TCM Schedule for Saturday, February 28 --- BOXING

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28 Saturday



6:00 AM Good News (1947)
A football hero falls in love with his French tutor. Cast: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Joan McCracken. Dir: Charles Walters. C-93 mins, TV-G, CC

7:34 AM Short Film: The House I Live In (1945)
Singer Frank Sinatra explains the importance of racial tolerance to a group of tough kids. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Teddy Infuhr, Merrill Rodin. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-10 mins, TV-G

8:00 AM The Fortune Cookie (1966)
A crooked lawyer trumps up an insurance case for a cameraman injured at a pro football game. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Cliff Osmond. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-126 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 AM Heaven Can Wait (1978)
When a football player dies early, he gets a second chance in the body of a crooked industrialist. Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason. Dir: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry. C-101 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 PM The Stratton Story (1949)
True story of Monty Stratton, the baseball star who fought to continue his career after losing a leg. Cast: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-107 mins, TV-G, CC

2:00 PM It Happens Every Spring (1949)
A scientist invents a baseball that can't be hit. Cast: Ray Milland, Jean Peters, Paul Douglas. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-87 mins, TV-G, CC

3:30 PM Bang The Drum Slowly (1973)
A baseball player faces terminal illness with the help of his closest teammate. Cast: Michael Moriarty, Robert De Niro, Vincent Gardenia. Dir: John D. Hancock. C-98 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM The Natural (1984)
An overaged baseball player comes out of nowhere to save his team. Cast: Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger. Dir: Barry Levinson. C-138 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: BOXING

8:00 PM Fat City (1972)
A washed-up boxer tries to show a young hopeful the ropes. Cast: Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell. Dir: John Huston. C-97 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

9:45 PM Rocky (1976)
A dimwitted boxer fights to prove he can go the distance against a glamorous champ. Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith. Dir: John G. Avildsen. C-120 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM The Harder They Fall (1956)
A cynical press agent exposes inhuman conditions in the boxing game. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling. Dir: Mark Robson. BW-109 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM Golden Boy (1939)
A crooked promoter lures a young violinist to give up music for boxing. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden. Dir: Rouben Mamoulian. BW-99 mins, TV-PG

4:00 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

5:30 AM Dangerous (1935)
A young fan tries to rehabilitate an alcoholic actress he's fallen in love with. Cast: Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, Margaret Lindsay. Dir: Alfred E. Green. BW-78 mins, TV-G, CC