TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 1: Space Missions

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Welcome to June! It's going to be an amazing month on TCM.

On this first day of June, daytime is devoted to the delicious theme of 1930s Screwball Mysteries. Come evening, it's time to go into orbit with Space Missions.

Note the double sightings of Maureen O'Sullivan and Robert Montgomery (not together).

And there's something for dog lovers and for cat lovers!

Enjoy.

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

12:30 AM
Island of Lost Women (1959)
1h 6m | Adventure | TV-PG
After crash-landing on an island near Australia, a pilot and a radio commentator find themselves trapped in a reclusive scientist's home.
Director
Frank W. Tuttle
Cast
Jeff Richards, Venetia Stevenson, John Smith

1:45 AM
Pagan Love Song (1950)
1h 16m | Musical | TV-G
An American tourist romances a Tahitian beauty.
Director
Robert Alton
Cast
Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Minna Gombell

3:15 AM
Picturesque New Zealand (1952)
8m | Short | TV-G
This short film highlights some of the attractions of New Zealand.
Director
No Director Information Available.
Cast
James A. Fitzpatrick, James A. Fitzpatrick, Hone Glendinning

3:30 AM
The Secret Land (1948)
1h 11m | Documentary | TV-G
Documentary about Admiral Richard Byrd and his explorations of the Antarctic.
Director
No Director Information Available.
Cast
Comdr. Robert Montgomery USNR; Lt. Robert Taylor, USNR; Lt. Van Heflin, AAFR

4:45 AM
Luxury Liner (1948)
1h 31m | Musical | TV-PG
The daughter of a ship's captain becomes a sea-going cupid.
Director
Richard Whorf
Cast
George Brent, Jane Powell, Lauritz Melchior

6:30 AM
Between Two Worlds (1944)
1h 52m | Drama | TV-G
Passengers on a mysterious luxury liner slowly realize they are bound for an unexpected destination.
Director
Edward A. Blatt
Cast
John Garfield, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet

&t=20s

8:30 AM
The Thin Man (1934)
1h 20m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Director
W. S. Van Dyke
Cast
William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan

&t=18s

10:30 AM
Star of Midnight (1935)
1h 30m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
A New York lawyer tries to track down a kidnapped actress.
Director
Stephen Roberts
Cast
William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly

12:15 PM
Woman Wanted (1935)
1h 10m | Crime | TV-G
An innocent woman is chased by both gangsters and the police.
Director
George B. Seitz
Cast
Maureen O'Sullivan, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone

1:45 PM
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
1h 20m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
A detective teams with his ex-wife to solve a murder.
Director
Stephen Roberts
Cast
William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason

3:15 PM
Trouble for Two (1936)
1h 15m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
Before he can marry, a European prince gets mixed up with a suicide club.
Director
J. Walter Ruben
Cast
Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Frank Morgan

4:45 PM
Fast Company (1938)
1h 15m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
Married book-dealers Joel and Gerda Sloane try to clear a friend in an investigation of the murder of a rival book-seller.
Director
Edward Buzzell
Cast
Melvyn Douglas, Florence Rice, Claire Dodd

6:15 PM
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
1h 26m | Comedy | TV-G
A runaway poetess helps a fugitive prove himself innocent of murder charges.
Director
W. S. Van Dyke Ii
Cast
Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SPACE MISSIONS

8:00 PM
Destination Moon (1950)
1h 20m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-G
A crusading scientist defies the government to launch an expedition to the moon.
Director
Irving Pichel
Cast
John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers

9:45 PM
Alien (1979)
2h 4m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-MA
In deep space, the crew of the commercial ship Nostromo learn they have an unexpected passenger aboard...
Director
Ridley Scott
Cast
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm

12:00 AM
Solaris (1972)
2h 47m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-14
An alien intelligence infiltrates a space mission.
Director
Andrey Tarkovskiy
Cast
Donatas Banionis, Natalia Bondarchuk, Sos Sarkissian

3:00 AM
Marooned (1969)
2h 13m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-PG
Three U.S. astronauts face a slow death when their rockets fail during a space voyage.
Director
John Sturges
Cast
Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen

5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #27 (1955)