TCM Schedule for Sunday, April 24 --- RELIGIOUS MUSICALS

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24 Sunday



6:00 AM Now Playing May (2011)
BW-18 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

6:30 AM The Silver Chalice (1954)
A silversmith is charged with engraving the Holy Grail.
Cast: Paul Newman, Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli. Dir: Victor Saville.
C-135 mins, TV-G,

9:00 AM Easter Parade (1948)
When his partner leaves him, a vaudeville star trains an untried performer to take her place, finding love in the process.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller. Dir: Charles Walters.
C-103 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

11:00 AM Barabbas (1962)
A thief is pardoned so Jesus can be crucified in his place.
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine. Dir: Richard Fleischer.
C-138 mins, TV-PG,

1:30 PM King of Kings (1961)
Epic retelling of Christ's life and the effects of his teachings on those around him.
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Robert Ryan. Dir: Nicholas Ray.
C-171 mins, TV-PG,

4:30 PM The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
All-star epic retelling of Christ's life.
Cast: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Claude Rains. Dir: George Stevens.
C-199 mins, TV-G,


TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: RELIGIOUS MUSICALS

8:00 PM Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Rock singers reenact the Passion of the Christ.
Cast: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman. Dir: Norman Jewison.
C-107 mins, TV-PG,

10:00 PM Godspell (1973)
Contemporary hippies relive the story of Christ's ministry and crucifixion.
Cast: Victor Garber, David Haskell, Lynne Thigpen. Dir: David Greene.
C-102 mins, TV-G,

12:00 AM The Godless Girl (1929)
A young couple's flirtation with atheism leads to disaster.
Cast: Lina Basquette, Marie Prevost, Tom Keene. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille.
BW-119 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM Ordet (1955)
A fundamentalist preacher clashes with a family whose faith surpasses his own.
Cast: Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff-Rye. Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer.
BW-125 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM The Miracle Woman (1931)
A phony faith healer fights the temptation to go straight when she falls for a blind man.
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Beryl Mercer. Dir: Frank Capra.
BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format