TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 26: Island Prisons

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Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

1:15 AM
Battle Of The Bulge (1965)
A crack Nazi unit holds off the Allies during World War II.
Dir: Ken Annakin Cast: Henry Fonda , Robert Shaw , Robert Ryan .
C-170 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
Tanks Are Coming, The (1951)
A hard-nosed sergeant takes his men behind enemy lines in World War II.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast: Steve Cochran , Philip Carey , Mari Aldon .
BW-90 mins,

6:01 AM
Spotlight (1950)
This short film spotlights several interesting stories, from monks who use dogs to help them find people missing in the snow to rabbits that perform tricks.
Dir: Ronald Haines
BW-14 mins,

6:15 AM
God's Gift To Women (1931)
A modern-day Don Juan tries to go straight for love of an American woman.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Frank Fay , Laura La Plante , Joan Blondell .
BW-72 mins,

7:35 AM
Little Journeys To Great Masters (1931)
This short film provides a glimpse at famous art galleries of Rome, Florence and the Vatican. Vitaphone Release 1248.
Dir: E. M. Newman
BW-8 mins,

7:45 AM
Night Nurse (1931)
A nurse discovers that the children she's caring for are murder targets.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Ben Lyon , Joan Blondell .
BW-72 mins, CC,

9:00 AM
Go-Getter, The (1937)
A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: George Brent , Anita Louise , Charles Winninger .
BW-92 mins, CC,

10:35 AM
Equestrian Acrobats (1937)
This short film focuses on a circus family that perform acrobatic feats while riding horses.
Dir: David Miller
BW-8 mins,

10:45 AM
Nothing Sacred (1937)
When a small-town girl is diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an ambitious newspaper man turns her into a national heroine.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Carole Lombard , Fredric March , Charles Winninger .
C-74 mins, CC,

12:04 PM
From The Ends Of The Earth (1939)
This short film acknowledges the shipping industry's vitality to the motion picture business.
BW-10 mins,

12:15 PM
Babes in Arms (1939)
A group of second-generation entertainers puts on a show to launch their careers.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland , Charles Winninger .
BW-96 mins, CC,

2:00 PM
My Life With Caroline (1941)
A man thinks his high-spirited wife is cheating on him.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Ronald Colman , Anna Lee , Charles Winninger .
BW-81 mins,



3:30 PM
Belle Of The Yukon (1944)
Saloon entertainers get mixed up with a bank robbery.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Randolph Scott , Gypsy Rose Lee , Dinah Shore .
C-84 mins,

5:00 PM
Calling All Husbands (1940)
A henpecked husband confronts the man his wife thinks she should have married.
Dir: Noel Smith Cast: George Tobias , Lucile Fairbanks , Ernest Truex .
BW-63 mins,

6:04 PM
How To Hold Your Husband - Back (1941)
This short film focuses on how marriages can start to crumble.
Dir: Johnny Hines Cast: Johnny Hines , Ken Christy , Sherry Hall .
BW-9 mins,

6:15 PM
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
A star's former servants try to keep her daughter from learning of her fate.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Doris Day , Gene Nelson , S. Z. Sakall .
C-92 mins, CC,

7:52 PM
Sacred City Of The Mayan Indians (1936)
This short film focuses on the city of Chichicastenango and the people who descended from the Mayan Indians.
C-7 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ISLAND PRISONS

8:00 PM
Count of Monte Cristo, The (1934)
After escaping prison, an innocent man seeks revenge on the men who framed him.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Robert Donat , Elissa Landi , Louis Calhern .
BW-113 mins,

10:00 PM
Crimson Pirate, The (1952)
A pirate gets mixed up in a Caribbean revolution.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast: Burt Lancaster , Nick Cravat , Eva Bartok .
C-104 mins, CC,

12:00 AM
Papillon (1973)
Two Devil's Island prisoners devote all of their time to hatching escape plans.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Steve McQueen , Dustin Hoffman , Victor Jory .
C-151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 AM
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
True story of Robert Stroud, the prison lifer who became an expert on birds.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: Burt Lancaster , Karl Malden , Thelma Ritter .
BW-149 mins, CC,



5:15 AM
Devil's Island (1940)
A surgeon unjustly sent to Devil's Island fights to survive harsh treatment.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Boris Karloff , Nedda Harrington , James Stephenson .
BW-62 mins, CC,