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KPRC-N(etwork) Channel 41 Television Schedule

NOTE: (PD) = Public Domain, (NR) = Not Rated Descriptions on next page

Thursday

3:00 pm Animation (NR) 5:00 pm MOVIE: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916; Dir: Stuart Paton) (NR) (PD) 6:45 pm MOVIE: A Trip to the Moon (1902) (NR) (PD) - Silent 7:00 pm MOVIE: Nosferatu (1922) (NR) (PD) - Silent 8:30 pm MOVIE: Vampyr (1932) (NR) (PD) 9:45 pm Independent Short Films from Around the World 11:00 pm MOVIE SERIAL: (1936) (NR) (PD)

Friday

3:00 am MOVIE SERIAL: The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) (NR) (PD) 6:45 am MOVIE SERIAL: The Empire (1935) (NR) (PD) 10:45 am MOVIE: The Lost World (1925) (NR) (PD) - Silent 12:30 pm MOVIE: The Giant Gila Monster (1959) (NR) (PD) 1:45 pm MOVIE SERIAL: (1943) (NR) (PD) 6:15 pm MOVIE: Things To Come (1936) (NR) (PD) 8:00 pm Independent Short Films from Around the World 10:00 pm MOVIE SERIAL: (1939) (NR) (PD)

Saturday

2:00 am MOVIE SERIAL: (1944) (NR) (PD) 6:00 am MOVIE SERIAL: (1953) (NR) (PD) 9:00 am Saturday Morning Cartoons Superman, Popeye, Betty Boop, Merrie Melodies, Etc. (NR) (PD) 11:00 am MOVIE: Gulliver’s Travels (1939) (NR) (PD) 12:30 pm MOVIE: Frau im Mond (1929) (NR) (PD) - Silent 3:30 pm MOVIE: Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924) (NR) (PD) - Silent 5:30 pm MOVIE: The Thief of Bagdad (1924) (NR) (PD) - Silent 8:00 pm Independent Short Films from Around the World 10:30 pm MOVIE SERIAL: Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars (1938) (NR) (PD)

Sunday

3:30 am MOVIE SERIAL: Batman and Robin (1949) (NR) (PD) 8:00 am MOVIE SERIAL: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) (NR) (PD) KPRC-N(etwork) Channel 41 Television Schedule

NOTE: (PD) = Public Domain, (NR) = Not Rated

Thursday 3:00 pm Max Fleischer Animation (NR) (PD) A celebration of an early master of American animation. Including films from the Superman, Betty Boop, and Popeye the Sailor Man series of animated shorts. 5:00 pm MOVIE: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916; Dir: Stuart Paton) (NR) (PD) The first adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel, and one of the first films ever to be shot underwater. Someone is sinking warships at sea. And what to make of reports that a metal sea monster is responsbile? Silent, US, 1:40:30. 6:45 pm MOVIE: A Trip to the Moon (1902; Dir: Georges Melies) (NR) (PD) The first film ever made. A fanciful take on a voyage to the moon, now restored and enhanced. Silent, France, 13:00. 7:00 pm MOVIE: Nosferatu (1922; Dir: F.W. Murnau) (NR) (PD) Based on Dracula, by Bram Stoker. One of the earliest vampire films ever made, and considered a masterpiece of early German cinema. A man is sent by his employer to Transylvania in order to finalize a deal with the mysterious Count Orlock. But the locals warn that Orlock may be a monster. And just what is this mysterious creature known as... a vampire? Silent, Germany, 1:28:07. 8:30 pm MOVIE: Vampyr (1932; Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer) (NR) (PD) A drifter obsessed with the supernatural comes across an inn where a young girl is slowly being turning into a vampire. German w/English Subtitles, Germany, 1:13:41. 9:45 pm Independent Short Films from Around the World 11:00 pm MOVIE SERIAL: Flash Gordon (1936; Dir: Frederick Stephani) (NR) (PD) With , based on the comic strip by . The planet is on a collision course with Earth. Can Flash Gordon and his friends save Earth from the evil plans of the Emperor Ming the Merciless? US, 3:52:12. Friday 3:00 am MOVIE SERIAL: The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941; Dir: John English & ) (NR) (PD) Based on the comic book character created by C.C. Beck & Bill Parker. With one magic word (SHAZAM!), young Billy Batson transforms into Earth’s Mightiest Mortal - Captain Marvel! But can he stop the evil plans of the Golden Scorpion? US, 3:36:09. 6:45 am MOVIE SERIAL: (1935; Dir: & B. Reeves Eason) (NR) (PD) Starring . A rancher discovers the ancient and advanced underground civilization of Murania, ruled by the evil Queen Tika. Can he stop their plans before everything is destroyed? US, 3:56:43. 10:45 am MOVIE: The Lost World (1925; Dir: Harry O. Hoyt) (NR) (PD)With special effects by Willis O’Brien. Based on the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. Professor Challenger journeys to South America to investigate a remoteplateau that may harbor unbelievable secrets. Restored edition, Silent, US,1:42:29. 12:30 pm MOVIE: The Giant Gila Monster (1959; Dir: Ray Kellogg) (NR) (PD)Teenagers battle a giant lizard in the deserts of West Texas. US, 1:13:55. 1:45 pm MOVIE SERIAL: Batman (1943; Dir: Lambert Hillyer) (NR) (PD)Based on the comic book created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger. The Caped Crusader battles foreign agents as they scramble to power a deadly weapon. US,4:19:45. 6:15 pm MOVIE: Things To Come (1936; Dir: ) (NR) (PD) Based on the novel by H.G. Wells. The world is devastated by war. Can humanity band together to overcome the ruin it has brought upon itself? , 1:32:51. 8:00 pm Independent Short Films from Around the World 10:00 pm MOVIE SERIAL: Buck Rogers (1939; & Saul A. Goodkind) (NR) (PD)Starring Buster Crabbe, based on the novel by Philip Francis Nowlan. Placed in suspended animation for 500 years, Buck Rogers awakens to an Earth ruled by the evil . Can Buck and his friends convince the distant Saturn Empireto aid them in their effort to overthrow Kane? US, 3:57:33. Saturday

