The Essentials
The Essentials
Photo Credit: Turner Classic Movies
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Premiered:
- Network: TCM
- Category: Series
- Genre: Movies
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:
- Subject Matter: Anthology
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Plot Synopsis
Each Saturday night -- except during February and early March when Turner Classic Movies presents its 31 DAYS OF OSCAR -- host Robert Osborne and a co-host introduce a hand-picked classic film and offer commentary on its cultural relevance and what makes it a timeless, must-see movie.
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In THE ESSENTIALS' 15th season, which started on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on TCM, Osborne and new co-host Sally Field presented movie classics, including a mixture of enduring dramas, sparkling comedies, and contemporary gems (all movies start at 8pm ET/5pm PT). The new season opened with a screening of William Wyler's classic, ROMAN HOLIDAY. The lineup of movies selected by Field and Osborne for Season 15 include:
- David O. Selznick's adventure THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (1937) starring Ronald Coleman
- George Stevens' World War II comedy THE MORE THE MERRIER (1943), starring Jean Arthur and Charles Coburn
- Iriving Rapper's enduring love story NOW, VOYAGER (1942) starring Bette Davis and Paul Henreid
Cast
- Robert Osborne - Host (Season 6 - Present)
- Sally Field - Co-Host (Season 15)
- Rob Reiner - Host (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Sydney Pollack - Host (Seasons 3 & 4)
- Peter Bogdanovich - Host (Season 5)
- Molly Haskell - Co-Host (Season 6)
- Carrie Fisher - Co-Host (Season 7)
- Rose McGowan - Co-Host (Season 8)
- Alec Baldwin - Co-Host (Seasons 9-11)
- Drew Barrymore - Co-Host (Season 12-14)
