TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 2: Movie Series
Humor and heartbreak, music and murder and manufacturing—wait, manufacturing?!
Yup, it's all here in TCM's Movie Series series.
By the way, check out the trailer for Four Daughters for a little cultural context from 80 years ago.
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018
12:15 AM
BLONDIE BRINGS UP BABY ( 1939)
Dir: Frank R. Strayer Cast: Penny Singleton , Arthur Lake , Larry Simms .
BW- 72 mins, CC,
1:30 AM
BLONDIE ON A BUDGET ( 1940)
Dir: Frank R. Strayer Cast: Penny Singleton , Arthur Lake , Larry Simms .
BW- 75 mins, CC,
3:00 AM
BLONDIE HAS SERVANT TROUBLE ( 1940)
Dir: Frank R. Strayer Cast: Penny Singleton , Arthur Lake , Larry Simms .
BW- 73 mins, CC,
4:15 AM
GIRL FROM MEXICO, THE ( 1939)
An ad man tours Mexico trying to cast a new radio show.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lupe Velez , Donald Woods , Leon Errol .
BW- 71 mins,
5:30 AM
MEXICAN SPITFIRE ( 1940)
A businessman's aunt enlists his ex-wife to break up his marriage to a temperamental Latina.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lupe Velez , Leon Errol , Donald Woods .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
6:45 AM
MEXICAN SPITFIRE OUT WEST ( 1940)
To punish her inattentive husband, a Latin bombshell pretends to want a divorce .
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lupe Velez , Leon Errol , Donald Woods .
BW- 76 mins,
8:15 AM
MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BABY ( 1941)
An advertising executive and his temperamental life adopt a war orphan who turns out to be a beautiful woman.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lupe Velez , Leon Errol , Charles "Buddy" Rogers .
BW- 70 mins,
9:30 AM
MEXICAN SPITFIRE AT SEA ( 1942)
An advertising executive and his temperamental wife sail to Hawaii in search of business.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lupe Velez , Leon Errol , Charles "Buddy" Rogers .
BW- 73 mins,
10:47 AM
MODERN MEXICO CITY ( 1942)
This short film explores the history, land, people, and culture of Mexico City.
C- 9 mins,
11:00 AM
MEXICAN SPITFIRE SEES A GHOST ( 1942)
An advertising executive and his temperamental wife investigate a haunted house.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lupe Velez , Leon Errol , Charles "Buddy" Rogers .
BW- 70 mins,
12:15 PM
MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S ELEPHANT ( 1942)
A temperamental Latina and her family get caught in the search for a rare art treasure.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lupe Velez , Leon Errol , Walter Reed .
BW- 64 mins,
1:30 PM
MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BLESSED EVENT ( 1943)
A husband mistakenly believes his hot Latin wife is pregnant.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lupe Velez , Leon Errol , Walter Reed .
BW- 63 mins,
2:45 PM
FOUR DAUGHTERS ( 1938)
A small-town family's peaceful life is shattered when one daughter falls for a rebellious musician.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Claude Rains , Jeffrey Lynn , John Garfield .
BW- 90 mins, CC,
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4:30 PM
FOUR WIVES ( 1939)
Three married women play matchmaker for their widowed sister.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Priscilla Lane , Rosemary Lane , Lola Lane .
BW- 99 mins, CC,
6:30 PM
FOUR MOTHERS ( 1941)
Four married sisters face financial problems as motherhood approaches.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Claude Rains , Jeffrey Lynn , Eddie Albert .
BW- 85 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MOVIE SERIES
8:00 PM
MAISIE ( 1939)
A Brooklyn showgirl tries to clear a ranch foreman of murder charges.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Robert Young , Ann Sothern , Ruth Hussey .
BW- 75 mins, CC,
9:30 PM
CONGO MAISIE ( 1940)
Brooklyn showgirl Maisie gets stranded in the African jungle with a romantic doctor.
Dir: Henry C. Potter Cast: Ann Sothern , John Carroll , Rita Johnson .
BW- 71 mins, CC,
11:00 PM
GOLD RUSH MAISIE ( 1940)
A Brooklyn showgirl helps a poor family strike it rich.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Ann Sothern , Lee Bowman , Slim Summerville .
BW- 82 mins, CC,
12:30 AM
MAISIE WAS A LADY ( 1941)
A Brooklyn showgirl signs on as maid for a family of wealthy eccentrics.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Ann Sothern , Lew Ayres , Maureen O'Sullivan .
BW- 79 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
RINGSIDE MAISIE ( 1941)
A Brooklyn showgirl sets pulses racing at a boxers' training camp.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Ann Sothern , George Murphy , Robert Sterling .
BW- 95 mins, CC,
3:45 AM
MAISIE GETS HER MAN ( 1942)
A Brooklyn showgirl launches a stage act with a hick comic.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Ann Sothern , Red Skelton , Leo Gorcey .
BW- 86 mins, CC,
5:15 AM
SWING SHIFT MAISIE ( 1943)
A brassy showgirl signs on to help the war effort as a factory worker.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Ann Sothern , James Craig , Jean Rogers .
BW- 86 mins, CC,
