TCM Schedule for Saturday, May 1 --- THE ESSENTIALS: BILLY WILDER COMEDIES

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6:00 AM Annabel Takes A Tour (1938)
A movie star on tour gets thrown into a variety of wacky publicity stunts. Cast: Lucille Ball, Jack Oakie, Ruth Donnelly. Dir: Lew Landers. BW-67 mins, TV-G, CC

7:11 AM Short Film: Andy Hardy'S Dilemma (1938)
Judge Hardy teaches his son Andy a lesson about charity while used-car shopping. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone. Dir: George B. Seitz. BW-18 mins, TV-G

7:30 AM Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
In a sequel to the popular film series, Andy Hardy returns to Carvel to negotiate a land deal. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker. Dir: Howard W. Koch. BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC

9:00 AM Never Give A Sucker An Even Break (1941)
A filmmaker tries to sell a script about con artists taking on the Russian millionaires of Mexico. Cast: W.C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol. Dir: Edward Cline. BW-71 mins, TV-PG

10:12 AM Short Film: W.C. Fields (1962)
BW-4 mins,

10:30 AM Angels Alley (1948)
An ex-con cousin of one of the Bowery Boys gets them into trouble with the law. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Frankie Darro. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-68 mins, TV-G

11:39 AM Short Film: Angel Of Mercy (1939)
BW-10 mins,

12:00 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

2:00 PM The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
A ranch-owner's four sons vow to avenge their father's death. Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer. Dir: Henry Hathaway. C-122 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 PM My Darling Clementine (1946)
When the Clantons steal his family's cattle and kill his brother, Wyatt Earp signs on as sheriff of Tombstone and vows to bring them in. Cast: Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan. Dir: John Ford. BW-97 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM Back From Eternity (1956)
When an airliner crashes in the jungle, the repaired plane can only hold five of the survivors. Cast: Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg, Rod Steiger. Dir: John Farrow. BW-97 mins, TV-PG, CC

7:46 PM Short Film: The Cinematographer (1951)
BW-9 mins,

What's On Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS: BILLY WILDER COMEDIES

8:00 PM A Foreign Affair (1948)
A prim Congresswoman gets caught up in the romantic decadence of post-war Germany. Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur, John Lund. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-112 mins, TV-PG

10:15 PM Some Like It Hot (1959)
Two musicians on the run from gangsters masquerade as members of an all-girl band. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-121 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM The Fortune Cookie (1966)
A crooked lawyer trumps up an insurance case for a cameraman injured at a pro football game. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Cliff Osmond. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-126 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 AM The Major and the Minor (1942)
A woman disguises herself as a little girl and ends up in a military academy. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Diana Lynn. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-100 mins, TV-G

4:30 AM Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)
TCM original documentary on prolific director, writer and producer Billy Wilder. BW-71 mins, TV-MA, CC