TCM Schedule for Sunday August 31 - Summer Under the Stars: Alan Ladd

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It's a wrap for this year's Summer Under the Stars, with Alan Ladd taking the spotlight.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM WILDCAT BUS (1940)
A broke playboy signs on to help a young beauty save her ailing bus line. Dir: Frank Woodruff Cast: Fay Wray , Charles Lang , Paul Guilfoyle . BW-64 mins,

7:15 AM JOAN OF PARIS (1942)
A waitress risks her life to help downed pilots escape occupied France. Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Michèle Morgan , Paul Henreid , Thomas Mitchell. BW-92 mins, CC,

9:00 AM IRON MISTRESS, THE (1952)
American adventurer Jim Bowie fights to make his way in the lumber business. Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Alan Ladd , Virginia Mayo , Joseph Calleia . C-109 mins, CC,

11:00 AM MAN IN THE NET, THE (1959)
An artist falsely accused of ransacking his own house is proved innocent by the children of the neighborhood. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Alan Ladd , Carolyn Jones , Diane Brewster . BW-97 mins, Letterbox Format

12:45 PM GLASS KEY, THE (1942)
A hired gun and his gangster boss fall out over a woman. Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Brian Donlevy , Veronica Lake , Alan Ladd . BW-85 mins, CC,

2:15 PM DEEP SIX, THE (1958)
A pacifist finds his values challenged by the outbreak of World War II. Dir: R. Maté Cast: Alan Ladd , Dianne Foster , William Bendix . C-108 mins,

4:15 PM DRUM BEAT (1954)
While negotiating a peace treaty with North California Indians, a presidential emissary has to fight off a renegade. Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Alan Ladd , Audrey Dalton , Marisa Pavan . C-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM BIG LAND, THE (1957)
A cattleman tries to convince a group of farmers to build a small town as a railroad link. Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Alan Ladd , Virginia Mayo , Edmond O'Brien . C-92 mins,

8:00 PM SHANE (1953)
A mysterious drifter helps farmers fight off a vicious gunman. Dir: George Stevens Cast: Alan Ladd , Jean Arthur , Van Heflin . C-118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:03 PM DESERT KILLER (1952)
In this short film, a hunter tracks a sheep-killing cougar. Vitaphone Release 2222A. Dir: Larry Lansburgh C-10 mins,

10:15 PM THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942)
A hired killer dodges police while tracking down the enemy agents who tried to frame him. Dir: Frank Tuttle Cast: Veronica Lake , Robert Preston , Laird Cregar . BW-81 mins,

11:39 PM MONUMENTAL UTAH (1944)
This short film explores the history and culture of Utah and the Mormons. C-9 mins,

12:00 AM BLUE DAHLIA, THE (1946)
A veteran fights to prove he didn't kill his cheating wife. Dir: George Marshall Cast: Alan Ladd , Veronica Lake , William Bendix . BW-99 mins, CC,

1:49 AM CRASHING THE WATER BARRIER (1956)
This short documentary follows the exploits of Donald Campbell, who attempts to set a water speed record on Lake Mead. Vitaphone Release 2589A. Dir: Konstantin Kalser C-10 mins,

2:00 AM SANTIAGO (1956)
A hardened gun runner attempts to take a shipment to Cuba to assist with the rebellion against Spain. Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Alan Ladd , Rossana Podestà , Lloyd Nolan . C-93 mins, Letterbox Format

3:42 AM GOLDEN EQUATOR, THE (1956)
This short film focuses on the evolving country of Ecuador. Dir: Hamilton Wright BW-18 mins,

4:00 AM GUNS OF THE TIMBERLAND (1960)
A lumberjack battles a group of ranchers over the rights to a nearby forest. Dir: Robert D. Webb Cast: Alan Ladd , Jeanne Crain , Gilbert Roland . C-91 mins, Letterbox Format

5:32 AM ROARING GUNS (1944)
In this short film, farmers take up arms against miners whose operations are destroying their farms. Vitaphone Release 1183A. Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Victor Cox , Ray Jones , Wade Crosby . C-19 mins,