TCM Schedule for Tuesday, April 21: Springtime/Kay Francis

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Star of the Month: Sophia Loren (continued)

12:00 AM Marriage - Italian Style (1964)
A businessman's plans to marry a younger woman are derailed when his long-term mistress tricks him into marrying her by saying she's on her deathbed.
Dir: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N



1:45 AM Ghosts - Italian Style (1967)
An unemployed opera singer and his wife find jobs as caretakers in a haunted castle.
Dir: Renato Castellani Cast: Sophia Loren, Vittorio Gassman, Mario Adorf
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:30 AM A Special Day (1977)
Drama unfolds in a chance meeting between two social outsiders.
Dir: Ettore Scola Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: N



5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #5 (1955)
Tony Martin performs in a clip from "Till the Clouds Roll By"; John Hodiak introduces a clip from "Trial." Hosted by George Murphy.
Dir: null Cast: Tony Martin, George Murphy, John Hodiak
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N

TCM Daytime: Springtime

6:00 AM Made in Paris (1966)
A young fashion designer is transformed by her first trip to Paris.
Dir: Boris Sagal Cast: Ann-Margret, Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



7:45 AM The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
A lighthearted homage to Hollywood musicals that centers around beautiful girls and the men who vie for their affections.
Dir: Jacques Demy Cast: Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Françoise Dorléac
Runtime: 127 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: N

10:00 AM The Swan (1956)
On the eve of her marriage to a prince, a noblewoman falls for her brother's tutor.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness, Louis Jourdan
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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12:00 PM Oklahoma! (1955)
Film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical about the early settlers on the Oklahoma plain.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson
Runtime: 140 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



2:30 PM The Secret Garden (1949)
An orphaned girl changes the lives of those she encounters at a remote estate.
Dir: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, Dean Stockwell
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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4:15 PM Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
When a group of schoolgirls mysteriously disappear, the survivors find their lives changed forever.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Martin Vaughan, Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y



6:15 PM The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
A fading stage star gets caught up in the decadent life of modern Rome when she hires a male companion.
Dir: José Quintero Cast: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Lotte Lenya
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y



TCM Primetime: Kay Francis

8:00 PM One Way Passage (1932)
An ocean voyage leads to romance for a dying heiress and a condemned criminal.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: William Powell, Kay Francis, Aline MacMahon
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y



9:15 PM Confession (1937)
A glamorous singer commits murder to protect her daughter's virtue.
Dir: Joe May Cast: Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Basil Rathbone
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:

11:00 PM Give Me Your Heart (1936)
A socialite has to give up the baby she bore to a married man.
Dir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Kay Francis, George Brent, Roland Young
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y



12:45 AM Man Wanted (1932)
A female executive falls in love with her male secretary.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Kay Francis, David Manners, Una Merkel
Runtime: 62 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y



2:00 AM My Bill (1938)
When widow Mary Colbrook realizes she can no longer provide for her family, she sends the three eldest children to their wealthy Aunt, while Bill, the youngest, loyally remains with his mom. Salvation comes in the form of a wealthy old recluse.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: Kay Francis, Bonita Granville, John Litel
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC:



3:15 AM The Keyhole (1933)
A private eye specializing in divorce cases falls for the woman he's been hired to frame.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Kay Francis, George Brent, Glenda Farrell
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y



4:30 AM The House on 56th Street (1933)
A woman loses her family after being falsely convicted of a crime.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Gene Raymond
Runtime: 68 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y