TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 18th: TCM Spotlight: Race and Hollywood

[CBHagman]

Gold diggers, love, and deception all day, and then Native Americans in cinema in the evening.

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

12:15 AM Story of Esther Costello, The (1957)
A bitter divorcee works to educate a deaf and blind girl. Cast: Joan Crawford, Rossano Brazzi, Heather Sears. Dir: David Miller. BW-102 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format



2:07 AM Short Film: Visiting Italy (1951)
A moving postcard of Italy showing Rome, Assisi, Pisa and Florence, which highlights several of the most famous pieces of the country's impressive architecture. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-7 mins,



2:15 AM Light In The Piazza (1962)
A woman's efforts to marry off her daughter are hindered by a family secret. Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton. Dir: Guy Green. C-102 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM Count Your Blessings (1959)
After a wartime separation, an Englishwoman discovers her French husband is a womanizer. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Maurice Chevalier, Rossano Brazzi. Dir: Jean Negulesco. C-102 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM Gold Diggers Of 1933 (1933)
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands. Cast: Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC



7:39 AM Short Film: Harry Warren: America'S Foremost Composer (1933)
BW-9 mins,

8:00 AM Gold Diggers Of 1935 (1935)
A socialite is bamboozled into producing a stage show in her home. Cast: Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Alice Brady. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-95 mins, TV-G, CC

9:36 AM Short Film: Camera Speaks, The (1934)
An old cameraman and his camera reminisce about their days shooting silent films and news stories. BW-11 mins,

10:00 AM Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
A group of insurance salesmen try to get into show business. Cast: Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC

11:42 AM Short Film: Carnival Day (1936)
C-16 mins,

12:00 PM Gold Diggers In Paris (1938)
Three showgirls travel to Paris in search of rich husbands. Cast: Rudy Vallee Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert. Dir: Ray Enright. BW-98 mins, TV-G

1:39 PM Short Film: Vaudeville Days (1942)
A sort of vaudeville historical revue from Warner Bros. A recreation of the first vaudeville act is staged, followed by several impersonation acts representing the growth in vaudville in 1880s-1890s. Finally, contemporary acts from vaudeville of the day (1940s) are performed. BW-20 mins,

2:00 PM Rich, Young And Pretty (1951)
A rancher's daughter visits Paris to meet her mother and find love. Cast: Danielle Darrieux, Wendell Corey, Jane Powell. Dir: Norman Taurog. C-95 mins, TV-PG, CC

3:36 PM Short Film: Paris On Parade (1938)
C-9 mins,

3:52 PM Short Film: Ship That Would Not Die!, The (1945)
BW-7 mins,

4:00 PM French Line, The (1954)
A Texas heiress masquerades as a model in hopes of finding true love. Cast: Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Mary McCarty. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. C-102 mins, TV-G, CC

5:43 PM Short Film: Streamlined Swing (1938)
BW-9 mins,

6:00 PM Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
A sister act in Paris tries to top their aunts' escapades there during the roaring twenties. Cast: Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain, Alan Young. Dir: Richard Sale. C-99 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

7:52 PM Short Film: Sacred City Of The Mayan Indians (1936)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about city of Chichicastenango and the people who descended from the Mayan Indians. C-7 mins,

What's On Tonight: TCM SPOTLIGHT: RACE AND HOLLYWOOD

8:00 PM Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
One of Davy Crockett's descendants leads a wagon train through perilous territory. Cast: George Montgomery, Ellen Drew, Philip Reed. Dir: Lew Landers. BW-71 mins, TV-G, CC

9:20 PM Short Film: Battle Of Gettysburg, The (1956)
C-30 mins, , Letterbox Format

10:00 PM One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
A small-time criminal fakes insanity in hopes of doing easy time in a mental hospital. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif. Dir: Milos Forman. C-134 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format



12:30 AM Man Called Horse, A (1970)
A English lord kidnapped by Indians becomes a part of their tribe. Cast: Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Manu Tupou. Dir: Elliot Silverstein. C-115 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM Windwalker (1980)
A dead Native chief returns to help his tribe fight off invaders. Cast: Trevor Howard, Nick Ramus, James Remar. Dir: Keith Merrill. C-107 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:30 AM Vanishing American, The (1925)
A Native American man returning from college meets racial intolerance upon returning to his reservation. Cast: Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Sr. Dir: George B. Seitz. BW-109 mins, TV-G