TCM Schedule for Saturday, September 4 --- THE ESSENTIALS: COUGAR TOWN

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4 Saturday



6:00 AM That's Entertainment! II (1976)
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly dance together again for the first time in more than 30 years as they introduce classic musical numbers and comedy bits. Cast: Fred Astaire Dir: Gene Kelly. C-129 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

8:10 AM Short Film: Just One More Time (1974)
C-9 mins,

8:30 AM Kim (1950)
Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of an orphaned boy who helps the British Army against Indian rebels. Cast: Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas. Dir: Victor Saville. C-113 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

10:30 AM Ghost Chasers (1951)
The Bowery Boys take on a fake medium. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, William Benedict. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-69 mins, TV-G

11:51 AM Short Film: Teenagers On Trial (1955)
An RKO short raising concern about teenage delinquency that was becoming a problem in the 1950s. Certain problems include petty theft, larceny, car-jacking, gangs. The film suggests that the fault lies not with the kids or even with the courts, but rather with the school system and parenting. BW-8 mins,

12:00 PM Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad. Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo. Dir: Nicholas Ray. C-111 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 PM Birdman Of Alcatraz (1962)
True story of Robert Stroud, the prison lifer who became an expert on birds. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Telly Savalas, Thelma Ritter. Dir: John Frankenheimer. BW-149 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:37 PM Short Film: From Paris-Your Reporter Richard Crenna (1966)
C-7 mins,

4:45 PM It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
A group of greedy clowns tears up the countryside in search of buried treasure. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar. Dir: Stanley Kramer. C-182 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


What's On Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS: COUGAR TOWN

8:00 PM The Graduate (1967)
A recent college graduate has an affair with his neighbor's wife, then falls for their daughter. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross. Dir: Mike Nichols. C-106 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM A Cold Wind in August (1961)
An aging stripper falls for a teenaged boy. Cast: Lola Albright, Scott Marlowe, Joe De Santis. Dir: Alexander Singer. BW-79 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

11:30 PM Summer Of '42 (1971)
A high school student falls in love, for the first time, with a World War II bride. Cast: Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser. Dir: Robert Mulligan. C-104 mins, , Letterbox Format

1:30 AM Love, Pain and the Whole Damned Thing (1973)
An awkward young man and a shy older woman find comfort in each other on a Spanish tour. Cast: Maggie Smith, Timothy Bottoms, Emiliano Redondo. Dir: Alan J. Pakula. C-110 mins, , CC

3:30 AM The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone (1961)
A fading stage star gets caught up in the decadent life of modern Rome when she hires a male companion. Cast: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Lotte Lenya. Dir: Jose Quintero. BW-104 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

5:15 AM Short Film: Visiting Italy (1951)
A moving postcard of Italy showing Rome, Assisi, Pisa and Florence, which highlights several of the most famous pieces of the country's impressive architecture. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-7 mins,

5:30 AM Now Playing September (2010)
C-27 mins, TV-14, CC