TCM Schedule for Monday March 9, 2020 - Life at Sea - Disasters at Sea

Mondays this month are all about the sea. Daytime today shows us the wonders of the sea, while prime time reminds us that bad things can happen there as well.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM COLOR SCALES ( 1932)
This short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California. Dir: Zion Myers C- 8 mins,

6:15 AM SEA AROUND US, THE ( 1952)
Documentary based on Rachel Carson's pioneering study of ocean life. Dir: Irwin Allen Cast: Don Forbes , Theodor von Eltz , C- 62 mins, CC,

7:30 AM FATTY AND MABEL ADRIFT ( 1916)
Villains launch the beach house of Fatty and Mabel out to sea, much to the surprise of the protagonists in this silent short film. BW- 31 mins,

8:15 AM TRANSATLANTIC TUNNEL ( 1935)
Scientists and engineers join forces to build a tunnel beneath the Atlantic Ocean. Dir: Maurice Elvey Cast: Richard Dix , Leslie Banks , Madge Evans . BW- 93 mins,

10:15 AM PACIFIC LINER ( 1939)
A shipboard epidemic triggers mutiny. Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Victor McLaglen , Chester Morris , Wendy Barrie . BW- 76 mins, CC,

11:45 AM POPEYE: POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR ( 1936)
BW- 16 mins,

12:15 PM MOST DANGEROUS GAME, THE ( 1932)
A big game hunter decides to stalk human prey. Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast: Joel McCrea , Fay Wray , Robert Armstrong . BW- 63 mins, CC,

1:30 PM ABANDON SHIP ( 1957)
fter a luxury liner sinks, the officer in charge of an over-crowded lifeboat has to decide who can stay on board. Dir: Richard Sale Cast: Tyrone Power , Mai Zetterling , Lloyd Nolan . BW- 97 mins, CC,

3:30 PM BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE ( 1979)
Rival salvage parties enter an upside down ocean liner in search of treasure. Dir: Irwin Allen Cast: Mark Harmon , Jack Warden , Shirley Jones . C- 114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, THE ( 1964)
Musical biography of the backwoods girl who struck it rich in Colorado and survived the Titanic. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Debbie Reynolds , Harve Presnell , Ed Begley . C- 129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM POSEIDON ADVENTURE, THE ( 1972)
Passengers and crew struggle to escape an ocean liner turned upside down. Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Gene Hackman , Ernest Borgnine , Red Buttons . C- 117 mins, CC,

10:15 PM SEA WOLF, THE ( 1941)
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Ida Lupino , John Garfield . BW- 100 mins, CC,

12:15 AM LAST VOYAGE, THE ( 1960)
Passengers and crew fight to escape a sinking ocean liner. Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Robert Stack , Dorothy Malone , George Sanders . C- 91 mins, CC,

2:00 AM NIGHT TO REMEMBER, A ( 1958)
The crew and passengers of the Titanic fight to survive when the legendary ship strikes an iceberg. Dir: Roy Ward Baker Cast: Anthony Bushell , Kenneth More , Honor Blackman . BW- 124 mins, CC,

4:15 AM WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE, THE ( 1959)
The skipper of a sunken ship stands trial for negligence. Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Gary Cooper , Charlton Heston , Michael Redgrave . C- 105 mins, CC,