Loading...
The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-04-24, Page 37Page B2 -Crossroads TV Teleguide, Apr. 24, 1985 THURSDAY, 12:30 A.M.—"THE SEA HAWK". Starring Er- rol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Calude Rains, A top-notch combination of classy Warner Bros. costumer and Flynn at his dashing best in this adventure on the high seas. SATURDAY, 11:00 A.M.—"THE SPANISH MAIN". Stars Maureen O'Hara, Paul Henreid, Walter Slezak. Set in the swashbuckling piracy days of the 17th 'century, an adven- turer rescues a beautiful girl from a villainous nobleman. SATURDAY MIDNIGHT—"A DATE WITH THE FALCON". Stars George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason. A scientist who has perfected the process of making synthetic diamonds is kidnapped andhis twin brother takes his • place. SUNDAY, 9:00 A.M.--'°A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS". Stars Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Burns & Allen. An American dancer in London . mistakes an heiress for a chorus girl. SUNDAY, 12:30 A.M.—"WAY BACK HOME". Stars Bette Davis, Phillips Lord. A warm-hearted farmer appoints himself guardian of his neighbor's destinies; MONDAY MIDNIGHT—"THREE ON. A MATCH". Stars Warren William, Joan Blondell,'Bette Davis, Ann Dvorak. A fine, fast-moving melodrama of three girls who renew their childhood friendship, only to find suspense and trag- edy. Dvorak is simply marvelous. TUESDAY, 1:00 A.M.—"I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG". Stars Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson. Still packs a wallop after,all these years, with Muni as an innocent man brutally victimized by the criminal justice system. The haunting finale is justly famous. WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT—"SVENGALI". Stars John Bar- rymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp. An absorbing tale of an artist's obsession with a young girl who becomes a sing- ing artist under his hypnotic spell. • Channel 6 MONDAY, 9:00 P.M.— "THE BOY WHO DRANK TOO MUCH". A skillful high school ice hockey player Buff Saunders, has a drinking problem and it's effecting his school work, his friends and his playing for the team. Buff's only support through his ordeal with alcoholism is a close friend who makes many sacrifices in order to help him. Stars Scott Bait), Lance Kerwin, Don Murray. Channell SATURDAY, 11:30 P.M.—"THE MOLLY MAGUIRES". Starring Richard Harris, Sean Connery. In the late 1870s a detective joins a band of rebellious coal miners. Despite his sympathy for the Pennsylvanian miners, he carries out his orders and informs on them. SUNDAY NOON—"HARD DRIVER". Starring Valerie Per - rine, Jeff Bridges. A southern race car driver becomes suc- cessful only to strain his relationship with his family. SUNDAY, 2:00 P.M. -"THE NICKEL RIDE". Starring Jason Miller, Victor French. A minor urban crime boss' power is on the wane. Fear and paranoia, much of it sub- stantiated by events, takes hold of him, and though he can't survive, he doesn't exit alone. SUNDAY, 4:00 P.M.—"JUNIOR . BONNER". Stars Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino. A depiction of life and championship competitive form on the rodeo circuit. SUNDAY; 7:00 P.M.—"THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS". Starring Nelson Reilly, Roddy McDowell. Based on the classic book by Kenneth Graham, this story revolves around the spirited and adventurous pursuit of four intel- ligent animals who live in the wild, each with very human- ized homes and lifestyles. SUNDAY, 9:00 P.M.—"REDS". Pt. 1-2. Stars Warren Beat- ty, Diane Keaton. His Oscar winning epic traces the turbu- lent lives of Americans John Reed and Louise Bryant as they are caught up in the Russian Revolution. SUNDAY, 11:30 P.M.—"DAVID COPPERFIELD". Stars Richard Attenborough, Cyril Cusack. New version of the Dickens' classic tale of a poor orphan boy who finds his. way in life. MONDAY, 9:00 P.M.