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Thu May 12, 2022, 11:04 PM May 2022

TCM Schedule for Saturday May 14, 2022 - "The Natural", Amy Irving films



12:00 AM The Third Man (1949)
A man's investigation of a friend's death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


2:00 AM New York Ninja (2021)
A sound technician in New York City turns to vigilantism after his pregnant wife is murdered.
Dir: John Liu, Kurtis Spieler Cast: John Liu, Kurtis Spieler, Kurtis Spieler
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: null Rating: null CC:


3:45 AM American Ninja (1985)
An American soldier, stationed in the Philippines and well-versed in the martial arts, goes up against the ninja-trained army of a vicious arms dealer.
Dir: Sam Firstenberg Cast: Michael Dudikoff, Guich Koock, Judie Aronson
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Action Rating: TV-14 CC: N


5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #26 (1955)
Eleanor Powell performs in a clip from "Broadway Melody"; Spencer Tracy performs in a clip from "Captains Courageous." Hosted by George Murphy.
Dir: null Cast: null
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


6:00 AM Party Girl (1958)
A showgirl and a crooked lawyer try to break with a powerful mob boss.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 AM The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939)
Barney Bear is looking to start his hibernation but the area around him keeps him up, not allowing him to sleep.
Dir: Rudolf Ising Cast: Billy Bletcher
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:10 AM A Failure at Fifty (1939)

In this short film, the story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.
Dir: Will Jason Cast: Edward Coxen, Emmett Vogan, George Chesebro
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:21 AM Rural Mexico (1935)
This takes the viewer to the rural towns of Mazatlan, Toluca and Taxco in Mexico.
Dir: Lewis Lewyn Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, Rosario Bourdon, Wilfrid M. Cline
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:30 AM Code of the Secret Service (1939)
Secret Service agents try to solve the theft of treasury banknote plates.
Dir: Noel Smith Cast: Ronald Reagan, Rosella Towne, Eddie Foy Jr.
Runtime: 58 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: N


9:30 AM Buck Rogers: Broken Barriers (1939)
In Chapter 10, a spy stalks Buck and his crew.
Dir: Ford Beebe, Ray Trampe. Cast: null
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-G CC: N


10:00 AM Cartoon: Punch and Judo (1951)
Popeye brings a television set to the orphanage so the kids can watch him fight the Champ. The kids come to his rescue when the Champ has Popeye on his last leg.
Dir: null Cast: Jack Mercer
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC:


10:08 AM The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
When a sea captain has to send his wife to a women's home, he dresses as a lady to be with her.
Dir: Robert B. Sinclair Cast: Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Virginia Grey
Runtime: 65 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N


11:30 AM Born To Fight (1956)
This short film showcases bullfighting in Portugal and explains how this country's version of the sport differs from those in Spain and Latin America.
Dir: Van Campen Heilner Cast: Marshall Thompson, Dwight Weist, Jose Rosa Rodrigues
Runtime: 15 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


12:00 PM Crossfire (1947)
A crusading district attorney investigates the murder of a Jewish man.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


1:45 PM Edge of the City (1957)
An army deserter and a black dock worker join forces against a corrupt union official.
Dir: Martin Ritt Cast: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:30 PM Hot Millions (1968)
A computer whiz and his pregnant girlfriend set out to rob a massive corporation.
Dir: Eric Till Cast: Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Karl Malden
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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5:30 PM The Natural (1984)
A once promising young baseball player returns to the main stage fifteen years later in an attempt to restart his career after battling the demons of his past. But, it is the choices he makes with the women in his life that could lead to his downfall again.
Dir: Barry Levinson Cast: Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger
Runtime: 137 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


8:00 PM Crossing Delancey (1988)
Romantic drama about a single New York City woman and her quest to find the right man--but then a matchmaker introduces the upscale intellectual to a pickle salesman.
Dir: Joan Micklin Silver Cast: Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Jeroen Krabbe
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:00 PM Yentl (1983)
A young Eastern European woman, circa 1904, disguises herself as a boy in order to pursue her passion for studying holy scripture.
Dir: Barbra Streisand Cast: Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


12:30 AM The Killer Is Loose (1956)
A crook tries to avenge his wife's accidental shooting by a cop.
Dir: Budd Boetticher Cast: Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey
Runtime: 73 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: N


2:15 AM Ransom! (1956)
A wealthy couple tries to cope with the press and the police when their son is kidnapped.
Dir: Alex Segal Cast: Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:15 AM Ransom (1996)
Tom Mullen is a wealthy corporate executive used to mediating tough business deals, and doing things his own way. Along with his beautiful wife Kate and son Sean, Tom has all the material trappings of success, including a Fifth Avenue penthouse, an enviable position in New York society and high media visibility. But when ...
Dir: Ron Howard Cast: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte
Runtime: 121 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
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