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TCM Saturday, June 15 - Lillies of the Field, Call Northside 777, Fruitvale Station, Michael Caine, Hitchcock

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SATURDAY, JUNE 15 - AT A GLANCE

DIRECTOR RONALD NEAME
Gambit (1966)
Odessa File, The (1974)
Tunes of Glory (1960)
Seventh Sin, The (1957)
- TCM DAYTIME - WEEKEND FEATURES
Saturday's Children (1940) (6:15 am ET)
MGM Cartoons: The Discontented Canary (1934)
Fine Feathers (1933) (short)
Cherry Blossom Time in Japan (1936) (short)
Bodyguard (1948)
Directors Playhouse: The Titanic Incident (1955)
Popeye: The Paneless Window Washer (1933)
Falcon in Mexico, The (1944)
Heart to Heart (1949) (short)
On an Island with You (1948) (Musical Matinee)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Winning Team, The (1952)
Spirit of St. Louis, The (1957)
- TCM PRIMETIME - TCM SERIES: TWO FOR ONE: - GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD
(TCM Premiere) Central Station (1998)
(TCM Premiere) Fruitvale Station (2013)
- NOIR ALLEY
Call Northside 777 (1948)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: HITCHCOCK
Vertigo (1958)
I Confess (1953)

SATURDAY, JUNE 15 - FULL DAY'S SCHEDULE

10:15 PM Gambit (1966)

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Comedic caper revolves around a professional thief who recruits a Eurasian nightclub singer to go along with him on a planned burglary of a statuette owned by a wealthy Arab.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Shirley Maclaine, Michael Caine, Herbert Lom
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations (no wins):
ART DIRECTION (Color) -- Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, George C. Webb; Set Decoration: John McCarthy, John Austin
COSTUME DESIGN (Color) -- Jean Louis
SOUND -- Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson, Sound Director

Trivia: The first draft of the screenplay was written by Bryan Forbes in 1960, when the story was designed as a vehicle for Cary Grant. He eventually dropped out of the project, which subsequently underwent many changes. It was eventually decided to make the girl the central character, and Shirley MacLaine was signed for the lead. After seeing The Ipcress File (1965), she suggested Michael Caine as her leading man, which led to still more re-writing to accommodate his working-class cockney persona.

12:15 AM The Odessa File (1974)

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A journalist discovers a strange link between his family and a cabal of fugitive Nazis.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell, Maria Schell
Runtime: 128 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-14 CC: N

Trivia: Eduard Roschmann was a real-life wanted war criminal living in South America. He became even more wanted after the book and movie, and he turned up dead, rumored to have been killed by O.D.E.S.S.A. to stop the search for him that the media had begun.

2:30 AM Tunes of Glory (1960)

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When a popular colonel loses a promotion, it sets the stage for conflict with his new superior officer.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Alec Guinness, John Mills, Dennis Price
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations (no wins):
WRITING (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) -- James Kennaway

Trivia: Sir Alec Guinness was offered the role of Lieutenant Colonel Barrow, but asked for the role of Major Sinclair instead. He then suggested Sir John Mills for the other role.

Trivia: Theatrical movie debut of Susannah York (Morag Sinclair).

4:30 AM The Seventh Sin (1957)

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An adulteress tries to redeem herself by helping her doctor husband fight an epidemic in China.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Eleanor Parker, Bill Travers, George Sanders
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: Director Ronald Neame felt Eleanor Parker was wrong for the part of Carolyn and consequently the actress was unhappy. Neame was fired by MGM and replaced by Vincente Minnelli although he refused to take any credit. As he was packing, Neame was very grateful for a sympathetic call he received from George Cukor, who told the director that he was fired from Gone with the Wind (1939) but was sure Neame would bounce back too.

6:15 AM Saturday's Children (1940)

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A young inventor's new marriage is jeopardized by financial problems.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: John Garfield, Anne Shirley, Claude Rains
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: James Stewart was to play "Rims Rosson" but was replaced by John Garfield. Jane Bryan was to play "Bobby Halevy", but she retired to get married and was replaced by Olivia de Havilland, who was suspended when she refused the part. Una Merkel had the role of "Florrie Sands" but was replaced by Lee Patrick when she became ill.

8:00 AM Short: The Discontented Canary (1934)
Unhappy with his life in a cage, a canary escapes but soon finds life in the wild isn't as great as he thought it would be.
Dir: Rudolf Ising Cast: Ethel Jackson, Esther Campbell, Dorothy Lloyd
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-G CC: N

8:09 AM Short: Fine Feathers (1933)
This short film takes a look at various types of birds, from hummingbirds to cranes.
Dir: Jules White Cast: Pete Smith (narrator)
Runtime: 9 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N

8:18 AM Short: Cherry Blossom Time in Japan (1936)
This TravelTalks short focuses on the customs and rituals related to Japan's cherry blossom festivals.
Dir: James A. Fitzpatrick Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick (narrator)
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N

8:27 AM Bodyguard (1948)

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A cop on suspension is framed for murder.
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Philip Reed
Runtime: 62 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Final film of Priscilla Lane.

