TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 19: Robert Benton

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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

12:00 AM
Quentin Durward (1955)
A gallant Scots knight falls in love with his uncle's future wife.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Robert Taylor , Kay Kendall , Robert Morley .
C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:50 AM
Curious Contests (1950)
This short film presents a diaper derby, a fireman's ball, and a basket race.
BW-8 mins,

2:00 AM
Christopher Columbus (1949)
The legendary explorer discovers the new world while searching for a route to Asia.
Dir: David MacDonald Cast: Fredric March , Florence Eldridge , Francis L. Sullivan .
C-99 mins,

3:41 AM
Amalfi Way (1955)
A short film that looks at the sights, sounds, and customs along Italy's Amalfi Coast.
Dir: Richard Wright
BW-10 mins,

4:00 AM
Saint Joan (1957)
A French peasant girl follows the advice of angels to lead her country against British invaders.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Richard Widmark , Richard Todd , Anton Walbrook .
BW-111 mins, CC,



6:00 AM
Passion Flower (1930)
A society woman courts heartache when she falls in love with her chauffeur.
Dir: William de Mille Cast: Kay Francis , Kay Johnson , Charles Bickford .
BW-79 mins,

7:30 AM
Garden Of The Moon (1938)
A nightclub owner and a bandleader compete for the lead singer's heart.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Pat O'Brien , Margaret Lindsay , John Payne .
BW-94 mins,

9:15 AM
Bed of Roses (1933)
A girl from the wrong side of the tracks is torn between true love and a life of sin .
Dir: Gregory LaCava Cast: Constance Bennett , Joel McCrea , John Halliday .
BW-67 mins,

10:30 AM
Primrose Path (1940)
The youngest child in a family of prostitutes tries to go straight with a working man.
Dir: Gregory La Cava Cast: Ginger Rogers , Joel McCrea , Marjorie Rambeau .
BW-93 mins, CC,



12:15 PM
Secret Garden, The (1949)
An orphaned girl changes the lives of those she encounters at a remote estate.
Dir: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Margaret O'Brien , Herbert Marshall , Dean Stockwell .
C-92 mins, CC,

2:00 PM
Blue Gardenia, The (1953)
A telephone operator kills in self-defense but can't remember the details of the encounter.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Anne Baxter , Richard Conte , Ann Sothern .
BW-88 mins, CC,

3:45 PM
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
A husband and wife fight to conquer alcoholism.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Jack Lemmon , Lee Remick , Charles Bickford .
BW-117 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
Subject Was Roses, The (1968)
A young veteran returns home to deal with family conflicts.
Dir: Ulu Grosbard Cast: Patricia Neal , Jack Albertson , Martin Sheen .
C-108 mins, CC,

7:49 PM
Pat Neal Is Back (1968)
This promotional short focuses on Patricia Neal's return to motion pictures with "The Subject Was Roses" (1968) after her near-fatal stroke.
Dir: Edward Beyer
C-8 mins

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ROBERT BENTON

8:00 PM
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The legendary bank robbers run riot in the South of the 1930s.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast: Warren Beatty , Faye Dunaway , Michael J. Pollard .
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



10:00 PM
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
When his wife leaves him, an ad exec gets a crash course in parenting.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Dustin Hoffman , Meryl Streep , Justin Henry .
C-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:50 PM
Meeting The Challenge: International Velvet (1978)
This promotional short for the film "International Velvet" (1978) offers a behind-the-scenes look at how actress Tatum O'Neal prepared for her role.
Dir: Elliot Geisinger
C-9 mins,

12:00 AM
Late Show, The (1977)
An aging private eye hooks up with a Hollywood eccentric to investigate his partner's murder.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Art Carney , Lily Tomlin , Bill Macy .
C-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:51 AM
Poltergeist (Featurette) (1982)
A behind-the-scenes promotional short on the making of "Poltergeist" (1982).
Dir: Frank Marshall
C-7 mins,

2:00 AM
Still Of The Night (1982)
A psychiatrist falls for the chief suspect in a patient's murder.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Roy Scheider , Meryl Streep , Jessica Tandy .
C-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:33 AM
Making Of Cannery Row, The (1982)
This promotional short offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Cannery Row" (1982).
Dir: Robert Ward
C-9 mins,

4:00 AM
Nadine (1987)
A woman trying to recover photos of herself and divorce her husband witnesses a murder and uncovers corrupt land dealings.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Jeff Bridges , Kim Basinger , Rip Torn .
C-83 mins, CC,

5:30 AM
TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Laurence Fishburne (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-27 mins, CC, Letterbox Format