TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 26th: TCM Spotlight: Race and Hollywood

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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

12:30 AM Fighting 69th, The (1940)
A braggart soldier learns the true meaning of heroism when he joins World War I's all-Irish unit. Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent. Dir: William Keighley. BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC

2:15 AM Big Parade, The (1925)
In this silent film, a young innocent enlists for World War I service but soon learns the horrors of war. Cast: John Gilbert, Renee Adoree, Karl Dane. Dir: King Vidor. BW-126 mins, TV-G



4:30 AM Lost Patrol, The (1934)
A British army troop fights off Arab snipers while holed up in an oasis. Cast: Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford. Dir: John Ford. BW-72 mins, TV-PG, CC



5:43 AM Short Film: Film That Was Lost (1942)
BW-10 mins,

6:00 AM California Mail (1936)
A singing cowboy has to fight some crooked characters to win a pony express contract. Cast: Dick Foran, Linda Perry, James Farley. Dir: Noel Smith. BW-56 mins, TV-G

7:00 AM Rough Riders' Roundup (1939)
A suspended Texas ranger sets out to catch the outlaws who killed his partner. Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Raymond Hatton. Dir: Joseph Kane. BW-53 mins, TV-G

8:00 AM Hollywood Canteen (1944)
A serviceman and a starlet find love at the star-staffed serviceman's center. Cast: Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dane Clark. Dir: Delmer Daves. BW-124 mins, TV-G, CC

10:05 AM Short Film: Hollywood Scout (1945)
BW-8 mins,

10:30 AM Home in Oklahoma (1946)
A small-town editor and a big-city reporter investigate a wealthy rancher's mysterious death. Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George "Gabby" Hayes. Dir: William Witney. BW-72 mins, TV-G

11:45 AM On the Old Spanish Trail (1947)
A cowboy turns bounty hunter to pay off his debts. Cast: Roy Rogers, Tito Guizar, Jane Frazee. Dir: William Witney. BW-75 mins, TV-G

1:01 PM Short Film: Old Spanish Custom, An (1932)
BW-10 mins,

1:15 PM Naked City (1948)
A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York. Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart. Dir: Jules Dassin. BW-96 mins, TV-14, CC

3:00 PM Brute Force (1947)
Tough, disgruntled prisoners plan a daring, possibly bloody escape while on a drain pipe detail. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Vince Barnett, Hume Cronyn. Dir: Jules Dassin. BW-98 mins, TV-14

4:45 PM Fighting Man of the Plains (1949)
A former bandit enlists Jesse James to help him clean up a Kansas town. Cast: Randolph Scott, Bill Williams, Victor Jory. Dir: Edwin L. Marin. C-90 mins, TV-G

6:30 PM Cariboo Trail, The (1950)
A cattleman fights to establish a ranch in the middle of gold country. Cast: Randolph Scott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Bill Williams. Dir: Edwin L. Marin, Gerald Thomas. C-81 mins, TV-G

What's On Tonight: TCM SPOTLIGHT: RACE AND HOLLYWOOD

8:00 PM Stand And Deliver (1988)
A hopeful teacher uses math to give his gang-member students self esteem. Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips. Dir: Ramon Menendez. C-103 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



10:00 PM Walk Proud (1979)
A young Chicano tries to escape from his street gang. Cast: Robby Benson, Sarah Holcomb, Henry Darrow. Dir: Robert E. Collins. C-97 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM Boulevard Nights (1979)
A young Latino tries to escape gang life with little luck. Cast: Richard Yniguez, Danny De La Paz, Marta DuBois. Dir: Michael Pressman. C-102 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM Badge 373 (1973)
A suspended cop sets out to avenge his partner's murder. Cast: Robert Duvall, Verna Bloom, Henry Darrow. Dir: Howard W. Koch. BW-116 mins, TV-MA

4:00 AM Strangers in the City (1962)
When their father loses his job, members of a Puerto Rican family struggle to survive in New York. Cast: Robert Gentile, Camilo Delgado, Rosita De Triano. Dir: Rick Carrier. BW-80 mins,

5:30 AM John Leguizamo (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell. C-28 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format