TCM Schedule for Saturday, October 15 --- THE ESSENTIALS: ITALIAN NEOREALISTS

15 Saturday



6:00 AM The Little Princess (1939)
When her father is reported dead in war, his daughter fights harsh conditions at her boarding school.
Dir: Walter Lang Cast: Shirley Temple , Richard Greene , Anita Louise .
C-93 mins, TV-G, CC,

8:00 AM Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
A schoolteacher jumps into detective mode when a fellow airplane passenger gets sick and dies.
Dir: Lloyd Corrigan Cast: Edna May Oliver , James Gleason , Lola Lane .
BW-74 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:30 AM The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)
After a famous pianist's murder, his hand returns to wreak vengeance.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Robert Alda , Andrea King , Peter Lorre .
BW-89 mins, TV-PG, CC,

11:00 AM Zorro's Fighting Legion: The Bridge of Peril (1939)
In the fourth chapter of Zorro's Fighting Legion, Zorro fights to escape Indian warriors and save an ammunition train.
BW-17 mins, TV-G,

11:30 AM Zorro's Fighting Legion: The Decoy (1939)
In the fifth chapter of Zorro's Fighting Legion, Zorro and his men fight to win back stolen munitions.
BW-16 mins, TV-G,

12:00 PM Tarzan Goes To India (1962)
The jungle king travels to India to help move a herd of elephants threatened by a new dam.
Dir: John Guillermin Cast: Jock Mahoney , Jai , Leo Gordon .
C-87 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

1:45 PM The Big Trees (1952)
An unscrupulous lumber baron has to join forces with former enemies to keep even bigger businessmen from taking over.
Dir: Felix Feist Cast: Kirk Douglas , Eve Miller , Patrice Wymore .
C-89 mins, TV-PG,

3:30 PM Paths Of Glory (1957)
A military lawyer comes to question the status quo when he defends three men accused of cowardice.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Fred Bell , John Stein , Harold Benedict .
BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:15 PM The Dirty Dozen (1967)
A renegade officer trains a group of misfits for a crucial mission behind enemy lines.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Lee Marvin , Ernest Borgnine , Charles Bronson .
C-150 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: ITALIAN NEOREALISTS

8:00 PM The Bicycle Thief (1948)
A working man's livelihood is threatened when someone steals his bicycle.
Dir: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Lamberto Maggiorani , Enzo Staiola , Lianella Carell .
BW-89 mins, TV-G,

10:00 PM Riso Amaro (1949)
A runaway thief joins a group of women picking rice.
Dir: Giuseppe De Santis Cast: Silvana Mangano , Vittorio Gassman , Raf Vallone .
BW-109 mins, TV-14,

12:00 AM La Strada (1954)
A traveling strongman buys a peasant girl to be his wife and co-star.
Dir: Federico Fellini Cast: Anthony Quinn , Giulietta Masina , Richard Basehart .
BW-108 mins, TV-PG,

2:00 AM Rome, Open City (1946)
Towards the end of WWII, Italian underground workers stand up to the Nazis.
Dir: Roberto Rossellini Cast: Aldo Fabrizi , Anna Magnani , Marcello Pagliero .
BW-103 mins, TV-PG,

4:00 AM Mamma Roma (1962)
A streetwalker tries to save her son from a life of crime.
Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini Cast: Anna Magnani , Ettore Garofolo , Franco Citti .
BW-106 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format