TCM Schedule for Saturday, January 3 --- PUT ON YOUR ROLLER SKATES

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3 Saturday




6:00 AM Tough Guy (1936)
To save his beloved dog, a boy runs away from home, only to get mixed up with gangsters. Cast: Jackie Cooper, Joseph Calleia, Jean Hersholt. Dir: Chester M. Franklin. BW-76 mins, TV-G

7:30 AM The Champ (1931)
A broken-down prizefighter battles to keep custody of his son. Cast: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich. Dir: King Vidor. BW-86 mins, TV-G, CC

9:00 AM The Fatal Minute (1937)
In the second chapter of Zorro Rides Again, the swashbuckler's great grandson tries to escape his enemies' bombs. Cast: John Carroll, Helen Christian, Noah Beery. Dir: John English, William Whitney. BW-18 mins,

9:00 AM Death from the Sky (1937)
In the first chapter of Zorro Rides Again, the swashbuckler's great grandson fights villains out to control a railroad. Cast: John Carroll, Helen Christian, Noah Beery. Dir: John English, William Whitney. BW-30 mins,

10:00 AM Mystery Street (1950)
Criminal pathologists try to crack a case with nothing but the victim's bones to go on. Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Elsa Lanchester. Dir: John Sturges. BW-93 mins, TV-PG, CC

11:44 AM Short Film: American Spoken Here (1940)
BW-11 mins,

12:00 PM Fail Safe (1964)
A failure in the U.S. defense system threatens to start World War III. Cast: Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Larry Hagman. Dir: Sidney Lumet. BW-112 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

2:00 PM Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Soulless pods take over the inhabitants of a small California town. Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones. Dir: Don Siegel. BW-80 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 PM North By Northwest (1959)
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase. Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. C-136 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

5:52 PM Short Film: Poltergeist (1982)
A behind-the-scenes promotional documentary on the making of "Poltergeist" (1982), highlighting the special effects and filming challenges faced by the cast and crew. Features interviews with Steven Spielberg, Craig T. Nelson, and Frank Marshall. C-7 mins,

6:00 PM Poltergeist (1982)
Evil spirits abduct a suburban family's daughter causing chaos and havoc. Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne. Dir: Tobe Hooper. C-115 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS: PUT ON YOUR ROLLER SKATES

8:00 PM Modern Times (1936)
The Little Tramp tries to build a home with a young slum girl. Cast: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman. Dir: Charles Chaplin. BW-83 mins, TV-G

9:30 PM The Big Store (1941)
A detective and his zany pals take over a failing department store. Cast: The Marx Bros., Tony Martin, Margaret Dumont. Dir: Charles Reisner. BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC

11:00 PM The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T. (1953)
A young boy dreams that his piano teacher is a super-villain out to rule the world. Cast: Hans Conried, Tommy Rettig, Peter Lind Hayes. Dir: Roy Rowland. C-89 mins, TV-PG, CC

12:45 AM It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
World War II buddies get mixed up with gangsters and an egotistical TV star when they hold a 10-year reunion. Cast: Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse. Dir: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen. C-102 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM Shall We Dance (1937)
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton. Dir: Mark Sandrich. BW-109 mins, TV-G, CC

4:30 AM Kansas City Bomber (1972)
A roller-derby queen fights off jealous rivals and amorous men. Cast: Raquel Welch, Kevin McCarthy, Helena Kallianiotes. Dir: Jerold Freedman. C-99 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format