Trivia: First screenwriting credit for Robert Altman.

9:30 AM Short: The Titanic Incident (1955)
Married con artists plan to fleece a British lord, but the sinking of the Titanic gets in the way, in this episode of the Screen Directors Playhouse television series.
Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast: Leo Genn, Barbara Morrison, Phillip Reed
Runtime: 30 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N

10:00 AM Cartoon: The Paneless Window Washer (1933)
Popeye offers to wash windows in the office of his girlfriend Olive Oyl, but plenty of excitement occurs when Bluto, the regular window-washer, becomes resentful and seeks revenge.
Dir: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky Cast: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Runtime: 6 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

10:07 AM The Falcon in Mexico (1944)

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A society sleuth travels South of the border to investigate an art dealer's murder.
Dir: William Berke Cast: Tom Conway, Mona Maris, Martha Macvicar
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Some of the Latin American exterior footage that is seen behind the opening credits, and which is inter-cut with the studio-shot scenes and projected behind the cast in some sequences, is rumored but unconfirmed to have come from Orson Welles' never-completed and Brazilian-located RKO documentary "It's All True"; that project was itself the subject of a documentary, It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993).

11:30 AM Short: Heart to Heart (1949)
This short film focuses on heart disease and preventive measures an individual should take to avoid heart failures.
Dir: Gunther Von Fritsch Cast: Herbert Morgan
Runtime: 21 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: N

12:00 PM On an Island with You (1948)

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A movie star falls for a handsome naval officer during location shooting in Hawaii.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: In an interview on TCM, Cyd Charisse stated that she neglected to warm up one day on set due to being late. Choreographed to leap from one level to another, when she landed on the third level, she felt the ligaments tear in one of her knees. As a result, she was replaced by another dancer for that number ("The Pagan Mask&quot

and was also forced to drop out of Easter Parade (1948), which paved the way for Ann Miller's MGM debut.

2:00 PM Lilies of the Field (1963)

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Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American comedy-drama film adapted by James Poe from the 1962 novel of the same name by William Edmund Barrett, and stars Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Stanley Adams, and Dan Frazer. It was produced and directed by Ralph Nelson. The title comes from the Sermon on the Mount in the Bible (Matthew 6:27–33 and its parallel scripture from Luke 12:27–31). It features an early film score by prolific composer Jerry Goldsmith.[4] The film was turned into a Broadway musical in 1970, retitled Look to the Lilies, with Shirley Booth in the role of Mother Maria Marthe.

It tells the story of an itinerant worker who encounters a group of East German nuns, who believe he has been sent to them by God to build them a new chapel.

It was praised by critics and received numerous accolades, including five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Skala. Poitier won the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for a leading role and the second Black actor to win after Hattie McDaniel won for Best Supporting Actress for Gone with the Wind.

In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Dir: Ralph Nelson Cast: Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC:

Oscar nominations (one win):
(*WINNER*) ACTOR -- Sidney Poitier {"Homer Smith"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Lilia Skala {"Mother Maria"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- Ernest Haller
BEST PICTURE -- Ralph Nelson, Producer
WRITING (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) -- James Poe

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Trivia: Since the story's action was tied to the chapel's construction, a crew had to work through the night to keep up with its "progress" in the film. The actual building was real and could have stood for decades, but because it was built on rented property, it had to be demolished immediately after the filming was completed.

Trivia: Sidney Poitier gave up his usual salary and agreed to do the film for a smaller amount and a percentage of the profits.

Trivia: Sidney Poitier's singing in "Amen" was dubbed by Jester Hairston, who also composed the song. Hairston is also known for playing Rolly on Sherman Hemsley's television sitcom Amen (1986).

3:45 PM The Winning Team (1952)

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Baseball great Grover Cleveland Alexander fights his way back from a blinding injury.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast: Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: According to TMC, Ronald Reagan had lobbied hard to play the title role in "The Stratton Story" (1949) but Warner Brothers didn't want to take a chance on a baseball film and passed on the project. After "The Stratton Story" became a huge hit, the studio picked up the Grover Cleveland Alexander story about another player who made a comeback after being forced from professional baseball.

5:30 PM The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

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The Spirit of St. Louis is a 1957 aviation biography film in CinemaScope and Warnercolor from Warner Bros., directed by Billy Wilder, produced by Leland Hayward, and starring James Stewart as Charles Lindbergh. The screenplay was adapted by Charles Lederer, Wendell Mayes, and Billy Wilder from Lindbergh's 1953 autobiographical account of his historic flight, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1954.

