TCM Schedule for Saturday, November 15, 2014 -- The Essentials - Karl Malden

Tonight's Essentials are a trio of films of Karl Malden. What I don't understand is why today's schedule includes the third showing in three weeks of Poltergeist (1982). Someone in TCM programming must just love this film! Enjoy!



6:00 AM -- Edge Of Darkness (1943)
Resistance fighters battle the Nazis in occupied Norway.
Dir: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston
119 min, CC


8:15 AM -- Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
A husband and wife fight to conquer alcoholism.
Dir: Blake Edwards
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford
117 min, CC, Letterbox Format


10:15 AM -- Carson on TCM: Don Adams (5/14/80) (2013)
TCM presents an interview from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, with Don Adams from 5/14/80.
C-11 min, CC


10:30 AM -- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
A wheelchair-bound doctor tries to prove a convicted killer's innocence.
Dir: Willis Goldbeck
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Keye Luke
89 min


12:15 PM -- Kismet (1955)
In this Arabian Nights musical, the "king of the beggars" infiltrates high society when his daughter is wooed by a handsome prince.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray
C-113 min, CC, Letterbox Format


2:15 PM -- A Hard Day's Night (1964)
A typical day in the life of the Beatles.
Dir: Richard Lester
Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
87 min, CC


4:00 PM -- Poltergeist (1982)
Evil spirits abduct a suburban family's daughter causing chaos and havoc.
Dir: Tobe Hooper
Cast: Jobeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
C-114 min, CC


6:00 PM -- Soylent Green (1973)
A future cop uncovers the deadly secret behind a mysterious synthetic food.
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer
Cast: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Edward G. Robinson
C-97 min, CC, Letterbox Format



TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: KARL MALDEN



8:00 PM -- On the Waterfront (1954)
A young stevedore takes on the mobster who rules the docks.
Dir: Elia Kazan
Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb
108 min, CC


10:00 PM -- Dead Ringer (1964)
A woman murders her rich twin and tries to take her place.
Dir: Paul Henreid
Cast: Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford
116 min, CC


12:00 AM -- The Hanging Tree (1959)
A doctor saves a man from hanging then tries to run his life.
Dir: Delmer Daves
Cast: Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden
C-107 min, CC


2:00 AM -- It's a Small World (1950)
A little person becomes the dupe of a criminal gang.
Dir: William Castle
Cast: Paul Dale, Lorraine Miller, Will Geer
69 min, CC


3:30 AM -- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
The last great American showman, producer-director William Castle used outrageous hype to sell his low-budget horror films.
Dir: Jeffrey Schwarz
Cast: Terry Castle, John Waters, Joe Dante
C-82 min, CC, Letterbox Format


5:00 AM -- Duck and Cover (1951)
In this short film, a monkey's prank on a turtle demonstrates how to survive a nuclear attack.
Dir: Anthony Rizzo
Cast: Ray J. Mauer, Leo M. Langlois III,
9 min


5:00 AM -- The Relaxed Wife (1957)
The modern miracle of tranquilizers helps working men and their wives deal with life's little problems in this short film.
C-13 min


5:00 AM -- Perversion For Profit (1965)
This anti-porn short film shows a floodtide of filth engulfing the country in the form of newsstand obscenity.
Cast: Damian O'Flynn,
C-31 min