TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 28: The Man Who..

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

1:00 AM Winchester '73 (1950)

A man combs the West in search of his stolen rifle.

Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:45 AM I Shot Jesse James (1949)

Robert Ford shoots his friend and mentor, outlaw Jesse James, for love and the reward money to buy a ranch, marry and settle down. Instead, the government denies him the reward, his girlfriend leaves him and he is reduced to a traveling stage show and the target of every gunslinger who wants to make a name for himself.

Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:30 AM Blood on the Moon (1948)

A gunslinger hired to drive off a rancher falls in love with the man's daughter.

Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: Y



6:00 AM MGM Parade Show #26 (1955)

Eleanor Powell performs in a clip from "Broadway Melody"; Spencer Tracy performs in a clip from "Captains Courageous." Hosted by George Murphy.

Dir: null Cast: George Murphy, Eleanor Powell, Spencer Tracy
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N

TCM Daytime: The Man Who...

6:30 AM The Man Who Played God (1932)

After losing his hearing, a musician uses lip-reading to help others.

Dir: John G. Adolfi Cast: George Arliss, Violet Heming, Bette Davis
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

8:30 AM The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)

A defense lawyer sets out to topple a powerful gangster.

Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: N

10:00 AM The Man Who Found Himself (1937)

A determined nurse puts a cocky surgeon back on track.

Dir: Lew Landers Cast: John Beal, Joan Fontaine, Philip Huston
Runtime: 67 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

11:15 AM The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)

An ordinary man discovers he can make anything happen just by saying it.

Dir: Lothar Mendes Cast: Roland Young, Ralph Richardson, Edward Chapman
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

12:45 PM The Man Who Dared (1939)

A family who witnesses a murder is pursued by gangsters. Also known by the title "City in Terror."

Dir: Crane Wilbur Cast: Jane Bryan, Charley Grapewin, Henry O'Neill
Runtime: 60 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:00 PM The Man Who Makes the Difference (1968)

A behind-the-scenes promotional short for the action film "Ice Station Zebra" (1968).

Dir: null Cast: David Ford (narrator), Jim Brown, Ernest Borgnine
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y


2:15 PM The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.

Dir: William Keighley Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

4:30 PM The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

While vacationing in Switzerland, a British couple gets wrapped up in an assassination plot.

Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Nova Pilbeam
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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6:00 PM The Man Who Laughs (1966)

Lucrezia Borgia seduces an innocent youth into taking the place of one of her enemies.

Dir: Sergio Corbucci Cast: Jean Sorel, Lisa Gastoni, Ilaria Occhini
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

TCM Prime Time: Art Direction by Albert Nozaki

8:00 PM The Big Clock (1948)

A corrupt publisher tries to frame a career-driven editor for murder.

Dir: John Farrow Cast: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

10:00 PM A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)

A blow to the head sends an auto mechanic back to the days of Camelot.

Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

12:00 AM Sorrowful Jones (1949)

A Runyonesque bookie receives a gambler's little daughter as a marker for a bet.

Dir: Sidney Lanfield Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, William Demarest
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-G CC: N

TCM Late Night: Merle Oberon

1:45 AM The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)

When a jealous husband kills a fake Don Juan, the real thing sees a way to retire with grace.

Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Merle Oberon, Bruce Winston
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

3:15 AM The Lion Has Wings (1939)

British people of every class band together to repel the German Blitz.

Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

4:45 AM Affectionately Yours (1941)

A foreign correspondent hurries home to stop his wife from getting a divorce.

Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, Rita Hayworth
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y