TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 28: Star of the Month: June Allyson

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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014

2:30 AM
Rose Tattoo, The (1955)
A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.
Dir: Daniel Mann Cast: Anna Magnani , Burt Lancaster , Marisa Pavan .
BW-117 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:45 AM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story, The (1950)
A collection of MGM previews with an introduction by Lionel Barrymore.
Dir: Herman Hoffman
C-57 mins, CC,

5:44 AM
Hot Dog (1930)
A married dog is out on the town with her lover boyfriend, which leads to conflict when the husband shows up in this Dogville short.
Dir: Jules White
BW-15 mins,

6:00 AM
Welcome Danger (1929)
A gentle botany student has to toughen up to replace his father as chief of police.
Dir: Clyde Bruckman Cast: Harold Lloyd , Barbara Kent , Noah Young .
BW-115 mins,



8:00 AM
Frisco Jenny (1932)
A district attorney prosecutes his own mother for murder.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Ruth Chatterton , Louis Calhern , Helen Jerome Eddy .
BW-71 mins, CC,

9:12 AM
Rummy, The (1933)
After an illiterate man loses his taxi driving job, he applies for to the "help wanted" ad at a local taxidermist in this comedic short.
Dir: Del Lord Cast: James C. Morton , Ben Blue , Gladys Blake .
BW-17 mins, CC



9:30 AM
San Francisco (1936)
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the big earthquake.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Clark Gable , Jeanette MacDonald , Spencer Tracy .
BW-115 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
A gold strike in California triggers a bitter feud between farmers and prospectors.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: George Brent , Olivia de Havilland , Claude Rains .
C-94 mins, CC,

1:15 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.
Dir: Major W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Barry Nelson .
BW-97 mins, CC,



3:00 PM
Seven Miles From Alcatraz (1942)
Escaped convicts land at a lighthouse being used by Nazi spies.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: James Craig , Bonita Granville , Frank Jenks .
BW-62 mins, CC,

4:04 PM
Seesaw And The Shoes, The (1945)
This short film shows how two objects, the seesaw and a pair of shoes, led to important discoveries.
Dir: Douglas Foster Cast: Arthur Space , Gregory Golubeff , Sheldon Jett .
BW-11 mins,

4:15 PM
Night Song (1947)
A socialite pretends to be blind to win the love of a blind concert pianist.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Dana Andrews , Merle Oberon , Ethel Barrymore .
BW-102 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
Hit The Deck (1955)
Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Jane Powell , Tony Martin , Debbie Reynolds .
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: JUNE ALLYSON

8:00 PM
My Man Godfrey (1957)
A bedraggled man becomes the butler of an eccentric household.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: June Allyson , David Niven , Jessie Royce Landis .
C-92 mins, CC,

9:45 PM
Opposite Sex, The (1956)
In this musical remake of The Women, a happily married singer lets her catty friends convince her to file for divorce.
Dir: David Miller Cast: June Allyson , Joan Collins , Dolores Gray .
C-116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



11:46 PM
So Your Wife Wants To Work (1956)
This comedic short involves a wife who wants to work, but her husband isn't too keen on the idea. Vitaphone Release 2607A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: Phyllis Coates , Emory Parnell , George O'Hanlon .
BW-9 mins,

12:00 AM
Music For Millions (1944)
A pregnant musician awaits her husband's return from World War II.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Margaret O'Brien , José Iturbi , June Allyson .
BW-118 mins, CC,



2:00 AM
Battle Circus (1953)
A doctor fights for his life during the Korean War.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Humphrey Bogart , June Allyson , Keenan Wynn .
BW-90 mins, CC,



3:41 AM
M-G-M'S Gangster Film Festival (1982)
This promotional short presents a gangster film festival promoted by M-G-M.
C-2 mins,

3:45 AM
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
A small-town sheriff attempts to clear a Doberman of murder charges.
Dir: James Goldstone Cast: James Garner , Katharine Ross , Hal Holbrook .
C-98 mins, Letterbox Format

5:30 AM
Executive Suite (1954)
When a business magnate dies, his board of directors fights over who should run the company.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: William Holden , June Allyson , Barbara Stanwyck .
BW-105 mins, CC,