TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 10: Sydney Greenstreet

Daytime is devoted to Bulldog Drummond, and at evening it's time for more Sydney Greenstreet movies!

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

12:00 AM
My Brilliant Career (1979)
1h 38m | Drama | TV-PG
A proud young woman in early 20th century Australia must choose between marriage and independence.
Director
Gillian Armstrong
Cast
Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes

2:00 AM
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
1h 55m | Drama | TV-14
An Australian reporter and a photographer get more than they'd bargained for during an Indonesian revolution.
Director
Peter Weir
Cast
Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt

4:00 AM
Sweetie (1989)
1h 37m | Drama | TV-MA
A young woman's life is torn apart by the sudden intrusion of her mentally disturbed sister.
Director
Jane Campion
Cast
Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos

5:45 AM
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
2h | Drama | TV-14
When a group of schoolgirls mysteriously disappear, the survivors find their lives changed forever.
Director
Peter Weir
Cast
Martin Vaughan, Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray

7:45 AM
Where Is Jane Doe? (1956)
8m | Short | TV-PG
New York City police detectives investigate the case of a missing girl.
Director
Larry O'Reilly
Cast
Bob Hite, Alexander Lockwood, Frances Dinsmoor

8:00 AM
The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934)
Adaptation | TV-PG
The retired British captain forms a gang to rescue his wife and thwart his nemesis.
Director
Walter Summers
Cast
Joyce Kennedy, Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd

9:15 AM
Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
1h 6m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
Bulldog Drummond hunts down an assassin after a priceless diamond.
Director
James Hogan
Cast
John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell

10:30 AM
Camera Sleuth (1950)
10m | Crime | TV-G
This short film dramatizes how real-life investigator Jo Goggin uses a motion-picture surveillance camera to gather evidence.
Director
Dave O'Brien
Cast
Jo A. Goggin, Pete Smith, John Miljan

10:45 AM
Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)
1h | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
Bulldog Drummond must race to Africa to save his friend from a madman.
Director
Louis King
Cast
John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner

11:45 AM
Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939)
56m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
Bulldog Drummond postpones his wedding to track down a band of bank robbers.
Director
James Hogan
Cast
John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner

12:45 PM
So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)
10m | Short | TV-G
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case.
Director
Richard Bare
Cast
Charles Horvath, Art Gilmore, Howard Mitchell

1:00 PM
Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1939)
57m | Adaptation
No Description available Apparently it involves a murder, the invention of a death ray, someone framing Bulldog Drummond for crime he obviously didn't commit, and yet another postponement of his wedding/honeymoon...
Director
James Hogan
Cast
John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner

2:00 PM
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)
54m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
Bulldog Drummond discovers the house he's rented for his wedding hides a secret treasure.
Director
James Hogan
Cast
John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner

3:00 PM
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
55m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
Captain Drummond travels to Switzerland in order to marry his girlfriend, but the disappearance of a dangerous cargo of explosives makes him delay his plans.
Director
Louis King
Cast
John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell

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4:00 PM
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
1h 7m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner when he tries to protect a beautiful heiress from an espionage organization.
Director
James Hogan
Cast
Ray Milland, Sir Guy Standing, Heather Angel

5:15 PM
How to Be a Detective (1936)
8m | Short | TV-G
Robert Benchley attempts to teach the audience what it takes to be a successful detective.
Director
Felix E. Feist
Cast
Robert Benchley, Dewey Robinson, Arthur Hoyt

5:30 PM
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
58m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
An old enemy kidnaps Bulldog Drummond's fiancée.
Director
Louis King
Cast
John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell

6:30 PM
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
1h 19m | Crime | TV-PG
The British sleuth comes out of retirement to help catch a band of thieves armed with military weapons.
Director
Victor Saville
Cast
Walter Pidgeon, Margaret Leighton, Robert Beatty



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8:00 PM
Flamingo Road (1949)
1h 34m | Drama | TV-PG
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Cast
Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet



9:45 PM
The Woman in White (1948)
1h 49m | Romance | TV-G
Classic mystery about the adventures of a young tutor sent to a ghostly country estate.
Director
Peter Godfrey
Cast
Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet

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11:45 PM
Malaya (1950)
1h 38m | War | TV-PG
Two men join forces to smuggle rubber out of occupied Malaya during World War II.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Cast
Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Valentina Cortesa

1:30 AM
Background to Danger (1943)
1h 20m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Cast
George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet



3:00 AM
Manpower (1941)
1h 45m | Drama | TV-PG
Power linemen feud over the love of a sultry nightclub singer.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Cast
Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, George Raft

5:00 AM
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story Profile Image The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1950)
56m | Short | TV-G
A collection of MGM previews with an introduction by Lionel Barrymore.
Director
Herman Hoffman
Cast
Lionel Barrymore, Dore Schary, Ira Heymann