TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 22 -- The Essentials: The 1950's

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6:00 AM
Little Dorrit: Part One -- Nobody's Fault (1988)

A man returns to England and tries to help an impoverished seamstress.
C-175 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format


8:56 AM
Touring Northern England (1950)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about the history, culture, and people of Northern England.
C-9 mins


9:15 AM
Twist Of Fate (1954)

An actress living on the Riviera discovers her fianc is a criminal.
Dir: David Miller
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Lilly Kann, Stanley Baker.
C-89 mins, TV-G


10:45 AM
Blazing the Western Trail (1945)

The Durango Kid tries to save a beautiful young woman's stagecoach line from an unscrupulous rival.
Dir: Vernon Keays
Cast: Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor.
BW-57 mins, TV-G


11:43 AM
The Mission Trail (1946)
C-10 mins


12:00 PM
The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)

The Saint infiltrates a small English village run by smugglers.
Dir: Paul Stein
Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Jean Gillie, Gordon McLeod.
BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC


1:15 PM
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)

The masked lawman races to save the owners of a set of medallions leading to a legendary treasure.
Dir: Lesley Selander
Cast: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Douglas Kennedy.
C-81 mins, TV-G


2:45 PM
Bush Christmas (1947)

A group of children track down rustlers they accidentally helped steal their father's horses.
Dir: Ralph Smart
BW-77 mins, TV-G


4:15 PM
A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

Three ghosts teach an industrialist the importance of international peacekeeping.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Pat Hingle, James Shigeta, Barbara Amteer.
BW-86 mins, TV-G, CC


5:56 PM
Present With A Future: Bette Davis Christmas War Bonds Trailer (1943)
BW-2 mins


6:00 PM
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Dir: William Keighley
Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley.
BW-113 mins, TV-G, CC


TONIGHT ON TCM
THE ESSENTIALS: THE 1950’s

8:00 PM
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad.
Dir: Nicholas Ray
Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo.
C-111 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


10:00 PM
The Wild One (1953)

Motorcycle-riding delinquents take over a small town.
Dir: Laslo Benedek
Cast: Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith.
BW-79 mins, TV-14, CC


11:30 PM
Hidden Values: The Movies of the '50s (2001)

A look at some of the movies that defined the decade and what they said about Americans and American culture.
Cast: Peter Biskind, John Carpenter, Roger Corman.
C-47 mins, TV-PG, CC


12:30 AM
Blackboard Jungle (1955)

An idealistic teacher confronts the realities of juvenile delinquency.
Dir: Richard Brooks
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern.
BW-101 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format


2:15 AM
Anatomy Of A Murder (1959)

A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
Dir: Otto Preminger
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara.
BW-161 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


5:00 AM
The Thing From Another World (1951)

The crew of a remote Arctic base fights off a murderous monster from outer space.
Dir: Christian Nyby
Cast: Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite.
BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC