TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 20: Director John Cromwell/TCM Spotlight: Western - Disillusionment and the Rise...

[CBHagman]

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

1:00 AM    The Hot Rock (1972) Dr. Amusa approaches Dortmunder about a valuable gem in a museum that is of great signifigance to his people in Africa, stolen during colonial times. Dortmunder assembles a crack team of cat burglars and hatches an elaborate plan for stealing the gem. Despite their care and experience, circumstances and plain bad luck keep the gem just out of their reach.    Dir: Peter Yates    Cast: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman
    Runtime: 101 mins    Genre: Comedy    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y


3:00 AM    The Candidate (1972) Without a candidate to run for the senate seat against admired Republican Crocker Jarmon, campaign manager Marvin Lucas recruits leftist lawyer Bill McKay. McKay's appearance piques the public's interest, and gradually Lucas pushes McKay toward a more centrist message. As McKay's original and honest platform gets watered down, his popularity increases so much that he is running even with Jarmon as Election Day approaches.    Dir: Michael Ritchie    Cast: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas
    Runtime: 109 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y


5:00 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.    Dir: William Martin    Cast: Ken Murray
    Runtime: 52 mins    Genre: Documentary    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y

TCM Daytime: Director John Cromwell

6:00 AM    Jalna (1935) A young bride struggles to cope with the tangled relationships on her husband's Canadian estate.    Dir: John Cromwell    Cast: Kay Johnson, Ian Hunter, C. Aubrey Smith
    Runtime: 78 mins    Genre: Romance    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y

7:30 AM    In Name Only (1939) A wealthy man falls for a widow but can't get his wife to divorce him.    Dir: John Cromwell    Cast: Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Kay Francis
    Runtime: 102 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y

9:15 AM    Caged (1950) A young innocent fights to survive the harsh life in a women's prison.    Dir: John Cromwell    Cast: Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby
    Runtime: 96 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y

11:15 AM    Double Harness (1933) After tricking a playboy into marriage, a woman sets out to win his love honestly.    Dir: John Cromwell    Cast: Ann Harding, William Powell, Lucile Browne
    Runtime: 70 mins    Genre: Comedy    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y

12:30 PM    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) An American orphan discovers he is heir to a British title.    Dir: John Cromwell    Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello Barrymore, C. Aubrey Smith
    Runtime: 98 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y

2:15 PM    Night Song (1947) A socialite pretends to be blind to win the love of a blind concert pianist.    Dir: John Cromwell    Cast: Dana Andrews, Merle Oberon, Ethel Barrymore
    Runtime: 102 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y

4:00 PM    The Racket (1951) A tough cop has to fight his superiors in order to battle the mob.    Dir: John Cromwell    Cast: Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan
    Runtime: 88 mins    Genre: Crime    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y

5:45 PM    Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) An exploration into the domestic and political life of former president, Abraham Lincoln.    Dir: John Cromwell    Cast: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon
    Runtime: 110 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y

TCM Prime Time: TCM Spotlight: Western - Disillusionment and the Rise of the Antihero

8:00 PM    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Two free-spirited bank robbers flee railroad detectives and head for Bolivia.    Dir: George Roy Hill    Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
    Runtime: 110 mins    Genre: Western    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y

10:00 PM    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1968) A cashbox containing $200,000, that was stolen and hidden in an unmarked grave, is the focus of three men: two criminals and a stranger.    Dir: Sergio Leone    Cast: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef
    Runtime: 180 mins    Genre: Western    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y

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1:15 AM    The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Josey Wales is a peaceful farmer and devoted family man until renegades murder his family and destroy his farm. Fueled by hatred, he becomes an outlaw dedicated to seeking vengeance on the people who took everything he had.    Dir: Clint Eastwood    Cast: Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, William O'Connell
    Runtime: 135 mins    Genre: Western    Rating: TV-MA    CC: Y

3:45 AM    McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) An itinerant gambler and a madame become business partners in this off-beat western set in a small mining town in the Pacific Northwest.    Dir: Robert Altman    Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois
    Runtime: 121 mins    Genre: Western    Rating: TV-MA    CC: Y

[JoseBalow]

1. McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a great underrated film

Robert Altman at the top of his game.