TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 31st: Star of the Month: Ginger Rogers

March goes out like a lion -- or is it a lamb? -- as TCM celebrates the birthday of Oscar winner
Shirley Jones and salutes Star of the Month Ginger Rogers.

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

1:45 AM Ran (1985)
An aging lord's decision to retire brings out the worst in his sons. Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. C-163 mins, , Letterbox Format

4:30 AM King Lear (1971)
An aging king mistakenly exiles the one daughter who loves him and divides his kingdom between the other two. Cast: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Ian Hogg. Dir: Peter Brook. BW-138 mins, TV-PG

7:00 AM Free And Easy (1941)
A father and son compete in the search for rich wives. Cast: Nigel Bruce, Robert Cummings, Ruth Hussey. Dir: George Sidney. BW-56 mins, TV-G, CC

7:57 AM Short Film: Rodeo Dough (1940)
After a trip to Hollywood, two young ladies attempt to hitchhike home but end up at a star filled rodeo. Cast: Sally Payne, Mary Treen, Roy Rogers Dir: Sammy Fuller BW-10 mins,

8:15 AM Pepe (1960)
When is beloved horse is stolen and sold to a movie star, a young man travels to Hollywood. Cast: Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones. Dir: George Sidney. C-158 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

11:00 AM Two Rode Together (1961)
Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages. Cast: James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones. Dir: John Ford. C-109 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM Courtship Of Eddie's Father, The (1963)
A young boy plays matchmaker for his widowed father. Cast: Glenn Ford, Ron Howard, Shirley Jones. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-119 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

3:00 PM Ticklish Affair, A (1963)
A naval commander gets mixed up with a widow and her three children. Cast: Shirley Jones, Gig Young, Red Buttons. Dir: George Sidney. C-88 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 PM Dark Purpose (1964)
An American tourist falls in love with an Italian count who harbors a deadly secret. Cast: Shirley Jones, George Sanders, Rossano Brazzi. Dir: George Marshall, Vittorio Sala. C-97 mins, TV-PG

6:15 PM Secret Of My Success, The (1965)
A young innocent becomes the prey for a series of devious, if unlucky females. Cast: James Booth, Stella Stevens, Shirley Jones. Dir: Andrew L. Stone. C-99 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: STAR OF THE MONTH: GINGER ROGERS

8:00 PM Kitty Foyle (1940)
A girl from the wrong side of the tracks endures scandal and heartbreak when she falls for a high-society boy. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, Gladys Cooper. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-108 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



10:00 PM Tom, Dick And Harry (1941)
A girl accepts three wedding proposals at once and dreams of marriage to each man. Cast: Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Burgess Meredith. Dir: Garson Kanin. BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC

11:30 PM Major and the Minor, The (1942)
A woman disguises herself as a little girl and ends up in a military academy. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Diana Lynn. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-100 mins, TV-G



1:15 AM Short Film: Lions On The Loose (1941)
BW-8 mins,

1:30 AM Primrose Path (1940)
The youngest child in a family of prostitutes tries to go straight with a working man. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marjorie Rambeau. Dir: Gregory La Cava. BW-93 mins, TV-PG, CC

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3:15 AM Lucky Partners (1940)
Two strangers who share a sweepstakes ticket take it on the lam. Cast: Ronald Colman, Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson. Dir: Lewis Milestone. BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC