TCM Schedule for Saturday, July 17 --- THE ESSENTIALS: A NIGHT IN MOROCCO

17 Saturday



6:00 AM Green Dolphin Street (1947)
In 19th-century New Zealand, two sisters compete for the same man against a backdrop of political unrest and natural disaster. Cast: Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed. Dir: Victor Saville. BW-141 mins, TV-G, CC

8:30 AM Shake Hands With the Devil (1959)
An Irish rebel leader becomes addicted to violence. Cast: James Cagney, Glynis Johns, Don Murray. Dir: Michael Anderson. BW-111 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:30 AM Triple Trouble (1950)
When they're framed for a robbery, the Bowery Boys investigate the case from behind bars. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell. Dir: Jean Yarbrough. BW-67 mins, TV-G

11:43 AM Short Film: I Am An American (1944)
BW-16 mins,

12:00 PM Jim Thorpe--All American (1951)
The famous Native American athlete fights prejudice in his pursuit of sports stardom. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Phyllis Thaxter, Charles Bickford. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-105 mins, TV-PG, CC

2:00 PM The Phenix City Story (1955)
A crusading lawyer takes on the corrupt machine running a Southern town. Cast: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant. Dir: Phil Karlson. BW-100 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

3:48 PM Short Film: Camera Sleuth (1950)
BW-10 mins,

4:00 PM Zero Hour! (1957)
When a flight crew falls ill, the only man who can land the plane is afraid of flying. Cast: Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden. Dir: Hall Bartlett. BW-81 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Two bounty hunters join forces to bring an outlaw to justice. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte. Dir: Sergio Leone. C-132 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

7:49 PM Short Film: Glimpses Of Morocco And Algiers (1951)
C-8 mins,

What's On Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS: A NIGHT IN MOROCCO

8:00 PM Road to Morocco (1942)
Two castaways get mixed up in an Arabian nightmare when they're caught between a bandit chief and a beautiful princess. Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour. Dir: David Butler. BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC

9:30 PM Morocco (1930)
A sultry cabaret singer falls hard for a Foreign Legionnaire. Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou. Dir: Josef von Sternberg. BW-92 mins, TV-14, CC

11:15 PM The Wind And The Lion (1975)
An Arab chief triggers an international incident when he kidnaps an American widow and her children. Cast: Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith. Dir: John Milius. C-119 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

1:19 AM Short Film: Let'S Sing A Song From The Movies (1948)
BW-11 mins,

1:30 AM The Desert Song (1953)
A French professor secretly leads a band of desert freedom fighters. Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Gordon MacRae, Steve Cochran. Dir: H. Bruce Humberstone. C-111 mins, TV-G

3:30 AM Outpost In Morocco (1949)
In the middle of a desert war, a Foreign Legionnaire falls for his Arab enemy's daughter. Cast: George Raft, Akim Tamiroff, Marie Windsor. Dir: Robert Florey. BW-91 mins, TV-PG

5:02 AM Short Film: Facing Your Danger (1946)
Conquering the Colorado River is no easy task but the men in this exciting short make it look so easy! Cast: Knox Manning Dir: Edwin E. Olsen C-10 mins,

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

5:50 AM Short Film: Trained Hoofs (1935)
BW-9 mins,

In honor of tonight's movie selections about Morocco, I thought it might be fun to see some Moroccan images from the 1940's:

In fact downright refreshing on a sweltering summer evening.

Thanks for posting! :hi: