TCM Schedule for Sunday January 17, 2021 - Subway Stories

A twin bill set in that melting pot (especially in summer) known as the NYC subway. Plus: Lon Chaney as the Phantom of the Opera and more Pedro Almodovar.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 am Footlight Parade (1933)
1h 42m | Comedy | TV-G
A producer fights labor problems, financiers and his greedy ex-wife to put on a show.
Director: Lloyd Bacon. Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler

8:00 am Madame Bovary (1949)
1h 46m | Romance | TV-PG
A romantic country girl sacrifices her marriage when she thinks she's found true love.
Director: Vincente Minnelli. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan

10:00 am Witness To Murder (1954)
1h 23m | Action | TV-PG
A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder.
Director: Roy Rowland. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill

11:45 am Big Hand for the Little Lady, A (1966)
1h 35m | Comedy | TV-PG
A pioneer woman replaces her ailing husband in a poker game after he loses most of their money.
Director: Fielder Cook. Cast: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards Jr

1:30 pm Pillow Talk (1959)
1h 45m | Comedy | TV-G
A man and woman carry their feud over the telephone line they share into their real lives.
Director: Michael Gordon. Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall

3:30 pm Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)
2h 2m | Drama | TV-PG
A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.
Director: Elia Kazan. Cast: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden

5:45 pm The Little Foxes (1941)
1h 56m | Drama | TV-PG
An ambitious woman takes on her corrupt brothers and honest husband in her drive for wealth.
Director: William Wyler. Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright

8:00 pm Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The (1974)
1h 44m | Drama | TV-MA
Four ruthless terrorists take over a New York City subway train and hold the passengers fo...
Director: Joseph Sargent. Cast: Walter Mattahu, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam

10:00 pm Daybreak Express (1953)
5m | Documentary | TV-G
Director: D.A. Pennebaker.

10:10 pm Incident, The (1967)
1h 47m | Drama
Two rowdy teens board a New York City subway and terrorize the passengers.
Director: Larry Peerce. Cast: Tony Musante, Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges

12:15 am Phantom of the Opera, The (1925)
1h 34m | Horror | TV-G
In this silent film, a hideously deformed man haunts the sewers beneath the Paris Opera.
Director: Rupert Julian. Cast: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry

2:00 am Matador (1986)
1h 47m | Thriller
Forced to retire after a goring, matador Diego Montez has since become a teacher.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar. Cast: Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martinez.

4:00 am Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
1h 38m | Comedy
A wickedly amusing look at modern love through the relationships of several neurotic women.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar. Cast: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano