TCM Schedule for Saturday, January 28 -- The Essentials: Post Mortem Movies

[Bolo Boffin]

Last edited Fri Jan 27, 2012, 03:33 AM - Edit history (1)

Tonight, it's films released after a key player in production died. For The Essentials movie at 8:00, it's The Misfits, released after both Marilyn Monroe (during production) and Clark Gable (after shooting wrapped) died. Saratoga lost Jean Harlow during production, and Soylent Green Edward G. Robinson. Then it's Rebel Without A Cause, released one month after James Dean's fatal car crash, and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, the last bravura performance for Spencer Tracy. Also, check out that afternoon lineup. Reflect on your own humanity tonight on TCM!

6:00 AM
THE COSMIC MONSTERS (1958)

A scientist's experiments open the doorway to a strange and deadly world.
Dir: Gilbert Gunn Cast: Forrest Tucker , Gaby Andre , Martin Benson .
BW-72 mins, TV-14,

7:30 AM
QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE (1958)

A space mission to Venus discovers a society of Amazons.
Dir: Edward Bernds Cast: Zsa Zsa Gabor , Eric Fleming , Lisa Davis .
C-80 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

9:00 AM
PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE (1954)

A mad scientist uses an ape to murder his enemies.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Karl Malden , Claude Dauphin , Patricia Medina .
C-84 mins, TV-14,

10:30 AM
THE LONE WOLF IN LONDON (1947)

A reformed thief gets mixed up in blackmail and the theft of diamonds held at Scotland Yard.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Gerald Mohr , Nancy Saunders , Eric Blore .
BW-68 mins, TV-G,

12:00 PM
SAFARI DRUMS (1953)

A group of movie makers arrive in Africa to make a film about jungle wildlife.
Dir: Ford Beebe Cast: John[ny] Sheffield , Douglas Kennedy , Barbara Bestar .
BW-71 mins, TV-PG,

1:30 PM
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)



Classic sci-fi epic about a mysterious monolith that seems to play a key role in human evolution.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Keir Dullea , Gary Lockwood , William Sylvester .
C-149 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 PM
ROCKY (1976)



A dimwitted boxer fights to prove he can go the distance against a glamorous champ.
Dir: John G. Avildsen Cast: Sylvester Stallone , Talia Shire , Burt Young .
C-120 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM
KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950)

A spirited widow hires a daredevil jungle scout to find a lost treasure in diamonds.
Dir: Compton Bennett Cast: Deborah Kerr , Stewart Granger , Richard Carlson .
C-103 mins, TV-PG, CC,

8:00 PM -- THE ESSENTIALS
THE MISFITS (1961)



A sensitive divorcee gets mixed up with modern cowboys roping mustangs in the desert.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Clark Gable , Marilyn Monroe , Montgomery Clift .
BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM
SARATOGA (1937)

A horse breeder's daughter falls for a bookie.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Clark Gable , Jean Harlow , Lionel Barrymore .
BW-92 mins, TV-G, CC,

12:00 AM
SOYLENT GREEN (1973)

A future cop uncovers the deadly secret behind a mysterious synthetic food.
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast: Charlton Heston , Edward G. Robinson , Leigh Taylor-Young .
C-97 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)



An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean , Natalie Wood , Sal Mineo .
C-111 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)

An aging couple's liberal principles are tested when their daughter announces her engagement to a black doctor.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast: Spencer Tracy , Sidney Poitier , Katharine Hepburn .
C-108 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



(Thanks to Staph for reminding me about Gable passing as well!)

[Staph]

1. Nice job, Bolo!

The Misfts was also Clark Gable's last film. He died about 10 days after shooting completed. According to IMDB, he thought it was one of his best films.

[Bolo Boffin]

2. Oh, yes, that's right.

Last edited Fri Jan 27, 2012, 04:33 AM - Edit history (1)

I'll go fix that.

ETA: Done, and thanks, Staph, for the kind words!

[lavenderdiva]

3. Fantastic post, Bolo B!

Thank you again for stepping in and posting! It's a fantastic line-up, and I enjoyed reading about the background on Saturday evenings offerings. What a weird and dark way to group the films together! Whoever thought of that?

Great pictures too!!!