Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 2: Star of the Month: Clark Gable
TCM's all at sea during its daytime schedule but gets one foot on shore for the evening tribute to Clark Gable. Pre-code classics get their own slot during the wee hours of the morning.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
1:15 AM
LOSS OF INNOCENCE ( 1961)
A European vacation turns a teenaged girl into a woman.
Dir: Lewis Gilbert Cast: Kenneth More , Danielle Darrieux , Susannah York .
C- 100 mins,
3:15 AM
UNE CHAMBRE EN VILLE ( 1982)
Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, this recitative-style musical focuses on a worker who falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.
Dir: Jacques Demy Cast: Dominique Sanda , Richard Berry , Danielle Darrieux .
C- 94 mins,
5:00 AM
RICH, YOUNG AND PRETTY ( 1951)
A rancher's daughter visits Paris to meet her mother and find love.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Jane Powell , Danielle Darrieux , Wendell Corey .
C- 95 mins, CC,
6:45 AM
GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS ( 1940)
A reporter tries to nail a gambling-ship owner for murder.
Dir: George Amy Cast: Wayne Morris , Jane Wyman , Gilbert Roland .
BW- 55 mins, CC,
7:45 AM
TUTTLES OF TAHITI, THE ( 1942)
A family in the South Seas goes to any lengths to escape work.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Charles Laughton , Jon Hall , Peggy Drake .
BW- 91 mins,
9:30 AM
SIN SHIP, THE ( 1931)
A ship's captain fights to protect a female passenger from his crew.
Dir: Louis Wolheim Cast: Louis Wolheim , Mary Astor , Ian Keith .
BW- 65 mins,
10:45 AM
MIRACLE IN THE RAIN ( 1956)
When a lonely woman's wartime lover dies, her loneliness threatens her life.
Dir: Rudolph Maté Cast: Jane Wyman , Van Johnson , Peggie Castle .
BW- 107 mins, CC,
12:45 PM
HIGH BARBAREE ( 1947)
A downed pilot looks back on his life as he awaits rescue in the South Pacific.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Van Johnson , June Allyson , Thomas Mitchell .
BW- 91 mins, CC,
2:30 PM
ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS ( 1948)
A singer on a Caribbean cruise gets mixed up in a series of romantic problems.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Jack Carson , Janis Paige , Don DeFore .
C- 99 mins, CC,
4:15 PM
LONG VOYAGE HOME, THE ( 1940)
A merchant ship's crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Thomas Mitchell , Ian Hunter .
BW- 106 mins, CC,
6:15 PM
KEY LARGO ( 1948)
A returning veteran tangles with a ruthless gangster during a hurricane.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Edward G. Robinson , Lauren Bacall .
BW- 100 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: CLARK GABLE
8:00 PM
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT ( 1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Clark Gable , Claudette Colbert , Walter Connolly .
BW- 105 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
NO MAN OF HER OWN ( 1933)
A card sharp on the run falls for a beautiful librarian.
Dir: Wesley Ruggles Cast: Clark Gable , Carole Lombard , Dorothy Mackaill .
BW- 81 mins,
11:30 PM
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY ( 1935)
Classic adventure about the sadistic Captain Bligh, who drove his men to revolt during a South Seas expedition.
Dir: Frank Lloyd Cast: Charles Laughton , Clark Gable , Franchot Tone .
BW- 133 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
CLARK GABLE: TALL, DARK AND HANDSOME ( 1996)
Overview of Gable's memorable career. Hosted by Liam Neeson.
Dir: Susan F Walker Cast: Liam Neeson , James Bacon , Carroll Baker .
BW- 46 mins, CC,
3:00 AM
FREE SOUL, A ( 1931)
A hard-drinking lawyer's daughter falls for one of his underworld clients.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Norma Shearer , Leslie Howard , Lionel Barrymore .
BW- 94 mins, CC,
5:00 AM
NIGHT NURSE ( 1931)
A nurse discovers that the children she's caring for are murder targets.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Ben Lyon , Joan Blondell .
BW- 72 mins, CC,
longship
(40,416 posts)Claire Trevor puts in a helluva Oscar worthy performance. Her singing was off the cuff; she didn't even know that the cameras were running.
There's Bogie and Bacall, too. And Lionel Barrymore, too.
A worthy viewing.