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Fri Apr 4, 2014, 11:37 PM Apr 2014

TCM Schedule for Sunday April 6 - TCM Spotlight: Clark Gable Remake and Original

Two different takes on the same film, both with Clark Gable.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER (1949)
Mistaken identity complicates a polo player's romance with a bathing suit designer. Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Esther Williams , Red Skelton , Ricardo Montalban . C-93 mins, CC,

7:40 AM SUCKER LIST (1941)
This short film focuses on the attempts of a racketeer group to cheat individuals out of money. Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Noel Madison , John Hamilton , Joe Yule . BW-19 mins,

8:00 AM THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940)
Truck driving brothers are framed for murder by a lady psycho. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: George Raft , Ann Sheridan , Ida Lupino . BW-95 mins, CC,

9:39 AM SEVENTH COLUMN (1943)
This short film shows how carelessness and safety hazards can harm the war effort. Dir: Will Jason Cast: Dave O'Brien , BW-9 mins,

9:53 AM ACTION ON THE BEACH (1964)
This behind-the-scenes short offers a look at the D-Day special effects created in filming "The Americanization of Emily" (1964). BW-6 mins,

10:00 AM AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, THE (1964)
A British war widow falls for an opportunistic American sailor during World War II. Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: James Garner , Julie Andrews , Melvyn Douglas . BW-115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 PM STORY OF WILL ROGERS, THE (1952)
Oklahoma lad grows up to become America's favorite humorist. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Will Rogers Jr. , Jane Wyman , Carl Benton Reid . C-109 mins, CC,

2:00 PM CHARLY (1968)
Scientists turn a mentally challenged man into a genius. Dir: Ralph Nelson Cast: Cliff Robertson , Claire Bloom , Lilia Skala . C-103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:47 PM BIG SUR, THE (1965)
This promotional short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "The Sandpiper" (1965). C-9 mins,

4:00 PM INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET, THE (1964)
A World War II 4-F saves the U.S. Navy when he's transformed into a dolphin. Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Don Knotts , Carole Cook , Jack Weston . C-99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:43 PM MILTON FOX, ESQ. (1964)
This promotional short for the feature "Quick Before It Melts" (1964) focuses on its smallest performer, Milton Fox, a penguin. BW-5 mins,

6:00 PM CRITIC'S CHOICE (1963)
A Broadway critic must write a negative review about his wife's play. Dir: Don Weis Cast: Bob Hope , Lucille Ball , Marilyn Maxwell . C-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM MOGAMBO (1953)
In this remake of Red Dust, an African hunter is torn between a lusty showgirl and a married woman. Dir: John Ford Cast: Clark Gable , Ava Gardner , Grace Kelly . C-116 mins, CC,

10:00 PM RED DUST (1932)
A plantation overseer in Indochina is torn between a married woman and a lady of the evening. Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Clark Gable , Jean Harlow , Gene Raymond . BW-83 mins,

11:27 PM NOW WE'LL TELL ONE (1932)
In this comedic short, a man unwittingly puts on a belt that has the power to change the wearer's personality. Dir: James Parrott Cast: Charley Chase , Ellinor Vanderveer , Muriel Evans . BW-19 mins,

12:00 AM OLD SAN FRANCISCO (1927)
In this silent film, an Asian villain menaces a family of aristocratic Spanish settlers. Dir: Alan Crosland Cast: Dolores Costello , Warner Oland , Charles Emmett Mack . BW-89 mins,

1:33 AM ANGORA LOVE (1929)
In this silent short film, a runaway goat adopts two apartment dwellers and causes problems with their landlord. BW-21 mins,

2:00 AM TWENTY FOUR EYES (1954)
A schoolteacher struggles to imbue her students with a positive view of the world and their place in it, despite the fact that she knows of the oncoming war. Dir: Keisuke Kinoshita Cast: Hideko Takamine , Yumeji Tsukioka , Takahiro Tamura . BW-156 mins,

4:45 AM MGM PARADE SHOW #27 (1955)
Walter Pidgeon introduces Part One of "Captains Courageous" and introduces a clip from "Forbidden Planet." BW-26 mins,

5:15 AM TCM PRESENTS ELVIS MITCHELL UNDER THE INFLUENCE: QUENTIN TARANTINO (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell. C-28 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
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