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Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Monday May 6 - Hollywood Black
Author and historian Douglas Bogle hosts an evening of films with African-American themes, casts and filmmakers.(all times Eastern)
6:00 AM FIVE CAME BACK ( 1939)
Survivors of a jungle plane crash realize that their repaired airplane can only carry five passengers. Dir: John Farrow Cast: Chester Morris , Lucille Ball , Wendy Barrie . BW- 75 mins, CC,
7:30 AM KEEPER OF THE FLAME ( 1943)
A reporter digs into the secret life of a recently deceased political hero. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Richard Whorf . BW- 101 mins, CC,
9:15 AM GREAT LIE, THE ( 1941)
Believing her husband to be dead, a flyer's wife bargains with his former love to adopt the woman's baby. Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Bette Davis , George Brent , Mary Astor . BW- 108 mins, CC,
11:15 AM LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY HARDY ( 1941)
A small-town boy tries life in the big city before going to college. Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone , Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland . BW- 101 mins, CC,
1:00 PM WRONG MAN, THE ( 1956)
A musician is mistaken for a vicious thief, with devastating results. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Henry Fonda , Vera Miles , Anthony Quayle . BW- 105 mins, CC,
3:00 PM GREEN PROMISE, THE ( 1949)
A farmer's daughter is torn between love and her obligation to work the family's land. Dir: William D. Russell Cast: Marguerite Chapman , Walter Brennan , Robert Paige . BW- 81 mins, CC,
4:30 PM CLOSE TO MY HEART ( 1951)
A journalist's wife insists on adopting an abandoned child. Dir: William Keighley Cast: Ray Milland , Gene Tierney , Fay Bainter . BW- 90 mins, CC,
6:15 PM STAGE DOOR ( 1937)
Women at a theatrical boarding house try to make their big break happen. Dir: Gregory LaCava Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Ginger Rogers , Adolphe Menjou . BW- 92 mins, CC,
8:00 PM CABIN IN THE SKY ( 1943)
God and Satan battle for the soul of a wounded gambler. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Ethel Waters , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Lena Horne . BW- 99 mins, CC,
10:00 PM BRIGHT ROAD ( 1953)
Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child. Dir: Gerald Mayer Cast: Dorothy Dandridge , Philip Hepburn , Harry Belafonte . BW- 68 mins, CC,
11:30 PM RAISIN IN THE SUN, A ( 1961)
A black woman uses her late husband's life insurance to build a better world for her children. Dir: Daniel Petrie Cast: Sidney Poitier , Claudia McNeil , Ruby Dee . BW- 128 mins, CC,
2:00 AM SHAFT ( 1971)
A slick black detective enlists gangsters and African nationals to fight the mob. Dir: Gordon Parks Cast: Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Charles Cioffi . C- 100 mins, CC,
4:00 AM WITHIN OUR GATES ( 1920)
In this silent film, a black schoolteacher finds the battle against racism is everywhere when she goes North to raise money for better schools. Dir: Oscar Micheaux Cast: Evelyn Preer , Flo Clements , James D. Ruffin . BW- 74 mins,
5:15 AM JACKIE ROBINSON STORY, THE ( 1950)
Jackie Robinson plays himself in this true story of the man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Jackie Robinson , Ruby Dee , Minor Watson . BW- 77 mins, CC,
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