TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 16: Birthday Tribute: Barbara Stanwyck/TCM Spotlight: Greek Mythology

12:15 AM    Fatal Attraction (1987) A happily married New York City attorney engages in a one-night stand while his wife and child are away. The woman refuses to end the affair and subsequently terrorizes the attorney and his family.    Dir: Adrian Lyne    Cast: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer
    Runtime: 119 mins    Genre: Thriller    Rating: TV-14    CC:


2:30 AM    The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) Frank Chambers, a depression-era drifter ends up at a diner owned by Nick Papadakis, who offers Frank a job. Frank accepts the offer, and begins an affair with Nick's wife Cora. The adulterous lovers soon plot to kill Nick and share in the insurance money.    Dir: Bob Rafelson    Cast: Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos
    Runtime: 123 mins    Genre: Crime    Rating: TV-MA    CC: Y


4:45 AM    Mrs. Soffel (1984) A prison warden's wife is seduced into helping a notorious killer escape.    Dir: Gillian Armstrong    Cast: Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine
    Runtime: 110 mins    Genre: Romance    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y

TCM Daytime: Birthday Tribute: Barbara Stanwyck

6:45 AM    Christmas in Connecticut (1945) When a magazine writer invites a rescued sailor to spend Christmas with her, he ends up falling in love with her.    Dir: Peter Godfrey    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet
    Runtime: 101 mins    Genre: Comedy    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y

8:30 AM    These Wilder Years (1956) A wealthy businessman sets out to find his long-lost illegitimate son.    Dir: Roy Rowland    Cast: James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon
    Runtime: 91 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



10:15 AM    My Reputation (1946) A widow generates small-town gossip when she falls in love too soon after her husband's death.    Dir: Curtis Bernhardt    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Warner Anderson
    Runtime: 96 mins    Genre: Romance    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



12:00 PM    Lady of Burlesque (1943) A star dancer and comedian team to investigate murders.    Dir: William A. Wellman    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea, Iris Adrian
    Runtime: 91 mins    Genre: Suspense/Mystery    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



1:45 PM    East Side, West Side (1949) A chic New York couple is torn apart by a seductive model.    Dir: Mervyn LeRoy    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin
    Runtime: 108 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y



3:45 PM    Ladies They Talk About (1933) A lady bank robber becomes the cell block boss after she's sent to prison.    Dir: Howard Bretherton, William Keighley    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Lyle Talbot
    Runtime: 69 mins    Genre: Crime    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



5:00 PM    Night Nurse (1931) A nurse discovers that the children she's caring for are murder targets.    Dir: William A. Wellman    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell
    Runtime: 72 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y



6:15 PM    Clash by Night (1952) An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband's best friend.    Dir: Fritz Lang    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan
    Runtime: 104 mins    Genre: Romance    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



TCM Prime Time: TCM Spotlight: Greek Mythology

8:00 PM    Helen of Troy (1956) A shipwrecked prince's love for a married queen triggers war between Greece and Troy.    Dir: Robert Wise    Cast: Stanley Baker, Rossana Podestà, Brigitte Bardot
    Runtime: 118 mins    Genre: Epic    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y



10:15 PM    Ulysses (1954) Epic tale of Ulysses' travels and his return home to Ithaca after the end of the 10-year Trojan War to be reunited with his wife who has long thought him dead.    Dir: Mario Camerini    Cast: Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn
    Runtime: 94 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



12:00 AM    Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (1963) When two legendary Greek heroes are marooned, they're pushed into conflict with the famed Biblical strongman.    Dir: Pietro Francisci    Cast: Kirk Morris, Richard Lloyd, Liana Orfei
    Runtime: 85 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



1:45 AM    Hercules (1983) Hercules faces the task of trying to rescue a princess from the clutches of her villainous kidnappers, who make their home on the moon.    Dir: Luigi Cozzi    Cast: Lou Ferrigno, Mirella D'angelo, Sybil Danning
    Runtime: 98 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



3:30 AM    The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) The Greek Army sets out to destroy the Colossus of Rhodes.    Dir: Sergio Leone    Cast: Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges Marchal
    Runtime: 127 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y