TiVoPlex
TiVoPlex for March 23 2010 through March 29 2010
By John Seal
March 29, 2010
Sunday 3/28/10
3:00 AM Turner Classic Movies
Cottage to Let (1941 GB): Leslie Banks plays scientist Dr. Barington, a boffin helping the RAF develop a new bombsight in the wilds of Scotland, in this obscure Anthony Asquith-directed spy drama from Gainsborough Pictures. Assistant Alan Trently (Michael Wilding) is suspected of espionage on behalf of the Third Reich, and it's up to double agent Dimble (Alistair Sim) to ferret out the truth. Matters are complicated by the nearby presence of a rehab center for wounded Tommys, one of whom (John Mills) also becomes deeply involved in the proceedings. Cottage to Let is minor Asquith, but doesn't get seen on American television with anything approaching regularity, so plan accordingly.
Monday 3/29/10
6:15 AM Turner Classic Movies
Doctor in the House (1954 GB): Dirk Bogarde is recognized as one of the best British actors of the 1950s and ‘60s, but he only became a star because of his lead role in a series of airy rom-coms helmed by Ralph Thomas. The first film in the series, Doctor in the House, introduced the character of Simon Sparrow (Bogarde), a handsome med student working towards his degree at London's fictional St. Swithin's Hospital. Simon, however, has lots of distractions—including fast cars and not terribly fast women—and a crotchety head professor (James Robertson Justice) to boot. It's predictable, if well-written fun, and was successful enough to spawn several sequels, including 1955's Doctor in the House, which follows at 8:00 AM and includes one gut-busting joke about big breaths, and 1963's series finale Doctor in Distress, which airs at 9:45 AM.
6:00 PM Playboy
Supervixens (1975 USA): This week's Russ Meyer boob-a-thon features Henry Rowland as gas station operator Martin Bormann. You might remember Rowland from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, where he played Otto, a German butler who bore a startling resemblance to...Martin Bormann. In Supervixens, Bormann's station provides employment for pump jockey Clint Ramsey (Charles Pitts)—until he's set up by crooked cop Sledge (Charles Napier) for a crime he didn't commit. Don't worry—the plot is just an excuse to film our hero in compromising positions with the generally underdressed Uschi Digard, Shari Eubank, Christy Hartburg, and Colleen Brennan. As an added bonus, we also get Z-Man himself, John Lazar, in a small role (this time sans his own rack), as well as other Meyers regulars such as Haji and Stuart Lancaster.
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