TCM Schedule for Saturday, November 24 -- The Essentials: William Wyler

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6:00 AM
Tough Guy (1936)

To save his beloved dog, a boy runs away from home, only to get mixed up with gangsters.
Dir: Chester M. Franklin
Cast: Jackie Cooper, Joseph Calleia, Rin Tin Tin Jr.
BW-76 mins, TV-G


7:30 AM
On Borrowed Time (1939)

An old man and his grandson trap Death in a tree.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi.
BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC


9:15 AM
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

A daffy socialite gets her friends mixed up in a murder investigation.
Dir: Leigh Jason
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Sam Levene.
BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC


10:45 AM
Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940)

Five siblings face boarding school when their working mother can't hold a job and care for them.
Dir: Charles Barton
Cast: Edith Fellows, Dorothy Ann Seese, Dorothy Peterson.
BW-64 mins, TV-G


12:00 PM
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)

Reformed jewel thief Simon Templer lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.
Dir: Jack Hively
Cast: George Sanders, Helene Whitney, Jonathan Hale.
BW-67 mins, TV-G, CC


1:15 PM
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John.
Dir: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone.
C-102 mins, TV-G, CC


3:15 PM
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

A blonde beauty upsets a show business family.
Dir: Walter Lang
Cast: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe.
C-117 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


5:30 PM
Gypsy (1962)

A domineering mother pushes her two daughters to burlesque stardom.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden.
C-143 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


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THE ESSENTIALS: WILLIAM WYLER

8:00 PM
Jezebel (1938)

A tempestuous Southern belle's willfulness threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Dir: William Wyler
Cast: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent.
BW-104 mins, TV-PG, CC


10:00 PM
Ben-Hur (1959)

While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ.
Dir: William Wyler
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet.
C-222 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


2:00 AM
Mrs. Miniver (1942)

A British family struggles to survive the first days of World War II.
Dir: William Wyler
Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright.
BW-134 mins, TV-G, CC


4:30 AM
Funny Girl (1968)

Comedienne Fanny Brice fights to prove that she can be the greatest star and find romance even though she isn't pretty.
Dir: William Wyler
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford.
C-157 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format