TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 3: Starring James Whitmore

Surprise! Clark Gable decided to stick around after last night's features. But he'll graciously step aside so James Whitmore can shine this evening.

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017

2:00 AM
CLARK GABLE: TALL, DARK AND HANDSOME ( 1996)

Overview of Gable's memorable career. Hosted by Liam Neeson.
Dir: Susan F Walker Cast: Liam Neeson , James Bacon , Carroll Baker .
BW- 46 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
FREE SOUL, A ( 1931)

A hard-drinking lawyer's daughter falls for one of his underworld clients.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Norma Shearer , Leslie Howard , Lionel Barrymore .
BW- 94 mins, CC,

5:00 AM
NIGHT NURSE ( 1931)

A nurse discovers that the children she's caring for are murder targets.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Ben Lyon , Joan Blondell .
BW- 72 mins, CC,

6:30 AM
FINGER POINTS, THE ( 1931)

A naive reporter takes payoffs for keeping a prominent gangster out of the papers.
Dir: John Francis Dillon Cast: Richard Barthelmess , Fay Wray , Regis Toomey .
BW- 85 mins, CC,

8:00 AM
SPORTING BLOOD ( 1931)

A horse passes through a series of owners on the road to the Kentucky Derby.
Dir: Charles Brabin Cast: Clark Gable , Ernest Torrence , Madge Evans .
BW- 82 mins,

9:30 AM
SUSAN LENOX: HER FALL AND RISE ( 1931)

A farm girl runs from her abusive father to a series of affairs in the big city.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Greta Garbo , Clark Gable , Jean Hersholt .
BW- 77 mins, CC,

11:00 AM
HELL DIVERS ( 1932)

Two naval air force officers carry their rivalry from the skies to the bedroom.
Dir: George Hill Cast: Wallace Beery , Clark Gable , Conrad Nagel .
BW- 109 mins, CC,

1:00 PM
POLLY OF THE CIRCUS ( 1932)

A small-town minister risks his career when he falls for a trapeze artist.
Dir: Alfred Santell Cast: Marion Davies , Clark Gable , C. Aubrey Smith .
BW- 69 mins, CC,

2:30 PM
STRANGE INTERLUDE ( 1932)

A doctor's daughter defies convention in her fight for love and her child.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Norma Shearer , Clark Gable , Alexander Kirkland .
BW- 109 mins, CC,

4:30 PM
NIGHT FLIGHT ( 1933)

An airline's owner runs his business with ruthless disregard for safety.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: John Barrymore , Helen Hayes , Clark Gable .
BW- 85 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
WHITE SISTER, THE ( 1933)

A noblewoman becomes a nun when she thinks her lover is killed during the war.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Helen Hayes , Clark Gable , Lewis Stone .
BW- 106 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STARRING JAMES WHITMORE

8:00 PM
FACE OF FIRE ( 1959)

A local handyman saves a child in a fire, but the burns he receives disfigure his face so much that the townspeople avoid him.
Dir: Albert Band Cast: Cameron Mitchell , James Whitmore , Bettye Ackerman .
BW- 80 mins, CC,

9:30 PM
BLACK LIKE ME ( 1964)

With medical help, a white reporter passes as black to investigate racism.
Dir: Carl Lerner Cast: James Whitmore , Clifton James , Lenka Peterson .
BW- 108 mins, CC,

11:30 PM
MRS. O'MALLEY AND MR. MALONE ( 1950)

A lawyer and a widow encounter murder on a train ride.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Marjorie Main , James Whitmore , Ann Dvorak .
BW- 69 mins, CC,



1:00 AM
BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE ( 1952)

After being drafted, an opera star falls for his sergeant's sister.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: Mario Lanza , Doretta Morrow , James Whitmore .
C- 103 mins, CC,



3:00 AM
SHADOW IN THE SKY ( 1951)

A shell-shocked veteran tries to recover his sanity while living with his sister.
Dir: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Ralph Meeker , Nancy Reagan , James Whitmore .
BW- 78 mins,

4:30 AM
NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR..., THE ( 1950)

The voice of God mystically appears on the radio, changing all who hear it.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: James Whitmore , Nancy Reagan , Gary Gray .
BW- 83 mins, CC,