TCM’s ’31 Days of Oscar’ Full Schedule: February 16
What To Know
- TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” on February 16 features a lineup of films centered on themes of family dynamics and school experiences, including classics like Our Dancing Daughters and The Magnificent Ambersons.
- The day’s schedule highlights notable performances from stars such as Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Audrey Hepburn, and Sidney Poitier, with films exploring complex relationships, generational conflicts, and personal growth.
- Viewers can expect a mix of emotional dramas, iconic characters, and Oscar-nominated performances, with movies spanning from the Roaring ’20s to mid-20th-century school settings.
TCM takes you back home — and back to school. with a day of films dedicated to family and school. Expect tears, complicated dramas, heartbreak, danger, and Petula Clark — you know, the kind of things you’d encounter at your own high school reunion.
Monday, February 16
Oscar Goes to a Family Reunion
6am: Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
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See young Joan Crawford‘s first breakthrough performance, in this synchronized sound (so not quite a silent, not quite a talkie) film about love, morals and youth gone wild during the Roaring 20s.
7:30am: Edward, My Son (1949)
Spencer Tracy and Deborah Kerr play two wealthy parents who will do anything for their son, even if it makes his an alcoholic do-nothing and then increasingly miserable.
9:30am: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
This Orson Welles written-and-directed drama about the declining fortunes of a Midwestern family is considered one of his greatest films, despite the fact that studio interference on the picture — which included over an hour of cuts and a tacked-on happier ending — drove Welles to despair.
11am: The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
This adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s epic novel sees Yul Brenner play the freewheeling arm officer of a Russian clan, who becomes the victim of various schemes, both financial and vengeful.
1:30pm: I Remember Mama (1948)
Irene Dunne stars as the titular mama, the matriarch of a Norwegian immigrant trying to survive in early 20th century San Francisco.
3:45pm: I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
Gene Hackman and Melvyn Douglas play a difficult father and son duo, who clash far more often than they connect.
5:30pm: Auntie Mame (1958)
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Rosalind Russell‘s flamboyant, bohemian Auntie Mame did more than just influence her orphaned nephew, Patrick — she remains one of classic Hollywood’s most iconic characters, nearly 70 years later.
Oscar Goes to Class
8pm: The Children’s Hour (1961)
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Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine star as two young schoolteachers who become the subject of a life-changing rumor in this William Wyler-directed drama.
10pm: The Corn is Green (1945)
Bette Davis plays a crusading teacher determined to bring education to the children of a small Welsh mining town. Though only 36 at the time, Davis played a 50 year old with a wig and padded bodysuit.
12am: Blackboard Jungle (1955)
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Young Sidney Poitier got his big break in this controversial drama about a new teacher who arrives at a school filled with rebellious teens. Poitier wasn’t the only breakthrough in this film — it’s also the first to have rock ‘n’ roll music on its soundtrack.
2am: Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969)
Peter O’Toole stars as a stiff-upper-lipped British schoolteacher, while Petula Clark plays the music hall singer who steals his heart while teaching him to lighten up. An early version of the film was to star Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, but obviously, that version never came to fruition.
4:45am: Good News (1947)
At college, poor girl Connie (June Allyson) and rich girl Pat (Patricia Marshall) both have eyes for Peter Lawford, in this musical which received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.