—"REDS". (Final) Stars Warren Beat- " ty, Diane Keaton. THURSDAY, 12:30 A.M.—"WATERMELON MAN". Stars Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caime. When a bigoted white surbanite awakens one morning to find he has turned black, his boss decides to take advan- tage of it and urges him to handle -the untapped black insur- ance field; his wife and children leave him and neighbors make "hate" phone calls. FRIDAY MIDNIGHT—"ME, NATALIE". Stars Patty Duke, James Farentino, Martin Balsam. An 18 -year-old from Brooklyn, tries to be pretty, but she knows that she is not. Her parents agree to allow her to rent an apartment in Greenwich Village where she develops a kookie behaviour, falls into a bittersweet love affair, and finally matures. MONDAY MIDNIGHT—"MONTE WALSH". Stars Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Palanc . A drama of a dying breed — the cowboy of the 1880s who drifts when his kind of work is no Ionger needed. TUESDAY, 12:20 A.M.—"R.P.M.". Stars Anthony Quinn, Ann -Margaret, Gary Lockwood. Sociology professor, made president of a dissident torn university, tries to deal with the demands of the students, but fails. WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT—"MATILDA". Stars Elliot Gould, Robert Mitchum, Harry Guardino. Story of a kanga- roo with a fierce left hook who nearly succeeds in defeating the heavyweight champion of the world. Channel 10 FRIDAY, 1:00 A.M.—"HATARI". Stars John Wayne, 'Hardy Kruger. A team of professional hunters capture will ani- mals for the Momella Game Farm in Tanganyika, to .end to a zoo. SATURDAY, 1:45 A.M.—"DELANCY STREET". Starring Walter McGinn, Michael Conrad. A powerful drama which tells about San Francisco's Delaney Street Foundation and its dedication to the recycling of people. SUNDAY, 11:50 P.M.—"MARACAIBO". Starring Cornell Wilde, Abbe Lane. An expert firefighter and his girl arrive at a rich mute's estate to put out a disastrous oil fire. Channel 11 THURSDAY MIDNIGHT—"CAPTAINS AND THE KING$". (Pt. 1-3) Stars Richard Jordan, Joanna, Pettet. A young Irish immigrant to the U.S. in the mid -1800s is consumed all his life with a relentless lust for money, power and women. He gains most of what he wants, often with tragic results for himself and his family, and then suffers the ultimate blow: the loss of what he wanted most, the presidency for his son. • FRIDAY MIDNIGHT—"CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS". (Part 2). Stars Richard Jordan, Joanna Pettet. • SATURDAY MIDNIGHT—"CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS". (Final). MONDAY, 8:00 P.M.—"ADAM". Stars Dan Travanti, Joe Beth Williams. Dan Travanti will play John Walsh, whose young son, Adam was kidnapped. Williams will portray his wife, Reve, who helps him launch a desperate search based oueof their Hollywood, Florida home. The true -life story of their nightmare unfolds as the grief-stricken Walshes gain national television exposure and discover their plight is shared by tens of thousands of other parents every year. Their frustration deepens as they try to influence members of Congress to support a missing -children bill that would allow parents access to the FBI's national crime computer — thereby helping them locate other abducted children. WEDNESDAY, 9:00 P.M.—"THE HEART OF A CHAM- PION". Stars Robert Blake, Doug McKeon, Curtis Com:. way. Story of Boxer "Boom Boom" Mancini and his. quest for the title of WKA Lightweight Champion. Channel 13 THURSDAY MIDNIGHT—"FIRE SALE". Stars Alan Arkin, Rob Reiner. A department store owner is less then en- chanted with the behaviour of his two song. FRIDAY MIDNIGHT—"THE BROTHERS O'TOOLE". Stars John Astin, Pat Carroll. The misadventures of a pair of slick drifters who by chance ride into the sleepy, broken - down mining town of Molybdenum, Colorado, in the 1890s. FRIDAY, 2:00 A.M.—•'JOHNNY FIRECLOUD". Starring Ralph Meeker, Victor Mohica. A modern Indian goes on an ancient warpath when the persecution of his people re- awkens his sense of identity. SATURDAY, 2:00 A.M.