TCM Schedule for Monday May 6 - TCM Spotlight: Bob's Picks

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Happy birthday to Rudoph Valentino, Orson Welles and Stewart Granger in daytime: prime time brings this month's edition of Bob's Picks.

(all times Eastern)

6:45 AM SHEIK, THE (1921)
An Arabian sheik kidnaps a beautiful Englishwoman to win her heart. Dir: George Melford Cast: Rudolph Valentino , Agnes Ayres , Ruth Miller . BW-86 mins, TV-G,

8:15 AM FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (1921)
In this silent film, a young Argentine fights for France, his father's country, in World War I. Dir: Rex Ingram Cast: Rudolph Valentino , Alice Terry , Pomeroy Cannon . BW-133 mins, TV-G,

10:30 AM NOW PLAYING MAY (2013) (2013)
BW-25 mins, CC,

11:00 AM MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, THE (1942)
A possessive son's efforts to keep his mother from remarrying threaten to destroy his family. Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten , Dolores Costello , Anne Baxter . BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:30 PM LADY FROM SHANGHAI, THE (1948)
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife. Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Rita Hayworth , Orson Welles , Everett Sloane . BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:00 PM WILD NORTH, THE (1952)
A Mountie tracks an accused killer through the Canadian wilderness. Dir: Andrew Marton Cast: Stewart Granger , Wendell Corey , Cyd Charisse . C-97 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:00 PM SOLDIERS THREE (1951)
Three British officers look for adventure in 19th-century India. Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Stewart Granger , Walter Pidgeon , David Niven . BW-92 mins, TV-PG,

6:00 PM KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950)
A spirited widow hires a daredevil jungle scout to find a lost treasure in diamonds. Dir: Compton Bennett Cast: Deborah Kerr , Stewart Granger , Richard Carlson . C-103 mins, TV-PG, CC,

8:00 PM SHOPWORN ANGEL, THE (1938)
A showgirl gives up life in the fast lane for a young soldier on his way to fight World War I. Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Margaret Sullavan , James Stewart , Walter Pidgeon . BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:30 PM BOOM TOWN (1940)
Friends become rivals when they strike-it-rich in oil. Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Clark Gable , Spencer Tracy , Claudette Colbert . BW-119 mins, TV-PG, CC,

11:45 PM THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! (1974)
An all-star cast, including Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra, introduces clips from MGM's greatest musicals. Dir: Jack Haley Jr. C-135 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM GENTLEMAN JIM (1942)
Fanciful biography of 19th-century boxing champion Jim Corbett. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Errol Flynn , Alexis Smith , Jack Carson . BW-104 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:15 AM MONTANA (1950)
An Australian gets caught in the battle between ranchers and sheep men. Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Errol Flynn , Alexis Smith , S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall . C-76 mins, TV-PG, CC,

[longship]

1. King Solomon's Mines is a minor gem.

It's always been one of my guilty pleasures. Many of the scenes are stunningly beautiful. Acting is workmanship with Kerr and Granger doing very well, a bland Carlson not doing much to detract from the stars, and a chilling Hugo Haas as a villainous foil.

Highly recommended, unforgettable film. Possibly the best of the genre; certainly the most beautifully filmed.

It stands up well.

[Graybeard]

2. I saw it in the theater as a kid.

Imagine a 9 yr old being exposed to the elaborate tribal customs, rituals and dress of the peoples of Africa as they were presented here. Absolutely fascinating.

And it began my idolizing of Stewart Granger. In King Solomon's Mines, Prisoner Of Zenda and Scaramouche he just kept getting better and better.

To this day I can watch any of these films again and again when they are on.
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