TCM Schedule for Monday April 13, 2026 - Star of the Month: Sophia Loren

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Daytime spotlights prolific journeyman director David Butler.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM Have a Heart (1934)
1h 20m | Drama | TV-G
A street vendor tries to help a dancing teacher who's lost the use of her legs.
Director: David Butler. Cast: James Dunn, Una Merkel, Jean Parker

7:30 AM My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
1h 41m | Biography | TV-G
Musical biography of Irish songwriter Chauncey Olcott.
Director: David Butler. Cast: Alan Hale Sr., Sara Allgood, Andrea King

9:15 AM Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
1h 46m | Musical | TV-G
Musical biography of Marilyn Miller, who overcame heartache to become a Broadway star.
Director: David Butler. Cast: June Haver, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae

11:15 AM Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
1h 32m | Musical | TV-G
Singer Melinda Howard returns home unaware her mother, Jessica, ex-Broadway star is now a drunken bar singer. To hide it, Jessica hosts a party at her former mansion. There, sparks fly when Melinda meets Tom but secrets stand in the way of their love.
Director: David Butler. Cast: Doris Day, Gene Nelson, S. Z. Sakall

1:00 PM Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
1h 27m | Musical | TV-G
Three chorus girls hit Las Vegas in search of rich husbands.
Director: David Butler. Cast: Dennis Morgan, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson

2:30 PM April in Paris (1952)
1h 41m | Comedy | TV-G
A bureaucrat's mistake sends a chorus girl to Paris representing American theatre in place of a star actress.
Director: David Butler. Cast: Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin

4:15 PM King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
1h 54m | Adventure | TV-G
King Richard's attempts to win back the Holy Lands are complicated by his love of a tempestuous Englishwoman.
Director: David Butler. Cast: Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders

6:15 PM The Command (1954)
1h 34m | Western | TV-PG
A high-minded doctor suddenly finds himself leading a Cavalry troop through hostile territory.
Director: David Butler. Cast: Guy Madison, Joan Weldon, James Whitmore

8:00 PM Arabesque (1966)
1h 45m | Suspense | TV-G
A university professor gets mixed up with international spies and a two-timing woman.
Director: Stanley Donen. Cast: Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan Badel

10:00 PM Houseboat (1958)
1h 50m | Comedy | TV-PG
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Director: Melville Shavelson. Cast: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer

12:00 AM The Pride and the Passion (1957)
2h 12m | Adventure | TV-PG
A British naval officer helps Spanish peasants haul a large cannon cross-country to battle Napoleon.
Director: Stanley Kramer. Cast: Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren

2:15 AM Lady L (1965)
2h 4m | Comedy | TV-PG
A beautiful laundress rises through European society.
Director: Peter Ustinov. Cast: Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven

4:15 AM Abraham Lincoln (1930)
1h 30m | Drama | TV-G
A boy from humble beginnings becomes one of America's most beloved presidents.
Director: D. W. Griffith. Cast: Walter Huston, Una Merkel, Hobart Bosworth