TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 26: Wonder Women
An amazing schedule's in store for you today, movie fans. First, indulge your wanderlust with a roster of daytime films about travel. And may I just say that you owe it to yourself to catch that train with Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes and set out fearlessly for Scotland with Wendy Hiller in I Know Where I'm Going!
And in the evening, celebrate amazing real-life women, including Billie Holliday and Fanny Brice, with TCM's roster of Wonder Women films.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
1:00 AM
COMING HOME ( 1978)
While her husband serves in Vietnam, a young woman falls in love with a disabled veteran.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Jane Fonda , Jon Voight , Bruce Dern .
C- 128 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:16 AM
LONDON CAN TAKE IT! ( 1940)
Despite the nightly Nazi air raids, London's citizens are shown to be courageous and determined in this short film. Vitaphone Release B275.
BW- 9 mins,
3:30 AM
HOMECOMING ( 1948)
A married man's wartime love affair spells trouble when peace comes.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Clark Gable , Lana Turner , Anne Baxter .
BW- 113 mins, CC,
5:33 AM
MEN OF THE SKY ( 1942)
This short film, produced in cooperation with the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII, focuses on a group of fledgling pilots receiving their wings. Vitaphone Release 1017-1018A.
Dir: B. Reeves Eason Cast: Tod Andrews , Eleanor Parker , Don DeFore .
C- 20 mins,
6:00 AM
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS ( 1946)
A woman writer falls for a war hero who's a perfect match for the hero of her latest novel.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Claudette Colbert , John Wayne , Don DeFore .
BW- 101 mins, CC,
7:45 AM
NIGHT TO REMEMBER, A ( 1958)
The crew and passengers of the Titanic fight to survive when the legendary ship strikes an iceberg.
Dir: Roy Ward Baker Cast: Anthony Bushell , Kenneth More , Honor Blackman .
BW- 124 mins, CC,
10:00 AM
LADY VANISHES, THE ( 1938)
A young woman on vacation triggers an international incident when she tries to track an elderly friend who has disappeared.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Margaret Lockwood , Michael Redgrave , Paul Lukas .
BW- 96 mins, CC,
11:45 AM
WEE BIT OF SCOTLAND, A ( 1949)
This short film focuses on the history, culture, and people of Scotland.
C- 10 mins,
11:45 AM
SO YOU'RE GOING ON A VACATION ( 1946)
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes on a vacation and encounters more than he bargained for. Vitaphone Release 1533A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: Ted Stanhope , Paul Panzer , Jane Harker .
BW- 11 mins,
12:15 PM
I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING ( 1945)
A determined young Englishwoman sets out to accomplish her goals even at the risk of her heart.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Wendy Hiller , Roger Livesey , George Carney .
BW- 92 mins, CC,
2:00 PM
INDISCRETION OF AN AMERICAN WIFE ( 1954)
An American woman tries to break off her relationship with her Italian lover.
Dir: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Jennifer Jones , Montgomery Clift , Gino Cervi .
BW- 64 mins, CC,
3:15 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, CC, Letterbox Format
5:16 PM
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER GATEWAYS TO CANADA ( 1936)
This short film focuses on the history, customs, and landscapes of Victoria and Vancouver.
Dir: Benjamin D. Sharpe
C- 9 mins,
5:30 PM
PASTORAL PANORAMAS ( 1950)
This short film takes the viewer to the beautiful English countryside.
C- 9 mins,
5:30 PM
AMALFI WAY ( 1955)
A short film that looks at the sights, sounds, and customs along Italy's Amalfi Coast.
Dir: Richard Wright
BW- 10 mins,
5:30 PM
SEEING SPAIN ( 1953)
This short film highlights the local culture, history, and architecture of various cities in Spain.
C- 8 mins,
6:00 PM
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT ( 1972)
A stodgy young man gets caught up in his free-living aunt's shady schemes.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Maggie Smith , Alec McCowen , Lou Gossett .
C- 109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
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8:00 PM
INCENDIARY BLONDE ( 1945)
In this true story, Texas Guinan rises from Wild West shows to become New York's ?Queen of the Nightclubs? during Prohibition.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Betty Hutton , Arturo de Cordoba , Charles Ruggles .
C- 113 mins, CC,
10:15 PM
LADY SINGS THE BLUES ( 1972)
Billie Holliday fights drug addiction to make a name for herself as a jazz singer.
Dir: Sidney J. Furie Cast: Diana Ross , Billy Dee Williams , Richard Pryor .
C- 144 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:00 AM
FUNNY GIRL ( 1968)
Comedienne Fanny Brice fights to prove that she can be the greatest star and find romance even though she isn't pretty.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Barbra Streisand , Omar Sharif , Kay Medford .
C- 155 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:45 AM
FUNNY LADY ( 1975)
Musical biography of Fanny Brice and her tempestuous marriage to showman Billy Rose.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Barbra Streisand , James Caan , Omar Sharif .
C- 138 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
