TCM Schedule for Saturday, March 17 -- The Essentials: Based On Booth Tarkington

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6:00 AM
THE KEY (1934)

A British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Powell , Edna Best , Colin Clive .
BW-71 mins, TV-G,

7:15 AM
MY WILD IRISH ROSE (1947)

Musical biography of Irish songwriter Chauncey Olcott.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Dennis Morgan , Arlene Dahl , Andrea King .
C-101 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:00 AM
THE DAUGHTER OF ROSIE O'GRADY (1950)

Against her widowed father's wishes, a vaudeville star's daughter takes to the stage.
Dir: David Butler Cast: June Haver , Gordon MacRae , James Barton .
C-105 mins, TV-G, CC

Also the first major film role for Debbie Reynolds.

10:45 AM
THE IRISH IN US (1935)

The sons of an Irish family have to choose among police work, prize fighting and love.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , Olivia de Havilland .
BW-84 mins, TV-G, CC,

12:15 PM
SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL (1959)

An Irish rebel leader becomes addicted to violence.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: James Cagney , Don Murray , Dana Wynter .
BW-111 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:15 PM
THE RISING OF THE MOON (1957)

Three stories examine the lives of the Irish living under British oppression.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Tyrone Power , Denis O Dea , Eileen Crowe .
BW-81 mins, TV-PG, CC,

3:45 PM
THE LAST HURRAH (1958)

A political boss faces changing times as he runs for re-election.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Spencer Tracy , Jeffrey Hunter , Dianne Foster .
BW-121 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:51 PM
ONE REEL WONDER: SEAN O'CASEY: THE SPIRIT OF IRELAND (1965)

A promotional featurette about the making of "Young Cassidy" (1965) as well as the life of Sean O'Casey, whose autobiography "Mirror in My House" served as the basis for the movie.
C-8 mins

6:00 PM
YOUNG CASSIDY (1965)

True story of playwright Sean O'Casey's involvement with the Irish rebellion of 1910.
Dir: Jack Cardiff Cast: Rod Taylor , Flora Robson , Jack MacGowran .
C-110 mins, TV-14, CC,

8:00 PM
ALICE ADAMS (1935)

A small-town girl with social ambitions falls in love with a local playboy.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Fred MacMurray , Fred Stone .
BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:00 PM
THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942)

A possessive son's efforts to keep his mother from remarrying threaten to destroy his family.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten , Dolores Costello , Anne Baxter .
BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC,

11:45 PM
PRESENTING LILY MARS (1943)

A small-town girl fights for her big chance on Broadway.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Judy Garland , Van Heflin , Fay Bainter .
BW-104 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:45 AM
PENROD AND SAM (1937)

This is actually not a clip from Penrod and Sam (1937) but from Penrod and Sam (1931). TCM is running the sequel from six years later, but I figured this is still just about what to expect from either one.

A club for junior-league detectives gets caught up in a bank robbery.
Dir: William McGann Cast: Billy Mauch , Frank Craven , Spring Byington .
BW-64 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:00 AM
LITTLE ORVIE (1940)

A child is told he cannot have a dog, but finds a stray and keeps it for a day.
Dir: Ray McCarey Cast: John[ny] Sheffield , Ernest Truex , Dorothy Tree .
BW-66 mins, TV-G,

4:30 AM
FATHER'S SON (1941)

A banker's son gets into a variety of comic scrapes in an effort to catch his father's attention.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast: John Litel , Frieda Inescort , Billy Dawson .
BW-57 mins, TV-G

5:30 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #2 (1955)

Judy Garland and Bert Lahr perform in a clip from "The Wizard of Oz"; Gene Kelly introduces a clip from "It's Always Fair Weather." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-25 mins, TV-G,