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TCM Schedule for September

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11th - A Salute to Jimmy Durante and Treasures from the Disney Vault

6:15 AM

MGM Parade Show #1 ( 1955)

Judy Garland sings “You Made Me Love You” in a clip from “Broadway Melody of 1938”; Cyd Charisse introduces a clip from “It’s Always Fair Weather.” Hosted by George Murphy.

BW- 26 mins,

6:45 AM

Speak Easily ( 1932)

A professor gets mixed up with chorus girls in a Broadway musical.

Dir :  Edward Sedgwick Cast :  Buster Keaton , Jimmy Durante , Ruth Selwyn .

BW- 81 mins, CC,

8:30 AM

Meet the Baron ( 1933)

A bumbler passes himself off as a legendary story teller.

Dir :  Walter Lang Cast :  Jack Pearl , Jimmy Durante , ZaSu Pitts .

BW- 67 mins, CC,

10:00 AM

What! No Beer? ( 1933)

When Prohibition ends, a barber tries to get in the liquor business only to come up against mobsters.

Dir :  Edward Sedgwick Cast :  Buster Keaton , Jimmy Durante , Rosco Ates .

BW- 65 mins, CC,

11:30 AM

Strictly Dynamite ( 1934)

A radio comic runs out of jokes, triggering a desperate search.

Dir :  Elliott Nugent Cast :  Jimmy Durante , Lupe Velez , Norman Foster .

BW- 71 mins,

1:00 PM

Student Tour ( 1934)

A philosophy professor gets stuck chaperoning a student tour of the world.

Dir :  Charles F. Riesner Cast :  Jimmy Durante , Charles Butterworth , Maxine Doyle .

BW- 84 mins,

2:45 PM

Start Cheering ( 1938)

Fed up with Hollywood, a movie star enrolls in a small-town college.

Dir :  Albert S. Rogell Cast :  Jimmy Durante , Walter Connolly , Joan Perry .

BW- 78 mins, CC,

4:15 PM

You’re In The Army Now ( 1941)

Two incompetent door-to-door salesmen enlist by accident.

Dir :  Lewis Seiler Cast :  Jimmy Durante , Phil Silvers , Jane Wyman .

BW- 79 mins,

5:45 PM

Billy Rose’s Jumbo ( 1962)

The daughter of a circus owner fights to save her father from a takeover spearheaded by the man she loves.

Dir :  Charles Walters Cast :  Doris Day , Stephen Boyd , Jimmy Durante .

C- 127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM

Swiss Family Robinson ( 1960)

Stranded on a deserted island, a close-knit family creates a tropical paradise.

Dir :  Ken Annakin Cast :  John Mills , Dorothy McGuire , James MacArthur .

C- 126 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 PM

Kidnapped ( 1960)

In 1751 Scotland, two men escape to the Scottish Highlands dodging the redcoats.

Dir :  Robert Stevenson Cast :  Peter Finch , James MacArthur , Bernard Lee .

C- 95 mins, CC,

12:15 AM

Lonesome Ghosts ( 1937)

Mickey Mouse’s ghost-hunting business is invaded by some real ghosts.

Dir :  Burt Gillett

BW- 9 mins, CC,

12:30 AM

Blackbeard’s Ghost ( 1968)

The ghost of the famous pirate must break the curse put on him by a witch.

Dir :  Robert Stevenson Cast :  Peter Ustinov , Dean Jones , Suzanne Pleshette .

C- 107 mins, CC,

2:30 AM

Freaky Friday ( 1976)

A mother and daughter switch bodies for one strange day.

Dir :  Gary Nelson Cast :  Barbara Harris , Jodie Foster , John Astin .

C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM

Candleshoe ( 1977)

A street urchin infiltrates a noblewoman’s impoverished household in search of hidden treasure.

Dir :  Norman Tokar Cast :  David Niven , Helen Hayes , Jodie Foster .

C- 101 mins, CC,

12th - Love Relationships and Star of the Month

6:00 AM

Son of the Gods ( 1930)

A young man questions his Chinese ancestry when he falls in love.

Dir :  Frank Lloyd Cast :  Richard Barthelmess , Constance Bennett , Dorothy Mathews .

C- 90 mins,

7:45 AM

Manhattan Parade ( 1931)

A deserted wife tries to keep her husband’s costuming company afloat.

Dir :  Lloyd Bacon Cast :  Winnie Lightner , Charles Butterworth , Walter Miller .

BW- 75 mins,

9:15 AM

Three Who Loved ( 1931)

A bank teller’s love life falls apart when he’s accused of embezzling.

Dir :  George Archainbaud Cast :  Betty Compson , Conrad Nagel , Robert Ames .

BW- 64 mins, CC,

10:30 AM

Winner Take All ( 1932)

A prize fighter tries to help an invalid and her baby.

Dir :  Roy Del Ruth Cast : James Cagney , Marian Nixon , Guy Kibbee .

BW- 66 mins, CC,

11:45 AM

Man’s Castle, A ( 1933)

An unemployed man turns to crime when he gets his girlfriend pregnant.

Dir :  Frank Borzage Cast : Spencer Tracy , Loretta Young , Marjorie Rambeau .

BW- 69 mins, CC,

1:00 PM

This Side of Heaven ( 1934)

An eccentric family tries to work together when the father is accused of embezzlement.

Dir :  William K. Howard Cast : Lionel Barrymore , Fay Bainter , Mae Clarke .

BW- 77 mins, CC,

2:30 PM

Upper World ( 1934)

A wealthy man escapes his wife’s social pretensions in the arms of a burlesque queen.

