TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 23: Star of the Month: Joel McCrea

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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

12:32 AM Ryan's Daughter Featurette (1970)
C-6 mins,

12:45 AM Rififi (1954)
Four friends plot an intricate jewelry heist, planning for everything except human frailty.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Jean Servais , Carl Mohner , Robert Manuel .
BW-118 mins, TV-14,

2:55 AM Rita Hayworth Biography (1962)
BW-4 mins,

3:00 AM Gilda (1946)
A gambler discovers an old flame in South America, but she's married to his new boss.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Rita Hayworth , Glenn Ford , George Macready .
BW-110 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:00 AM Rita (2003)
A documentary on the life story and experiences of Rita Hayworth told through film clips and stills, archival footage, dramatic re-enactments and interviews.
Dir: Elaina B. Archer Cast: Rita Hayworth , Yasmine Khan ,
C-58 mins, TV-14, CC,

6:00 AM Kennel Murder Case, The (1933)
Society sleuth Philo Vance investigates a murder tied to a Long Island dog show.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Powell , Mary Astor , Eugene Pallette .
BW-73 mins, TV-G, CC,



7:14 AM Emergency Case, The (1930)
BW-10 mins,

7:30 AM San Francisco (1936)
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the big earthquake.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Clark Gable , Jeanette MacDonald , Spencer Tracy .
BW-115 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:30 AM All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
A French nobleman falls in love with his children's governess.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Bette Davis , Charles Boyer , Jeffrey Lynn .
BW-143 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:00 PM Neptune's Daughter (1949)
Mistaken identity complicates a polo player's romance with a bathing suit designer.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Esther Williams , Red Skelton , Ricardo Montalban .
C-93 mins, TV-G, CC,

1:45 PM Born To Be Bad (1950)
An ambitious girl steals a rich husband but keeps her lover on the side.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Joan Fontaine , Robert Ryan , Zachary Scott .
BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC,

3:23 PM Italy's In Season (1967)
C-7 mins,

3:30 PM Rome Adventure (1962)
A rebellious teacher moves to Rome and finds love.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Troy Donahue , Angie Dickinson , Rossano Brazzi .

C-119 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM 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.
C-7 mins,

5:45 PM V.I.P.S, The (1963)
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
Dir: Anthony Asquith Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Louis Jourdan .
C-119 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:50 PM Visiting Virginia (1947)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about the agriculture, history, and natural wonders of Virginia.
Dir: James H Smith
C-9 mins,

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

8:00 PM Virginian, The (1946)
Best friends become enemies when one signs on with a rustler.
Dir: Stuart Gilmore Cast: Joel McCrea , Brian Donlevy , Sonny Tufts .
C-87 mins, TV-14, CC,



9:37 PM Hotel A La Swing (1937)
BW-22 mins,

10:00 PM Union Pacific (1939)
A crooked politician tries to stop construction of the first intercontinental railroad.
Dir: Cecil B. De Mille Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Joel McCrea , Akim Tamiroff .
BW-135 mins, TV-PG, CC,



12:30 AM Cattle Drive (1951)
The son of a wealthy railroad owner gets lost in the middle of nowhere.
Dir: Kurt Neumann Cast: Joel McCrea , Dean Stockwell , Chill Wills .
C-77 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:00 AM Silver Horde, The (1930)
An Alaskan fisherman is dogged by a ruthless competitor and an ambitious dance hall girl.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Evelyn Brent , Louis Wolheim , Joel McCrea .
BW-75 mins, TV-G,

3:30 AM Outriders, The (1950)
Rebel soldiers try to hijack a Union gold shipment.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Joel McCrea , Arlene Dahl , Barry Sullivan .
C-93 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:15 AM Primrose Path (1940)
The youngest child in a family of prostitutes tries to go straight with a working man.
Dir: Gregory La Cava Cast: Ginger Rogers , Joel McCrea , Marjorie Rambeau .
BW-93 mins, TV-PG, CC,

[Walk away]

1. This was the best day of the week

I own a dogie day care and it's been raining all week here. That means TCM on the DVR for the puppies and me. We all agree that Joel McCrea movies are wonderful. He's at his best opposite Hopkins, Stanwyck and the fabulous Jean Arthur but I just loved the Primrose Path with Ginger Rogers. I haven't seen it for years and it made my day!