2:00 am MOVIE SERIAL: Captain America (1944; Dir: Elmer Clifton & John English) (NR) (PD) Based on the comic book created by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby. The nation’s top scientists and engineers are being murdered, and the trail leads Captain America to the evil Scarab. US, 4:02:50. 6:00 am MOVIE SERIAL: Radar Men from the Moon (1953; Dir: Fred C. Brannon) (NR) (PD)The Earth is under attack from the mysterious inhabitants of the Moon, and only can stop them. US, 2:35:08. 9:00 am Saturday Morning Cartoons (NR) (PD) More cartoons from such early American animators as Max Fleischer, Leon Schlesinger, and Walter Lantz. 11:00 am MOVIE: Gulliver’s Travels (1939; Dir: Max Fleischer) (NR) (PD)Based on the novel by Jonathan Swift. Gulliver finds himself shipwrecked on the island of Lilliput. US, 1:16:21. 12:30 pm MOVIE: Frau im Mond (“Woman in the Moon”) (1929; Dir: Fritz Lang) (NR) (PD) German scientists race to be the first to land on the Moon. Germany, Silent, 2:49:55. 3:30 pm MOVIE: Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924; Dir: Yakov Protazanov) (NR) (PD)A Soviet engineer travels to Mars and sets off a worker’s revolution. USSR, Silent, 1:51:31. 5:30 pm MOVIE: The Thief of Bagdad (1924; Dir: Raoul Walsh) (NR) (PD)Starring Jr. Ahmed, the Thief of Bagdad, cons his way into a princess’s heart and battles the evil Caliph. US, Silent, 2:28:01. 8:00 pm Independent Short Films from Around the World 10:30 pm MOVIE SERIAL: Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars (1938; Dir: Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill & Frederick Stephani) (NR) (PD)Starring Buster Crabbe. A mysterious ray is destroying Earth’s atmosphere, and Flash Gordon and his friends head to Mars to stop it. But little do they know that their old nemesis Ming the Merciless lies in wait... US, 4:59:16. Sunday

3:30 am MOVIE SERIAL: Batman and Robin (1949; Dir: Spencer Gordon Bennet) (NR) (PD)The Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder return, this time to battle the nefarious plans of The Wizard. US, 4:24:21. 8:00 am MOVIE SERIAL: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940; Dir: Ford Beebe & Ray Taylor) (NR) (PD)Starring Buster Crabbe. A deadly plague is sweeping Earth, and Flash Gordon believes it is the work of his old nemesis Ming the Merciless. Gathering his friends for one last time, Flash heads off for a final confrontation with his arch-enemy. US, 3:20:03.