TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 30: Class Acts

School's back in session this evening on TCM with a roster of films featuring dedicated teachers. But first there's a spot of rebellion, not to put down but to depict on film during the daytime schedule. Watch and learn!

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

12:30 AM
BEAU TRAVAIL ( 1999)
An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his experiences in the Gulf of Djibouti.
Dir: Claire Denis Cast: Denis Lavant , Michel Subor , Gregoire Colin .
C- 89 mins, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM
OROKBEFOGADAS ( 1975)
Dir: Márta Mészáros Cast: Kati Berek , Laszlo Szabo , Gyongyver Vigh .
BW- 88 mins, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN ( 2011)
BW- 112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
WASP ( 2003)
Dir: Andrea Arnold Cast: Natalie Press , Danny Dyer , Jodie Mitchell .
BW- 26 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:30 AM
XXY ( 2007)
Dir: Lucia Puenzo Cast: Ricardo Darin , InTs Efron , Martin Piroyanski .
BW- 91 mins, Letterbox Format

8:15 AM
MY AMERICAN COUSIN ( 1986)
Dir: Sandy Wilson Cast: Margaret Langrick , John Wildman , Richard Donat .
BW- 90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 AM
ANTONIA'S LINE ( 1995)
A woman of a Dutch family inherits her mother's farm and begins a matriarchy that twists and turns throughout time.
Dir: Marleen Gorris Cast: Willeke Van Ammelrooy , Els Dottermans , Dora Van Der Groen .
C- 103 mins,

11:46 AM
FAMILY TROUBLES ( 1943)
In this comedic short, a young girl decides to run away from home.
Dir: Herbert Glazer Cast: Buckwheat Thomas , Elspeth Dudgeon , Byron Shores .
BW- 11 mins,

12:00 PM
GREEN-EYED BLONDE, THE ( 1957)
Dir: Bernard Girard Cast: Susan Oliver , Linda Plowman , Beverly Long .
BW- 72 mins, CC,



1:15 PM
RING OF FIRE ( 1961)
A group of delinquents hold a sheriff hostage in the middle of a forest fire.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: David Janssen , Joyce Taylor , Frank Gorshin .
C- 91 mins, CC,

2:45 PM
UNTAMED YOUTH ( 1957)
When they're put in a small-town jail, two sisters fight to expose prison corruption.
Dir: Howard W. Koch Cast: Mamie Van Doren , Lori Nelson , John Russell .
BW- 80 mins, CC,

4:15 PM
JAILHOUSE ROCK ( 1957)
After learning to play the guitar in prison, a young man becomes a rock 'n roll sensation.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Elvis Presley , Judy Tyler , Mickey Shaughnessy .
BW- 97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



6:00 PM
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE ( 1955)
An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean , Natalie Wood , Sal Mineo .
C- 111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: CLASS ACTS

8:00 PM
STAND AND DELIVER ( 1988)
A hopeful teacher uses math to give his gang-member students self esteem.
Dir: Ramon Menendez Cast: Edward James Olmos , Lou Diamond Phillips , Rosanna Desoto .
C- 103 mins, CC,



10:00 PM
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE ( 1955)
An idealistic teacher confronts the realities of juvenile delinquency.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Glenn Ford , Anne Francis , Louis Calhern .
BW- 101 mins, CC,

12:00 AM
UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE ( 1967)
A novice schoolteacher faces delinquent students and apathetic administrators in a tough inner city high school.
Dir: Robert Mulligan Cast: Sandy Dennis , Patrick Bedford , Eileen Heckart .
C- 124 mins, CC,

2:15 AM
OUR MISS BROOKS ( 1956)
A high school teacher has to rescue the professor she loves from his grasping mother.
Dir: Al Lewis Cast: Eve Arden , Gale Gorden , Don Porter .
BW- 85 mins, CC,

4:00 AM
CORN IS GREEN, THE ( 1945)
A dedicated teacher sacrifices everything to send a young miner to Oxford.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Bette Davis , Nigel Bruce , Rhys Williams .
BW- 114 mins, CC,