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The Great Lie

Horario: 23:30–01:30
Duración: 120 min
Descripción: After her long-time boyfriend, pilot Pete Van Allen (George Brent), marries fiery concert pianist Sandra Kovak (Mary Astor) while drunk, Maggie Patterson (Bette Davis) is heartbroken. Pete learns the marriage is illegal, yet dutifully offers to remarry Sandra. But when she refuses to alter a performance date to do so, Pete returns to Maggie and marries her. Soon after, Pete goes missing on a flight -- and when Maggie learns Sandra is carrying Pete's baby, she makes the pianist a shocking offer.
Géneros: Romance

Horario: 01:30–03:45
Duración: 135 min
Descripción: A veteran of World War I, Charles Rainier (Ronald Colman) has lost all memory of his life before the war. Left to wander, Rainier meets a showgirl, Paula (Greer Garson), with whom he falls in love. Rainier and Paula are soon happily married, but when Rainier travels out of town, a car hits him -- erasing the memories of his life with Paula, but restoring those of his life before the war. While he returns to his previous life, Paula tries to find a way to be reunited with her husband.
Géneros: Drama

Horario: 03:45–05:30
Duración: 105 min
Descripción: Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.
Géneros: Romantic comedy

Horario: 05:30–07:15
Duración: 105 min
Descripción: Socialite Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master (Humphrey Bogart) is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele (George Brent), Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.
Géneros: Drama

Horario: 07:15–09:00
Duración: 105 min
Descripción: In this musical, friends Jerry Burke (Gus Van) and Jack Glennon (Joseph T. Schenck) are both baseball players who perform a vaudeville act on the side. Jack attracts the attention of money-hungry Daisy (Mary Doran), who splits up his engagement with sweet Mary (Bessie Love) and his friendship with Jerry. Eventually, Jerry's income is insufficient for Daisy, and she leaves him. Jack, whose team is playing in the World Series, starts dating Mary, but still tries to help his old friend in need.
Géneros: Musical

Horario: 09:00–10:30
Duración: 90 min
Descripción: With his job on the line, Chicago Cubs manager Cap (William Frawley) needs to turn around his lackluster team fast -- especially since nothing less than the pennant will keep him employed. Fortunately for Cap, rookie pitcher Frank "Ike" Farrell (Joe E. Brown) has just the talent to pull up the fledgling team. However, Ike always has an excuse or a lie handy for every problem -- and the real trouble comes when a group of gamblers looks to fix the Cubs' games, and Ike is their main target.
Géneros: Comedy

Horario: 10:30–11:45
Duración: 75 min
Descripción: Young players try out for the founder (Edward G. Robinson) of the New York Giants Florida training camp.
Géneros: Drama

Horario: 11:45–14:00
Duración: 135 min
Descripción: This moving biographical drama follows the life of revered baseball player Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper). Championed by sportswriter Sam Blake (Walter Brennan), Gehrig eventually gets recruited by the New York Yankees, joining a team of heavy hitters that includes the legendary Babe Ruth. When Gehrig marries his spirited sweetheart, Eleanor (Teresa Wright), things look up for him, but he is soon sidelined by a terrible illness that he bravely tries to battle.
Géneros: Biography

Horario: 14:00–16:00
Duración: 120 min
Descripción: In 1908 Nebraska, young Grover Cleveland Alex Alexander (Ronald Reagan) saves to buy a farm for himself and his fiancée, Aimee (Doris Day), but also longs to realize his dream of playing baseball. His pitching skills win him a position on an Illinois team, but an injury almost ruins his chance. Once he recovers, he and Aimee wed, and he returns to baseball and begins an increasingly successful career -- until he's diagnosed with epilepsy, which he struggles to hide from the public and Aimee.
Géneros: Romance, Biography, Docudrama

Horario: 16:00–18:00
Duración: 120 min
Descripción: A newspaper reporter, Jennifer Paige (Janet Leigh), is investigating the Pittsburgh Pirates' losing streak. The team is led by manager Guffy McGovern (Paul Douglas), whose swearing and fighting hinder his team's progress. Meanwhile, an orphan named Bridget White (Donna Corcoran) has been praying for the team, and her pleas are answered by an angelic voice. The angel begins urging Guffy to be kinder in return for helping the Pirates win, but the playoffs test the manager's temper.
Géneros: Children, Comedy

Horario: 18:00–20:00
Duración: 120 min
Descripción: Despite being key players for the Wolves, baseball players Dennis Ryan (Frank Sinatra) and Eddie O'Brien (Gene Kelly) harbor a passion for vaudeville. When a local gambler (Edward Arnold) puts a lot of money on the Wolves to lose a big game, he tries to win the bet by offering Eddie the lead role in a newly produced show. Though Eddie is tempted to accept, he risks incurring the wrath of both Dennis and the team's owner (Esther Williams), who just happens to be his girlfriend.
Géneros: Musical comedy

Horario: 20:00–21:30
Duración: 90 min
Descripción: After a successful baseball career in college and as a coach in the military, Jackie Robinson (playing himself) attracts the attention of Major League Baseball's Branch Rickey (Minor Watson). Rickey wants Robinson to play in the minor leagues, believing he can become the first player to break the color barrier and play in the majors. The only catch: He is forbidden from defending himself against racial bigotry. Supported by his wife (Ruby Dee), Robinson is steadfast in his determination to win.
Géneros: Biography

Horario: 21:30–23:30
Duración: 120 min
Descripción: At a U.S. Army fort in the Arizona Territory in 1881, an officer is murdered, and his beautiful young daughter is beaten, raped and strangled. Army lawyer Tom Cantrell (Jeffrey Hunter) defends the accused, African-American sergeant Braxton Rutledge (Woody Strode), a soldier who had once been under his command. Under questioning by Cantrell and the prosecutor (Carleton Young), multiple witnesses piece together the truth of what happened at the fort that day.
Géneros: Western

Horario: 23:30–01:00
Duración: 90 min
Descripción: An athlete drops out of college to join Abe Saperstein's basketball team.
Géneros: Drama