TCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 12th: Summer Under the Stars: Clark Gable

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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009



12:45 AM War and Peace (1956)
A young Russian girl fights to save her family during Napoleon's invasion of her homeland. Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer. Dir: King Vidor. C-208 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM Green Mansions (1959)
A young adventurer falls in love with a mystical woman in the South American jungle. Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins, Lee J. Cobb. Dir: Mel Ferrer. C-104 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM Strange Interlude (1932)
A doctor's daughter defies convention in her fight for love and her child. Cast: Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, May Robson. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard. BW-109 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:00 AM Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Boyhood friends grow up on opposite sides of the law. Cast: Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC



9:45 AM China Seas (1935)
A sea captain caught in a romantic triangle has to fight off modern-day pirates. Cast: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery. Dir: Tay Garnett. BW-87 mins, TV-G, CC

11:15 AM They Met In Bombay (1941)
Rival jewel thieves on the run find love in the Far East. Cast: Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell, Peter Lorre. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-92 mins, TV-G, CC

12:48 PM Short Film: Colorful Bombay (1937)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about the history, people, and landscapes of Bombay. C-8 mins,

1:00 PM Betrayed (1954)
During World War II, a U.S. officer falls for a Resistance fighter suspected of being an enemy spy. Cast: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature. Dir: Gottfried Reinhardt. C-109 mins, TV-PG, CC

3:00 PM Idiot's Delight (1939)
A hoofer and a fake Russian countess are caught behind enemy lines at the outbreak of World War II. Cast: Clark Gable, Norma Shearer, Edward Arnold. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-110 mins, TV-G, CC



4:56 PM Short Film: Joan Crawford Biography (1962)
BW-4 mins,

5:00 PM Forsaking All Others (1934)
A woman pursues the wrong man for almost twenty years. Cast: Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-83 mins, TV-PG, CC

6:30 PM Love On The Run (1936)
Rival newsmen get mixed up with a runaway heiress and a ring of spies. Cast: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-80 mins, TV-PG, CC

What's On Tonight: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: CLARK GABLE

8:00 PM Red Dust (1932)
A plantation overseer in Indochina is torn between a married woman and a lady of the evening. Cast: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC

9:30 PM Mogambo (1953)
In this remake of Red Dust, an African hunter is torn between a lusty showgirl and a married woman. Cast: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly. Dir: John Ford. C-116 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

11:30 PM Test Pilot (1938)
An irresponsible test pilot's wife and best friend try to get him to grow up. Cast: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-119 mins, TV-G, CC

1:45 AM Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Classic adventure about the sadistic Captain Bligh, who drove his men to revolt during a South Seas expedition. Cast: Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone. Dir: Frank Lloyd. BW-133 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

4:00 AM Command Decision (1948)
A senior officer faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over Germany during the last days of World War II. Cast: Clark Gable, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC