TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 26: Studio Contract Players: James Dean

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

12:00 AM Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
A behind-the-scenes epic that explores the effects of the Hollywood dream machine on a spirited young singer and actress from the time of her discovery at age 15 through her triumphs and defeats.
Dir: Robert Mulligan Cast: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford
Runtime: 128 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:15 AM Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
A nosy smut magazine editor wishes to find out whether a novelist has based her erotic novel on fact or fiction.
Dir: Richard Quine Cast: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:15 AM Bright Leaf (1950)
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:15 AM The Breaking Point (1950)
A desperate fishing boat captain rents his ship to some gunmen on the lam.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 AM Roughly Speaking (1945)
A man's wild moneymaking schemes leave his wife to raise their family alone.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton
Runtime: 117 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


10:00 AM John Loves Mary (1949)
A World War II veteran's marriage of convenience threatens his real wedding plans.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Wayne Morris
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

11:45 AM Up Periscope (1959)
A U.S. frogman infiltrates a Japanese-held island during World War II.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

1:45 PM Cash McCall (1960)
A corporate spoiler makes a play for a failing company and the owner's daughter.
Dir: Joseph Pevney Cast: James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

3:30 PM A Summer Place (1959)
An adulterous couple discovers that their children are sexually involved.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee
Runtime: 130 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

5:45 PM Rome Adventure (1962)
A man falls in love with two women.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Troy Donahue, Angie Dickinson, Rossano Brazzi
Runtime: 119 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STUDIO CONTRACT PLAYERS: JAMES DEAN

8:00 PM East of Eden (1955)
Film adaptation of Steinbeck's classic about a 1917 California farm family and the two brothers who struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Julie Harris, James Dean, Raymond Massey
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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10:15 PM Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
The landmark teen film that solidified Dean's image with the public, follows the story of rebellious middle-class teens, disenfranchised with their parents, and given to a life of thuggery and deadly, dangerous drag racing to win over women.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

12:15 AM Giant (1956)
A Texas ranching family fights to survive changing times.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean
Runtime: 201 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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3:45 AM Return to 'Giant' (1996)
Documentary about the movie crew that went to Texas in 1955 to film "the national movie of Texas."
Dir: Jim Brennan. Cast: Don Henley, Don Graham, Earl Holliman
Runtime: 55 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


4:45 AM George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
Biography of the Academy Award winning director including dramatic color footage of WWII.
Dir: George Stevens Jr. Cast: Fred Astaire, Warren Beatty, Pandro S. Berman
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N