TCM Schedule for Saturday 2-25-23 - Plan 9 From Outer Space, West Side Story

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TCM Schedule for 2-25-23 - Plan 9 From Outer Space, West Side Story

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11:30 PM The Wild Bunch (1969)



An aging band of outlaws make one last score and head to Mexico with a band of bounty hunters on their heels. They leave a trail of bloody mayhem and violence along the way.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan
Runtime: 148 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


2:00 AM Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

Residents of California's San Fernando Valley are under attack by flying saucers from outer space. The aliens, led by Eros and his assistant, Tanna, intend to conquer the planet by resurrecting corpses in a Hollywood cemetery. The living dead, a cape-wearing ghoul, a vampire and a slow-footed cop who was killed for his ...
Dir: Edward D. Wood Jr. Cast: Gregory Walcott, Mona Mckinnon, Duke Moore
Runtime: 79 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:30 AM Short: Narcotics Pit of Despair (Part 1) (1967)
A drug dealer seduces a high school student into drug addiction.
Dir: Mel Marshall Cast: Kevin Tighe, Gerald Leroy, Julie Conners
Runtime: 28 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-14 CC: N


3:55 AM Short: The Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene (1970)
Drug use and drug culture is exposed.
Dir: William Templeton Cast: Robert Mitchum, Samuel Gershon, C. Mason Harvey
Runtime: 22 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-14 CC: N


4:20 AM Short: Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness (1972)
Filmmakers trace the history of opium and its role in today's drug trade in this short film.
Dir: William Templeton Cast: Paul Newman, Vernon Hann, Sherman N. Kieffer
Runtime: 22 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-14 CC: N


4:45 AM Short: The Golden Years (1960)
Bowling is made respectable and appealing to middle-class Americans through modernization and design.
Dir: null Cast: Jamison Handy
Runtime: 14 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


5:10 AM Short: Changing (1971)
A young family tries to cope with shifting social values in this short film.
Dir: Hubert Smith Cast: Gene Kopp, Edward Kutner, Kathy Mcginnis
Runtime: 28 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-MA CC: N


5:35 AM Short: Keep Off The Grass (1969)
The dangers of marijuana are outlined in this educational short film.
Dir: Ib Melchior Cast: J. Edward Mckinley, Sid Davis, Ib Melchior
Runtime: 21 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-14 CC: N


6:00 AM Lovely To Look At (1952)



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All-star remake of "Roberta," with three Broadway producers inheriting a Parisian fashion house.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton, Howard Keel
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:00 AM Short: Goggle Fishing Bear (1949)
Barney heads out to fish and gets help from a seal; they are then pursued by a shark and have to work together to escape.
Dir: Michael Lah Cast: Paul Frees
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:09 AM Short: Love on Tap (1939)
A man tries to woo the manager of a dance troupe in this musical short film.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Mary Howard, Patrick Cunning, Charles Mcavoy
Runtime: 10 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:20 AM Short: The Land of Auld Lang Syne (1950)
This short film focuses on the history, culture, and people of Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.
Dir: null Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, Nathaniel Finston, James A. Fitzpatrick
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:29 AM Song of the Saddle (1936)
A cowboy sets out to avenge the murder of his father years ago.
Dir: Louis King Cast: Dick Foran, Alma Lloyd, Charles Middleton
Runtime: 58 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: Y


9:30 AM Serial: Batman - Chapter 10, Flying Spies (1943)



The Caped Crusader battles a Japanese scientist turning people into zombies.
Dir: Lambert Hillyer. Cast: null
Runtime: 17 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: N


10:00 AM Cartoon: Patriotic Popeye (1957) TCM Premiere
Popeye plans a safe and sane 4th of July Celebration for his nephews but the little guys have other ideas and sabotage all his efforts. When they get in trouble, Popeye and his spinach are called on to save the frightened trio.
Dir: Izzy Sparber Cast: Jack Mercer, Jackson Beck, Mae Questel
Runtime: 6 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC:


10:08 AM The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)

A society sleuth enlists a little girl's help in nabbing a mob of silk smugglers.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Edward S. Brophy
Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:30 AM Short: One for the Book (1940)
Famous literary figures step out of the pages of books after dark.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Betty Hutton, Hal Sherman, Miriam Grahame
Runtime: 18 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


12:00 PM West Side Story (1961)

Modern day "Romeo and Juliet" set in a New York City ghetto about a Polish teen from one gang who falls for a Puerto Rican girl whose brother is from a rival gang.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
Runtime: 155 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:00 PM Battle Cry (1955)
A group of Marines eagerly await deployment during World War II.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman
Runtime: 149 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


5:45 PM The Loved One (1965)

An Englishman in Hollywood moves into the funeral business.
Dir: Tony Richardson Cast: Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 PM Losing Ground (1982)
A philosophy professor responds to her husband's philandering by pursuing fulfillment on her own.
Dir: Kathleen Collins Cast: Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-14 CC: N


10:00 PM The Watermelon Woman (1995)
Cheryl, a twenty-something black lesbian, is struggling to make a documentary about a beautiful and elusive 1930s film actress, popularly known as the Watermelon Woman. As Cheryl uncovers the meanings of the Watermelon Woman's life, she experiences a total upheaval in her personal life. She falls in love with a white woman, ...
Dir: Cheryl Dunye Cast: Donnita Hamilton, Margaret Hargrove, Michael Harris
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


12:00 AM NOIR ALLEY: Hunt the Man Down (1950)



A lawyer uncovers the secrets behind a decade-old murder case.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Gig Young, Lynne Roberts, Mary Anderson
Runtime: 68 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


1:45 AM The Wind and the Lion (1975)

An Arab chief triggers an international incident when he kidnaps an American widow and her children.
Dir: John Milius. Cast: Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith
Runtime: 119 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


4:00 AM Skyjacked (1972)
While on route to Los Angeles, a commercial airliner is hijacked to Russia by an unbalanced Vietnam veteran.
Dir: John Guillermin Cast: Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, James Brolin
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

TCM At a Glance
Saturday, February 25

- TCM DAYTIME
WEEKEND FEATURES
Lovely to Look At (1952)
MGM Cartoons: Goggle Fishing Bear (1949)
Love on Tap (1939) (short)
Land of Auld Lang Syne, The (1950) (doc.)
Song of the Saddle (1936)
Batman Ch. 10: Flying Spies (1943)
(P) Popeye: Patriotic Popeye (1957)
Falcon In San Francisco, The (1945)
One for the Book (1940) (short)
West Side Story (1961) (Musical Matinee)
Battle Cry (1955)
Loved One, The (1965)

- TCM PRIMETIME
SPECIAL THEME: BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Losing Ground (1982)
Watermelon Woman, The (1995)
- NOIR ALLEY
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
- TCM LATE NIGHT
Wind and the Lion, The (1975)
Skyjacked (1972)