TCM Schedule for Saturday, November 8, 2014 -- The Essentials - Directed by Robert Aldrich

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Tonight's Essentials are all directed by Robert Aldrich. Enjoy!



6:00 AM -- His Kind Of Woman (1951)
A deported gangster causes problems for guests at a Mexican resort.
Dir: John Farrow
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price
120 min, CC


8:15 AM -- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
Dir: Frank Capra
Cast: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey
118 min, CC

10:15 AM -- Carson on TCM: Truman Capote (11/27/72) (2013)
TCM presents an interview from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, with Truman Capote from 11/27/72.
C-9 min, CC


10:30 AM -- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
Three young surgeons vie to replace the legendary Dr. Kildare.
Dir: Willis Goldbeck
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Susan Peters
88 min


12:00 PM -- Scene of the Crime (1949)
A detective tries to solve a policeman's murder.
Dir: Roy Rowland
Cast: Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria De Haven
94 min, CC


1:45 PM -- The Southerner (1945)
A sharecropper fights the elements to start his own farm.
Dir: Jean Renoir
Cast: Zachary Scott, Betty Field, J. Carrol Naish
91 min, CC


3:30 PM -- Limelight (1953)
A broken-down comic sacrifices everything to give a young dancer a shot at the big time.
Dir: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce
138 min, CC


6:00 PM -- Saboteur (1942)
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the lam to prove his innocence.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger
109 min, CC



TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: DIRECTED BY ROBERT ALDRICH



8:00 PM -- The Dirty Dozen (1967)
A renegade officer trains a group of misfits for a crucial mission behind enemy lines.
Dir: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson
C-150 min, CC, Letterbox Format


10:45 PM -- The Big Knife (1955)
An unscrupulous movie producer blackmails an unhappy star into signing a new contract.
Dir: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey
114 min, CC


12:45 AM -- Vera Cruz (1954)
During the Mexican Revolution, rival mercenaries team to steal a fortune in gold.
Dir: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel
94 min, CC, Letterbox Format


2:30 AM -- Bloody Birthday (1980)
Three children born at the height of a total eclipse become heartless killers.
Dir: Ed Hunt
Cast: Susan Strasberg, Jose Ferrer, Lori Lethin
C-85 min


4:00 AM -- Poltergeist (1982)
Evil spirits abduct a suburban family's daughter causing chaos and havoc.
Dir: Tobe Hooper
Cast: Jobeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
C-114 min, CC, Letterbox Format