TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 8: Westerns/TCM Spotlight: First Name Basis
Westerns for Wednesday, plus the next installment of the First Name Basis films. And they're classics!
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
12:30 AM Forbidden Planet (1956)
A futuristic version of Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Dir: Fred McLeod Wilcox Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:15 AM Citizen Kane (1941)
The investigation of a publishing tycoon's dying words reveals conflicting stories about his scandalous life.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Runtime: 119 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:30 AM The Fountainhead (1949)
An idealistic architect battles corrupt business interests and his love for a married woman.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:30 AM The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
A Russian man, released from a Siberian prison after 20 years, takes a strong religious stance against the world's problems, including nuclear war, and becomes elected Pope.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner
Runtime: 162 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
9:30 AM Lone Star (1952)
A frontiersman helps out with Texas's fight for independence from Mexico.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
11:30 AM Rio Bravo (1959)
A sheriff enlists a drunk, a kid and an old man to help him fight off a ruthless cattle baron.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
Runtime: 141 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
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2:00 PM The Westerner (1940)
A drifter accused of horse stealing faces off against the notorious Judge Roy Bean.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Fred Stone
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:00 PM The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
A self-appointed judge cleans up a corrupt western town twice.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Paul Newman, Roy Jenson, Gary Combs
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
6:15 PM A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
A pioneer woman replaces her ailing husband in a poker game after he loses most of their money.
Dir: Fielder Cook Cast: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards Jr.
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
What's on Tonight: TCM Spotlight: First Name Basis
8:00 PM Shane (1953)
A mysterious drifter helps farmers fight off a vicious gunman.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: N
10:15 PM Hud (1963)
An amoral modern rancher clashes with his rigid father.
Dir: Martin Ritt Cast: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: N
12:15 AM Spartacus (1960)
The slaves of ancient Rome revolt and are quashed.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons
Runtime: 182 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:45 AM Heidi (1937)
An orphaned girl tends goats for her grandfather until she's sold to serve as a disabled girl's companion.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
5:30 AM Kim (1951)
Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of an orphaned boy who helps the British Army against Indian rebels.
Dir: Victor Saville Cast: Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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