TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 5th: Star of the Month: Donna Reed

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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

12:15 AM Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
A reluctant calvary Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyennes. Cast: Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden. Dir: John Ford. C-156 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM Fort Apache (1948)
An experienced cavalry officer tries to keep his new, by-the-books commander from triggering an Indian war. Cast: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple. Dir: John Ford. BW-128 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

5:15 AM MGM Parade Show #24 (1955)
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney perform in a clip from "Strike Up the Band"; John Gilbert and Renee Adoree perform in a clip from "The Big Parade." Hosted by George Murphy. BW-25 mins, TV-G

5:51 AM Short Film: Hollywood Goes To Town (1938)
Thousands of stars and fans gather in Hollywood for the world premiere of Marie Antoinette. Cast: Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power Dir: Herman Hoffman BW-9 mins,

6:00 AM Marie Antoinette (1938)
Lavish biography of the French queen who "let them eat cake." Cast: Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, Robert Morley. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-157 mins, TV-G, CC



8:45 AM Break of Hearts (1935)
An unknown composer tries to save the conductor she loves from his drinking problem. Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer, John Beal. Dir: Philip Moeller. BW-78 mins, TV-G, CC

10:15 AM Night Song (1948)
A socialite pretends to be blind to win the love of a blind concert pianist. Cast: Dana Andrews, Merle Oberon, Ethel Barrymore. Dir: John Cromwell. BW-102 mins, TV-G, CC

12:00 PM Hucksters, The (1947)
A war veteran fights for honesty in the advertising game. Cast: Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Ava Gardner. Dir: Jack Conway. BW-116 mins, TV-PG, CC

2:00 PM So Well Remembered (1947)
A mill-owner's ambitious daughter almost ruins her husband's political career. Cast: John Mills, Martha Scott, Trevor Howard. Dir: Edward Dmytryk. BW-115 mins, TV-G, CC



4:00 PM Bribe, The (1949)
A sultry singer tries to tempt a federal agent from the straight-and-narrow. Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard. BW-98 mins, TV-PG, CC

5:39 PM Short Film: Did 'Ja Know? (1950)
BW-8 mins,

6:00 PM In Our Time (1944)
A Polish count and his English wife battle Nazi invaders. Cast: Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Alla Nazimova. Dir: Vincent Sherman. BW-111 mins, TV-PG, CC

What's On Tonight: STAR OF THE MONTH: DONNA REED

8:00 PM Shadow Of The Thin Man (1941)
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC



9:45 PM Courtship Of Andy Hardy, The (1942)
A teenager dates a girl whose parents' divorce is being decided by his father. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Donna Reed. Dir: George B. Seitz. BW-95 mins, TV-G, CC

11:30 PM Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
A wheelchair-bound doctor fights off a homicidal maniac. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Philip Dorn, Donna Reed. Dir: Harold S. Bucquet. BW-84 mins, TV-G

1:00 AM Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
A wheelchair-bound doctor tries to prove a convicted killer's innocence. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Donna Reed. Dir: Willis Goldbeck. BW-89 mins, TV-PG

2:45 AM Babes on Broadway (1941)
Show-biz hopefuls stage a benefit for an orphanage. Cast: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Virginia Weidler. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-118 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:44 AM Short Film: Judy Garland Biography (1962)
BW-4 mins,

5:00 AM Human Comedy, The (1943)
A small-town telegraph boy deals with the strains of growing up during World War II. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-117 mins, TV-PG, CC