TCM Schedule for Monday May 14 - Fairy Tale Theater

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By daytime, it's wall-to-wall swashbucklers; by night, fairy tale films take the spotlight.

(all times Eastern)

6:15 AM DON JUAN ( 1926)
In this silent film, the legendary lover fights to survive intrigue in the court of the Borgias. ir: Alan Crosland Cast: John Barrymore , Mary Astor , Willard Louis . BW- 112 mins,

8:15 AM CAPTAIN KIDD ( 1945)
An infamous pirate tries to double cross the King of England. Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Charles Laughton , Randolph Scott , Barbara Britton . BW- 81 mins, CC,

9:45 AM KING'S THIEF, THE ( 1955)
A highwayman uncovers a plot to assassinate King Charles II. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Ann Blyth , Edmund Purdom , David Niven . C- 79 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:15 AM SEA HAWK, THE ( 1940)
A British buccaneer holds the Spanish fleet at bay with the covert approval of Elizabeth I. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Brenda Marshall , Claude Rains . BW- 128 mins, CC,

1:30 PM SCARAMOUCHE ( 1952)
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder. Dir: George Sidney Cast: Stewart Granger , Eleanor Parker , Janet Leigh . C- 115 mins, CC,

3:30 PM CAPTAIN BLOOD ( 1935)
After being unjustly sentenced to prison, a doctor escapes and becomes a notorious pirate. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Olivia De Havilland , Lionel Atwill . BW- 119 mins, CC,

5:45 PM THREE MUSKETEERS, THE ( 1948)
Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France. Dir: George Sidney Cast: Lana Turner , Gene Kelly , June Allyson . C- 126 mins, CC,

8:00 PM HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN ( 1952)
The storytelling shoemaker falls for a married ballerina who stars in one of his stories. Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Danny Kaye , Farley Granger , Jeanmaire . C- 112 mins, CC,

10:00 PM WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM, THE ( 1962)
Fanciful biography of the German fairy-tale collectors, with reenactments of three of their stories. Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Laurence Harvey , Karl Boehm , Claire Bloom . C- 136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM SLIPPER AND THE ROSE, THE ( 1976)
An impoverished orphan dreams of attending the royal ball. Dir: Bryan Forbes Cast: Gemma Craven , Richard Chamberlain , Edith Evans . C- 143 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM JACK AND THE BEANSTALK ( 1952)
A baby-sitter dreams himself and his best friend into the famous fairy tale. Dir: Jean Yarbrough Cast: [Bud] Abbott , [Lou] Costello , Buddy Baer . C- 78 mins, CC,

4:30 AM WACKY WORLD OF MOTHER GOOSE, THE ( 1967)
Animated film based on various fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Dir: Jules Bass Cast: Margaret Rutherford , C- 81 mins, CC,