TCM Schedule for Saturday, September 21 THEME: THE ESSENTIALS: CHANTAL AKERMAN [View all]

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6:00 AM The Animal Kingdom (1932) An intellectual publisher can't choose between his society wife and his free thinking former love. Dir: Edward H. Griffith Cast: Ann Harding , Leslie Howard , Myrna Loy.

7:28 AM The Two Barks Brothers (1931) In this Dogville comedy short, twin brothers are separated at birth yet reunite under criminal circumstances.
Dir: Zion Myers

8:00 AM Old Smokey (1938) Cartoon William Hanna

8:09 AM Swing High (1932) This short film focuses on the trapeze family The Flying Codonas. Dir: Jack Cummings

8:20 AM Seeing Spain (1953) This short film highlights the local culture, history, and architecture of various cities in Spain.

8:29 AM Gold Raiders (1951) The Three Stooges add the only life to this flabby Western, with their usual shenanigans foiling the crooks and saving the day. Dir: Edward Bernds Cast: George O'Brien , Moe Howard , Shemp Howard .

9:30 AM Jungle Queen: Invitation to Danger (1945)

10:00 AM Popeye: Goonland (1938)

10:09 AM Jinx Money (1948) The Bowery Boys find a dead gangster's loot-and the mob out to get it back. Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Gabriel Dell.

11:30 AM Who Killed Rover? (1930) In this short, a doggie detective tries to rescue the kidnapped heir to a fortune. Dir: Jules White

11:51 AM The Capital City Washington, D.C. (1940) This short film focuses on Washington, D.C.'s famous buildings and monuments.

12:00 PM Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) The future president considers a political career while practicing law. Dir: John Ford Cast: Henry Fonda , Alice Brady , Marjorie Weaver.

1:45 PM The Big Heat (1953) A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster's moll to bring down a powerful gangster. Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford , Gloria Grahame , Jocelyn Brando .

3:30 PM The Man with the Golden Arm (1956) A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction. Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Frank Sinatra , Eleanor Parker , Kim Novak .

5:45 PM To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) A young girl grows up fast when her lawyer father defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. Dir: Robert Mulligan Cast: Gregory Peck , Frank Overton , John Megna .

TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: THE ESSENTIALS: CHANTAL AKERMAN

8:00 PM Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978) While on a promotional tour, a female movie director deals with a series of people making unwanted demands. Dir: Chantal Akerman Cast: Magali Noel , Helmut Griem , Aurore ClTment .

10:30 PM Hotel Monterey (1972) The camera explores the lives of seniors in a New York City residence hotel. Dir: Chantal Akerman

11:37 PM United States Coast Guard Band (1944) A patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Coast Guard Band and saluting the Naval branches of the military. Vitaphone Release 1216A. Dir: Bobby Connolly

12:00 AM The Woman on the Beach (1947) A coast guardsman begins to think his mistress's blind husband can really see.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Joan Bennett , Robert Ryan , Charles Bickford .

1:32 AM Night Mail (1936) Dir: Basil Wright

2:00 AM The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) A British family gets mixed up with spies and an assassination plot while vacationing in Switzerland. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Leslie Banks , Edna Best , Nova Pilbeam .

3:30 AM Sabotage (1936) An unhappily married woman discovers her husband is an enemy agent. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Sylvia Sidney , Oscar Homolka , Desmond Tester.

5:00 AM George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994) This documentary follows American troops from D-Day 1944 to their stand in Berlin 1945.