TCM Schedule for Saturday, August 26: The Essentials: James Cagney

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Saturday, August 26th, 2017

12:30 AM
CONFESSION, THE ( 1970)

A Czech government official charged with treason is subjected to brutal interrogation methods.
Dir: Costa-Gavras Cast: Yves Montand , Simone Signoret , Gabriele Ferzetti .
C- 139 mins,

3:03 AM
SOUL IN CINEMA FILMING SHAFT ON LOCATION ( 1971)

A short behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of "Shaft" (1971), focusing on Gordon Parks' directing and Isaac Hayes' score.
Dir: Hugh A Robertson
C- 11 mins,

3:15 AM
POLICE PYTHON.357 ( 1975)

Dir: Alain Corneau Cast: Yves Montand , Simone Signoret , Francois Perier .
BW- 127 mins,

5:27 AM
RIVER, THE ( 1938)

The TVA brings modern technology to the farmers along the Mississippi River.
Dir: Pare Lorentz
BW- 31 mins,

6:00 AM
BLONDE CRAZY ( 1931)

A con-man bellhop and his chambermaid girlfriend set out to fleece hotel guests.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: James Cagney , Joan Blondell , Louis Calhern .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

7:30 AM
CROWD ROARS, THE ( 1932)

A race-car driver tries to keep his brother from following in his footsteps.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: James Cagney , Joan Blondell , Ann Dvorak .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

8:45 AM
JIMMY THE GENT ( 1934)

An unscrupulous detective makes a killing locating missing heirs.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Bette Davis , Allen Jenkins .
BW- 68 mins, CC,

10:00 AM
STRAWBERRY BLONDE, THE ( 1941)

A man's infatuation with a gold-digging beauty continues after his marriage.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Olivia De Havilland , Rita Hayworth .
BW- 99 mins, CC,

11:45 AM
CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS ( 1942)

A mail flyer joins the Canadian air force for fun but has to prove his worth when he goes to war.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Dennis Morgan , Brenda Marshall .
C- 113 mins, CC,

1:50 PM
ACRO-BATTY ( 1942)

This short film takes a look at the daily routines of circus acrobats during the off season.
Dir: Louis Lewyn Cast: Snub Pollard ,
BW- 9 mins,

2:00 PM
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY ( 1942)

Spirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Joan Leslie , Walter Huston .
BW- 126 mins, CC,

4:15 PM
BRIDE CAME C.O.D., THE ( 1941)

A pilot and a temperamental heiress are stranded in the desert together.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: James Cagney , Bette Davis , Stuart Erwin .
BW- 92 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL ( 1959)

An Irish rebel leader becomes addicted to violence.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: James Cagney , Don Murray , Dana Wynter .
BW- 111 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: JAMES CAGNEY

8:00 PM
WHITE HEAT ( 1949)

A government agent infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Virginia Mayo , Edmond O'Brien .
BW- 113 mins, CC,

10:00 PM
ROARING TWENTIES, THE ( 1939)

Three WWI Army buddies get mixed up with the mob in peacetime.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Priscilla Lane , Humphrey Bogart .
BW- 107 mins, CC,

12:00 AM
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ( 1955)

True story of torch singer Ruth Etting's struggle to escape the gangster who made her a star.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Doris Day , James Cagney , Cameron Mitchell .
C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:06 AM
HOLLAND SAILING ( 1956)

This short film focuses on sailboat races in Holland.
BW- 8 mins,

2:15 AM
GALLANT HOURS, THE ( 1960)

Admiral William F. Halsey fights to turn the tide against the Japanese during World War II.
Dir: Robert Montgomery Cast: James Cagney , Dennis Weaver , Ward Costello .
BW- 116 mins, CC,

4:30 AM
MAYOR OF HELL, THE ( 1933)

A racketeer goes straight to run a reform school.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast: James Cagney , Madge Evans , Arthur Byron .
BW- 90 mins, CC,