TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 31: TCM Guest Programmer: Matthew Broderick
We're going to Vegas, baby, during the day, and then it's back to the TCM studios to settle in with tonight's guest programmer, actor Matthew Broderick.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
1:15 AM
Darby's Rangers (1958)
An Army Major leads his men behind enemy lines during World War II.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: James Garner , Etchika Choureau , Jack Warden .
C-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:30 AM
Objective, Burma! (1945)
An American platoon parachutes into Burma to take out a strategic Japanese outpost.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Errol Flynn , James Brown , William Prince .
BW-142 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
When an electric shock turns one of them into a psychic, the Bowery Boys invade Las Vegas.
Dir: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Mary Castle .
BW-62 mins, CC,
7:03 AM
So You Want To Be A Gambler (1948)
This comedic short takes a look at the pitfalls of gambling. Vitaphone Release 1630A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: George O'Hanlon ,
BW-11 mins,
7:15 AM
Painting the Clouds With Sunshine (1951)
Three chorus girls hit Las Vegas in search of rich husbands.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Dennis Morgan , Virginia Mayo , Gene Nelson .
C-87 mins, CC,
8:45 AM
Sky Full of Moon (1952)
An innocent cowboy in Las Vegas stumbles into a fortune and a glamorous girlfriend.
Dir: Norman Foster Cast: Carleton Carpenter , Jan Sterling , Keenan Wynn .
BW-73 mins, CC,
10:00 AM
Meet Me In Las Vegas (1956)
A ballerina becomes a gambler's lucky charm.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Dan Dailey , Cyd Charisse , Agnes Moorehead .
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:00 PM
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
A race-car driver falls for a pretty swimming instructor who wants him to slow down his career.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Elvis Presley , Ann-Margret , Cesare Danova .
C-85 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:27 PM
Romantic Nevada (1943)
This short film takes the viewer to Nevada, with looks at the natural wonders of the state and the city of Reno.
C-9 mins,
1:45 PM
Elvis: That's The Way It Is (1970)
Restored version of the King's classic Vegas concert film.
C-95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:30 PM
They Came To Rob Las Vegas (1969)
A casino blackjack dealer plots to hijack and rob an armored car.
Dir: Antonio Isasi Isasmendi Cast: Gary Lockwood , Elke Sommer , Lee J. Cobb .
C-129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:45 PM
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
A group of friends plot to rob a Las Vegas casino.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Peter Lawford , Dean Martin , Frank Sinatra .
C-127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM GUEST PROGRAMMER: MATTHEW BRODERICK
8:00 PM
Doorway to Hell, The (1930)
Despite his efforts to go straight, a young gangster keeps falling back into crime.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast: Lew Ayres , Charles Judels , Dorothy Mathews .
BW-78 mins, CC,
9:30 PM
Breaking Away (1979)
Working-class teens compete with a college cycling team.
Dir: Peter Yates Cast: Dennis Christopher , Dennis Quaid , Barbara Barrie .
C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
(One of the Indiana locations for Breaking Away).
11:30 PM
400 Blows, The (1959)
A 12-year-old boy turns to crime to escape family problems.
Dir: François Truffaut Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud , Guy Decomble , Claire Maurier .
BW-100 mins, Letterbox Format
1:19 AM
You, John Jones! (1943)
An air raid warden realizes how fortunate he is to live safely with his family while others around the world suffer from the war in this short film aimed at boosting U.S morale.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Ann Sothern , James Cagney , Margaret O'Brien .
BW-10 mins,
1:30 AM
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Spirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Joan Leslie , Walter Huston .
BW-126 mins, CC,
3:45 AM
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
True story of torch singer Ruth Etting's struggle to escape the gangster who made her a star.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Doris Day , James Cagney , Cameron Mitchell .
C-122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
