TCM Schedule for Saturday, September 5 --- DIRECTED BY J. LEE THOMPSON

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5 Saturday



6:00 AM Captain Caution (1940)
When a ship's captain dies at war, his daughter takes command. Cast: Victor Mature, Louise Platt, Leo Carrillo. Dir: Richard Wallace. BW-86 mins, TV-G

7:30 AM Kelly the Second (1936)
A feisty Irish woman turns a truck driver into a championship boxer. Cast: Patsy Kelly, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Charley Chase. Dir: Gus Meins. BW-70 mins, TV-G

8:41 AM Short Film: Tin Man (1935)
Two friends, played by Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly, are heading to a party when they get lost and need direction. Unbeknownst to them an escaped convict is using their car to hide out in and the house they stop at to use the phone is owned by a mad scientist with a robot. Cast: Thelma Todd; Patsy Kelly Dir: James Parrott BW-15 mins,

9:00 AM The Bridge of Terror (1937)
In the second chapter of Dick Tracy, the famed detective is trapped beneath a collapsing bridge. Cast: Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette. Dir: Alan James, Ray Taylor. BW-19 mins,

9:00 AM The Spider Strikes (1937)
In the first chapter of Dick Tracy, the famed detective takes on the diabolical head of a criminal ring. Cast: Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette. Dir: Alan James, Ray Taylor. BW-29 mins,

10:00 AM Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971)
An apprentice witch and three war orphans try to prevent the Nazi invasion of England. Cast: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall. Dir: Robert Stevenson. C-117 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 PM Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Showmen try to exploit a giant ape raised by an orphan. Cast: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong. Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack. C-94 mins, TV-G, CC

1:37 PM Short Film: Mighty Manhattan, New York'S Wonder City (1949)
This Fitzpatrick travel short visits Manhattan, exploring its history, culture, architecture, and people. The short also pays special visits to come of Manhattan's more famous neighborhoods and landmarks. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-20 mins,

2:00 PM Alexander The Great (1956)
Biography of the ancient warrior who conquered the known world. Cast: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Danielle Darrieux. Dir: Robert Rossen. C-136 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 PM The Baron Of Arizona (1950)
A swindler forges documents to make himself the owner of an entire state. Cast: Vincent Price, Ellen Drew, Beulah Bondi. Dir: Samuel Fuller. BW-97 mins, TV-PG

6:15 PM Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
A cowboy drifts into a lawless town and brings things back together. Cast: James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan. Dir: Burt Kennedy. C-93 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: DIRECTED BY J. LEE THOMPSON

8:00 PM The Guns of Navarone (1961)
A team of Allied saboteurs fight their way behind enemy lines to destroy a pair of Nazi guns. Cast: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn. Dir: J. Lee-Thompson. C-157 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

10:44 PM Short Film: Natural Wonders Of The West (1938)
C-9 mins,

11:00 PM I Aim at the Stars (1960)
Rocket scientist Werner von Braun faces controversy when he emigrates to the U.S. to work in the space program. Cast: Curt Jurgens, Victoria Shaw, Herbert Lom. Dir: J. Lee Thompson. BW-107 mins, TV-PG

1:00 AM Taras Bulba (1962)
A cossack leader clashes with his rebellious son. Cast: Yul Brynner, Tony Curtis, Christine Kaufmann. Dir: J. Lee Thompson. C-124 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM Huckleberry Finn (1974)
Mark Twain's famed tale of a Missouri bad boy who helps a runaway slave escape to the North. Cast: Jeff East, Paul Winfield, David Wayne. Dir: J. Lee-Thompson. C-114 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

5:11 AM Short Film: Old Natchez On The Mississippi (1939)
C-9 mins,

5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #20 (1955)
Esther Williams performs in a clip from "Ziegfeld Follies"; Donna Reed introduces a clip from "Ransom." Hosted by George Murphy. BW-26 mins, TV-G

[NYCGirl]

1. Interesting that they managed to program a whole evening of J. Lee Thompson

without showing CAPE FEAR.

[rdmtimp]

2. They probably don't have the rights. nt

[NYCGirl]

3. I've seen it on TCM — a lot. As much as I love Mitchum, I'm sorta glad to see

some different J. Lee Thompson films.