TCM Schedule for Tuesday, June 3rd: RACE AND HOLLYWOOD

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The focus this month is on the depiction of Asians and Asian-Americans in cinema. The focus of the documentary The Slanted Screen, which will air at 7:00 p.m., is particularly on actors.

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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008.


12:00am Tootsie (1982) An unemployed actor masquerades as a woman to win a soap-opera role. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr. Dir: Sydney Pollack. C-116 mins, TV-MA



2:00am Jeremiah Johnson (1972) An ex-soldier moves to the Colorado wilderness but cannot escape civilization.
Cast: Robert Redford, Will Geer, Stefan Gierasch. Dir: Sydney Pollack. C-116 mins, TV-14

4:00am Fighting Kentuckian, The (1949) A militiaman falls for a Frenchwoman and tries to protect her people from land grabbers.
Cast: John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Oliver Hardy. Dir: George Waggner. BW-100 mins, TV-G

5:41am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Glimpses Of Kentucky (1941) C-8 mins

6:00am Family Secret, The (1951) When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder. Cast: John Derek, Lee J. Cobb, Jody Lawrance. Dir: Henry Levin. BW-85 mins, TV-G

7:35am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Roaming Through Arizona (1944) This "Traveltalk" explores about the history, land, people, and culture of Arizona. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-9 mins

7:45am Mask of the Avenger (1951) When his father is murdered, an Italian nobleman becomes an outlaw to avenge the crime.
Cast: John Derek, Anthony Quinn, Jody Lawrance. Dir: Phil Karlson. C-83 mins, TV-G

9:15am Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953) Ex-cons searching for buried loot are interrupted by an Indian attack. Cast: John Hodiak, John Derek, David Brian. Dir: Fred Sears. C-73 mins, TV-PG

10:30am Mission Over Korea (1953) A rookie pilot in the Korean War wants to avenge his brother's death.
Cast: William Chun, John Derek, Richard Erdman. Dir: Fred Sears. BW-85 mins, TV-G

12:00pm Prince of Pirates (1953) A prince fights to free his people from his older brother's oppressive rule.
Cast: John Derek, Barbara Rush, Carla Balenda. Dir: Sidney Salkow. C-80 mins, TV-G

1:30pm War Paint (1953) Bloodthirsty renegades try to stop a Cavalry lieutenant from delivering a peace treaty to a powerful Indian chief. Cast: Robert Stack, Joan Taylor, Peter Graves. Dir: Lesley Selander. C-85 mins, TV-PG

3:00pm Rebellion of the Hanged, The (1954) The miserable conditions at a mahogany camp in the Mexican jungle lead the workers to revolt. Cast: Pedro Armendariz, Carlos Moctezuma, Victor Junco. Dir: Alfredo Crevenna. BW-82 mins, TV-PG



4:30pm Big Boodle, The (1957) Tough guy fights Cuban gangsters and counterfeiters. Cast: Errol Flynn, Pedro Armendariz, Rossana Rory. Dir: Richard Wilson. BW-84 mins, TV-PG

6:00pm Star Packer, The (1934) A U.S. Marshall takes on the job of defeating a mysterious criminal. Cast: John Wayne, Verna Hillie, George 'Gabby' Hayes. Dir: Robert N. Bradbury. BW-55 mins, TV-G

7:00pm Slanted Screen, The (2006)



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

8:00pm Cheat, The (1915) In this silent film, a society woman makes a costly bargian to pay off her debts.
Cast: Sessue Hayakawa, Fannie Ward, Jack Dean. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille. C-59 mins, TV-PG

9:15pm Broken Blossoms (1919) In this silent film, an Asian man in London falls in love with an abused child.
Cast: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp. Dir: D.W. Griffith. BW-89 mins, TV-PG



11:00pm Dragon Painter, The (1919) An artist obsesses over a beautiful woman he believes has been turned into a dragon.
Cast: Sessue Hayakawa, Toyo Fujita, Edward Peil, Sr. Dir: William Worthington. BW-53 mins, TV-PG

12:00am Mr. Wu (1927) In this silent film, a Chinese patriarch goes mad when his daughter falls for an Englishman.
Cast: Lon Chaney, Louise Dresser, Anna May Wong. Dir: William Nigh. BW-91 mins, TV-PG

1:45am Bitter Tea of General Yen, The (1932) An American missionary falls in love with a Chinese warlord. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Walter Connolly. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-87 mins, TV-PG



3:19am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Goofy Movies #10 (1934) BW-10 mins

3:30am Mask Of Fu Manchu, The (1932) A Chinese warlord threatens explorers in search of the key to global power.
Cast: Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Myrna Loy. Dir: Charles Brabin. BW-68 mins, TV-PG