TCM Schedule for Tuesday, Tuesday, May 14: The Gulf States/Special Theme: The Art of Artifice

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

1:00 AM Daughter of Shanghai (1938)
A young woman tracks down the smugglers who killed her father.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Anna May Wong, Charles Bickford, Larry Crabbe
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y


2:15 AM Escapade in Japan (1957)
After his plane crashes in Tokyo, an American boy tries to find his way home.
Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Teresa Wright, Cameron Mitchell, Jon Provost
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y


4:00 AM Bridge to the Sun (1961)
An American woman marries a Japanese diplomat on the eve of World War II.
Dir: Etienne Périer Cast: Carroll Baker, James Shigeta, James Yagi
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



6:00 AM 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
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y

8:00 AM Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
A game warden takes on a band of bird poachers in the Florida Everglades.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Burl Ives, Christopher Plummer, Gypsy Rose Lee
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


9:45 AM Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play about a young man dreaming of stardom who meets up with a has-been movie star and travels with her to his small hometown to find the girl he left behind (and pregnant), only to be awaited by her father.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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12:00 PM Bright Road (1953)
A school teacher seeks to win the trust and respect of a rebellious young boy.
Dir: Gerald Mayer Cast: Dorothy Dandridge, Philip Hepburn, Harry Belafonte
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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1:15 PM Good-Bye, My Lady (1956)
A stray dog brings together a young boy and an old man in the Georgia swamps.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Walter Brennan, Phil Harris, Brandon De Wilde
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y



3:00 PM Louisiana Story (1948)
A Louisiana boy gets involved with an oil company drilling in the bayou.
Dir: Robert Flaherty Cast: Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Leblanc, Mrs. E. Bienvenu
Runtime: 77 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: Y



4:30 PM Cry of the Hunted (1953)
A prison convict escapes through the Louisiana swamps.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Barry Sullivan, Polly Bergen
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:00 PM The Drowning Pool (1975)
Harper, the wisecracking private investigator, goes to New Orleans to help out an old flame, Iris Deveraux. After the murder of her mother- in-law, someone implicates Iris.
Dir: Stuart Rosenberg Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



What's on Tonight: Special Theme: The Art of Artifice

8:00 PM Rancho Notorious (1952)
A cowboy infiltrates a bandit hideout in search of his girlfriend's killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: Y



9:45 PM Beach Party (1963)
An anthropologist studies the dating habits of the teens hanging out on a nearby beach.
Dir: William Asher Cast: Bob Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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11:30 PM Breathless (1983)
When Jesse Lujack steals a car in Las Vegas and drives down to LA, his criminal ways only escalate - but when will it end?
Dir: Jim McBride Cast: Richard Gere, Valérie Kaprisky, Art Metrano
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Action Rating: TV-MA CC: N


1:30 AM Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
A recovering alcoholic film director tries for a comeback in Rome.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Cyd Charisse
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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3:30 AM Querelle (1982)
Querelle is a handsome sailor whose commanding officer, Seblon, worships and desires him from afar. After murdering his drug-smuggling partner, Querelle visits a notorious brothel run by the rapacious Lysiane who leads Querelle into his first homosexual encounter. Subsequently, he falls in love with a fellow murderer, Gil.
Dir: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Cast: Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-MA CC: Y



5:30 AM The Boy Friend (1971)
When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place, becoming a star and finding love in the process.
Dir: Ken Russell Cast: Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian
Runtime: 137 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y