TCM Schedule for Wednesday. April 29: On Trial for Murder/April Showers

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Wednesday. April 29, 2026

Birthday Tribute: Ann-Margret (continued)

12:00 AM Once a Thief (1965)
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
Dir: Ralph Nelson Cast: Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:00 AM Made in Paris (1966)
A young fashion designer is transformed by her first trip to Paris.
Dir: Boris Sagal Cast: Ann-Margret, Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:00 AM Lovely to Look At (1952)
All-star remake of Roberta, with three Broadway producers inheriting a Parisian fashion house.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton, Howard Keel
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

TCM Daytime: On Trial for Murder

6:00 AM Stronger Than Desire (1939)
A lawyer's wife keeps mum as her husband defends an innocent woman for the crime she committed.
Dir: Leslie Fenton Cast: Virginia Bruce, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Bowman
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC:


7:30 AM The Witness Chair (1936)
A woman lets her lover stand trial for the murder she committed.
Dir: George Nicholls Jr. Cast: Ann Harding, Walter Abel, Douglass Dumbrille
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y

8:45 AM Midnight Alibi (1934)
An elderly recluse shelters a gambler on the run from bogus murder charges.
Dir: Alan Crosland Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Ann Dvorak, Helen Chandler
Runtime: 60 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y


10:00 AM Confession (1937)
A glamorous singer commits murder to protect her daughter's virtue.
Dir: Joe May Cast: Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Basil Rathbone
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:


11:45 AM A Criminal Is Born (1938)
This short film tells the story of how a young man starts a crime spree which leads to murder.
Dir: Leslie Fenton Cast: Dave Durand, Norman Phillips Jr., Dorothy Vaughan
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: N


12:15 PM Criminal Court (1946)
An unorthodox lawyer accidentally kills a crooked nightclub owner, only to discover that his cabaret singer sweetheart has been arrested for the crime.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Tom Conway, Martha O'Driscoll, June Clayworth
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


1:30 PM Criminal Lawyer (1951)
An alcoholic lawyer sobers up to defend his friend in a murder case.
Dir: Seymour Friedman Cast: Pat O'Brien, Jane Wyatt, Carl Benton Reid
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:

2:45 PM Bordertown (1935)
An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with his boss's neurotic wife.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Margaret Lindsay
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

4:30 PM Count the Hours! (1953)
A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Dolores Moran
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

6:00 PM Trial (1955)
A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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TCM Primetime: April Showers

8:00 PM The Rainmaker (1956)
A fake rainmaker melts the heart of a Kansas spinster while trying to save the town's crops.
Dir: Joseph Anthony Cast: Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey
Runtime: 121 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

10:15 PM Miracle in the Rain (1956)
When a lonely woman's wartime lover dies, her loneliness threatens her life.
Dir: Rudolph Maté Cast: Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Peggie Castle
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

12:15 AM The Rain People (1969)
A housewife who feels trapped leaves home and takes up with a hitchhiker.
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

2:15 AM Singin' in the Rain (1952)
A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound.
Dir: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

4:15 AM Rain (1932)
A missionary tries to reform a streetwalker trapped on a Pacific island.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, Fred Howard
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y