TCM Schedule for Fri, Apr 18, 2025: Ann Todd / Pulp Fiction (Genre)

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Dorothy Ann Todd (24 January 1907 – 6 May 1993) was an English film, television and stage actress who achieved international fame when she starred in The Seventh Veil (1945). From 1949 to 1957 she was married to David Lean who directed her in The Passionate Friends (1949), Madeleine (1950), and The Sound Barrier (1952). She was a member of The Old Vic theatre company and in 1957 starred in a Broadway play. In her later years she wrote, produced and directed travel documentaries.

Full bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Todd




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6:30 AM | Things to Come (1936)
Two generations of philosophers try to bring an end to war.
Dir: William Cameron Menzies | Cast: Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd

8:30 AM | Murder on Diamond Row (1937)
An out-of-favor Scotland Yard inspector hunts a diamond fence known as "The Squeaker," who is also a killer.
Dir: William K. Howard | Cast: Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw, Ann Todd

10:00 AM | Vacation from Marriage (1945)
After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.
Dir: Alexander Korda | Cast: Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns

12:00 PM | The Seventh Veil (1945)
A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory.
Dir: Compton Bennet | Cast: James Mason, Ann Todd, Herbert Lom

2:00 PM | The Passionate Friends (1949)
A married woman has one last fling with her childhood sweetheart.
Dir: David Lean | Cast: Ann Todd, Trevor Howard, Isabel Dean

4:00 PM | Madeleine (1950)
A beautiful young woman stands trial for poisoning her lover.
Dir: David LeanvCast: Ann Todd, Norman Woland, Ivan Desny

6:00 PM | Time Without Pity (1957)
A father comes to the aid of his son who is on Death Row.
Dir: Joseph Losey | Cast: Ann Todd, Leo Mckern, Michael Redgrave



PRIME TIME, LATE NIGHT, EARLY MORNING

8:00 PM | 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

9:30 PM | The Saint in New York (1938)
The Saint goes undercover to get the goods on New York's mob kingpins.
Dir: Ben Holmes | Cast: Louis Hayward, Kay Sutton, Sig Rumann

11:00 PM | The Bat (1959)
A female mystery novelist turns detective to unmask a demented killer.
Dir: Crane Wilbur | Cast: Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon

12:30 AM | The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
Perry Mason gets caught between feuding neighbors who claim to be married to the same woman.
Dir: Alan Crosland | Cast: Warren William, Mary Astor, Allen Jenkins

2:00 AM | The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
A criminal mastermind uses hypnosis to rule the rackets after death.
Dir: Fritz Lang | Cast: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Oskar Beregi Sr.

4:15 AM | Judex (1963)
Remake of a silent serial concerning the adventures of a mysterious, pulp avenger.
Dir: Georges Franju | Cast: Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé, Edith Scob

6:00 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

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