TCM Schedule for Saturday, 7/28 -- The Essentials: Joan Crawford in the '60s

6:00 AM
Gallant Bess (1946)

A soldier takes the Army horse that saved his life back to the farm.
Dir: Andrew Marton
Cast: Marshall Thompson, George Tobias, Clem Bevans.
C-100 mins, TV-G, CC


8:00 AM
The Palomino (1950)

A society boy tries to help a beautiful woman save her horse-breeding farm.
Dir: Ray Nazarro
Cast: Jerome Courtland, Beverly Tyler, Joseph Calleia.
C-73 mins, TV-G


9:30 AM
Snowfire (1958)

A young girl on an isolated ranch forges a close bond with a wild stallion.
Dir: Dorrell McGowan
Cast: Molly McGowan, Don Megowan, Michael Vallon.
C-73 mins, TV-G


10:45 AM
Rusty's Birthday (1949)

A lost dog tries to find his way back to his beloved master.
Dir: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Ted Donaldson, John Litel, Ann Doran.
BW-61 mins, TV-G


12:00 PM
The Green Hornet: Bullets and Ballots, Disaster Rides the Rails, Panic in the Zoo, and Doom of the Underworld (1940)

The tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth episode in the movie serial based on The Green Hornet radio show.
BW-18 mins, 19 mins, 20 mins, and 20 mins, TV-PG


1:30 PM
Pork Chop Hill (1959)

Americans take a vital hill in Korea but have trouble holding it.
Dir: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn.
BW-98 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


3:15 PM
The Desert Fox (1951)

Following his work with the Afrika Korps, Field Marshall Rommell joins in a plot to assassinate Hitler.
Dir: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy.
BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC


5:00 PM
The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)

Three returning servicemen fight to adjust to life after World War II.
Dir: William Wyler
Cast: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews.
BW-170 mins, TV-PG, CC


TONIGHT AT 8:00
THE ESSENTIALS: JOAN CRAWFORD IN THE '60s

8:00 PM
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion.
Dir: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono.
BW-134 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


10:30 PM
I Saw What You Did (1965)

A prank call turns deadly when two teenagers dial a murderer's number.
Dir: William Castle
Cast: Joan Crawford, John Ireland, Leif Erickson.
BW-82 mins, TV-PG, CC,


12:00 AM
The Caretakers (1963)

A progressive psychiatrist clashes with the conservative head nurse at a state institution.
Dir: Hall Bartlett
Cast: Robert Stack, Polly Bergen, Joan Crawford.
BW-98 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format


1:45 AM
Strait-Jacket (1964)

Murder follows an axe murderer home when she's released from a mental hospital.
Dir: William Castle
Cast: Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson.
BW-93 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format


3:30 AM
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)

A TCM original documentary that examines Crawford's life and unparalleled movie career. Narrated by Angelica Huston.
C-87 mins, TV-14, CC


5:15 AM
MGM Parade Show #13 (1955)

George Murphy introduces clips featuring Susan Hayward and Fernand Gravet from "The Great Waltz" and "I'll Cry Tomorrow."
BW-25 mins, TV-G