Along with reminiscences of his early days in aviation, the film's storyline largely focuses on Lindbergh's lengthy preparation for, and accomplishment of, his history-making transatlantic flight in the purpose-built Spirit of St. Louis high-wing monoplane. His takeoff begins at Roosevelt Field and ends 33 hours later on May 21, 1927 when he lands safely at Le Bourget Field in Paris. The film ends with actual newsreel footage of Lindbergh's ticker tape parade in New York.

Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith
Runtime: 138 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations (no wins):
SPECIAL EFFECTS -- Visual Effects by Louis Lichtenfield

Trivia: Charles A. Lindbergh wanted Anthony Perkins to play him in the movie.

Trivia: Producer Jack L. Warner was strongly opposed to the casting of James Stewart, which he believed caused the film to flop on its release in 1957. Warner felt a young and less well-known actor was needed to play Lindbergh.

8:00 PM Central Station (1998) (TCM Premiere)

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The emotional journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Dir: Walter Salles Cast: Fernanda Montenegro, Marilia Pera, Vinicius De Oliveira
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC:

Oscar nominations (no wins):
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Fernanda Montenegro {"Dora"}
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -- Brazil

Trivia: In addition to the double win (best film and actress) at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival, the film has won both the Golden Globes and Bafta awards for Best Foreign Language film, but lost the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film to Life Is Beautiful (1997) .

10:00 PM Fruitvale Station (2013) (TCM Premiere)

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Fruitvale Station is a 2013 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ryan Coogler. It is Coogler's feature directorial debut, and is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man killed in 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer Johannes Mehserle at the Fruitvale district station in Oakland, California. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as Grant, with Kevin Durand and Chad Michael Murray playing the two BART police officers involved in Grant's death, although their names were changed for the film. Melonie Diaz, Ahna O'Reilly, and Octavia Spencer also star.

The film debuted under its original title, Fruitvale, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival,[5] where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film, and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the award for Best First Film. It received critical acclaim, and was released in theaters on July 12, 2013, grossing over $17 million against its $900,000 budget.

Dir: Ryan Coogler Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Biography Rating: TV-MA CC:

Trivia: After funding fell through, Octavia Spencer offered to forgo her salary to help Ryan Coogler keep to his budget.

Trivia: Oscar Grant's real mom Wanda Johnson makes a small cameo appearance in the film. She plays Mrs. Stacy at Tatiana's preschool.

12:00 AM Call Northside 777 (1948)

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A Chicago reporter re-opens a ten year old murder case.
Dir: Henry Hathaway Cast: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: N

Trivia: The man administering the polygraph test to convict Richard Conte was the inventor of the polygraph or lie detector machine, Leonarde Keeler. He played himself in the movie.

Trivia: James P. McGuire served as a technical advisor on this film. He is the Chicago Times reporter who wrote the articles on which this film is based, and was the basis of the character played by James Stewart.

2:15 AM Vertigo (1958)

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A detective falls for the mysterious woman he's been hired to tail.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
Runtime: 128 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations (no wins):
ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Frank McKelvy
SOUND -- Paramount Studio Sound Department, George Dutton, Sound Director

Trivia: The opening title sequence designed by Saul Bass makes this the first movie to use computer graphics.

Trivia: The Empire Hotel where James Stewart eventually finds Kim Novak is the Hotel Vertigo (formerly the York) located at 940 Sutter Street in lower Nob Hill in San Francisco. Novak's character lived in Room 501, which still retains many of its aspects captured in this movie. As of 2023, Hotel Vertigo is closed.

Trivia: Uncredited second unit cameraman Irmin Roberts invented the famous "zoom out and track in" shot (now sometimes called "contra-zoom" or "trombone shot&quot

to convey the sense of vertigo to the audience. The view down the mission stairwell cost $19,000 for just a couple of seconds of screentime. Sir Alfred Hitchcock had originally wanted to use his now-famous 'Vertigo zoom' as far back as Rebecca (1940), but due to lack of technology at that time, he couldn't do it. The technique was inspired by a time when Hitchcock had fainted during a party.

4:30 AM I Confess (1953)

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Based on a 1902 play, a Jesuit priest is wrongly accused of murder and cannot defend himself because he has vowed to protect the confession of the real criminal.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: This movie was banned in Ireland because it showed a priest having a relationship with a woman (even though, in this movie, the relationship took place before the character became a priest).

Trivia: In his interview with François Truffaut, Sir Alfred Hitchcock said he was so impressed with the performance of Anita Björk in Miss Julie (1951) that he hired her for this movie. However, when she arrived in Hollywood, Björk brought her lover, writer Stig Dagerman and their baby daughter. Since they were not married, Warner Brothers insisted that Hitchcock find another actress for the role of Ruth Grandfort, in this case, Anne Baxter.