TCM Schedule for Thurs, Mar 13, 2025: Barbara Stanwyck / Women Filmmakers

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6:30 AM | The Secret Bride (1935)
A district attorney secretly marries the daughter of a man he's trying to convict.
Dir: William Dieterle | Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Warren William, Glenda Farrell

7:45 AM | Lady of Burlesque (1943)
A star dancer and comedian team to investigate murders.
Dir: William A. Wellman | Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea, Iris Adrian

9:30 AM | The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
A socialite gets her friends mixed up in a murder investigation.
Dir: Leigh Jason | Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Sam Levene

11:00 AM | Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
A writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife tries to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.
Dir: Peter Godfrey | Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet

1:00 PM | The Gay Sisters (1942)
A New York aristocrat marries for the money to save the family mansion.
Dir: Irving Rapper | Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald

3:00 PM | B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
A professor doesn't know his wife is an heiress.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard | Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn

5:00 PM | My Reputation (1946)
A widow generates small-town gossip when she falls in love too soon after her husband's death.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt | Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Warner Anderson

6:45 PM | Secrets of an Actress (1938)
A leading lady falls for a married architect who's invested in her play.
Dir: William Keighley | Cast: Kay Francis, George Brent, Ian Hunter


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8:00 PM | A Powerful Thang (1991) TCM Premiere
An African American couple search for intimacy and friendship.
Dir: Zeinabu irene Davis | Cast: Asma Feyijinmi, John Earl Jelks, Barbara O

9:15 PM | A Different Image (1982) TCM Premiere
Body image and societal beauty standards, explored through the eyes of a young Black woman.
Dir: Alile Sharon Larkin | Cast: Margòt Saxton-Federella, Adisa Anderson, Michael Bruce

10:15 PM | Losing Ground (1982)
A philosophy professor responds to her husband's philandering by pursuing fulfillment on her own.
Dir: Kathleen Collins | Cast: Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones

12:00 AM | Yentl (1983)
A 1904-circa Eastern European woman disguises herself as a boy in order to study holy scripture.
Dir: Barbra Streisand | Cast: Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving

2:30 AM | Crossing Delancey (1988)
A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker.
Dir: Joan Micklin Silver | Cast: Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Jeroen Krabbe

4:15 AM | Girlfriends (1978)
A woman in New York City adjusts to abandonment and insecurity when her best-friend roommate is married.
Dir: Claudia Weill | Cast: Melanie Mayron, Bob Balaban, Eli Wallach