TCM Schedule for Saturday, March 14 --- THE ESSENTIALS: BURGESS MEREDITH

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14 Saturday



6:00 AM Men Of The Fighting Lady (1954)
Men on a U.S. aircraft carrier fight to survive the Korean War. Cast: Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern Dir: Andrew Marton. C-80 mins, TV-PG, CC

7:30 AM Crossfire (1947)
A crusading district attorney investigates the murder of a Jewish man. Cast: Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan. Dir: Edward Dmytryk. BW-86 mins, TV-PG, CC

9:00 AM Zorro to the Rescue (1939)
In the sixth chapter of Zorro's Fighting Legion, Zorro tries to save his sweetheart from torture. Cast: Reed Hadley, Sheila Darcy, William Corson. Dir: John English, William Witney. BW-17 mins,

9:00 AM The Bridge of Peril (1939)
In the fourth chapter of Zorro's Fighting Legion, Zorro fights to escape Indian warriors and save an ammunition train. Cast: Reed Hadley, Sheila Darcy, William Corson. Dir: John English, William Witney. BW-17 mins,

9:00 AM The Decoy (1939)
In the fifth chapter of Zorro's Fighting Legion, Zorro and his men fight to win back stolen munitions. Cast: Reed Hadley, Sheila Darcy, William Corson. Dir: John English, William Witney. BW-16 mins,

10:00 AM The Fallen Idol (1948)
A neglected child thinks the servant he idolizes has committed murder. Cast: Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey. Dir: Carol Reed. BW-95 mins, TV-G, CC

12:00 PM The Last Command (1955)
Texas hero Jim Bowie defends against Mexican general Santa Ana. Cast: Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Richard Carlson. Dir: Frank Lloyd. BW-110 mins, TV-PG

2:00 PM G.I. Blues (1960)
An American stationed in Germany bets that he can make an icy entertainer fall for him. Cast: Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers Dir: Norman Taurog. C-104 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 PM From Here To Eternity (1953)
Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. BW-118 mins, TV-PG, CC

6:15 PM Hell is for Heroes (1962)
A small U.S. squadron holds off the Nazis in a desperate last stand. Cast: Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, James Coburn. Dir: Don Siegel. BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS: BURGESS MEREDITH

8:00 PM Rocky (1976)
A dimwitted boxer fights to prove he can go the distance against a glamorous champ. Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith. Dir: John G. Avildsen. C-120 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM The Great Bank Hoax (1977)
Small town bankers try to cover up a missing $100,000 from the bank examiner. Cast: Burgess Meredith, Richard Basehart, Ned Beatty. Dir: Joseph Jacoby. C-89 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM Mine Own Executioner (1947)
Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help. Cast: Burgess Meredith, Dulcie Gray, Michael Shepley. Dir: Anthony Kimmins. BW-104 mins, TV-14

1:51 AM Short Film: U.S. Army Band (1943)
A patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Army Band with war and peacetime footage of the U.S. Army. BW-9 mins,

2:00 AM The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins an Army platoon during World War II to learn what battle is really about. Cast: Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele. Dir: William A. Wellman. BW-108 mins, TV-14

4:00 AM That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
A happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband. Cast: Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess Meredith. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch. BW-84 mins, TV-G

5:30 AM Festival of Shorts #31 (2000)
TCM promotes three featurettes that focus on art direction; Anthony Adverse: Making of a Motion Picture (1936), The Art Director (1949) and Moscow in Madrid (1965). C-21 mins, TV-G, CC