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What To Know
- TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” on February 15 features a full day of acclaimed crime films spanning from the 1930s to the 1970s, highlighting the evolution of the genre.
- The lineup includes classics such as Little Caesar, Double Indemnity, Bonnie and Clyde, and Dog Day Afternoon, showcasing iconic performances and influential storytelling.
On this long weekend Sunday, TCM invites you to go bad, with a full days lineup dedicated to the greatest crime films of all time. With “Oscar Goes Bad,” sample a 50-year slice of crime cinema, from wicked 1930s gangsters to angst-ridden 1970s bank robbers (and angst-ridden 1930s bank robbers, filmed in the 1960s, too).
Sunday, February 15: Oscar Goes Bad (Crime)
7am: Little Caesar (1930)

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Edward G. Robinson stars in this tale of an enterprising young hood, who climbs the ranks of the Chicago underworld. But will he like what he finds when he gets to the top?
8:30am: The Letter (1940)
Bette Davis plays a woman who guns down a man in self-defense…or does she?
10:15am: Key Largo (1948)
The final on-screen pairing of Bogey and Bacall follows a group of travelers — and gangsters — who are trapped in a Florida hotel during a hurricane.
12pm: Double Indemnity (1944)

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Barbara Stanwyck stuns as a femme fatale who wants to knock off her hubby for the insurance payout. But she and crooked lover Fred MacMurray are about to have their wicked plans complicated by heroic insurance claims manager Edward G. Robinson.
2pm: Strangers on a Train (1951)
Criss…cross! Farley Granger gets in trouble when he humors a kooky stranger on his commute (Robert Walker)…a stranger who was more than serious about his insane plan to “swap” murders.
4pm: Rear Window (1954)
You’d think that if Grace Kelly was hanging around your house, you’d have better things to do than stare out your window! But Jimmy Stewart’s injured photojournalist has other ideas — and when he thinks he witnesses a murder in the apartment across the courtyard, one of Hitchcock’s most intricately-crafted tales is set in motion.
6pm: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

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They’re young…they’re in love…and they kill people, as the tagline for this Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway classic read. This film did more than turn its two lead actors into superstars; it was one of the films that launched the “New Hollywood” of the 1970s (and set off a craze for 1930s-style clothing).
8pm: White Heat (1949)
Ma! Top of the world! James Cagney thrills as the psychotic (literally — he gets diagnosed with psychosis in the film) gangster Cody Jarrett, who leads his crew in bloody raids on banks, mail trains, and anyone who gets in his way.
10pm: In Cold Blood (1967)
Robert Blake chills as real-life murderer Perry Smith, in this black-and-white adaptation of Truman Capote‘s award-winning book on the gruesome Clutter family murders.
12:30am: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

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Al Pacino was on one of Hollywood’s all-time great hot streaks — The Godfather, Serpico, The Godfather II, and then this ultra-tense Sidney Lumet-directed drama about two inexperienced bank robbers (Pacino and his Godfather costar, the gone-too-soon John Cazale), who get in over their heads when their heist turns into a hostage situation.
2:45am: Shaft (1971)

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Who’s the cat who won’t cop out when there’s danger all about? This film about a private eye (Richard Roundtree) rescuing a mob boss’s daughter from the Mafia spawned two sequels and was one of the brightest stars of 1970s blaxploitation cinema. But today, it might be best remembered for its absolutely perfect soundtrack by Isaac Hayes, which won two Grammys and an Oscar.
4:45am: The Window (1949)
This film noir about a little boy who witnesses a murder, but finds that all the adults in his life think he’s telling a tall tale, earned star Bobby Driscoll a juvenile Oscar.
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