TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 7: The Essentials: George Stevens' WWII
A fitting choice for The Essentials, given it's the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
12:00 AM
BITTER VICTORY ( 1957)
A World War II commander jeopardizes his mission to endanger a colleague involved with his wife.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Richard Burton , Curd Jurgens , Ruth Roman .
BW- 102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 AM
BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA ( 1974)
Southwestern lawbreakers vie for the bounty on a rapist's head.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah Cast: Warren Oates , Gig Young , Emilio Fernandez .
C- 112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM
PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID ( 1973)
The legendary outlaw clashes with his former best friend, now the sheriff.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah Cast: James Coburn , Kris Kristofferson , Bob Dylan .
C- 115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
6:00 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #28 ( 1955)
Walter Pidgeon introduces Part Two of "Captains Courageous" and interviews Robby the Robot from "Forbidden Planet."
BW- 25 mins, CC,
6:30 AM
DANCE, FOOLS, DANCE ( 1931)
A brother and sister risk their lives to expose the gangsters who ruined their family.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Joan Crawford , Lester Vail , Cliff Richards .
BW- 81 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
MGM CARTOONS: MAMA'S NEW HAT ( 1939)
Dir: I. Freleng
BW- 8 mins, CC,
8:10 AM
HOW TO BEHAVE ( 1936)
In this comedic short, an etiquette expert finds it increasingly difficult to follow his own advice.
Dir: Arthur Ripley Cast: Robert Benchley , Isabelle Keith , James P. Burtis .
BW- 10 mins,
8:21 AM
GLACIER PARK AND WATERTON LAKES ( 1942)
This short film explores the history, land, and people of Glacier Park and Waterton Lakes.
C- 9 mins,
8:30 AM
BORN FOR TROUBLE ( 1942)
Two reporters take on a murder ring at the state pen.
Dir: B. Reeves Eason Cast: Van Johnson , Faye Emerson , George Meeker .
BW- 59 mins, CC,
9:30 AM
JUNGLE QUEEN: DRAGGED UNDER ( 1945)
BW- 16 mins, CC,
10:00 AM
POPEYE: FEMALES IS FICKLE ( 1940)
BW- 6 mins, CC,
10:07 AM
LOOKING FOR DANGER ( 1957)
The Bowery Boys' leader recalls his days as a World War II spy in Arabia.
Dir: Austen Jewell Cast: Huntz Hall , Stanley Clements , Lili Kardell .
BW- 62 mins, CC,
11:10 AM
FACING YOUR DANGER ( 1946)
Conquering the Colorado River is no easy task but the men in this exciting short film make it look so easy! Vitaphone Release 1472A.
Dir: Edwin E. Olsen
C- 10 mins,
11:30 AM
THEY'RE ALWAYS CAUGHT ( 1938)
This short film shows the role a crime laboratory plays in the solving of criminal investigations.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast: Stanley Ridges , John Eldredge , Louis Jean Heydt .
BW- 22 mins,
12:00 PM
ONE WAY PASSAGE ( 1932)
An ocean voyage leads to romance for a dying heiress and a condemned criminal.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: William Powell , Kay Francis , Aline MacMahon .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
1:15 PM
'TIL WE MEET AGAIN ( 1940)
A dying woman shares a shipboard romance with a criminal on his way to the gallows.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Merle Oberon , George Brent , Pat O'Brien .
BW- 100 mins, CC,
3:00 PM
CIMARRON ( 1931)
A husband and wife fight to survive in the early days of the Oklahoma Territory.
Dir: Wesley Ruggles Cast: Richard Dix , Irene Dunne , Estelle Taylor .
BW- 124 mins, CC,
5:15 PM
CIMARRON ( 1960)
A pioneer couple plays a major role in the settling of Oklahoma.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Glenn Ford , Maria Schell , Anne Baxter .
C- 147 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: GEORGE STEVENS' WWII
8:00 PM
DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, THE ( 1959)
A young girl comes of age while hiding from the Nazis.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Millie Perkins , Joseph Schildkraut , Shelley Winters .
BW- 180 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:15 PM
GEORGE STEVENS: D-DAY TO BERLIN ( 1994)
This documentary follows American troops from D-Day 1944 to their stand in Berlin 1945.
C- 46 mins,
12:15 AM
BERLIN EXPRESS ( 1948)
Allied agents fight an underground Nazi group in post-war Europe.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Merle Oberon , Robert Ryan , Charles Korvin .
BW- 86 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
SEVEN YEAR ITCH, THE ( 1955)
A married man whose wife is on vacation falls for the blonde bombshell upstairs.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Marilyn Monroe , Tommy Ewell , Evelyn Keyes .
BW- 104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ( 1959)
A widowed businessman courts a younger woman who works for him.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Kim Novak , Glenda Farrell , Jan Norris .
BW- 117 mins, CC,