TCM Schedule for Saturday, May 8 --- THE ESSENTIALS: AN EVENING IN THE 12TH CENTURY

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6:00 AM Jewel Robbery (1932)
A jewel thief falls for a tycoon's wife in Vienna. Cast: William Powell, Kay Francis, Hardie Albright. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-68 mins, TV-G

7:20 AM Short Film: The Emergency Case (1930)
BW-10 mins,

7:30 AM The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Society sleuth Philo Vance investigates a murder tied to a Long Island dog show. Cast: William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-73 mins, TV-G, CC

9:00 AM The Lady From Shanghai (1948)
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife. Cast: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane. Dir: Orson Welles. BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:30 AM Jinx Money (1948)
The Bowery Boys find a dead gangster's loot-and the mob out to get it back. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Sheldon Leonard. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-68 mins, TV-G

11:42 AM Short Film: Hot Money (1935)
In this Todd/Kelly short, Patsy and Thelma come across some much needed money that happens to be stolen. Cast: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly Dir: James W. Horne BW-17 mins,

12:00 PM King Kong (1933)
A film crew discovers the "eighth wonder of the world," a giant prehistoric ape, and brings him back to New York, where he wreaks havoc. Cast: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot. Dir: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack. BW-105 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

1:50 PM Short Film: A Letter From A Soldier (1951)
In this excerpt from the feature film "It's A Big Country" (1951), a U.S. GI back stateside from Korea delivers a letter to the mother of a dead fellow soldier. BW-9 mins,

2:00 PM 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 PM Hang 'Em High (1968)
A mysterious drifter survives a lynching then goes back for revenge. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Ed Begley, Inger Stevens. Dir: Ted Post. C-115 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM The Great Train Robbery (1979)
Three crooks plot to steal a fortune in gold from a moving train. Cast: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down. Dir: Michael Crichton. C-111 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS: AN EVENING IN THE 12TH CENTURY

8:00 PM The Lion In Winter (1968)
England's Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir. Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Anthony Hopkins. Dir: Anthony Harvey. C-134 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 PM The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John. Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone. Dir: William Keighley, Michael Curtiz. C-102 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

12:30 AM Robin and Marian (1976)
An aging Robin Hood comes home to resume his relationship with Maid Marian and his battles against the Sheriff of Nottingham. Cast: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw. Dir: Richard Lester. C-107 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM Becket (1964)
England's King Henry II appoints his best friend Archbishop of Canterbury then turns on him. Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud. Dir: Peter Glenville. C-148 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM Hollywood Without Make-Up (1966)
In this special, Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars. Cast: Host: Ken Murray BW-50 mins, TV-G