TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 6: Star of the Month: Dirk Bogarde: Doomed From the Start
Daytime is devoted to the following theme: Not So Lucky.
And when you're done with the gamblers, Star of the Month Dirk Bogarde is waiting for you with the first roster of films featuring his work.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
12:15 AM Semi-Tough (1977)
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Dir: Michael Ritchie Cast: Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC:
2:15 AM Knute Rockne--All American (1940)
Biography of the famed Notre Dame coach and his fight to "win one for the Gipper."
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Pat O'Brien, Gale Page, Ronald Reagan
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:00 AM Jim Thorpe--All-American (1951)
In this stirring biographical drama, young Native American Jim Thorpe pursues his dreams of athletic stardom. Mentored by a devoted coach, Thorpe succeeds at track before becoming a renowned football hero and an Olympic athlete. While remarkably accomplished on the field, Thorpe faces obstacles in his pursuit of becoming ...
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Steve Cochran
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:00 AM Killer McCoy (1947)
A lightweight boxer gets mixed up in murder.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
8:00 AM Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948)
A society woman gets involved with a gangster only to find he has hidden plans.
Dir: Richard L. Bare Cast: Virginia Mayo, Bruce Bennett, Robert Hutton
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y
9:30 AM Smart Money (1931)
A barber's good luck turns him into a big-time gambling boss.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y
11:00 AM Dark Hazard (1934)
A compulsive gambler loses everything.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Genevieve Tobin, Glenda Farrell
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
12:15 PM Shooting Straight (1930)
A gambler accidentally commits murder and hides under the guise of a clergyman.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Richard Dix, Mary Lawlor, James Neill
Runtime: 71 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: N
1:30 PM The Great Sinner (1949)
A young man succumbs to gambling fever.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:30 PM Some Came Running (1958)
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:00 PM Cabin in the Sky (1943)
God and Satan battle for the soul of a wounded gambler.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: DIRK BOGARDE: DOOMED FROM THE START
8:00 PM I Could Go On Singing (1963)
An American singing star in London tries to reclaim the son she gave up for adoption.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde, Jack Klugman
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: N
10:00 PM The Spanish Gardener (1956)
British diplomat Harrington Brande takes up his new post in Spain accompanied by his son Nicholas. The posting is something of a disappointment to Harrington, who was hoping for a more senior position. A friendship that develops between Nicholas and a young Spanish gardener changes everything.
Dir: Philip Leacock Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Michael Hordern
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:
12:00 AM Song Without End (1960)
Musical genius Franz Liszt betrays his lover to court a married princess.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Capucine, Genevieve Page
Runtime: 141 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N
2:30 AM The Angel Wore Red (1960)
A priest and a prostitute fall in love during the Spanish Civil War.
Dir: Nunnally Johnson Cast: Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph Cotten
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:15 AM Lydia (1941)
An unmarried woman stages a reunion with former suitors to recapture the romance of her past.
Dir: Julien Duvivier Cast: Merle Oberon, Edna May Oliver, Alan Marshal
Runtime: 144 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
