TCM Schedule for Sunday, May 6, 2012 -- What's On Tonight: Picture Purrfect

[Bolo Boffin]

6:15 AM
DOWN TO EARTH (1947)

The goddess of the dance comes to Earth to take over a musical lampooning the gods.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, Marc Platt.
C-101 mins, TV-G


8:15 AM
SHOW BOAT (1936)

Riverboat entertainers find love, laughs and hardships as they sail along "Old Man River."
Dir: James Whale Cast: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger.
BW-114 mins, TV-G, CC


10:15 AM
THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN (1944)

Twain moves from Mississippi riverboats to the Gold Rush to literary immortality.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Fredric March, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp.
BW-130 mins, TV-G, CC


12:30 PM
WHIRLPOOL (1934)

An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.
Dir: Roy William Neill Cast: Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook.
BW-72 mins, TV-G


2:00 PM
JANE EYRE (1944)

A governess at a remote estate falls in love with her brooding employer.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien.
BW-96 mins, TV-PG, CC


4:00 PM
A YANK IN THE R.A.F. (1941)

A hot shot flyer discovers the hero within when he joins the British Air Force during World War II.
Dir: Henry King Cast: Tyrone Power, Betty Grable, John Sutton.
BW-98 mins, TV-PG


6:00 PM
MARTY (1955)

A lonely butcher finds love despite the opposition of his friends and family.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti.
BW-94 mins, TV-PG, CC


WHAT'S ON TONIGHT -- PICTURE PURRFECT
8:00 PM
HARRY AND TONTO (1974)

When his apartment house is condemned, a retired man goes searching for his place in the world.
Dir: Paul Mazursky Cast: Josh Mostel, Ellen Burstyn, Art Carney.
C-115 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format


10:00 PM
BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE (1959)

A beautiful witch puts a love spell on an unknowing publisher.
Dir: Richard Quine Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon.
C-102 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


12:00 AM
LADY OF CHANCE, A (1928)

In this silent film, a female con artist lures men to her apartment so she can blackmail them.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Norma Shearer, Lowell Sherman, Gwen Lee.
BW-78 mins, TV-G


2:00 AM
ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (1960)

When a widow's family moves to the big city, two of her sons become romantic rivals, with deadly results.
Dir: Luchino Visconti Cast: Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot.
BW-176 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format


5:00 AM
NORTH TO ALASKA (1960)

Two prospectors cope with woman problems and a con man.
Dir: Henry Hathaway Cast: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs.
C-122 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

[Graybeard]

1. Harry & Tonto & Sally Marr

I just watched Harry & Tonto for the first time. I was delighted to see Sally Marr at the end. She played the "cat lady" in a wonderful little cameo. Sally Marr was Lenny Bruce's mother.