TCM Schedule for Saturday, November 30: The Essentials: Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
For reading ahead of tonight's schedule, the Guardian's obituary for Gillo Pontecorvo:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/oct/14/guardianobituaries.obituaries
Saturday, November 30, 2019
12:15 AM
MARTY ( 1955)
A lonely butcher finds love despite the opposition of his friends and family.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Ernest Borgnine , Betsy Blair , Esther Minciotti .
BW- 94 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
PYRAMID, THE ( 1976)
Dir: Gary Kent Cast: Michael Ashe , Tomi Barrett , Charley Brown .
BW- 93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:42 AM
ALL EYES ON SHARON TATE ( 1966)
A behind-the-scenes promo short for "Eye of the Devil" (1966), showcasing the late Sharon Tate, then a young, 22-year-old hopeful at MGM.
BW- 10 mins,
4:00 AM
CHANGING ( 1971)
A young family tries to cope with shifting social values in this short film.
Dir: Hubert Smith
C- 28 mins,
4:00 AM
DRUG STORIES ( 2019)
BW- 80 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
KISMET ( 1955)
In this Arabian Nights musical, the "king of the beggars" infiltrates high society when his daughter is wooed by a handsome prince.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Howard Keel , Ann Blyth , Dolores Gray .
C- 113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 AM
MGM CARTOONS: LITTLE BUCK CHEESER ( 1937)
Dir: Rudolf Ising
BW- 8 mins, CC,
8:09 AM
GRANDPA CALLED IT ART ( 1944)
This short film looks at changing definitions of art in the U.S.
Dir: Walter Hart Cast: Donald Douglas , Sheldon Jett ,
BW- 10 mins,
8:20 AM
QUAINT QUEBEC ( 1936)
This short film explores the history, culture, and customs of Quebec.
Dir: Benjamin D. Sharpe
C- 8 mins,
8:30 AM
MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR, THE ( 1943)
Nazi agents use a headless ghost as a front.
Dir: Ben Stoloff Cast: John Loder , Eleanor Parker , Bruce Lester .
BW- 56 mins, CC,
9:30 AM
JUNGLE QUEEN: TRAIL OF DOOM, THE ( 1945)
BW- 16 mins, CC,
10:00 AM
POPEYE: SHAKESPEAREAN SPINACH ( 1933)
BW- 6 mins, CC,
10:07 AM
PARIS PLAYBOYS ( 1954)
When one of the Bowery Boys impersonates a missing French professor, the group ends up battling spies.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Bernard Gorcey .
BW- 62 mins, CC,
11:17 AM
GOOD BAD BOYS ( 1940)
Deciding that a life of crime suits them, a gang of children gets mixed up with a real burglar in this comedic short.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Roger Moore , Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer , Leila McIntyre .
BW- 11 mins,
11:30 AM
ALIBI RACKET ( 1935)
This short film focuses on a police interrogation that cracks the false alibi of a criminal.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: William Tannen , John Sheehan , Eddie Dunn .
BW- 18 mins,
12:00 PM
NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH ( 1940)
A British agent masquerades as a Nazi officer to protect an inventor and his daughter.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Margaret Lockwood , Rex Harrison , Paul von Henreid .
BW- 95 mins, CC,
1:45 PM
GIANT ( 1956)
A Texas ranching family fights to survive changing times.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Rock Hudson , James Dean .
BW- 201 mins, CC,
5:15 PM
GREAT RACE, THE ( 1965)
A bumbling villain plots to win an early 20th-century auto race.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Jack Lemmon , Tony Curtis , Natalie Wood .
C- 160 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: DIRECTED BY GILLO PONTECORVO
8:00 PM
BATTLE OF ALGIERS, THE ( 1966)
Algiers revolts against the French Foreign Legion.
Dir: Gillo Pontecorvo Cast: Jean Martin , Yacef Saadi , Brahim Haggiag .
BW- 122 mins, Letterbox Format
10:15 PM
BURN! ( 1969)
A British agent stifles a slave revolt on a Caribbean island.
Dir: Gillo Pontecorvo Cast: Marlon Brando , Evaristo Marquez , Renato Salvatori .
C- 112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:15 AM
MASK OF DIMITRIOS, THE ( 1944)
A meek novelist investigates the mysterious death of a notorious scoundrel.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Sydney Greenstreet , Zachary Scott , Faye Emerson .
BW- 96 mins, CC,
2:15 AM
SPARTACUS ( 1960)
An heroic slave leads a revolt against the corrupt Roman Empire.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Kirk Douglas , Laurence Olivier , Jean Simmons .
C- 196 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:33 AM
I'M MUCH OBLIGED ( 1936)
In this short film, a newspaper columnist calls people at random and asks them "What would you like to do?" Vitaphone Release 1962-1963.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: George Dobbs , Ian MacLaren ,
BW- 22 mins,