TCM Schedule for Saturday, April 4 --- MOCKUMENTARIES

[lavenderdiva]

4 Saturday



6:00 AM Zenobia (1939)
When he cures a circus elephant, a country doctor gets an unwanted friend. Cast: Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Billie Burke. Dir: Gordon Douglas. BW-73 mins, TV-G

7:20 AM Short Film: Headline Bands (1945)
Clips of various orchestras are featured in this Melody Masters Bands short. Cast: Larry Clinton, Jimmy Dorsey, Vincent Lopez BW-9 mins,

7:30 AM Down Three Dark Streets (1954)
An FBI Agent takes on the three unrelated cases of a dead agent to track down his killer. Cast: Ruth Roman, Broderick Crawford, Martha Hyer. Dir: Arnold Laven. BW-86 mins, TV-PG

9:00 AM Little Dorrit: Part One Nobody's Fault (1988)
A man returns to England and tries to help an impoverished seamstress. Cast: Derek Jacobi, Sarah Pickering, Alec Guinness. Dir: Christine Edzard. C-175 mins, , Letterbox Format

12:00 PM Canadian Pacific (1949)
A railroad surveyor faces an Indian rebellion. Cast: Randolph Scott, Jane Wyatt, J. Carroll Naish. Dir: Edwin L. Marin. C-95 mins, TV-G

1:39 PM Short Film: Canadian Carnival (1955)
BW-8 mins,

2:00 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

4:15 PM Torpedo Run (1958)
A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese prison ship carrying his family. Cast: Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Dean Jones. Dir: Joseph Pevney. C-95 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM Shane (1953)
A mysterious drifter helps farmers fight off a vicious gunman. Cast: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Brandon de Wilde. Dir: George Stevens. C-118 mins, TV-G, CC

What's On Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: MOCKUMENTARIES

8:00 PM Take The Money And Run (1969)
An incompetent criminal becomes the subject of a documentary. Cast: Woody Allen, Janet Margolin, Marcel Hillaire. Dir: Woody Allen. C-85 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

9:30 PM Real Life (1979)
Filmmakers invade an Arizona home to shoot a documentary about family life. Cast: Albert Brooks, Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain. Dir: Albert Brooks. C-98 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

11:15 PM Best in Show (2000)
Eccentric contestants prepare to compete in a national dog show. Cast: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey. Dir: Christopher Guest. C-90 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 AM This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
A filmmaker documents the history of Spinal Tap, the world's loudest rock band. Cast: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest. Dir: Rob Reiner. C-83 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM Silverado (1985)
A group of misfits try to bring justice to a small Western town. Cast: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner. Dir: Lawrence Kasdan. C-133 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

4:45 AM Barbarosa (1982)
A young cowboy and a legendary outlaw team up to escape the law. Cast: Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Isela Vega. Dir: Fred Schepisi. C-86 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

[Staph]

1. Good stuff today!

I love The Wind and the Lion (Sean Connery as an Arab chieftain ;-), and Shane and Silverado. And, though I hate to admit it, I have never seen This Is Spinal Tap. Should be a fun day!