TCM Schedule for Saturday, January 9 --- THE ESSENTIALS: THE THRILL OF BRAZIL

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9 Saturday



6:00 AM The Seventh Cross (1944)
Seven men escape from a concentration camp and fight their way to freedom. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:00 AM Brighton Rock (1947)
A small-time hood tries to cover up his murder of a rival. Cast: Richard Attenborough, Carol Marsh, Hermione Baddeley. Dir: John Boulting. BW-92 mins, TV-PG, CC

9:34 AM Short Film: The Man On The Rock (1938)
BW-11 mins,

9:48 AM Short Film: Wild Boar Hunt (1940)
BW-10 mins,

10:00 AM Man Hunt (1941)
An Englishman goes behind enemy lines to assassinate Hitler. Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders. Dir: Fritz Lang. BW-102 mins, TV-PG, CC

11:47 AM Short Film: Challenge Of Champions (1966)
A featurette giving a behind the cameras look at the filming of "Grand Prix" (1966) at the actual Grand Prix in Monaco. C-13 mins,

12:00 PM Le Mans (1971)
During a deadly endurance race, a driver faces the trauma of a past accident. Cast: Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen. Dir: Lee H. Katzin. C-109 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

2:00 PM Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Major League star Jimmy Piersall fights to save his sanity. Cast: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore. Dir: Robert Mulligan. BW-100 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:50 PM Short Film: Meeting The Challenge: International Velvet (1978)
C-9 mins,

4:00 PM The Bad News Bears (1976)
The coach of a losing little league team brings in a female pitcher. Cast: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Chris Barnes. Dir: Michael Ritchie. C-102 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

5:54 PM Short Film: This Is...Geraldine Chaplin (1965)
BW-2 mins,

6:00 PM Tender Mercies (1983)
An alcoholic country star stranded in a small town finds love. Cast: Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Ellen Barkin. Dir: Bruce Beresford. C-92 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS: THE THRILL OF BRAZIL

8:00 PM Notorious (1946)
A U.S. agent recruits a German expatriate to infiltrate a Nazi spy ring in Brazil. Cast: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-101 mins, TV-PG, CC

9:50 PM Short Film: Rita Rio And Her Orchestra (1939)
The famous female bandleader and her all-girl orchestra are highlighted in this short. Cast: Rita Rio BW-10 mins,

10:00 PM Flying Down To Rio (1933)
A dance-band leader finds love and success in Brazil. Cast: Dolores Del Rio, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. Dir: Thornton Freeland. BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC

11:33 PM Short Film: Rio De Janeiro "City Of Splendor" (1936)
Rio De Janeiro's history, customs, and culture are at the forefront of the "Traveltalk." C-8 mins,

11:45 PM Latin Lovers (1953)
An heiress searches for true love while vacationing in Brazil. Cast: Lana Turner, Ricardo Montalban, Jean Hagen. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. C-104 mins, TV-PG, CC

1:34 AM Short Film: Modern Mexico City (1942)
This "Traveltalk" explores about the history, land, people, and culture of Mexico City. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-9 mins,

1:45 AM Nancy Goes To Rio (1950)
Mother-and-daughter singers compete for the same role and the same man. Cast: Ann Sothern, Jane Powell, Barry Sullivan. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard. C-100 mins, TV-G

3:30 AM The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
A theater producer is torn between his leading lady and his ex-wife while staging a show in Rio. Cast: Evelyn Keyes, Keenan Wynn, Ann Miller. Dir: S. Sylvan Simon. BW-92 mins,

5:15 AM Private Screenings: Ann Miller (1997)
The screen's fastest-tapping lady dancer shares memories of her career. Hosted by Robert Osborne. Cast: Robert Osborne C-48 mins, TV-G, CC