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Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Saturday, September 1 -- THE ESSENTIALS: OSCAR LEVANT
6:00 AMThe Drum (1938)
An Indian prince tries to save his British masters from a deadly revolt.
Dir: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey.
BW-94 mins, TV-G
7:45 AM
The Black Cat (1934)
A Satanist faces off with the vengeful man whose wife and daughter he has stolen.
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners.
BW-65 mins, TV-PG
9:00 AM
Thunderbirds Are Go (1968)
Puppet heroes race around the world to rescue a stolen experimental plane.
Dir: David Lane
Cast: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Alexander Davion.
C-93 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format
10:45 AM
The Whistler (1944)
A grieving widower hires an assassin to kill him only to have his late wife turn up alive.
Dir: William Castle
Cast: Richard Dix, J. Carrol Naish, Gloria Stuart.
BW-60 mins, TV-PG
12:00 PM
Jungle Jim (1948)
The famed explorer tries to protect a lady scientist searching the jungle for a polio cure.
Dir: William Berke
Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Virginia Grey, George Reeves.
BW-72 mins, TV-PG
1:30 PM
Fail-Safe (1964)
A failure in the U.S. defense system threatens to start World War III.
Dir: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau.
BW-112 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
3:30 PM
MacArthur (1977)
General MacArthur feuds with two U.S. presidents through World War II and the Korean conflict.
Dir: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Gregory Peck, Ivan Bonar, Ward Costello.
C-130 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format
6:00 PM
2010 (1984)
In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a U.S.-Soviet crew investigates a mysterious monolith orbiting Jupiter.
Dir: Peter Hyams
Cast: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren.
C-116 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
Tonight on TCM
The Essentials: Oscar Levant
8:00 PM
The Band Wagon (1953)
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant.
C-112 mins, TV-G, CC
10:00 PM
The Barkleys Of Broadway (1949)
A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
Dir: Charles Walters
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant.
C-109 mins, TV-G, CC
12:00 AM
Humoresque (1946)
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy neurotic.
Dir: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant.
BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC
2:15 AM
An American in Paris (1951)
An American artist finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant.
BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC
4:15 AM
Romance On The High Seas (1948)
A singer on a Caribbean cruise gets mixed up in a series of romantic problems.
Dir: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore.
C-99 mins, TV-PG, CC
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TCM Schedule for Saturday, September 1 -- THE ESSENTIALS: OSCAR LEVANT (Original Post)
Bolo Boffin
Aug 2012
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CBHagman
(16,984 posts)1. High time for an Oscar Levant day.
He was a memorable presence in some eminently watchable films.