TCM Schedule for Sat. Dec. 6 - King of Kings, It Happened On Fifth Avenue; Silk Stockings

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DAY AT A GLANCE

GUEST PROGRAMMER: BILL CONDON
New York, New York (1977)
Silk Stockings (1957)
Pirate, The (1948)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: ADVENTURE
Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
- TCM DAYTIME
WEEKEND FEATURES
King's Thief, The (1955) (6:45 am ET)
Saint in London, The (1939)
Mystery Mountain Ch. 11:
Behind the Mask (1934) (TCM Premiere)
Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
Battle of Gettysburg, The (1955) (short)
Swing High, Swing Low (1937) (Musical Matinee)
- CHRISTMAS FAVORITES
It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
King of Kings (1961)
- TCM LATE AFTERNOON: DOCUMENTARY
Power of Film Episode 5: The Power of Paradox, The
(2023)
- TCM PRIMETIME
TCM SERIES: TWO FOR ONE
- DEBRA WINGER
People Will Talk (1951)
Scarlet Empress, The (1934)
- NOIR ALLEY
Cry of the City (1948)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: WOMEN IN NEW YORK CITY
Crossing Delancey (1988)
Girlfriends (1978)

FULL SCHEDULE

10:00 PM New York, New York (1977)
An egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb.
Dir: Martin Scorsese Cast: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander
Runtime: 163 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


1:00 AM Silk Stockings (1957)
A straitlaced Soviet agent is seduced by the charm of Paris and a high-stepping film producer.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige
Runtime: 117 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y


3:15 AM The Pirate (1948)
An actor poses as a notorious pirate to court a romantic Caribbean girl.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


5:00 AM Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
A kidnapped beauty gets caught between feuding pirates.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:45 AM The King's Thief (1955)
A highwayman uncovers a plot to assassinate King Charles II.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:15 AM The Saint in London (1939)
The Saint's investigation of a counterfeiting ring uncovers a nest of spies.
Dir: John Paddy Carstairs Cast: George Sanders, Sally Gray, David Burns
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y


9:30 AM Behind the Mask (1934)
Chapter 11 of the Mystery Mountain 1934 serial. Railroad detective Ken Williams is dispatched to catch the mysterious Rattler, who is disrupting construction of a new railroad line and interfering with a stagecoach line run by Jane Corwin. The Rattler remains a mystery with his skill at disguising himself to look like other people.
Dir: Otto Brower, B. Reeves Eason Cast: Ken Maynard, Verna Hillie, Syd Saylor
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC:


10:00 AM Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
The jungle king helps the princess of a lost civilization fight off Nazi invaders.
Dir: William Thiele Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Sheffield, Frances Gifford
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


11:30 AM The Battle of Gettysburg (1955)
This short film tells the story of the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Shot entirely at the Gettysburg National Military Park, site of the actual battle.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Frank Ferguson, J. Walter Coleman
Runtime: 29 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: N


12:00 PM Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
When success goes to his head, a bandleader could lose everything.
Dir: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Charles Butterworth
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:00 PM It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Don Defore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


4:15 PM King of Kings (1961)
Epic retelling of Christ's life and the effects of his teachings on those around him.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Robert Ryan
Runtime: 168 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


7:15 PM The Power of Film Episode 5: The Power of Paradox (2023)
In almost every memorable film, things are not what they seem, and learning the truth about characters and situations creates much of the tension in the film. Often, the truth of the film is quite paradoxical, which is what makes us want to keep watching.
Dir: Laura Gabbert Cast: Howard Suber
Runtime: 40 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 PM People Will Talk (1951)
A controversial doctor gets mixed up with an unwed mother.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Finlay Currie
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:00 PM The Scarlet Empress (1934)
A young innocent masters the decadent ways of Imperial Russia in order to reign as Catherine the Great.
Dir: Josef Von Sternberg Cast: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


12:00 AM Cry of the City (1948)
Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast: Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC:


2:00 AM Crossing Delancey (1988)
Romantic drama about a single New York City woman and her quest to find the right man, but then a matchmaker introduces the upscale intellectual to a pickle salesman.
Dir: Joan Micklin Silver Cast: Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Jeroen Krabbe
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:00 AM Girlfriends (1978)
When a photographer's best friend suddenly gets married, the young woman, who is just out of college and struggling to start a career in New York City, feels abandoned and her insecurities surface. But the sudden freedom created by necessity and opportunity leads her on a series of personal adventures that become the envy ...
Dir: Claudia Weill Cast: Melanie Mayron, Bob Balaban, Eli Wallach
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y