Jean Arthur on Turner Classic Movies
Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur in The More the Merrier
Schedule: EST
Jan. 9
8:00 PM Silver Horde, The (1930)
An Alaskan fisherman is dogged by a ruthless competitor and an ambitious dance hall girl. Cast: Joel McCrea, Evelyn Brent, Jean Arthur. Dir: George Archainbaud. BW-75 mins.
9:30 PM Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
A hotshot reporter and a temperamental actress clash when he investigates the backer of her latest show. Cast: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Reginald Owen. Dir: Edward Ludwig. BW-73 mins.
11:00 PM More the Merrier, The (1943)
The World War II housing shortage brings three people together for an unlikely romance. Cast: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn. Dir: George Stevens. BW-104mins.
Jan. 16
8:00 PM Ex-Mrs. Bradford, The (1936)
A detective teams with his ex-wife to solve a murder. Cast: William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason. Dir: Stephen Roberts. BW-82mins.
9:30 PM If You Could Only Cook (1935)
An unhappy executive gets a job as a butler on a lark, only to fall for the family cook. Cast: Herbert Marshall, Jean Arthur, Leo Carillo. Dir: William A. Seiter. C-75mins.11:00 PM More Than a Secretary (1936)
A secretary gets the glamour treatment to win her boss' heart. Cast: Jean Arthur, George Brent, Lionel Stander. Dir: Alfred E. Green. BW-80mins.
12:30 AM Too Many Husbands (right, 1940)
During World War II, a British platoon goes behind enemy lines in the Pacific. Cast: Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas. Dir: Wesley Ruggles. C-84 mins
Jan. 23
8:00 PM Danger Lights (1931)
A family railroad is threatened when the owner's girl falls for a conductor. Cast: Louis Wolheim, Robert Armstrong, Jean Arthur. Dir: George B. Seitz. BW-74mins.
9:30 PM Public Hero No. 1 (1935)
An undercover G-man helps with a jailbreak to learn the mob's secrets. Cast: Chester Morris, Jean Arthur, Joseph Calleia. Dir: J. Walter Ruben. BW-90mins.
11:15 PM Party Wire (1935)
When a small-town girl's boyfriend leaves in disgrace, gossips spread false reports of her pregnancy. Cast: Jean Arthur, Victor Jory, Charley Grapewin. Dir: Mark Robson. C-70 mins
Jan. 30
8:00 PM Arizona (right, 1940)
A tough pioneer woman needs a young man's help in fighting land grabbers and finding love. Cast: William Holden, Jean Arthur, Warren William. Dir: Wesley Ruggles. BW-121mins.
10:15 PM Shane (1953)
A mysterious drifter helps farmers fight off a vicious gunman. Cast: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Brandon de Wilde. Dir: George Stevens. C-118mins.
12:30 AM Impatient Years, The (1944)
A feuding couple re-creates their courtship in hopes of falling back in love. Cast: Jean Arthur, Lee Bowman, Charles Coburn. Dir: Irving Cummings. C-91 mins