TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 21: Birthday Tribute: Robert Montgomery/Miyoshi Umeki
Oh, what a schedule! The unofficial patron saint of Classic Films, Robert Montgomery, is having a birthday and having a day of films of various genres (I think TCM meant to post his star turn in the chilling Night Must Fall, but for some reason they've got the Albert Finney version listed).
And tonight Academy Award-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki reigns over TCM.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
1:15 AM The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Josey Wales is a peaceful farmer and devoted family man until renegades murder his family and destroy his farm. Fueled by hatred, he becomes an outlaw dedicated to seeking vengeance on the people who took everything he had. Dir: Clint Eastwood Cast: Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, William O'Connell
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
3:45 AM McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) An itinerant gambler and a madame become business partners in this off-beat western set in a small mining town in the Pacific Northwest. Dir: Robert Altman Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois
Runtime: 121 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
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6:00 AM Piccadilly Jim (1936) A cartoonist pokes fun at his widowed father's future in-laws. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Madge Evans
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
8:00 AM The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) A chic jewel thief in England falls in love with one of her marks. Dir: Richard Boleslawski Cast: Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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10:00 AM Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) A quarrelsome couple discovers their marriage isn't legal. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:00 PM They Were Expendable (1945) After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships. Dir: John Ford Cast: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:30 PM Night Must Fall (1964) A psychopath worms his way into an elderly woman's household. Dir: Karel Reisz Cast: Albert Finney, Mona Washbourne, Susan Hampshire
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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4:30 PM When Ladies Meet (1933) A female novelist doesn't realize her new friend is the wife whose husband she's trying to steal. Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:00 PM Lady in the Lake (1947) Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective's viewpoint. Dir: Robert Montgomery Cast: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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8:00 PM Sayonara (1957) American soldiers in post-war Japan defy convention when they fall in love with local women. Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, Red Buttons
Runtime: 147 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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10:45 PM Flower Drum Song (1961) A refugee travels to Chinatown as a mail-order bride. Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Juanita Hall
Runtime: 133 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
1:00 AM Cry for Happy (1961) Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house. Dir: George Marshall Cast: Glenn Ford, Donald O'Connor, Miiko Taka
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N
3:00 AM The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) During World War II, an inept intelligence officer falls hard for a military nurse. Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Jack Carter
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
5:00 AM Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019) The history of Asian American roles and the casting of those roles in Hollywood are documented through archival footage and interviews with contemporary critics. Dir: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg Cast: Joseph McBride, Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg
Runtime: 55 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-MA CC: Y