TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 24, 2016: Time Travel

[CBHagman]

The daytime schedule goes back in time to focus on the biographies -- flattering, unflattering -- of composers. Then it's time for time travel!

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

1:00 AM
Promise (1986)
When his mother dies, a son inherits her house and custody of his younger brother, who suffers from schizophrenia and epilepsy.
Dir: Glenn Jordan Cast: James Garner , James Woods , Piper Laurie .
C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:49 AM
100 Years At The Movies (1994)
This short documentary celebrates the centennial of American filmmaking through a montage of clips of influential motion pictures
Dir: Chuck Workman
C-9 mins,

3:00 AM
George Wallace (1997)
Following Alabama governor George Wallace through segregation, presidential elections, an assassination attempt, and personal trauma.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: Gary Sinise , Clarence Williams III , Angelina Jolie .
C-186 mins, CC,

6:15 AM
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Robert Alda , Joan Leslie , Alexis Smith .
BW-141 mins, CC,

8:45 AM
Song Without End (1960)
Musical genius Franz Liszt betrays his lover to court a married princess.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Dirk Bogarde , Capucine , Genevieve Page .
C-130 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 AM
Song of Love (1947)
True story of Clara Schumann's battle to save husband Robert's health and resist the romantic overtures of Johannes Brahms.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Paul Henreid , Robert Walker .
BW-118 mins, CC,

1:00 PM
Till The Clouds Roll By (1946)
True story of composer Jerome Kern's rise to the top on Broadway and in Hollywood.
Dir: Richard Whorf Cast: June Allyson , Lucille Bremer , Judy Garland .
C-135 mins, CC,

3:30 PM
Song to Remember, A (1945)
The famed composer Chopin sacrifices everything, even love, for his native Poland.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Paul Muni , Merle Oberon , Cornel Wilde .
C-112 mins, CC,

5:30 PM
Great Waltz, The (1972)
Musical biography of Johann Strauss, the man known as "The Waltz King.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Horst Buchholz , Mary Costa , Rossano Brazzi .
C-134 mins, Letterbox Format

7:53 PM
Opening Night (1931)
This short film satirizes theatrical opening nights. Vitaphone Release 1138.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Leo Hoyt , Peggy Shannon , Helyn Eby-Rock .
BW-7 mins,


WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TIME TRAVEL

8:00 PM
Sleeper (1973)
After awaking from cryogenic suspension, a '70s man gets mixed up with a future revolution.
Dir: Woody Allen Cast: Woody Allen , Diane Keaton , John Beck .
C-87 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:45 PM
Ghost Goes West, The (1936)
An American millionaire moves a Scottish castle to Florida, not realizing it's haunted.
Dir: René Clair Cast: Robert Donat , Jean Parker , Eugene Pallette .
BW-82 mins, CC,

11:20 PM
Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra #1 (1940)
In this short, Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra perform such musical numbers as "Loyal Sons of Rutgers" and "Begin the Beguine." Vitaphone Release B261.
Dir: Roy Mack
BW-10 mins,

11:30 PM
I Married A Witch (1942)
A 300-year-old witch wreaks havoc when she falls in love with a young politician.
Dir: René Clair Cast: Fredric March , Veronica Lake , Robert Benchley .
BW-77 mins,

1:00 AM
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A (1949)
A blow to the head sends an auto mechanic back to the days of Camelot.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Bing Crosby , Rhonda Fleming , Sir Cedric Hardwicke .
C-107 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
Man Who Could Work Miracles, The (1936)
An ordinary man discovers he can make anything happen just by saying it.
Dir: Lothar Mendes Cast: Roland Young , Ralph Richardson , Edward Chapman .
BW-83 mins,

4:30 AM
Horn Blows at Midnight, The (1945)
An angel is sent to destroy the earth with a trumpet blast.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Jack Benny , Alexis Smith , Dolores Moran .
BW-78 mins, CC,