TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 24: Star of the Month: William Powell: Into the '40s
Ooh, today's daytime theme is Totally Mad Men. You'll see why.
Tonight you can escape to a whole new roster of William Powell movies, including a couple that pair him with Myrna Loy.
Enjoy.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
2:15 AM The Miniver Story (1950)
A brave family comes together in the face of post-war problems.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:15 AM Till the End of Time (1946)
A returning World War II veteran falls for a troubled war widow.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:00 AM The Ghost Ship (1943)
A young innocent signs on with a ship whose captain is going mad.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Richard Dix, Russell Wade, Edith Barrett
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
7:15 AM The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
A mad scientist kills brides and uses their glands to keep his wife alive.
Dir: Wallace Fox Cast: Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tris Coffin
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: N
8:30 AM Doctor X (1932)
A reporter investigates a series of cannibalistic murders at a medical college.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:00 AM Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
A scientist's investigations into the nature of good and evil turn him into a murderous monster.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner
Runtime: 127 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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12:00 PM Bedlam (1946)
When an actress tries to reform an asylum, its corrupt keeper has her committed.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House
Runtime: 79 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
1:30 PM Kongo (1932)
A crippled madman seeks revenge on the daughter of the man who betrayed him.
Dir: William Cowen Cast: Walter Huston, Lupe Velez, Conrad Nagel
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:00 PM The Devil-Doll (1936)
A Devil's Island escapee shrinks murderous slaves and sells them to his victims as dolls.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Lawton
Runtime: 79 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:30 PM House of Wax (1953)
Ghoulish shenanigans, creepy goings-on, and bloody mayhem all register to full effect in the "Wax Museum."
Dir: Andre Detoth Cast: Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:15 PM Chamber of Horrors (1966)
A one-handed madman uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.
Dir: Hy Averback Cast: Patrick O'Neal, Cesare Danova, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: WILLIAM POWELL: INTO THE FORTIES
8:00 PM Life with Father (1947)
A financier from New York rules his numerous family members, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousness of a bookkeeper.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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10:15 PM The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
After finding religion, a cynical newspaperman tries to help young hoods.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: William Powell, Esther Williams, Angela Lansbury
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
12:00 AM The Heavenly Body (1943)
An astronomer's neglected wife takes up astrology and a handsome astrologer.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, James Craig
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
1:45 AM I Love You Again (1940)
A solid married man discovers he's forgotten a past existence as a con artist.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Ii Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Frank McHugh
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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3:30 AM Crossroads (1942)
A French diplomat who's recovering from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y
5:00 AM Love Crazy (1941)
A businessman concocts a series of harebrained schemes to keep his wife from divorcing him.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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