TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 4 --- THE ESSENTIALS: The Snake Pit

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4 Saturday



6:00 AM The Saint In New York (1938)
The Saint goes undercover to get the goods on New York's mob kingpins. Cast: Louis Hayward, Kay Sutton, Jonathan Hale. Dir: Ben Holmes. BW-72 mins, TV-G, CC

7:15 AM A Night at the Opera (1935)
Three zanies turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege's romance with the leading lady. Cast: The Marx Brothers, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

9:00 AM A Christmas Carol (1938)
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve. Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart. Dir: Edwin L. Marin. BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC

10:10 AM Short Film: Silent Night: Judy Garland (1937)
BW-2 mins,

10:30 AM Jungle Gents (1954)
The Bowery Boys go diamond hunting in Africa. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Jeff Norman (Clint Walker). Dir: Edward Bernds, Austin Jewell. BW-63 mins, TV-G, CC

11:36 AM Short Film: Jungle Safari (1950)
A short, promotional documentary about the challenges of on-location filming in the African wilderness for the adventure film "King Solomon's Mines" (1950). C-10 mins,

12:00 PM Warriors & Peace Makers (2010)
C-60 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM Courage Of Lassie (1946)
A young girl tries to rehabilitate the famous collie after his return from combat service in World War II. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, Tom Drake. Dir: Fred M. Wilcox. C-93 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

2:45 PM The Mortal Storm (1940)
The Third Reich's rise tears apart a German family. Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young. Dir: Frank Borzage. BW-100 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:30 PM King Solomon's Mines (1950)
A spirited widow hires a daredevil jungle scout to find a lost treasure in diamonds. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson. Dir: Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton. C-103 mins, TV-PG, CC

6:15 PM The Thin Man (1934)
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS


What's on Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS -- The Snake Pit

8:00 PM The Snake Pit (1948)
A young woman tries to recover her sanity in a corrupt mental institution. Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn. Dir: Anatole Litvak. BW-108 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:00 PM Confessions Of A Nazi Spy (1939)
An FBI agent risks his life to infiltrate Nazi sympathizers in the U.S. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Paul Lukas, George Sanders. Dir: Anatole Litvak. BW-104 mins, TV-PG, CC

12:00 AM The Long Night (1947)
A veteran tries to free his former love from a sadistic lover. Cast: Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price. Dir: Anatole Litvak. BW-97 mins, TV-G

1:45 AM Short Film: Nostradamus Says So (1953)
BW-11 mins,

2:00 AM Act of Love (1953)
An American soldier romances a beautiful Parisian during the final days of World War II. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Dany Robin, Robert Strauss. Dir: Anatole Litvak. BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:00 AM Out Of The Fog (1941)
A racketeer terrorizes a small fishing community until he falls in love with a fisherman's daughter. Cast: Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Thomas Mitchell. Dir: Anatole Litvak. BW-85 mins, TV-PG, CC

5:30 AM Bill Murray (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell. C-29 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format