TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 27: John Wayne

Yeah, I'm aghast too. I thought tonight's TCM schedule would focus on Asians in classic cinema, but that is not what TCM is sharing. Still, I suppose it could have been Wayne as Genghis Khan, so there's that.

Musical careers in crisis take over TCM during the day, motorcycle gangs in the wee hours. The trailer for Beach Blanket Bingo opens just like a Zoom meeting!

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

1:00 AM
FUNNY GIRL ( 1968)
Comedienne Fanny Brice fights to prove that she can be the greatest star and find romance even though she isn't pretty.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Barbra Streisand , Omar Sharif , Kay Medford .
C- 155 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 AM
FUNNY LADY ( 1975)
Musical biography of Fanny Brice and her tempestuous marriage to showman Billy Rose.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Barbra Streisand , James Caan , Omar Sharif .
C- 138 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 AM
ANNIE OAKLEY ( 1935)
The famed female sharpshooter learns that you can't get a man with a gun when she falls for a rival marksman.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Preston Foster , Melvyn Douglas .
BW- 90 mins, CC,

8:00 AM
CALAMITY JANE ( 1953)
The Wild West heroine helps bring a star attraction to Deadwood and finds love.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Doris Day , Howard Keel , Allyn McLerie .
C- 101 mins, CC,

9:48 AM
BOB WILLS AND HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS ( 1944)
In this short film, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys perform such popular musical numbers as "Ride On" and "My Adobe Hacienda." Vitaphone Release 1256A.
Dir: LeRoy Prinz
BW- 11 mins,

10:00 AM
SO THIS IS LOVE ( 1953)
Opera singer Grace Moore turns to popular music when her dreams of a classical career fail to materialize.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Merv Griffin , Joan Weldon .
C- 101 mins, CC,

11:45 AM
INTERRUPTED MELODY ( 1955)
True story of Australian opera singer Marjorie Lawrence and her battle against polio.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Glenn Ford , Eleanor Parker , Roger Moore .
C- 106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 PM
SINGING NUN, THE ( 1966)
Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Debbie Reynolds , Ricardo Montalban , Greer Garson .
C- 96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:25 PM
GIRL'S BEST YEARS, A ( 1937)
A woman reporter is hired by an author-songwriter to help him avoid additional breach-of-promise suits in this comedic short.
Dir: Reginald LeBorg Cast: Barnett Parker , Esther Muir , Forbes Murray .
BW- 19 mins,

3:45 PM
ALL GIRL REVUE ( 1940)
Women are put in charge of all city positions for a day in this musical short. Vitaphone Release B262.
Dir: Lloyd French Cast: June Allyson , Beverly Kirk , Edith Brandell .
BW- 8 mins,

4:00 PM
SONG OF LOVE ( 1947)
True story of Clara Schumann's battle to save husband Robert's health and resist the romantic overtures of Johannes Brahms.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker .
BW- 118 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
I'LL CRY TOMORROW ( 1955)
True story of singer Lillian Roth's battle against alcoholism.
Dir: Daniel Mann Cast: Susan Hayward , Richard Conte , Eddie Albert .
BW- 119 mins, CC,



WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: JOHN WAYNE

8:00 PM
HORSE SOLDIERS, THE ( 1959)
A Union cavalry officer leads his men on a vital mission behind Confederate lines.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , William Holden , Constance Towers .
C- 120 mins, CC,

10:15 PM
COMANCHEROS, THE ( 1961)
A Texas ranger teams up with a gambler to stop an outlaw from running weapons into Mexico with the help of the Comanches.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: John Wayne , Stuart Whitman , Ina Balin .
C- 107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:15 AM
MCLINTOCK! ( 1963)
A cattle baron fights to tame the West and his estranged wife.
Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen Cast: John Wayne , Maureen O'Hara , Patrick Wayne .
C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



2:30 AM
WILD ONE, THE ( 1953)
Motorcycle-riding delinquents take over a small town.
Dir: Laslo Benedek Cast: Marlon Brando , Mary Murphy , Robert Keith .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

4:00 AM
BEACH BLANKET BINGO ( 1965)
The surfing gang rescues a beautiful singer from evil bikers.
Dir: William Asher Cast: Frankie Avalon , Annette Funicello , Deborah Walley .
C- 97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



5:38 AM
EASY LIFE ( 1944)
In this short film, a high school dropout finds that leading a life of crime is not all he thought it would be.
Dir: Walter Hart Cast: Steven Geray , Philip Van Zandt , Charles Trowbridge .
BW- 20 mins,