TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 16: Star of the Month: Clark Gable
Today TCM observes the birthday of Henry Fonda (born May 16, 1905, in Grand Island, Nebraska) with a special schedule of films.
Tonight it honors a very different American actor, Star of the Month Clark Gable.
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
12:00 AM
BLOOD SIMPLE ( 1984)
A Texas bar owner hires a private eye to kill his cheating wife and her boyfriend.
Dir: Joel Coen Cast: John Getz , Frances McDormand , Dan Hedaya .
C- 96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:45 AM
SEVEN DAYS TO NOON ( 1950)
A scientist threatens to detonate a nuclear warhead if the nation will not halt arms research.
Dir: John Boulting Cast: Barry Jones , Andre Morell , Hugh Cross .
BW- 97 mins, CC,
3:30 AM
LUMIERE'S FIRST PICTURE SHOWS (1895-1897) ( 2013)
Classic silent shorts capture the pioneering work of the Lumiere brothers.
BW- 27 mins,
4:05 AM
MARINE CIRCUS ( 1939)
This short film takes look at Marineland of Florida, offering various examples of marine life.
Dir: James A. FitzPatrick
C- 9 mins,
4:15 AM
AT THE CIRCUS ( 1939)
The Marx Bros. team up to keep a circus from going bankrupt.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Groucho Marx , Chico Marx , Harpo Marx .
BW- 87 mins, CC,
5:45 AM
RADIO HAMS ( 1939)
This short film takes a look at amateur radio operators.
Dir: Felix E. Feist Cast: Phillip Terry , Barbara Bedford , Jack Daley .
BW- 10 mins,
6:00 AM
I DREAM TOO MUCH ( 1935)
A composer sets the stage for discord when he pushes his wife into a singing career.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Lily Pons , Henry Fonda , Eric Blore .
BW- 97 mins, CC,
7:45 AM
THAT CERTAIN WOMAN ( 1937)
A gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Bette Davis , Henry Fonda , Anita Louise .
BW- 93 mins, CC,
9:30 AM
BIG STREET, THE ( 1942)
A nightclub waiter, who's in love with a selfish showgirl, gets to prove his love when she's injured.
Dir: Irving Reis Cast: Henry Fonda , Lucille Ball , Barton MacLane .
BW- 89 mins, CC,
11:15 AM
ROUNDERS, THE ( 1965)
Two ne'er-do-well cowpokes look for sex and easy money in the modern West.
Dir: Burt Kennedy Cast: Glenn Ford , Henry Fonda , Sue Ane Langdon .
C- 84 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:45 PM
BATTLE OF THE BULGE ( 1965)
A crack Nazi unit holds off the Allies during World War II.
Dir: Ken Annakin Cast: Henry Fonda , Robert Shaw , Robert Ryan .
C- 170 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:45 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, CC, Letterbox Format
6:15 PM
FUGITIVE, THE ( 1947)
A revolutionary priest flees a Central American dictatorship.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Henry Fonda , Pedro Armendariz , J. Carrol Naish .
BW- 100 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: CLARK GABLE
8:00 PM
CHINA SEAS ( 1935)
A sea captain caught in a romantic triangle has to fight off modern-day pirates.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Clark Gable , Jean Harlow , Wallace Beery .
BW- 87 mins, CC,
9:30 PM
WIFE VS. SECRETARY ( 1936)
A secretary becomes so valuable to her boss that it jeopardizes his marriage.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Clark Gable , Jean Harlow , Myrna Loy .
BW- 88 mins, CC,
11:15 PM
RED DUST ( 1932)
A plantation overseer in Indochina is torn between a married woman and a lady of the evening.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Clark Gable , Jean Harlow , Gene Raymond .
BW- 83 mins, CC,
12:45 AM
MANHATTAN MELODRAMA ( 1934)
Boyhood friends grow up on opposite sides of the law.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Clark Gable , William Powell , Myrna Loy .
BW- 90 mins, CC,
2:30 AM
HOLD YOUR MAN ( 1933)
A hard-boiled babe and a con man wear down each other's rough edges.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Jean Harlow , Clark Gable , Stuart Erwin .
BW- 87 mins, CC,
4:03 AM
HOLLYWOOD HANDICAP ( 1938)
In this short film, a group of musician stable hands race a horse in the Hollywood Derby at Santa Anita race track.
Dir: Buster Keaton Cast: Cyril Ring , Lester Dorr , Gregory Ratoff .
BW- 10 mins,
4:15 AM
TOO HOT TO HANDLE ( 1938)
Rival newsreel photographers vie for scoops and a beautiful lady flyer.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Clark Gable , Myrna Loy , Walter Pidgeon .
BW- 107 mins, CC,
