TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 12: Film Noir/Special Theme: Director Yasujiro Ozu

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Steven Martin - Part 1 (continued)

12:00 AM Father of the Bride (1991)
A father's mixed feelings about his daughter's marriage makes the wedding a torturous occasion for him.
Dir: Charles Shyer Cast: Steve Martin, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Diane Keaton
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

TCM Late Night: Brides

2:00 AM The Bride Wore Black (1968)
When her husband is shot on their wedding day, a newlywed turned widow seeks out the killers and eliminates them one by one in an act of vengeance.
Dir: François Truffaut Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Bouquet
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-14 CC: N

4:00 AM The Bride Wore Red (1937)
A chorus girl crashes an exclusive Swiss resort to snare a rich husband.
Dir: Dorothy Arzner Cast: Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Robert Young
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

TCM Daytime: Film Noir

6:00 AM The Breaking Point (1950)
A desperate fishing boat captain rents his ship to some gunmen on the lam.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

7:45 AM Border Incident (1949)
Police try to crack down on the illegal immigration racket.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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9:30 AM Mystery in Mexico (1948)
An insurance agent searches Mexico for a missing colleague.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: William Lundigan, Jacqueline White, Ricardo Cortez
Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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10:45 AM The Big Steal (1949)
A man is on the trail of a thief who stole a $300,000 Army payroll, but there is someone else after him - a woman.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix
Runtime: 71 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

12:00 PM The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
A dangerous madman kidnaps two businessmen on a hunting trip.
Dir: Ida Lupino Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman
Runtime: 71 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

1:15 PM Jeopardy (1953)
A woman desperately seeks help to prevent her trapped husband from drowning.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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2:30 PM Second Chance (1953)
A crooked boxer falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.
Dir: Rudy Maté Cast: Robert Mitchum, Linda Darnell, Jack Palance
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:00 PM His Kind of Woman (1951)
A deported gangster causes problems for guests at a Mexican resort.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

6:15 PM Out of the Past (1947)
A private eye tries to escape his past by running a gas station in a small town, but it catches up to him.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

TCM Primetime: Special Theme: Director Special Theme: Director Yasujiro Ozu

8:00 PM Late Spring (1949)
Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.
Dir: Yasujirō Ozu Cast: Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: N

10:00 PM Early Summer (1951)
In post-World War II Japan, a 28-year-old woman's family wants to find her a husband. But they have very different ideas about what constitutes a good match.
Dir: Yasujirō Ozu Cast: Setsuko Hara, Chishū Ryū, Chikage Awashima
Runtime: 125 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: N

12:15 AM Tokyo Story (1953)
An aging couple visits their children in Tokyo only to find heartache and rejection.
Dir: Yasujirō Ozu Cast: Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara
Runtime: 138 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N

2:45 AM What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)
A critique on Japan's upper classes as a doctor's plans for a getaway from his pushy wife are complicated by his super-modern niece's visit.
Dir: Yasujirō Ozu Cast: Sumiko Kurishima, Tatsuo Saitō, Michiko Kuwano
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC:

4:00 AM Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
When the patriarch of the Toda family suddenly dies, his widow discovers that he has left her with nothing but debt and married children.
Dir: Yasujirō Ozu Cast: Mieko Takamine, Shin Saburi, Hideo Fujino
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:

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