TCM Schedule for Saturday, May 12, 2012 -- The Essentials: Headmasters

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6:00 AM
A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS (1945)

Aladdin tries to make his fortune with the help of a beautiful genie.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens.
C-94 mins, TV-G


7:45 AM
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY (1955)

Two bumblers get mixed up with Egyptian grave robbers and a murderous mummy.
Dir: Charles Lamont Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor.
BW-79 mins, TV-G, CC


9:15 AM
MINISTRY OF FEAR (1944)

When hidden microfilm comes into his possession, an innocent man is drawn into espionage.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond.
BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC


10:45 AM
BOSTON BLACKIE AND THE LAW (1946)

A reformed thief brings a magic show to a woman's prison and gets mixed up in an escape.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast: Chester Morris, Trudy Marshall, Constance Dowling.
BW-70 mins, TV-G


12:00 PM
THE PERILS OF PAULINE: TRACKED BY THE ENEMY, DANGEROUS DEPTHS, and THE MUMMY WALKS (1933)

The seventh, eighth, and ninth episode in the "Perils of Pauline" serial.
BW-20 mins, TV-G


1:15 PM
BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

A madcap heiress upsets the staid existence of a straitlaced scientist.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charlie Ruggles.
BW-102 mins, TV-G, CC


3:00 PM
KATHARINE HEPBURN: ALL ABOUT ME (1993)

In a rare interview, Katharine Hepburn shares her memories and memorabilia.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Katharine Hepburn
C-70 mins, TV-G, CC


4:15 PM
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


6:15 PM
ADAM'S RIB (1949)

Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women's rights case.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday.
BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC


THE ESSENTIALS: HEADMASTERS
8:00 PM
DIABOLIQUE (1955)

A cruel man's wife and lover plot to kill him.
Dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot Cast: Paul Meurisse, Vera Clouzot, Simone Signoret.
BW-116 mins, TV-14


10:15 PM
THE BROWNING VERSION (1951)

On the eve of retirement, a bitter schoolteacher searches for some hope in his life.
Dir: Anthony Asquith Cast: Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick.
BW-90 mins, TV-PG


12:00 AM
THE SANDPIPER (1965)

An Episcopal priest falls for a free-living artist.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint.
C-117 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format


2:15 AM
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1939)

A cold-hearted teacher becomes the school favorite when he's thawed by a beautiful young woman.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn.
BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC


4:15 AM
AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS (1987)

A French boarding school harbors Jewish children during the Nazi occupation.
Dir: Louis Malle Cast: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Francine Racette.
C-105 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format