TCM Schedule for Saturday, April 16 --- THE ESSENTIALS: PLAYING WITH FIRE

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16 Saturday



6:00 AM Adventure (1945)
A rough-living sailor has trouble adjusting to domestic life when he marries a librarian.
Cast: Clark Gable, Greer Garson, Thomas Mitchell. Dir: Victor Fleming.
BW-126 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

8:21 AM Seeing Ceylon (1953)
A tour of the British colony of Ceylon, today know as Sri Lanka. This travel talk explores the culture and customs of the native people, as well as the natural beauty and scenery of the island.
C-8 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:30 AM Beat The Devil (1954)
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, Jennifer Jones. Dir: John Huston.
BW-90 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

10:09 AM Forest Commandos (1945)
BW-19 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 AM In The Money (1958)
The Bowery Boys escort a diamond concealing poodle on a cruise.
Cast: Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, David Gorcey. Dir: William Beaudine.
BW-61 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

11:33 AM Respect The Law (1941)
BW-20 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 PM Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Jane Parker's cousins try to kidnap the jungle king to get their hands on her inheritance.
Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Benita Hume. Dir: Richard Thorpe.
BW-89 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

1:48 PM Bravest of the Brave (1938)
BW-11 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 PM National Velvet (1944)
A British farm girl fights to train a difficult horse for the Grand National Steeplechase.
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp. Dir: Clarence Brown.
C-124 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

4:15 PM Born Yesterday (1950)
A newspaper reporter takes on the task of educating a crooked businessman's girlfriend.
Cast: Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden. Dir: George Cukor.
BW-102 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM Promise Her Anything (1966)
A single mother must choose between two suitors.
Cast: Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron, Bob Cummings. Dir: Arthur Hiller.
C-97 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:44 PM The Car That Became A Star (1964)
This short documentary follows the story of the antique Rolls that appeared in the title role of MGM's "The Yellow Rolls Royce" (1964).
BW-10 mins, CC, Letterbox Format


TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: PLAYING WITH FIRE

8:00 PM Ball Of Fire (1941)
A group of professors takes in a nightclub singer hiding from the law to protect her gangster boyfriend.
Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Dana Andrews. Dir: Howard Hawks.
BW-112 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM 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, Letterbox Format

11:30 PM Fire Down Below (1957)
Partners in a tramp steamer both fall for a mysterious lady passenger.
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon. Dir: Robert Parrish.
C-115 mins, TV-PG,

1:30 AM Ring of Fire (1961)
A group of delinquents hold a sheriff hostage in the middle of a forest fire.
Cast: David Janssen, Joyce Taylor, Frank Gorshin. Dir: Andrew L. Stone.
C-91 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM Green Fire (1954)
An emerald prospector clashes with a beautiful plantation owner in South America.
Cast: Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger, Paul Douglas. Dir: Andrew Marton.
C-100 mins, TV-PG,

5:00 AM Crossfire (1933)
A war hero takes on gangsters who've invaded a wild West town.
Cast: m Keene, Betty Furness, Edgar Kennedy. Dir: Otto Brower.
BW-55 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

[CBHagman]

1. "Ball of Fire" is one of my favorites!

I was just marveling at Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder's script. Despite the presence of all that dated slang, it's still quite a quotable movie.