TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 7: Meet Cutes
And speaking of meetings, you can meet up with actor Gary Cooper all day long thanks to a special roster of films shown in honor of his birthday.
In the evening you can get the popcorn 
out and watch cinematic couples fall in love.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
1:48 AM
SOUL IN CINEMA FILMING SHAFT ON LOCATION ( 1971)
A short behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of "Shaft" (1971), focusing on Gordon Parks' directing and Isaac Hayes' score.
Dir: Hugh A Robertson
C- 11 mins,
2:00 AM
SHAFT ( 1971)
A slick black detective enlists gangsters and African nationals to fight the mob.
Dir: Gordon Parks Cast: Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Charles Cioffi .
C- 100 mins, CC,
4:00 AM
WITHIN OUR GATES ( 1920)
In this silent film, a black schoolteacher finds the battle against racism is everywhere when she goes North to raise money for better schools.
Dir: Oscar Micheaux Cast: Evelyn Preer , Flo Clements , James D. Ruffin .
BW- 74 mins,
5:15 AM
JACKIE ROBINSON STORY, THE ( 1950)
Jackie Robinson plays himself in this true story of the man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Jackie Robinson , Ruby Dee , Minor Watson .
BW- 77 mins, CC,
6:45 AM
HOLLYWOOD MY HOMETOWN ( 1965)
In this special, Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars.
BW- 53 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
GARY COOPER: AMERICAN LIFE, AMERICAN LEGEND ( 1991)
Clint Eastwood takes viewers behind-the-scenes to learn how one of Hollywood's most American stars, Gary Cooper, was born.
Dir: Richard Schickel Cast: Clint Eastwood ,
C- 46 mins, CC,
9:00 AM
ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ( 1933)
A small-town dentist longs to avenge an old friend who stole his love, but discovers there's no need.
Dir: Stephen Roberts Cast: Gary Cooper , Fay Wray , Neil Hamilton .
BW- 69 mins, CC,
10:15 AM
FRIENDLY PERSUASION ( 1956)
A peaceful Quaker family's sanctity is tested during the Civil War.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Gary Cooper , Dorothy McGuire , Marjorie Main .
BW- 138 mins, CC,
12:45 PM
FAREWELL TO ARMS, A ( 1932)
An American serving in World War I falls for a spirited nurse.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Helen Hayes , Gary Cooper , Adolphe Menjou .
BW- 89 mins, CC,
2:15 PM
DALLAS ( 1950)
A renegade Confederate officer tries to hide his identity while bringing law and order to the West.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Gary Cooper , Ruth Roman , Steve Cochran .
C- 94 mins, CC,
4:00 PM
HANGING TREE, THE ( 1959)
A doctor saves a man from hanging then tries to run his life.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Gary Cooper , Maria Schell , Karl Malden .
C- 107 mins, CC,
6:00 PM
WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE, THE ( 1959)
The skipper of a sunken ship stands trial for negligence.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Gary Cooper , Charlton Heston , Michael Redgrave .
C- 105 mins, CC,
7:48 PM
SMASH YOUR BAGGAGE ( 1932)
In this short film, a group of porters in a train station perform musical numbers to raise money for a sick member of their group. Vitaphone Release 1387.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Rubberlegs Williams , Carrie Marrier , George Washington .
BW- 9 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MEET CUTES
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
BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE ( 1938)
A millionaire who's been married seven times courts wife number eight.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Claudette Colbert , Gary Cooper , Edward Everett Horton .
BW- 85 mins, CC,
11:30 PM
NEW SHOES ( 1936)
In this short film, a love affair blossoms after a couple purchases a new pair of shoes.
Dir: Sammy Lee Cast: Jean Chatburn , Arthur Lake ,
BW- 10 mins,
11:45 PM
MY MAN GODFREY ( 1936)
A zany heiress tries to help a tramp by making him the family butler.
Dir: Gregory La Cava Cast: William Powell , Carole Lombard , Alice Brady .
BW- 94 mins, CC,
1:30 AM
BRINGING UP BABY ( 1938)
A madcap heiress upsets the staid existence of a straitlaced scientist.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , Charles Ruggles .
BW- 102 mins, CC,
3:30 AM
RAFTER ROMANCE ( 1933)
A salesgirl falls for a night worker without realizing they share the same apartment.
Dir: William Seiter Cast: Ginger Rogers , Norman Foster , George Sidney .
BW- 73 mins, CC,
4:47 AM
DAD FOR A DAY ( 1938)
In this short film, a service station owner falls in love with a widowed woman with a son who runs the lunch counter next door.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Leonard Landy , James Gubitosi , Tommy McFarland .
BW- 11 mins,
5:00 AM
PETTICOAT FEVER ( 1936)
A lonely radio operator in Alaska falls for an engaged woman.
Dir: Geo. Fitzmaurice Cast: Robert Montgomery , Myrna Loy , Reginald Owen .
BW- 80 mins, CC,