TCM Schedule for Monday May 23, 2022 - Special Theme: Busby Berkeley

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Final night of this month's Busby Berkeley retrospective, with prime time spotlighting his later work.

(all times Eastern)

7:15 am MGM Parade Show #26 (1955)
25m | Documentary | TV-G
Eleanor Powell performs in a clip from "Broadway Melody"; Spencer Tracy performs in a clip from "Captains Courageous". Hosted by George Murphy.

8:00 am Bird of Paradise (1932)
1h 20m | Adventure | TV-PG
An island visitor falls for a Polynesian beauty slated for sacrifice to the gods.
Director: King Vidor. Cast: Dolores Del Rio, Joel Mccrea, John Halliday

9:30 am I Live for Love (1935)
1h 4m | Musical | TV-G
A socialite tries to break into show business.
Director: Busby Berkeley. Cast: Everett Marshall, Dolores Del Rio, Guy Kibbee

10:45 am Bright Lights (1935)
1h 23m | Musical | TV-G
Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.
Director: Busby Berkeley. Cast: Joe E. Brown, Ann Dvorak, Patricia Ellis

12:15 pm She Had to Say Yes (1933)
1h 3m | Comedy | TV-G
A secretary pads her salary by dating prospective buyers for her company.
Director: Busby Berkeley. Cast: Loretta Young, Winnie Lightner, Lyle Talbot

1:30 pm Three Cheers for the Girls (1943)
16m | Short | TV-G
This short film showcases production numbers from various Warner Brothers musicals, including choreography by Busby Berkeley (among others). Vitaphone Release 1086A.
Director: Jean Negulesco. Cast: Poppy Wilde, Dolores Moran, Lynne Baggett

2:00 pm Calling All Girls (1942)
19m | Musical | TV-G
This short film presents the process that studios use to select girls to be members of the chorus line in movie musicals. Vitaphone Releases 655A, 658A.
Cast: Owen Crompton, Busby Berkeley, James Cagney

2:30 pm Born to Sing (1942)
1h 22m | Musical | TV-G
Fledgling entertainers put on a show for Uncle Sam.
Director: Edward Ludwig. Cast: Virginia Weidler, Ray Mcdonald, Leo Gorcey

4:00 pm Two Weeks with Love (1950)
1h 32m | Musical | TV-PG
Two sisters find romance during a turn-of-the-century family vacation.
Director: Roy Rowland. Cast: Jane Powell, Ricardo Montalban, Louis Calhern

6:00 pm Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
1h 46m | Musical | TV-G
A small-town girl finds love on the road to Broadway stardom.
Director: James V. Kern. Cast: Tony Martin, Janet Leigh, Gloria Dehaven

8:00 pm Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
1h 55m | Musical | TV-G
True story of Annette Kellerman, the world's first great swimming star.
Director: Mervyn Leroy. Cast: Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon

10:00 pm Easy to Love (1953)
Two men vie for the heart of a Cypress Gardens swimming star.
Director: Charles Walters. Cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin

12:00 am Small Town Girl (1953)
1h 33m | Musical | TV-G
A sheriff's daughter falls for a playboy arrested for speeding.
Director: Leslie Kardos. Cast: Jane Powell, Farley Granger, Ann Miller

1:45 am Rose Marie (1954)
1h 55m | Musical | TV-G
A trapper's daughter is torn between the Mountie who wants to civilize her and a dashing prospector.
Director: Mervyn Leroy. Cast: Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, Fernando Lamas

3:45 am Jumbo (1962)
2h 5m | Musical | TV-G
The daughter of a circus owner fights to save her father from a takeover spearheaded by the man she loves.
Director: Charles Walters. Cast: Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante