TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 4: Body Images on Film

On Tuesday nights in May, TCM will be exploring body image in comedies, dramas, musicals, and romance. Find the film roster here:

https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/021210?source=Block

In daytime there's an Esther Williams tribute (and no, it's not her birthday, but we could all us a swim right about now).

Enjoy!

Tuesday, May 4, 2021


1:00 am
King Kong (1933)
1h 40m | Adventure | TV-PG
A film crew discovers the "eighth wonder of the world," a giant prehistoric ape...
Director
Merian C. Cooper
Cast
Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot

3:00 am
The 39 Steps (1935)
1h 27m | Romance | TV-G
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed...
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Cast
Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim

4:45 am
Strangers on a Train (1951)
1h 36m | Drama | TV-PG
A man's joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Cast
Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker

6:30 am
Night Must Fall (1937)
1h 57m | Thriller | TV-PG
A charming young man worms his way into a wealthy woman's household, then reveals a deadly secret.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Cast
Merle Tottenham, Kathleen Harrison, Dame May Whitty, Robert Montgomery

8:45 am
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
1h 34m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-14
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
Director
Gerd Oswald
Cast
Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith

10:30 am
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
1h 31m | Drama | TV-PG
After finding religion, a cynical newspaperman tries to help young hoods.
Director
Norman Taurog
Cast
William Powell, Esther Williams, Angela Lansbury

12:15 pm
Duchess of Idaho (1950)
1h 38m | Comedy | TV-G
During a Sun Valley vacation, a woman tries to solve her roommate's romantic problems...
Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Cast
Esther Williams, Van Johnson, John Lund

2:00 pm
This Time for Keeps (1947)
1h 45m | Comedy | TV-G
A famous singer's son falls for a swimming star.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Cast
Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Lauritz Melchior

4:00 pm
On an Island with You (1948)
1h 47m | Comedy | TV-G
A movie star falls for a handsome naval officer during location shooting in Hawaii.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Cast
Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban

6:00 pm
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
1h 49m | Comedy | TV-G
Three women join the Navy to find husbands.
Director
Sidney Lanfield
Cast
Esther Williams, Joan Evans, Vivian Blaine

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8:00 pm
Hairspray (1988)
1h 32m | Comedy | TV-14
A teenager uses local stardom to fight segregation, raising the ire of her rival.
Director
John Waters
Cast
Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Divine

9:45 pm
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
1h 45m | Comedy | TV-MA
Although she's never had a date, a young woman goes about the business of landing herself a husband.
Director
P.J. Hogan
Cast
Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths



11:45 pm
Georgy Girl (1966)
1h 40m | Comedy | TV-PG
A misfit fights for happiness in the world of swinging London.
Director
Silvio Narizzano
Cast
Lynn Redgrave, James Mason, Alan Bates



1:45 am
Shag: The Movie (1988)
1h 40m | Comedy
The adventures of four young women in South Carolina in 1963.
Director
Zelda Barron
Cast
Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Page Hannah

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3:45 am
Girlfriends (1978)
1h 26m | Comedy | TV-PG
A tale of an aspiring photographer struggling for a Soho gallery exhibition...
Director
Claudia Weill
Cast
Melanie Mayron, Bob Balaban, Eli Wallach



5:30 am
MGM Parade Show #16 (1955)
25m | Documentary | TV-G
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald perform in a clip from Maytime.
Director
No Director Available