Turner Classic Movies TCM TV Guide

Browse the full Turner Classic Movies TCM TV guide for Friday, 1 May 2026. 12 programmes listed , including 3 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

02:00 2h

Varsity Blues

Comedy, Drama, Romance Film ★ 6.2

A hard-nosed coach of a high school football team comes into conflict with the easy-going second-string quarterback when the star of the team is injured.

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04:00 2h 15m

Red River

Western, Adventure, Drama, Romance Film ★ 7.4

A young man disagrees with the way his foster father runs his cattle empire and eventually runs off to form his own empire, but his father vows vengeance.

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Morning

06:15 2h 15m

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Western Film ★ 6.6

A drifter builds a saloon in a desolate part of old west Texas and then creates a town around it, appointing himself the town judge and ruling by fiat.

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09:30 2h

Interrupted Melody

Drama, Music Film ★ 5.3

The life of an incredibly talented and renowned opera diva is completely changed when she is forced to battle polio to make a stage comeback.

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11:30 2h

Trial

Drama Film ★ 6.7

An idealistic law professor faces a lynch mob and a Communist threat when he agrees to represent a Mexican youth accused of murdering a white girl.

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Daytime

13:30 1h 45m

The Fastest Gun Alive

from Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, C Drama, Western Film ★ 6.8

from Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, C

A retired gunman assumes a false identity but after he hears that someone shot down "the fastest gun alive," his pride is stung and he reveals his secret.

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15:15 1h 45m

Blackboard Jungle

Crime, Drama Film ★ 7.0

A war veteran turned teacher assigned to an inner-city boys' high school tries changing the scholastic atmosphere of thugs and delinquents despite threats.

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17:00 2h

Gilda

Drama, Romance, Thriller Film ★ 7.6

A wealthy man agrees to hire a gambler as the manager for his new casino, but the employee soon realizes that his new wife is a woman from his past.

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Evening

19:00 2h

The Big Heat

Crime, Drama, Thriller Film ★ 7.7

An honest policeman in a town run by gangsters and corrupt cops sets out to bring a mob boss to justice, enlisting the aid of a thug's ex-girlfriend.

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21:00 2h 15m

To Kill a Mockingbird

Drama Film ★ 8.0

An honest, respected Southern lawyer risks his career when he decides to defend a black man wrongfully accused of raping a young white woman.

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23:15 2h

Spellbound

Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Drama Film ★ 7.4

A female psychiatrist retiring from a mental asylum falls in love with the man replacing her only to find out he is a paranoid, amnesiac impostor.

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