TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 20: Ann Sothern as Maisie/TCM Spotlight: Suspense

I'm posting early because of other commitments this month.

Sothern and suspense. Maisie and murder.

Strap yourself in and enjoy the show!

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

12:00 AM Barricade (1950)
Two fugitives try to prove the head of a mining camp is a murderer.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Dane Clark, Raymond Massey, Ruth Roman
Runtime: 77 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


1:30 AM Colt .45 (1950)
A gun salesman tracks down the outlaws who stole his sample case.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman, Zachary Scott
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:00 AM Shanghai Express (1932)
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
Dir: Josef Von Sternberg Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


4:30 AM If I Were Free (1933)
A man and a woman trapped in bad marriages try to make an adulterous affair work.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Irene Dunne, Clive Brook, Nils Asther
Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y


6:00 AM Maisie (1939)
A Brooklyn showgirl tries to clear a ranch foreman of murder charges.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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7:30 AM Congo Maisie (1940)
Brooklyn showgirl Maisie gets stranded in the African jungle with a romantic doctor.
Dir: Henry C. Potter Cast: Ann Sothern, John Carroll, Rita Johnson
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y



8:45 AM Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
A Brooklyn showgirl helps a poor family strike it rich.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Ann Sothern, Lee Bowman, Slim Summerville
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y



10:15 AM Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
A Brooklyn showgirl signs on as a maid for a family of wealthy eccentrics.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan
Runtime: 79 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



11:45 AM Ringside Maisie (1941)
A Brooklyn showgirl sets pulses racing at a boxers' training camp.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Ann Sothern, George Murphy, Robert Sterling
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



1:30 PM Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
A brassy showgirl signs on to help the war effort as a factory worker.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Ann Sothern, James Craig, Jean Rogers
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



3:00 PM Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
On a trip to Reno, a Brooklyn showgirl tries to stop a soldier and his wife from divorcing.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Ann Sothern, John Hodiak, Tom Drake
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



4:45 PM Up Goes Maisie (1946)
A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks out to steal his ideas.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Ann Sothern, George Murphy, Hillary Brooke
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



6:15 PM Undercover Maisie (1947)
A stranded showgirl joins the police force and risks her life to expose a phony psychic.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Ann Sothern, Barry Nelson, Mark Daniels
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y



What's on Tonight: TCM Spotlight: Suspense

8:00 PM Diabolique (1955)
A cruel man's wife and lover plot to kill him.
Dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot Cast: Paul Meurisse, Vera Clouzot, Simone Signoret
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-MA CC: N

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10:15 PM Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
A distraught mother searches for her seemingly non-existent daughter, bringing her sanity into question.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Keir Dullea, Carol Lynley, Lucie Mannheim
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



12:15 AM Sisters (1972)
A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
Dir: Brian De Palma Cast: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y



2:00 AM The Bride Wore Black (1968)
When her husband is shot on their wedding day, a newlywed turned widow seeks out the killers and eliminates them one by one in an act of vengeance.
Dir: François Truffaut Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Bouquet
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-14 CC: N



4:00 AM Blow-Up (1966)
A photographer discovers a murder in the background of a candid photo.
Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, David Hemmings
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC: Y