TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 12: The Scene of the Crime/Original and Sequels [View all]

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

12:45 AM Broken Lance (1954)
After being released from prison, having taken the fall for his father--a rancher who sabotaged a mine that was destroying his cattle stock--a son returns to seek vengeance on his three brothers whom he feels drove his hard-working, tough-spirited father to death.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-G CC: Y


2:30 AM Spartacus (1960)
The slaves of ancient Rome revolt and are quashed.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons
Runtime: 182 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:00 AM MGM Parade Show #13 (1955)
George Murphy introduces clips featuring Susan Hayward and Fernand Gravet from "The Great Waltz" and "I'll Cry Tomorrow".
Dir: null Cast: Susan Hayward, Fernand Gravet, George Murphy
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


6:30 AM Way Back Home (1932)
A New England preacher shelters a young boy from his alcoholic father.
Dir: William Seiter Cast: Phillips H. Lord, Effie L. Palmer, Frank Albertson
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:00 AM Street Scene (1931)
A husband's violent reaction becomes the talk of the neighborhood when he catches his cheating wife in the act.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

9:30 AM Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
A newspaperman serves as key witness in a circumstantial murder case.
Dir: Boris Ingster Cast: Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y



11:00 AM Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
An actress champions the cause of a man whom she believes has been falsely accused of murdering his wife.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Ruth Roman, Richard Todd, Mercedes McCambridge
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



12:45 PM The Night of the Hunter (1955)
After hearing an about-to-be-hanged murderer's story about some hidden money he left in the care of his two young kids, the murderer's cell-mate is released and embarks on a journey to find the killer's family.
Dir: Charles Laughton Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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2:30 PM Look in Any Window (1961)
A troubled teen loses his job as a aircraft mechanic and goes on a drinking binge.
Dir: William Alland Cast: Paul Anka, Ruth Roman, Alex Nicol
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



4:00 PM Rear Window (1954)
A photographer with a broken leg uncovers a murder while spying on the neighbors in a nearby apartment building.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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6:00 PM Night Watch (1973)
Ellen Wheeler is an unhappy housewife who settles her fraying nerves with alcohol while staring out her window. When she witnesses what she thinks is a murder through a neighbor's window, she calls the police, who find nothing when they investigate. With her neglectful husband skeptical and unsupportive, Ellen turns to ...
Dir: Brian G. Hutton Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Billie Whitelaw
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



What's on Tonight: Original and Sequels

8:00 PM Topper (1937)
A fun-loving couple returns from the dead to help a henpecked husband.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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9:45 PM Topper Takes a Trip (1939)
A glamorous ghost helps a henpecked husband save his wife from gold-digging friends.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



11:15 PM Topper Returns (1941)
A beautiful ghost enlists a henpecked husband to track down her killer.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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1:00 AM Arsene Lupin (1932)
A gentleman thief risks his life in an attempt to steal the Mona Lisa.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



2:30 AM Arsene Lupin Returns (1938)
A reformed jewel thief helps detectives track down a criminal.
Dir: Geo. Fitzmaurice Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y



4:00 AM Stage Struck (1936)
Broadway hopefuls put on a show.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Warren William
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y