TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 18: Directed by Raoul Walsh
There's a rich selection from TCM during this 24-hour period. Pick a theme: Around the World in 80 Movies, a birthday tribute to director Frank Capra, or Directed by Raoul Walsh.
Then again, you don't need to pick just one theme! 
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
12:00 AM
The Passionate Friends (1949)
1h 35m | Drama | TV-PG
A married woman has one last fling with her childhood sweetheart.
Director
David Lean
Cast
Ann Todd, Trevor Howard, Isabel Dean
1:45 AM
Grand Prix (1966)
2h 59m | Adventure | TV-14
Auto racers find danger and romance at the legendary European road race.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Cast
James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand
4:45 AM
Casablanca (1942)
1h 42m | Romance | TV-PG
An American saloon owner in North Africa is drawn into World War II when his lost love turns up.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Cast
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
6:30 AM
Cairo (1942)
1h 41m | Musical | TV-G
A war correspondent in Egypt thinks a screen star on tour is a spy.
Director
Maj. W. S. Van Dyke Ii
Cast
Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Young, Ethel Waters
8:15 AM
Below the Sahara (1953)
1h 5m | Documentary | TV-G
A film producer and his wife trek through Africa in search of adventure.
Director
Armand Denis
Cast
Armand Denis, Michaela Denis, Carr Hartley
9:30 AM
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
1h 42m | Adventure | TV-PG
A spirited widow hires a daredevil jungle scout to find a lost treasure in diamonds.
Director
Compton Bennett
Cast
Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson
11:30 AM
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
1h 58m | Comedy | TV-G
The Brewster sisters are spinster pillars of Brooklyn society, except for their secret penchant for poisoning lonely gentlemen.
Director
Frank Capra
Cast
Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey
1:45 PM
Meet John Doe (1941)
2h 3m | Drama | TV-G
A reporter's fraudulent story turns a tramp into a national hero and makes him a pawn of big business.
Director
Frank Capra
Cast
Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold
4:00 PM
It Happened One Night (1934)
1h 45m | Comedy | TV-PG
A spoiled rich girl escapes her father, who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy.
Director
Frank Capra
Cast
Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly
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6:00 PM
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
1h 55m | Comedy | TV-G
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life.
Director
Frank Capra
Cast
Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: DIRECTED BY RAOUL WALSH
8:00 PM
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh (2019)
1h 40m
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh.
Director
Marilyn Ann Moss
Cast
Peter Bogdanovich, Jane Russell, Johnny Crear
10:00 PM
White Heat (1949)
1h 54m | Crime | TV-PG
A government agent infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Cast
James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien
12:00 AM
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
1h 20m | Comedy | TV-G
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's the angel Athanael, third trumpet player in the heavenly orchestra.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Cast
Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Dolores Moran
2:00 AM
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
1h 57m | Adventure | TV-G
The famed 19th century hero defeats enemy fleets and courts an admiral's widow.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Cast
Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty
4:00 AM
They Drive by Night (1940)
1h 33m | Drama | TV-PG
Truck driving brothers are framed for murder by a lady psycho.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Cast
George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino