TCM Schedule for Monday May 2, 2022 - Special Theme: Busby Berkeley

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Daytime has birthday tributes to Theodore Bikel and Bing Crosby; at night a salute to Busby Berkeley kicks off with some of his earliest choreography work.

(all times Eastern)

7:30 am The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1950)
56m | Short | TV-G
A collection of MGM previews with an introduction by Lionel Barrymore.
Director: Herman Hoffman. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Dore Schary, Ira Heymann

8:30 am The Vintage (1957)
1h 32m | Drama | TV-PG
Two fugitives hide out in a vineyard.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden. Cast: Pier Angeli, Mel Ferrer, John Kerr

10:15 am Angels in the Outfield (1951)
1h 42m | Drama | TV-G
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.
Director: Clarence Brown. Cast: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn

12:15 pm Road to Bali (1953)
1h 30m | Musical | TV-G
Two song-and-dance men on the run dive for treasure while competing for a beautiful princess.
Director: Hal Walker. Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour

2:00 pm High Society (1956)
1h 47m | Musical | TV-PG
In this musical version of The Philadelphia Story, tabloid reporters invade a society wedding.
Director: Charles Walters. Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra

4:00 pm Man on Fire (1957)
1h 35m | Drama | TV-PG
A divorced man fights for custody of his son when his ex-wife remarries.
Director: Ranald Macdougall. Cast: Bing Crosby, Inger Stevens, Mary Fickett

5:45 pm Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
2h 3m | Musical | TV-PG
A Chicago gangster stumbles into philanthropic work during a gang war.
Director: Gordon Douglas. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.

8:00 pm 42nd Street (1933)
1h 25m | Musical | TV-G
The definitive backstage musical, complete with the dazzling newcomer who goes on for the injured star.
Director: Lloyd Bacon. Cast: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent

9:45 pm Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
1h 36m | Musical | TV-G
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands.
Director: Mervyn Leroy. Cast: Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline Macmahon

11:30 pm Footlight Parade (1933)
1h 42m | Musical | TV-G
A producer fights labor problems, financiers and his greedy ex-wife to put on a show.
Director: Lloyd Bacon. Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler

1:30 am Dames (1934)
1h 30m | Musical | TV-G
A reformer's daughter wins the lead in a scandalous Broadway show.
Director: Ray Enright. Cast: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler

3:15 am Fashions of 1934 (1934)
1h 18m | Musical | TV-G
A con artist and his beautiful assistant take on the fashion world.
Director: William Dieterle. Cast: William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank Mchugh

4:45 am Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018)
Documentary | TV-G
A woman has to make a difficult choice after learning her personal diaries have been stolen.
Director: Alexa Foreman. Cast: Alexa Foreman

[Turbineguy]

1. I love the "Road" movies.