TCM Schedule for Sunday May 3 - Alan Ladd Double Feature

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In addition to tonight's Alan Ladd twin bill, a slew of Mack Sennett shorts on Silent Sunday and a Kurosawa classic on Imports.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM BOMBSHELL (1933)
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on. Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Jean Harlow , Lee Tracy , Frank Morgan . BW-96 mins, CC,

7:36 AM JIMIE FIDLER'S "PERSONALITY PARADE" (1938)
Gossip columnist Jimmie Fidler shows brief glimpses of actors and actresses in this short film. Dir: Ralph Staub BW-20 mins,

8:00 AM HARDER THEY FALL, THE (1956)
A cynical press agent exposes inhuman conditions in the boxing game. Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Rod Steiger , Jan Sterling. BW-109 mins, CC,

10:00 AM OF MICE AND MEN (1939)
A drifter and his slow-witted pal try to make their way in the West. Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Burgess Meredith , Betty Field , Lon Chaney Jr. . BW-106 mins, CC,

12:00 PM KISS ME DEADLY (1955)
Detective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob. Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Ralph Meeker , Albert Dekker , Paul Stewart . BW-106 mins, CC,

2:00 PM TENDER TRAP, THE (1955)
A swinging bachelor finds love when he meets a girl immune to his line. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Frank Sinatra , Debbie Reynolds , David Wayne . C-111 mins, CC,

4:00 PM GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953)
Two singers work their way to Paris, enjoying the company of eligible men they meet along the way. Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Jane Russell , Marilyn Monroe , Charles Coburn . C-91 mins, CC,

5:44 PM BORN TO FIGHT (1956)
This short film showcases bullfighting in Portugal and explains how this country's version of the sport differs from those in Spain and Latin America. Dir: Van Campen Heilner Cast: Marshall Thompson ,
BW-15 mins,

6:00 PM PALM SPRINGS WEEKEND (1963)
College students on spring break turn Palm Springs into a disaster area. Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Troy Donahue , Connie Stevens , Ty Hardin. C-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:45 PM H.M.S. BOUNTY SAILS AGAIN! (1962)
A promotional short following the world tour of the "HMS Bounty", built specially by MGM for their 1962 remake "Mutiny on the Bounty." BW-8 mins,

8:00 PM PROUD REBEL, THE (1958)
A rancher tries to raise money to treat his mute son. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Alan Ladd , Olivia de Havilland , Dean Jagger . C-103 mins, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM 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-100 mins, CC,

11:52 PM BEHIND THE LINES (1926)
Elsie Janis, accompanied by the 107th Regiment, entertains troops from the back of a truck with several song and dance numbers in this short film that originally accompanied "The Better 'Ole" (1926).
Vitaphone Release 339. BW-7 mins,

12:00 AM ROUNDERS, THE (1914)
In this silent short, two drunks go on a bender together. Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin , BW-11 mins,

12:00 AM LEADING LIZZIE ASTRAY (1914)
A small town boy goes to the big city to win back his girlfriend from a city slicker. Dir: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Cast: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle , Minta Durfee , Slim Summerville . BW-12 mins,

12:00 AM BARNEY OLDFIELD'S RACE FOR A LIFE (1913)
A villainous man ties a woman to a railroad track, and her boyfriend races to her rescue in this silent short. Dir: Mack Sennett Cast: Helen Holmes , William Hauber , Raymond Hatton .BW-10 mins,

12:00 AM CURTAIN POLE, THE (1909)
A gentleman breaks a curtain pole in an upper class drawing room and wreaks havoc when he searches for a replacement in this short film. Dir: D. W. Griffith Cast: Mack Sennett , Harry Solter , Florence
Lawrence . BW-10 mins,

12:00 AM KNOCKOUT, THE (1914)
In this silent short, a young man tries to impress his girlfriend by signing on for a boxing match. Dir: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Cast: Charles Chaplin , Edgar Kennedy , Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle . BW-27 mins,

12:00 AM AMBROSE'S FIRST FALSEHOOD (1914)
In this silent short film, a man lies to his wife to sneak off to a bar... but the lie soon catches up with him! Dir: F. Richard Jones Cast: Charley Chase , Mack Swain , Minta Durfee . BW-11 mins,

12:00 AM HASH HOUSE MASHERS (1915)
In this silent short film, a family takes in a new border.. who swiftly falls in love with their daughter. Dir: Mack Sennett Cast: Charles Parrott , Billie Brockwell , Ollie Carlyle . BW-11 mins,

12:00 AM ON HIS WEDDING DAY (1913)
In this silent short film, a groom on his way to the church faces a prankster who pours some red pepper into the flowers. Dir: Mack Sennett Cast: Chester M. Franklin , Carmen Phillips , Arthur Tavares . BW-6 mins,

12:00 AM RECREATION (1914)
The Tramp gets involved in a scuffle with a seaman over a girl in this silent short film. Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Edward Nolan , Charles Chaplin , Charles Bennett . BW-5 mins,

12:00 AM SPEED KINGS, THE (1913)
A father attempts to thwart a woman's romantic infatuation with a race car driver in this silent short film. Dir: Wilfred Lucas Cast: Teddy Tetzlaff , Barney Oldfield , Billy Gilbert . BW-9 mins,

2:00 AM SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)
Japanese villagers hire a team of traveling samurai to defend them against a bandit attack. Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Takashi Shimura , Kuninori Kodo . BW-207 mins,

5:30 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,