TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 26th: Actors Home from WWII

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:patriot: Veterans featured in tonight's films include Tyrone Power (Marine Corps), Clark Gable (Army Air Corps), and the unofficial patron of the Classic Films Group, Robert Montgomery (Navy).

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

12:45 AM Don't Expect Too Much (2011)
BW-0 mins, TV-MA,

2:00 AM King of Kings, The (1961)
Epic retelling of Christ's life and the effects of his teachings on those around him.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Jeffrey Hunter , Siobhan McKenna , Robert Ryan .
C-171 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM Party Girl (1958)
A showgirl and a crooked lawyer try to break with a powerful mob boss.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Robert Taylor , Cyd Charisse , Lee J. Cobb .
C-99 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

6:45 AM MGM Parade Show #6 (1955)
Greta Garbo performs in a clip from "Anna Christie"; Robert Taylor introduces a clip from "Quentin Durward." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-26 mins, TV-G,

7:30 AM Public Wedding (1937)
Out-of-work show folk stage a fake wedding to generate publicity.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Jane Wyman , William Hopper , Dick Purcell .
BW-58 mins, TV-G,

8:45 AM Footloose Heiress, The (1937)
To win a bet, a society girl elopes with someone she hardly knows.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Craig Reynolds , Ann Sheridan , Anne Nagel .
BW-59 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:00 AM Love Is On The Air (1937)
A crusading radio reporter takes on civic corruption.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Ronald Reagan , June Travis , Eddie Acuff .
C-59 mins, TV-G,

11:15 AM Over The Goal (1937)
A college football star risks his health to play in the big game.
Dir: Noel M. Smith Cast: June Travis , William Hopper , Johnny Davis .
BW-63 mins, TV-G,

12:30 PM Adventurous Blonde, The (1937)
Reporter Torchy Blane walks out on her own wedding to solve the case of a murdered actor.
Dir: Frank MacDonald Cast: Glenda Farrell , Barton MacLane , Anne Nagel .
BW-61 mins, TV-PG,

1:45 PM Mystery House (1938)
A detective tries to solve a murder in a house full of suspects.
Dir: Noel Smith Cast: Dick Purcell , Ann Sheridan , Anne Nagel .
BW-57 mins, TV-G,

2:45 PM Here Comes Happiness (1941)
An heiress ditches her fortune-hunting fiance to find happiness living on her own.
Dir: Noel M. Smith Cast: Mildred Coles , Edward Norris , Richard Ainley .
BW-58 mins, TV-G,

4:00 PM Good-Bye, My Lady (1956) A stray dog brings together a young boy and an old man in the Georgia swamps.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Walter Brennan , Phil Harris , Brandon de Wilde .
BW-95 mins, TV-G,

5:45 PM Bad Seed, The (1956)
A woman suspects that her perfect little girl is a ruthless killer.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Gage Clarke , Jesse White , Joan Croyden .
C-129 mins, TV-PG, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ACTORS HOME FROM WWII

8:00 PM Razor's Edge, The (1946)
A young man's quest for spiritual peace threatens his position in society.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Tyrone Power , Gene Tierney , John Payne .
BW-145 mins, TV-G,



10:30 PM Adventure (1945)
A rough-living sailor has trouble adjusting to domestic life when he marries a librarian.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Clark Gable , Greer Garson , Joan Blondell .
BW-126 mins, TV-G, CC,



1:00 AM They Were Expendable (1945)
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Robert Montgomery , John Wayne , Donna Reed .
BW-135 mins, TV-PG, CC,



3:30 AM Undercurrent (1946)
A sheltered woman realizes that either her husband or his mysterious brother is a psychopath.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Robert Taylor , Robert Mitchum .
BW-116 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:30 AM Now Playing November (2011) (2011)
Features highlights of the month's programming on TCM, including festivals and stars.
C-30 mins,