TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 16: Henry Fonda's Birthday; Star of the Month: Joel McCrea

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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

1:15 AM Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943)
A loner gets caught up in a posse's drive to find and hang three suspected rustlers.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Henry Fonda , Dana Andrews , Mary Beth Hughes .
BW-75 mins, TV-14, CC,



2:45 AM Across The Wide Missouri (1951)
An explorer leads the way west for 19th-century settlers along the American frontier.
Dir: William Wellman Cast: Clark Gable , Ricardo Montalban , John Hodiak .
C-78 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:15 AM Midnight Mary (1933)
An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.
Dir: William Wellman Cast: Loretta Young , Ricardo Cortez , Franchot Tone .
BW-74 mins, TV-PG,

5:30 AM Hatchet Man, The (1932)
When he's forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man's daughter.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Loretta Young , Dudley Digges .
BW-74 mins, TV-14,

6:45 AM 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.
BW-26 mins, TV-G,

7:30 AM Male Animal, The (1942)
A college professor fights censorship and an amorous football player who's after his wife.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Henry Fonda , Olivia de Havilland , Joan Leslie .
BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:15 AM Long Night, The (1947)
A veteran tries to free his former love from a sadistic lover.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Henry Fonda , Barbara Bel Geddes , Vincent Price .
BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC,



11:00 AM Fort Apache (1948)
An experienced cavalry officer tries to keep his new, by-the-books commander from triggering an Indian war.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Henry Fonda , Shirley Temple .
BW-128 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:15 PM Mister Roberts (1955)
A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Henry Fonda , James Cagney , William Powell .
C-121 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 PM Stage Struck (1958)
A young actress makes all the wrong moves trying to break in on Broadway.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Henry Fonda , Susan Strasberg , Joan Greenwood .
C-95 mins, TV-PG, CC,



5:15 PM Advise & Consent (1962)
A controversial presidential nomination threatens the careers of several prominent politicians.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Henry Fonda , Charles Laughton , Don Murray .
BW-138 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: JOEL MCCREA

8:00 PM Dead End (1937)
A killer returns to his childhood home to plot his escape from the law.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Sylvia Sidney , Joel McCrea , Humphrey Bogart .
BW-92 mins, TV-PG,

9:45 PM Great Man's Lady, The (1942)
A pioneer couple struggle to build a city in the wild West.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Joel McCrea , Brian Donlevy .
BW-91 mins, TV-PG,



11:30 PM Rockabye (1932)
A Broadway star tries to hold onto an adopted child and a younger man.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Constance Bennett , Joel McCrea , Paul Lukas .
BW-68 mins, TV-G,

12:45 AM Stars In My Crown (1950)
A parson uses six-guns and the Bible to bring peace to a Tennessee town.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Joel McCrea , Ellen Drew , Dean Stockwell .
BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:30 AM These Three (1936)
Scandal destroys the lives of two small-town schoolteachers.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Miriam Hopkins , Merle Oberon , Joel McCrea .
BW-93 mins, TV-14,



4:15 AM Come And Get It (1936)
Years after deserting his true love, a lumber tycoon vies with his son for her daughter's hand.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Edward Arnold , Joel McCrea , Frances Farmer .
BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC,