TCM Schedule for Saturday, November 21 --- THE ESSENTIALS: SUSANNAH YORK

[lavenderdiva]

21 Saturday





6:00 AM The Long Gray Line (1955)
An Irish immigrant becomes one of West Point's most beloved officers. Cast: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis. Dir: John Ford. C-137 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

8:30 AM No Greater Glory (1934)
A frail boy fights to win acceptance from the leader of a street gang. Cast: George P. Breakston, Jimmy Butler, Frankie Darro. Dir: Frank Borzage. BW-74 mins, TV-G

9:46 AM Short Film: Some Of The Best - 1949 (1949)
Features highlights of MGM's productions from 1924 through 1948 in honor of the studio's 25th anniversary. Hosted by Lionel Barrymore. Cast: Lionel Barrymore BW-42 mins,

10:30 AM The Blue Gardenia (1953)
A telephone operator kills in self-defense but can't remember the details of the encounter. Cast: Anne Baxter, Raymond Burr, Richard Conte. Dir: Fritz Lang. BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC

12:00 PM The Naked Spur (1953)
A captive outlaw uses psychological tactics to prey on a bounty hunter. Cast: James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Ralph Meeker. Dir: Anthony Mann. C-92 mins, TV-PG, CC

1:43 PM Short Film: Cliff Edwards And His Buckaroos (1941)
Cliff Edwards and his serenading "Buckaroos" are running a struggling dude ranch, but they believe their luck has changed when a few easterners and a pretty girl arrive Cast: Cliff Edwards BW-10 mins,

2:00 PM I Shot Jesse James (1949)
After shooting his best friend, an outlaw tries to cope with guilt. Cast: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland. Dir: Samuel Fuller. BW-81 mins, TV-PG

3:30 PM Elmer Gantry (1960)
A young drifter finds success as a traveling preacher until his past catches up with him. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones. Dir: Richard Brooks. C-147 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM Downhill Racer (1969)
An ambitious skier sacrifices love and family to win. Cast: Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv. Dir: Michael Ritchie. C-102 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:45 PM Short Film: Challenge Of Champions (1966)
A featurette giving a behind the cameras look at the filming of "Grand Prix" (1966) at the actual Grand Prix in Monaco. C-13 mins,

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8:00 PM Tom Jones (1963)
In this adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel, a country boy in 18th-century England becomes a playboy. Cast: Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith. Dir: Tony Richardson. C-122 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM Tunes of Glory (1960)
When a popular colonel loses a promotion, it sets the stage for conflict with his new superior officer. Cast: Alec Guinness, John Mills, Dennis Price. Dir: Ronald Neame. C-107 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

12:15 AM A Man for All Seasons (1966)
A devout scholar gets caught in the middle of Henry VIII's plans to break with the Catholic Church. Cast: Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller. Dir: Fred Zinnemann.. C-120 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM The Seventh Dawn (1964)
A World War II veteran stays behind in Malaya to fight off Communist insurgents. Cast: William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine. Dir: Lewis Gilbert. C-124 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

4:45 AM They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Desperate characters stake their fortune on a Depression-era dance marathon. Cast: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York. Dir: Sydney Pollack. C-120 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

[lavenderdiva]

1. Be sure to catch 'Blue Gardenia'

IMHO one of Anne Baxter's and Raymond Burr's better efforts! A film noir classic with a great story line....

[Matilda]

2. And a word for "Tom Jones".

I have it on my Quickflix list, although I believe the film hasn't
been remastered, and the quality isn't too good. That's a sin, when
it won the Oscar for best film.

Apart from that, it was groundbreaking in its day, and I'll be
interested to see how it stacks up today. It was very raunchy, and
the scenes of both rural and city life weren't pretty, as we were
used to back in the sixties. Life was often brutal and dirty, even in
the upper classes, and it showed that.

Forget Albert Finney as he is today - a fine actor still, but dreadfully
overweight. Back then, he was gorgeous and very, very sexy.

Do take a look - I'd love to hear what people think, especially
anyone who hasn't seen it before.

[CBHagman]

3. I still haven't seen "Tunes of Glory."

If I am not mistaken, that's the film in which both Alec Guinness and John Mills are playing against type, that in fact each man is playing a role more suited to the other! And I understand it works.