12:00 AM
AMBUSHERS, THE ( 1967)
When an experimental flying saucer crashes, secret agent Matt Helm has to bring back the secret weapons hidden on board.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Dean Martin , Senta Berger , Janice Rule .
C- 102 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
WRECKING CREW, THE ( 1968)
Secret agent Matt Helm tries to stop a super-villain from stealing a billion-dollar gold shipment.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: Dean Martin , Elke Sommer , Sharon Tate .
C- 105 mins, CC,

4:00 AM
HOW TO SAVE A MARRIAGE AND RUIN YOUR LIFE ( 1968)
A womanizer sets out to end a friend's extra-marital affair but romances the wrong woman.
Dir: Fielder Cook Cast: Dean Martin , Stella Stevens , Eli Wallach .
BW- 102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 AM
MR. RICCO ( 1975)
A defense lawyer faces down racist killers to prove his black client innocent.
Dir: Paul Bogart Cast: Dean Martin , Eugene Roche , Thalmus Rasulala .
C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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