—"VENOM". Stars Simon Brent, Neda Arneric. An English painter touring Europe stops in a small village and decides its an ideal spot to paint. He soon discovers the quiet charm of this village is filled with numerous ,murdered victims, poisonous spiders and a beautiful,6ut evasive lady: SUNDAY NOON—"FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN". Stars Ron Howard, Buddie Ebsen. A crusty, independent old-timer refuses Army requests and court orders. They want him to vacate his ranch to make room for a missile base. SUNDAY, 2:00 P.M.—"GOOD NEWS". Stars June Allyson Peter Lawford. Tuneful college capers in a song and dance show, with last minute touchdowns and a re -shuffling of en- gagements. MONDAY MIDNIGHT—"VALDEZ IS COMING". Stars Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark.. Mexican -American deputy, is forced to kill a Black who is mistakenly thought to be a murderer. When he tries to collect money for the pregnant widow, he runs up against a powerful and corrupt land- owner. TUESDAY MIDNIGHT—"GALLANT BESS",, Stars Marsh- all Thompson, Clem Bevans. Lone boy and his horse, Bess. A gallant rescue in time of war when horse saves boy's life. WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT—"THE SECRET GARDEN". Starring Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall. While ex= piffling her uncle's estate, a_10 -year-old girl befriends a crippled boy and he shows her his secret garden. • Channel 57 THURSDAY, 8:00 P.M.—"THE LAST CHASE". Stars Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace. An oil short- age causes the demise of auto travel during the 1980s. Twenty years later an ex -race -car driver reassembles his Porsche and becomes a "symbol of freedom" as he races across the country. THURSDAY, 11:30 P.M.—"LOVING YOU". Starring Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey. A small town boy is discovered by a female press -agent and makes good with her ex-husband's hillbilly band. THURSDAY, 1:40 A.M.—"KING CREOLE". Starring Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau. A teenager, in- volved in a holdup, becomes a big bit when he's forced 'to sing in the gangster's nightclub. THURSDAY, 3:55 A.M.—"FUN IN ACAPULCO". Starring Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Paul. Lukas. A. Man ro- mances two beauties and acts as a part-time lifeguard and night club entainer with a Mexican urchin as his agent. FRIDAY, 8:00 P.M,—"ARTHUR THE KING". Starring Mal- colm McDowell, Candice Bergen, Dyan Canon. The epic tale of adventure, magic, treachery and love amidst the an- cient kingdom of Camelot. FRIDAY MIDNIGHT="GO, JOHNNY GO!" Starring Jim- my Clanton, Alan Freed, Sandy Stewart. An orphan is booted out of a' church choir for singing rock `n' roll and is transformed into 'Johnny Melody' by Alan Freed. FRIDAY, 1:30 A.M.—"DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT". Starring William Bill McGhee, Anne MacAdams, Gene Ross. A nurse arrives at an asylum only to fmd a series of violent acts and murders occurring among the patients and staff. FRIDAY, 3:25 A.M.—"FANGS OF ,THE LIVING DEAD". Stars Anita Eckberg. A young woman receives word that she has inherited a castle. Upon arrival she discovers that her inheritance is haunted by vampires. ,N o . SATURDAY, 10:30 P.M.—"DON'T LOOK NOW". Starring Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason. On an archaelogical trip to Venice a young English couple, whose daughter has just died, meet a blind woman with psychic powers. Through this woman they are led into a frightening and suspenseful experience. SATURDAY, 1:20 A.M.—"BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES". Starring James Franciscus,_ Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans: An astronaut is sent to find a fellow astro- naut -on the site of New York,' 2;000 years after it is de- stroyed by an atomic blast. (Continued on Page 7)