TCM Schedule for Saturday, July 9 - Stop the Presses! - Newspapers In Films
TCM Schedule for Saturday, July 9 – Stop the Presses – Newspapers In Films
2:00 AM The Velvet Vampire (1971)
Diane is a popular regular of the nightclub scene and is a vampire. Wearing wide-brimmed hats and sunglasses, she also goes out in the daytime to find many of her victims, including Lee and his wife Susan. The couple are invited to Diane's desert mansion where she first seduces Lee. Susan also falls under Diane's spell, ...
Dir: Stephanie Rothman Cast: Michael Blodgett, Sherry Miles, Celeste Yarnall
Runtime: 79 mins Genre: Horror Rating: null CC:
3:30 AM The Hunger (1983)
A centuries-old female vampire falls for a beautiful young research doctor.
Dir: Tony Scott Cast: David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Catherine Deneuve
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
5:15 AM Delicious Dishes (1950)
Experts demonstrate such innovative kitchen gadgets as the cheese slicer and the melon baller in this short film.
Dir: null Cast: Arnold Morris
Runtime: 12 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N
5:30 AM Shake Hands With Danger (1970)
Safety film about the dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operations, showing many simulated accidents on construction sites.
Dir: null Cast: Charles Oldfather, John Clifford, Herk Harvey
Runtime: 23 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N
6:00 AM Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
Three women join the Navy to find husbands.
Dir: Sidney Lanfield Cast: Esther Williams, Joan Evans, Vivian Blaine
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
8:00 AM Officer Pooch (1941)
Officer Pooch tries to rescue a cute stray kitten from a rowdy mutt.
Dir: Joseph Barbera Cast: null
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-G CC: Y
8:09 AM The Big Irons (1931)
A businessman sneaks out of his office to play golf with champ Bobby Jones, but he meets his boss on the fairway in this short film. Vitaphone Release 4797.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Guy Kibbee, O.b. Keeler, Bobby Jones
Runtime: 10 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N
8:20 AM Rio de Janeiro "City of Splendour" (1936)
Rio De Janeiro's history, customs and culture are featured.
Dir: null Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, James A. Fitzpatrick, Winton Hoch
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N
8:28 AM Cyclone on Horseback (1941)
A young contractor fights off outlaws out to sabotage the telephone line he's building.
Dir: Edward Killy Cast: Tim Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Ray Whitley
Runtime: 60 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: N
9:30 AM The Palace of Horror (1940)
Flash and Roka capture a Ming ship, infiltrate Ming's palace in disguise and attempt to rescue Zarkov from the death ray in the arena.
Dir: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor Cast: Sigmund Nielssen, Charles Middleton, George H Plympton
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: null Rating: TV-G CC: Y
10:00 AM Cartoon: Popalong Popeye (1952)
Spinach has less appeal for Popeye's nephews than the western movie they're watching on television. To get the kids to eat the vegetable he tells them what it did for him when he was a young tenderfoot looking for a job on a ranch.
Dir: null Cast: Jack Mercer, Jack Mercer, Jack Mercer
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC:
10:08 AM Bomba on Panther Island (1949)
Bomba the Jungle Boy must stop a man-eating black panther.
Dir: Ford Beebe Cast: Johnny Sheffield, Allene Roberts, Lita Baron
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
11:30 AM I'm Much Obliged (1936)
In this short film, a newspaper columnist calls people at random and asks them "What would you like to do?" Vitaphone Release 1962-1963.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Vera Van, Ian Maclaren, George Dobbs
Runtime: 21 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N
12:00 PM The Petrified Forest (1936)
When a burned out Brit wanders into a diner and gas station in the middle of the desert, the owner's daughter falls for him. However, the situations of all concerned change when the restaurant is held up at gunpoint by a desperate gangster.
Dir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin
Runtime: 83 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
“All the King's Men” trailer.
1:30 PM All the King's Men (1949)
A backwoods politician rises to the top only to become corrupted.
Dir: Robert Rossen Cast: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:30 PM Othello (1952)
The legendary Moor of Venice battles his growing suspicions that his wife is unfaithful.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles, Michael Macliammoir, Suzanne Cloutier
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: N
5:15 PM Absence Of Malice (1981)
An ambitious reporter unwittingly slanders a businessman under federal investigation.
Dir: Sydney Pollack Cast: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
SPECIAL THEME – FOLLOW THE THREAD – FILM, CRIME AND FASHION
8:00 PM Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
In the early 1930s, a car thief and the daughter of his intended victim team up to become America's most feared and ruthless bank robbers.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
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The Yardbirds with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck in “Blow-Up.”
10:00 PM Blow-Up (1966)
A photographer discovers a murder in the background of a candid photo.
Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, David Hemmings, The Yardbirds.
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
NOIR ALLEY: 12:00 AM High Tide (1947)
A reporter hires a bodyguard to protect him from a gang boss he has been investigating. After a car accident traps the two of them inside the car with the tide coming in, the reporter recounts for his bodyguard the circumstances leading up to their predicament.
Dir: John Reinhardt Cast: Lee Tracy, Don Castle, Julie Bishop
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Crime Rating: null CC:
“Citizen Kane” trailer.
1:30 AM Citizen Kane (1941)
The investigation of a publishing tycoon's dying words reveals conflicting stories about his scandalous life.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Runtime: 119 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:45 AM The Front Page (1931)
A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Adolph Menjou, Pat O'brien, Mary Brian
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y