TCM Schedule for Saturday, November 23, 2013 -- The Essentials: First Features
6:00 AM
55 DAYS AT PEKING (1963)
An American major leads the defense against Chinese revolutionaries in 1900 Peking.
Dir: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven.
C-162 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
8:45 AM
THE ROUNDERS (1965)
Two ne'er-do-well cowpokes look for sex and easy money in the modern West.
Dir: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Ane Langdon.
C-85 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
10:15 AM
CARSON ON TCM: HENRY FONDA (3/26/80) (2013)
TCM presents an interview from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, with Henry Fonda from 3/26/80.
C-10 mins, TV-PG, CC
10:30 AM
MAISIE WAS A LADY (1941)
A Brooklyn showgirl signs on as maid for a family of wealthy eccentrics.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan.
BW-79 mins, TV-G, CC
12:00 PM
THE WRECKING CREW (1968)
Secret agent Matt Helm tries to stop a super-villain from stealing a billion-dollar gold shipment.
Dir: Phil Karlson
Cast: Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon Tate.
C-105 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
2:00 PM
KALEIDOSCOPE (1966)
A pretty girl lures a luckless gambler into a dangerous poker game.
Dir: Jack Smight
Cast: Warren Beatty, Susannah York, Clive Revill.
C-103 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
3:51 PM
THE ROCK (1967)
This promotional short for the film "Point Blank" (1967) offers a behind-the-scenes look at location shooting on Alcatraz.
C-9 mins
4:00 PM
POINT BLANK (1967)
A gangster plots an elaborate revenge on the wife and partner who did him dirty.
Dir: John Boorman
Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn.
C-92 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
5:40 PM
CRUISE OF THE ZACA (1952)
In this short film, Erroll Flynn takes a group of scientists from on an expedition aboard his schooner, The Zaca.
Dir: Errol Flynn
C-18 mins
6:00 PM
MURDER, MY SWEET (1944)
Detective Philip Marlowe's search for a two-timing woman leads him to blackmail and murder.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley.
BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC
7:39 PM
THE GREAT AMERICAN MUG (1945)
This short film takes a look at the typical American barbershop.
Dir: Cy Endfield
Cast: Arthur Space, Howard Mitchell, Robert Emmett O'Connor.
BW-10 mins
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THE ESSENTIALS: FIRST FEATURES
8:00 PM
BREATHLESS (1960)
A small-time hood hides out from the cops with his American girlfriend.
Dir: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Liliane David.
BW-90 mins, TV-14
9:39 PM
SEASON IN TYROL (1969)
This short film looks at various seasonal activities offered in the Tyrol region of Austria.
Dir: Kurt Jetmar
C-18 mins
10:00 PM
THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (1974)
An ex-convict springs her husband from prison to keep their child from being adopted.
Dir: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, William Atherton.
C-110 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
12:00 AM
WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR? (1967)
A young Catholic faces guilt when he discovers the love of his life has been raped.
Dir: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Zina Bethune, Harvey Keitel, Lennard Kuras.
BW-90 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format
1:40 AM
SEE HOLLAND BEFORE IT GETS TOO BIG (1969)
This scenic short film showcases the landscape and culture of Holland.
Dir: Norman Weissman
C-11 mins
2:00 AM
HEAVENLY BODIES (1985)
A small dance studio fights for its existence against the unscrupulous owner of a rival club.
Dir: Lawrence Dane
Cast: Cynthia Dale, Richard Rebiere, Walter George Alton.
C-89 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format
3:46 AM
THE KING OF THE DUPLICATORS (1968)
This MGM short film highlights the work of master make-up artist William Tuttle.
C-12 mins
4:00 AM
THE COLLECTOR (1965)
A disturbed young man kidnaps a woman he's been stalking.
Dir: William Wyler
Cast: Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne.
C-119 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format