This Week on Turner Classic Movies (May 1-4)

Today, TCM released their program schedule for the month of May. I went through the schedule and searched each film's casting credits for performers of color. Here goes...

Wednesday, May 1st (All EST)

11:30PM Silver Queen (1942)--featuring Sam McDaniel (credited as Sam McDaniels) as "Toby". 

2:30AM Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)--featuring Jean Wong (uncredited) as "Young Woman in Line".

4:30AM Varsity Show (1937)--featuring Buck and Bubbles as "Buck and Bubbles". 

Thursday, May 2nd (All EST)

6:00AM Son of India (1931)--starring Ramon Novarro as "Karim".

3:30PM Macao (1952)--featuring Philip Ahn as "Itzumi" and a host of other (uncredited) Asian/Asian-American performers. 

8:00PM Duel in the Sun (1946)--featuring Butterfly McQueen as "Vashti". 

12:00AM Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)--featuring Nacho Galindo (uncredited) as "Pedro").

4:00AM Comrade X (1940)--featuring Keye Luke (uncredited) as "World Press Attendee with Glasses".

Friday, May 3rd (All EST)

2:45PM Pennies from Heaven (1936)--featuring Louis Armstrong as "Henry".

6:00PM High Society (1956)--featuring Louis Armstrong and His Band. 

Saturday, May 4th (All EST)

2:00PM Ocean's Eleven (1960)--starring Sammy Davis, Jr. as "Josh Howard"

4:15PM The Caine Mutiny (1954)--starring José Ferrer as "Lt. Barney Greenwald". 

8:00PM Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)--featuring Theresa Harris (uncredited) as "Woman in Couple" and Etta Moten (uncredited) as "Remember My Forgotten Man Singer". 

12:00AM 42nd Street (1933)--featuring Louise Beavers (uncredited) as "Pansy, Dorothy's Maid"

2:00AM The Tempest (1979)--featuring Elisabeth Welch as "A Goddess".

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Turner Classic Movies Monthly Schedule

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