TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 2nd: Star of the Month: Joel McCrea
There are some great Joel McCrea classics on tonight.
And during the day it's time for Theodore Bikel to blow out the candles on his birthday cake, and for the rest of us to watch a few of his films.
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
12:00 AM C- 90 min
Flipper (1963)
A fisherman in the Florida Keys opposes his son's friendship with a dolphin.
Dir: James B. Clark Cast: Chuck Connors , Luke Halpin , Kathleen Maguire.
1:45 AM 107 min TV-14
Stromboli (1950)
A refugee marries a Sicilian fisherman but can't cope with the harshness of her new life.
Dir: Roberto Rossellini Cast: Ingrid Bergman , Mario Vitale , Renzo Cesana .
3:45 AM C- 97 min TV-G
Toast Of New Orleans, The (1950)
A New Orleans fisherman fights snobbery to become an opera star.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Mario Lanza , David Niven.
5:30 AM 26 min TV-G
MGM Parade Show #11 (1955)
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly perform in a clip from "For Me and My Gal"; Susan Hayward introduces a clip from "I'll Cry Tomorrow." Hosted by George Murphy.
6:00 AM C- 42 min TV-G
SOME OF THE BEST - 1949 (1949)
Features highlights of MGM's productions from 1924 through 1948 in honor of the studio's 25th anniversary. Hosted by Lionel Barrymore.
6:45 AM 56 min TV-G
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
An elderly woman turns sheriff to clear her granddaughter of murder charges.
Dir: George Amy Cast: May Robson , Harry Davenport , Margot Stevenson.
7:48 AM 11 min
Vaudeville Reel #4 (1935)
8:00 AM 69 min TV-G
Strangers All (1935)
A mother tries to bring her estranged children closer together.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: May Robson , Preston Foster , Florine McKinney.
9:15 AM 94 min TV-G
Never Let Me Go (1953)
An American correspondent and his Russian ballerina wife are separated by the Soviet authorities.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Clark Gable , Gene Tierney , Bernard Miles.
10:45 AM 97 min TV-14
Young Lovers, The (1954)
An American boy and a Russian girl fight bureaucracy when they fall in love.
Dir: Anthony Asquith Cast: Odile Versois , David Knight , Joseph Tomelty.
12:30 PM 58 min TV-PG
Escape From the Iron Curtain (1957)
A mission is planned to bring out a scientist from Hungary.
1:29 PM 10 min
People Of Russia (1942)
1:45 PM C- 92 min TV-PG
Vintage, The (1957)
Two fugitives hide out in a vineyard.
Dir: Jeffrey Hayden Cast: Pier Angeli , Mel Ferrer , John Kerr.
3:18 PM C- 7 min
Visiting Italy (1951)
A moving postcard of Italy showing Rome, Assisi, Pisa and Florence, which highlights several of the most famous pieces of the country's impressive architecture.
3:30 PM 77 min TV-PG
I Bury The Living (1958)
A cemetery keeper thinks he can mark people for death.
Dir: Albert Band Cast: Richard Boone , Theodore Bikel , Peggy Maurer.
5:00 PM C- 172 min TV-G
My Fair Lady (1964)
A phonetics instructor bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Audrey Hepburn , Rex Harrison , Stanley Holloway.
TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: JOEL MCCREA
8:00 PM 91 min TV-G
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
A filmmaker masquerades as a hobo to get in touch with the little people.
Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Joel McCrea , Veronica Lake , Robert Warwick.
9:45 PM 88 min TV-G
Palm Beach Story, The (1942)
To finance her husband's career, a married woman courts an eccentric millionaire.
Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Claudette Colbert , Joel McCrea , Mary Astor.
11:17 PM C- 9 min
Glimpses Of Florida (1941)
11:30 PM 104 min TV-G
More the Merrier, The (1943)
The World War II housing shortage brings three people together for an unlikely romance.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Jean Arthur , Joel McCrea , Charles Coburn.
1:30 AM 76 min TV-G
Richest Girl in the World, The (1934)
To put off fortune-hunters, an heiress trades places with her secretary.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Miriam Hopkins , Joel McCrea , Fay Wray.
3:00 AM 69 min TV-G
Woman Chases Man (1937)
A millionaire hires a lady architect to con the money for a housing project out of his wealthy son.
Dir: John Blystone Cast: Miriam Hopkins , Joel McCrea , Charles Winninger .
4:15 AM 67 min TV-G
Bed of Roses (1933)
A girl from the wrong side of the tracks is torn between true love and a life of sin.
Dir: Gregory LaCava Cast: Constance Bennett , Joel McCrea , John Halliday.
LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Gregory La Cava. Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, Pert Kelton, John Halliday, Samuel Hinds, Franklin Pangborn. Smart pre-Code comedy-drama with Bennett and Kelton released from reform school and on the make for plenty of "umpchays with ashcay," that is, until Bennett falls for riverboat skipper McCrea. Kelton is hilarious as a slinky, no-holds-barred "bad girl" with an acid tongue.
5:30 AM 76 min TV-G
Kept Husbands (1931)
A steel worker marries the boss's daughter, then has to teach her about life on a budget.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Dorothy Mackaill , Joel McCrea , Ned Sparks.
