TCM Schedule for Monday May 5 - What's On Tonight: Shirley Jones

[rdmtimp]

After a slate of acronym-named films in daytime, Shirley Jones takes center stage in prime time.

(all times Eastern)

6:15 AM UFO (1956)
Interviews and documentary footage combine with the fictional story of an air-force pilot who encounters aliens. Dir: Winston Jones Cast: Captain Willis Sperry , Nicholas Mariana , Chief Photographer Delbert Newhouse . C-88 mins, Letterbox Format

7:45 AM BRIDE CAME C.O.D., THE (1941)
A pilot and a temperamental heiress are stranded in the desert together. Dir: William Keighley Cast: James Cagney , Bette Davis , Stuart Erwin . BW-92 mins, CC,

9:30 AM H.M. PULHAM, ESQ. (1941)
A stuffy businessman livens things up by having a fling. Dir: King Vidor Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Robert Young , Ruth Hussey . BW-120 mins,

11:45 AM V.I.P.S, THE (1963)
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials. Dir: Anthony Asquith Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Louis Jourdan . C-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:49 PM ARMY CHAMPIONS (1941)
This short film focuses on young men who have signed up to serve in the U.S. army. Dir: Paul C. Vogel BW-11 mins,

2:00 PM STORY OF G.I. JOE, THE (1945)
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins an Army platoon during World War II to learn what battle is really about. Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Burgess Meredith , Robert Mitchum , Freddie Steele . BW-109 mins, CC,

4:00 PM F.B.I. STORY, THE (1959)
A dedicated FBI agent thinks back on the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: James Stewart , Vera Miles , Murray Hamilton . C-149 mins, Letterbox Format

6:30 PM D.O.A. (1950)
The victim of a slow-acting poison tracks down his own killer. Dir: Rudolph Maté Cast: Edmond O'Brien , Pamela Britton , Luther Adler . BW-84 mins, CC,

8:00 PM MUSIC MAN, THE (1962)
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America. Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast: Robert Preston , Shirley Jones , Buddy Hackett . C-151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:45 PM CAROUSEL (1956)
A dramatic love story unfolds between a rough-talking, macho carousel barker, and a young, innocent mill worker. Dir: Henry King Cast: Gordon MacRae , Shirley Jones , Cameron Mitchell . C-129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 AM COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER, THE (1963)
A young boy plays matchmaker for his widowed father. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Glenn Ford , Shirley Jones , Stella Stevens . C-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM ELMER GANTRY (1960)
A young drifter finds success as a traveling preacher until his past catches up with him. Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Burt Lancaster , Jean Simmons , Arthur Kennedy . C-147 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

[longship]

1. Ooo! Music Man and Elmer Gantry!

Shirley Jones is great in both.

Music Man has Robert Preston, Buddy Hackett, Hermoine Gingold, Paul Ford, and a lisping Ron Howard. A great cast and a plot that does not take itself too seriously.

Elmer Gantry -- what can one say? Shirley's Oscar winning break out role. Burt Lancaster as the sleazy preacher. A fairly unforgettable film.

On edit: D.O.A. is real classic noir. Don't forget to nab that one either.

[CBHagman]

2. It's just about impossible to get tired of "The Music Man."

It needles the faults native to small-town America -- self-importance, credulity, gossip, etc. -- but with a smile and a song.