TCM Schedule for Tuesday, August 15: Summer Under the Stars: Ronald Colman

Such a schedule! With Ronald Colman in the house, we've got adventure, romance, and more. Notice that TCM starts with a silent film, too.

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

12:45 AM That Forsyte Woman (1949)
An unhappily married woman falls in love with her niece's fiance.
Dir: Compton Bennett Cast: Errol Flynn, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y



2:45 AM Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
True-life story of Edna Gladney, who fought for orphans' rights in Texas.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


4:30 AM Scandal at Scourie (1953)
Controversy erupts in a small Canadian town when a Protestant couple tries to adopt a Catholic child.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Agnes Moorehead
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


6:00 AM The White Sister (1923)
Thinking her lover was killed in the war, a young woman becomes a nun.
Dir: Henry King Cast: Lillian Gish, Ronald Colman, Gail Kane
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:15 AM The Story of Mankind (1957)
Satan and the spirit of mankind contend for the future of humanity.
Dir: Irwin Allen Cast: Ronald Colman, Hedy Lamarr, Groucho Marx
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:00 AM My Life with Caroline (1941)
A man thinks his high-spirited wife is cheating on him.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Ronald Colman, Anna Lee, Charles Winninger
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


11:30 AM Lost Horizon (1937)
Four fugitives from a Chinese revolution discover a lost world of peace and harmony.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: N

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1:45 PM The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, C. Aubrey Smith
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:30 PM A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
A British lawyer sacrifices himself to save another man from the guillotine.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allen, Edna May Oliver
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



5:45 PM Random Harvest (1942)
A woman's happiness is threatened when she discovers her husband has been suffering from amnesia.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn
Runtime: 124 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y



WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: RONALD COLMAN

8:00 PM Raffles (1930)
A distinguished British gentleman hides his true identity as a notorious jewel thief.
Dir: Harry D'abbadie D'arrast Cast: Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Bramwell Fletcher
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: N


9:30 PM Cynara (1932)
Infidelity threatens a lawyer's marriage when his fling decides to steal him from his wife.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Phyllis Barry
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: N


11:00 PM Bulldog Drummond (1929)
A British adventurer helps a blonde beauty rescue her uncle from an unscrupulous psychiatrist.
Dir: F. Richard Jones Cast: Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, Lilyan Tashman
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: N


12:45 AM Condemned (1929)
A Devil's Island convict and the warden's wife fall in love.
Dir: Wesley Ruggles Cast: Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Dudley Digges
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: N


2:30 AM Kismet (1944)
In the classic Arabian Nights tale, the king of the beggars enters high society to help his daughter marry a handsome prince.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, James Craig
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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4:15 AM Lucky Partners (1940)
Two strangers who share a sweepstakes ticket take it on the lam.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Ronald Colman, Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y