TCM Schedule for Thurs, May 14, 2026: Crime Story / Games, Part 2

Games in film. Played tonight: Backgammon, Poker, Bingo

Late night: Murder mysteries



DAYTIME (listings EST)

7:30 AM The Phenix City Story (1955)
A crusading lawyer takes on the corrupt machine running a Southern town.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant

9:15 AM While the City Sleeps (1956)
Reporters compete to catch a serial killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders

11:00 AM We Who Are About to Die (1936)
A San Quentin inmate's death row conviction is reversed.
Dir: Christy Cabanne Cast: Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, John Beal

12:30 PM Badlands (1973)
Teen girl joins an older boy on a shooting spree through Montana.
Dir: Terrence Malick Cast: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates

2:15 PM Blanche Fury (1948)
A widow bequeaths an estate to her relatives. An illegitimate son has other plans.
Dir: Marc Allegret Cast: Stewart Granger, Valerie Hobson, Michael Gough

4:00 PM Madeleine (1950)
A beautiful young woman stands trial for poisoning her lover.
Dir: David Lean Cast: Ann Todd, Norman Woland, Ivan Desny

6:00 PM Agatha (1979)
Fictionalized story based on the real disappearance of writer Agatha Christie in 1926.
Dir: Michael Apted Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Timothy Dalton, Timothy West



PRIME TIME & LATE NIGHT

8:00 PM The Mating Season (1951)
A woman pretends to be a cleaning lady to get to know her son's high-society in-laws.
Dir: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Gene Tierney, John Lund, Thelma Ritter

10:00 PM The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
A poker player, with a "can't lose" reputation, is challenged to a game by a rival.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden

12:00 AM Gumshoe (1971)
A would-be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.
Dir: Stephen Frears Cast: Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay



EARLY MORNING

1:45 AM The Last of Sheila (1973)
A game of murder among wealthy vacationers turns into the real thing.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: James Coburn, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon

4:00 AM After the Thin Man (1936)
Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora's cousin of a murder charge.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart