20 Wednesday
6:00 AM Kid Galahad (1937)
A mob-connected trainer grooms a bellhop for the boxing ring. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Wayne Morris. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-102 mins, TV-PG, CC
8:00 AM Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
True story of the German scientist who devoted his life to curing syphilis. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-103 mins, TV-G, CC
9:45 AM Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
A Norwegian farmer tries to raise two children in the Midwest. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien, James Craig. Dir: Roy Rowland. BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC
11:45 AM All My Sons (1948)
A veteran discovers his father cut costs on wartime military equipment. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Mady Christians. Dir: Irving Reis. BW-94 mins, TV-PG, CC
1:30 PM Destroyer (1943)
The crew of a torpedoed ship fights to take out an enemy sub. Cast: Edward Robinson, Glenn Ford, Marguerite Chapman. Dir: William A. Seiter. BW-99 mins, TV-G
3:15 PM Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
A henpecked husband surprises his family by coming back from World War II a hero. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Warrick, Ted Donaldson. Dir: Alfred E. Green BW-79 mins, TV-G
4:45 PM Larceny, Inc. (1942)
An ex-convict and his gang try to use a luggage store to front a bank robbery, but business keeps getting in the way. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC
6:30 PM I Am the Law (1938)
A law professor signs on as special prosecutor to take on the mob. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, John Beal. Dir: Alexander Hall. BW-83 mins, TV-G
8:00 PM Little Caesar (1930)
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there? Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Glenda Farrell. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-79 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS
Impressionists made $ by mimicing J. Cagney and using the term Dirty rats. However, he flatly denied ever using that term in any movie.
Who really used the term Dirty rats? Watch
9:30 PM Key Largo (1948)
A returning veteran tangles with a ruthless gangster during a hurricane. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall. Dir: John Huston. BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
& you will know!
11:15 PM Tight Spot (1955)
A district attorney tries to get a hardboiled woman to testify against the mob. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith. Dir: Phil Carlson. BW-96 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
1:00 AM Cincinnati Kid, The (1965)
Card sharps try to deal with personal problems during a big game in New Orleans. Cast: Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Edward G. Robinson. Dir: Norman Jewison. C-103 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS
2:45 AM Nightmare (1956)
After being hypnotized into committing murder, a young musician has to reconstruct his actions to clear his name. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Virginia Christine. Dir: Maxwell Shane. BW-89 mins, TV-PG
4:30 AM Brother Orchid (1940)
After a failed hit, a mob chief recuperates in a monastery. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC
BTW, it seems TCM is running quite a few marathons in August:
http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.jsp?startDate=08/01/2008&timezone=EST&cid=N
Soylent Green runs during the Charton Heston marathon on the 28/29 @ 1:30 AM. Sadly, the Omega Man is absent from this one.
