TCM for Wednesday, June 3rd: Great Directors: King Vidor

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Burt Lancaster in a bathtub! It's time for Wednesday on TCM. Look out for the Ayn Rand stuff. You have been duly warned.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009.

1:30 AM Arsenic And Old Lace (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men. Cast: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-118 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

3:30 AM Platinum Blonde (1931)
A heartless heiress seduces a hard-working reporter into a disastrous marriage. Cast: Robert Williams, Loretta Young, Jean Harlow. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-89 mins, TV-G

5:00 AM Hallelujah Trail, The (1965)
Indians, soldiers and temperance women fight to control a wagon train hauling whiskey across the West. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton. Dir: John Sturges. C-155 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

7:37 AM Short Film: Man In The Barn, The (1937)
BW-10 mins,

8:00 AM Escape From Fort Bravo (1953)
The Civil War complicates the Cavalry's battle against Indians. Cast: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe. Dir: John Sturges. C-99 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

9:49 AM Short Film: Immortal Blacksmith, The (1944)
BW-11 mins,

10:00 AM Hour Of The Gun (1967)
Wyatt Earp tracks down the survivors of the Clanton Gang after the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Cast: James Garner, Jason Robards, Jr., Robert Ryan. Dir: John Sturges. C-101 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

11:45 AM Eagle Has Landed, The (1976)
German paratroopers land covertly in England during World War II. Cast: Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall. Dir: John Sturges. C-136 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:07 PM Short Film: Man Who Makes The Difference, The (1968)
A behind the cameras featurette showcasing the action film "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) and the talents of John Stevens, renowned second unit/stunt photographer, who filmed the racing sequences in "Grand Prix" (1966). C-7 mins,

2:15 PM Ice Station Zebra (1968)
A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship. Cast: Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown. Dir: John Sturges. C-152 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM Sergeants 3 (1962)
Three adventurous Cavalry officers and their bugler take on a renegade chief. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. Dir: John Sturges. C-113 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: GREAT DIRECTORS: KING VIDOR

7:00 PM Men Who Made the Movies, The: King Vidor (1973)
Film clips and an exclusive interview capture the career of the top action director. Cast: King Vidor, Jennifer Jones, Gary Cooper. Dir: Richard Schickel. BW-55 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:00 PM Crowd, The (1928)
In this silent film, an office worker deals with the simple joys and tragedies of married life. Cast: James Murray, Eleanor Boardman, Bert Roach. Dir: King Vidor. BW-93 mins, TV-G

9:45 PM Champ, The (1931)
A broken-down prizefighter battles to keep custody of his son. Cast: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich. Dir: King Vidor. BW-86 mins, TV-G, CC

11:15 PM Duel In The Sun (1946)
A fiery half-breed comes between a rancher's good and evil sons. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten. Dir: King Vidor. C-144 mins, TV-14, CC

1:45 AM Fountainhead, The (1949)
An idealistic architect battles corrupt business interests and his love for a married woman. Cast: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey. Dir: King Vidor. BW-113 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

3:45 AM Our Daily Bread (1934)
When he inherits a small farm, a Depression-weary man turns it into a collective operation. Cast: Karen Morley, Tom Keene, John Qualen. Dir: King Vidor. BW-74 mins, TV-G