TCM Schedule for Saturday, July 31 --- THE ESSENTIALS: WRITTEN BY MILLARD KAUFMAN

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31 Saturday



6:00 AM David Copperfield (1935)
Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him. Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, W.C. Fields, Lionel Barrymore. Dir: George Cukor. BW-130 mins, TV-G, CC

8:30 AM About Face (1952)
Two military school cadets discover their best friend is married. Cast: Gordon MacRae, Eddie Bracken, Dick Wesson. Dir: Roy Del Ruth. C-94 mins, TV-G

10:05 AM Short Film: A Wife'S Life (1950)
BW-8 mins,

10:19 AM Short Film: This Is The Bowery (1941)
BW-10 mins,

10:30 AM Bowery Battalion (1951)
The Bowery Boys join the Army to catch a spy ring. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Donald MacBride. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-69 mins, TV-G

11:48 AM Short Film: Challenge Of The Wilderness (1951)
BW-11 mins,

12:00 PM Firecreek (1968)
A pacifist sheriff must use tougher means when his town is threatened by a band of outlaws. Cast: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens. Dir: Vincent McEveety. C-104 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

1:47 PM Short Film: San Sebastian 1746 In 1968 (1968)
C-10 mins,

2:00 PM The Rounders (1965)
Two ne'er-do-well cowpokes look for sex and easy money in the modern West. Cast: Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Sue Ane Langdon. Dir: Burt Kennedy. C-85 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 PM Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Dramatization of the legendary battle between Wyatt Earp and the Clanton Gang. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Jo Van Fleet. Dir: John Sturges. C-123 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM The Searchers (1956)
An Indian-hating Civil War veteran tracks down the tribe that slaughtered his family and kidnapped his niece. Cast: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Natalie Wood. Dir: John Ford. C-119 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:47 PM Short Film: Roaming Through Arizona (1944)
This "Traveltalk" explores about the history, land, people, and culture of Arizona. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-9 mins,


What's On Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS: WRITTEN BY MILLARD KAUFMAN

8:00 PM Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero's family. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis. Dir: John Sturges. C-82 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

9:30 PM Convicts 4 (1962)
A convicted killer discovers a talent for art while behind bars. Cast: Ben Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Sammy Davis, Jr. Dir: Millard Kaufman. BW-106 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

11:30 PM Never So Few (1959)
A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Steve McQueen. Dir: John Sturges. C-125 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 AM Take the High Ground! (1953)
A tough drill sergeant prepares green recruits for service in the Korean War. Cast: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Russ Tamblyn. Dir: Richard Brooks. C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC

3:30 AM Living Free (1972)
Games keepers who raised a lion in their home have to deal with her mischievous cubs. Cast: Davenport, Susan Hampshire, Geoffrey Keen. Dir: Jack Couffer. C-92 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 AM MGM Parade Show #26 (1955)
Eleanor Powell performs in a clip from "Broadway Melody"; Spencer Tracy performs in a clip from "Captains Courageous." Hosted by George Murphy. BW-25 mins, TV-G