TCM Schedule Saturday 4-19-25: "The Adventures of Robin Hood," "The Set-Up," "Gun Crazy"

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Saturday 4/19 at a glance

TCM SPOTLIGHT: PULP FICTION
- VILLAINS AND DETECTIVES
Bat, The (1959)
Case of the Howling Dog, The (1934)
Testament of Dr. Mabuse, The (1933)
Judex (1963)
Saturday, April 19
- TCM DAYTIME
TCM SPOTLIGHT: PULP FICTION (cont.)
Arsene Lupin Returns (1938)
WEEKEND FEATURES
MGM Cartoons: Scat Cats (1957)
Giant of Norway, The (1939) (short)
Mental Poise (1938) (short)
Storm Over Wyoming (1950)
Galloping Ghost Ch. 11: The Radio Patrol (1931) (TCM Premiere)
Popeye: Stealin Aint Honest (1940)
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
Easy Life (1944) (short)
Lovely to Look At (1952) (Musical Matinee)
Prize, The (1963)
24 Hours to Kill (1965)
Gun Crazy (1950)
- TCM PRIMETIME
ROBIN HOOD TALES
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
Robin and Marian (1976)
- NOIR ALLEY
Set-Up, The (1949)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: SUSPENSE
Mackintosh Man, The (1973)
Wrong Man, The (1956)

Full day's schedule

11:00 PM The Bat (1959)
A female mystery novelist turns detective to unmask a demented killer.
Dir: Crane Wilbur Cast: Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


12:30 AM The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
Perry Mason gets caught between feuding neighbors who claim to be married to the same woman.
Dir: Alan Crosland Cast: Warren William, Mary Astor, Allen Jenkins
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:00 AM The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
A criminal mastermind uses hypnosis to rule the rackets after death.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Oskar Beregi Sr.
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: N


4:15 AM Judex (1963)
Remake of a silent serial concerning the adventures of a mysterious, pulp avenger.
Dir: Georges Franju Cast: Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé, Edith Scob
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: N


6:00 AM Arsene Lupin Returns (1938)
A reformed jewel thief helps detectives track down a criminal.
Dir: Geo. Fitzmaurice Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:00 AM Scat Cats (1957)
Spike and Tyke try to keep the alley cats from having a party in the house while their owners are away.
Dir: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Cast: Non-Speaking Role, Daws Butler
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:15 AM The Giant of Norway (1939)
This short film focuses on the story of Norwegian explorer and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Hugh Sothern, Lumsden Hare, John Nesbitt
Runtime: 11 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:30 AM Mental Poise (1938)
In this comedic short, a psychoanalyst encounters a patient who eerily resembles himself.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: John Butler, Robert Benchley, Robert Benchley
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:40 AM Storm Over Wyoming (1950)
Two drifters get caught in the middle during a cattlemen-sheep men feud.
Dir: Lesley Selander Cast: Tim Holt, Noreen Nash, Richard Powers
Runtime: 61 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: Y


9:45 AM Serial: The Galloping Ghost, Chapter 11: The Radio Patrol (1931) (TCM Premiere)
A gambling ring is intent on fixing college football games. Football star Harold "Red" Grange is a target for the gamblers, who try to eliminate him from playing.
Dir: B. Reeves Eason Cast: Harold "Red" Grange, Dorothy Gulliver, Walter Miller
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y


10:05 AM Stealin Aint Honest (1940)
Popeye and Olive Oyl sail off to find the whereabouts of Olive's gold mine. Bluto overhears their conversation, and after disabling the propeller on Popeye's craft, dashes away in his speed-boat. Discovering the treachery, Popeye furnishes the power to reach the island, and the comic battle begins.
Dir: Dave Fleischer Cast: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer, Tedd Pierce
Runtime: 6 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:15 AM Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
An old enemy kidnaps Bulldog Drummond's fiancée.
Dir: Louis King Cast: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:30 AM Easy Life (1944)
A high school dropout finds that leading a life of crime is not all he thought it would be.
Dir: Walter Hart Cast: William "bill" Phillips, William Tannen, James Warren
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


12:00 PM Lovely to Look At (1952)
All-star remake of Roberta, with three Broadway producers inheriting a Parisian fashion house.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton, Howard Keel
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y


2:00 PM The Prize (1963)
An American Nobel Prize-winner gets mixed up with spies when he travels to Stockholm to collect his award.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer
Runtime: 136 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:30 PM 24 Hours to Kill (1965)
During a 24-hour layover in Beirut, a greedy airline purser transports a cache of stolen goods.
Dir: Peter Bezencenet Cast: Lex Barker, Mickey Rooney, Michael Medwin
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


6:15 PM Gun Crazy (1950)
Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 PM The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Basil Rathbone
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y


10:00 PM Robin And Marian (1976)
An aging Robin Hood comes home to resume his relationship with Maid Marian and his battles against the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Dir: Richard Lester Cast: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Kenneth Haigh
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


12:00 AM The Set-Up (1949)
An aging boxer defies the gangsters who've ordered him to throw his last fight.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


1:45 AM The Mackintosh Man (1973)
A British agent goes undercover as a jewel thief to nab a Communist spy.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Paul Newman, James Mason, Dominique Sanda
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


3:45 AM The Wrong Man (1956)
Based on the true story of a musician wrongly accused of robbing an insurance company and the grave effect his predicament has on his family.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

[Auggie]

1. Outstanding Film Noir in the line-up

Gun Crazy, The Set Up, and The Wrong Man.