Dir :  Roy Del Ruth Cast :  Warren William , Mary Astor , Ginger Rogers .

BW- 73 mins, CC,

4:00 PM

Love, Honor and Behave ( 1938)

A college tennis star gives up the game for love.

Dir :  Stanley Logan Cast :  Wayne Morris , Priscilla Lane , John Litel .

BW- 71 mins,

5:30 PM

My Bill ( 1938)

An impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children.

Dir :  John Farrow Cast :  Kay Francis , Bonita Granville , John Litel .

BW- 65 mins, CC,

6:45 PM

Youth Runs Wild ( 1944)

During World War II, neglected teens on the home front turn to delinquency.

Dir :  Mark Robson Cast :  Bonita Granville , Kent Smith , Jean Brooks .

BW- 67 mins, CC,

8:00 PM

Portrait of Jennie ( 1948)

An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost.

Dir :  William Dieterle Cast : Jennifer Jones , Joseph Cotten , Ethel Barrymore .

C- 86 mins, CC,

9:45 PM

We Were Strangers ( 1949)

A Cuban American returns to his homeland during the Revolution and becomes involved in an assassination attempt.

Dir :  John Huston Cast : Jennifer Jones , John Garfield , Pedro Armendariz .

BW- 106 mins, CC,

11:45 PM

Madame Bovary ( 1949)

A romantic country girl sacrifices her marriage when she thinks she’s found true love.

Dir :  Vincente Minnelli Cast : Jennifer Jones , Van Heflin , Louis Jourdan .

BW- 114 mins, CC,

2:00 AM

Ruby Gentry ( 1952)

A tempestuous girl from the swamps ignites passions when she moves into the business world.

Dir :  King Vidor Cast : Jennifer Jones , Charlton Heston , Karl Malden .

BW- 82 mins, CC,

3:45 AM

Beat The Devil ( 1953)

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.

Dir :  John Huston Cast : Humphrey Bogart , Jennifer Jones , Gina Lollobrigida .

BW- 90 mins, CC,

5:30 AM

Screen Directors Playhouse: Dream, The ( 1956)

A young man’s dreams about searching for his dead father fill his mother with fear.

BW- 26 mins,

13th - Police Officers and MPTF: Motion Picture & Television Fund

6:00 AM

Bunco Squad ( 1951)

Police try to get the goods on a phony seance racket.

Dir :  Herbert I. Leeds Cast :  Robert Sterling , Joan Dixon , Ricardo Cortez .

BW- 67 mins,

7:15 AM

Code Two ( 1953)

Three young men train to become motorcycle cops.

Dir :  Fred M. Wilcox Cast :  Ralph Meeker , Sally Forrest , Keenan Wynn .

BW- 69 mins, CC,

8:30 AM

Sergeant Madden ( 1939)

A police officer’s son joins the force but goes bad.

Dir :  Josef von Sternberg Cast :  Wallace Beery , Tom Brown , Alan Curtis .

BW- 80 mins, CC,

10:00 AM

Under Cover of Night ( 1937)

A police detective and his wife try to solve a string of murders.

Dir :  George B. Seitz Cast :  Edmund Lowe , Florence Rice , Nat Pendleton .

BW- 71 mins,

11:15 AM

From Headquarters ( 1933)

A police lieutenant uses scientific methods to solve a decadent playboy’s murder.

Dir :  William Dieterle Cast :  George Brent , Margaret Lindsay , Eugene Pallette .

BW- 63 mins, CC,

12:30 PM

Racket, The ( 1951)

A tough cop has to fight his superiors in order to battle the mob.

Dir :  John Cromwell Cast : Robert Mitchum , Lizabeth Scott , Robert Ryan .

BW- 89 mins, CC,

2:15 PM

Bullets or Ballots ( 1936) ***Must See***

A cop goes undercover to crack an influential crime ring.

Dir :  William Keighley Cast :  Edward G. Robinson , Joan Blondell , Barton MacLane .

BW- 82 mins, CC,

3:45 PM

Borderline ( 1950)

A policewoman goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring.

Dir :  William A. Seiter Cast : Fred MacMurray , Claire Trevor , Raymond Burr .

BW- 88 mins, CC,

5:30 PM

Tear Gas Squad ( 1940)

A brave young policeman single-handedly takes on a vicious criminal gang.

Dir :  Terry Morse Cast :  Dennis Morgan , John Payne , Gloria Dickson .

BW- 55 mins, CC,

6:30 PM

Beast of the City, The ( 1932)

A police captain leads the fight against a vicious gangland chief.

Dir :  Charles Brabin Cast : Walter Huston , Jean Harlow , Wallace Ford .

BW- 86 mins, CC,

8:00 PM

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story ( 2015)

This documentary follows one couple responsible for some of the greatest films in Hollywood history.

Dir :  Daniel Raim

C- 94 mins, CC,

10:00 PM

Cinderella Liberty ( 1973)

A lonely sailor falls in love with a single mother during an extended liberty.

Dir :  Mark Rydell Cast :  James Caan , Marsha Mason , Kirk Calloway .

C- 117 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:15 AM

My Fair Lady ( 1964) ***Must See***

A phonetics instructor bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady.

Dir :  George Cukor Cast : Audrey Hepburn , Rex Harrison , Stanley Holloway .

C- 173 mins, CC, Letterbox Format, Watch Preview

3:30 AM

Victor Victoria ( 1982) ***Must See***

An unemployed female singer poses as a female impersonator and becomes a star.

Dir :  Blake Edwards Cast :  Julie Andrews , James Garner , Robert Preston .

C- 134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format, Watch Preview

14th - Lost Loves and Counterculture

6:00 AM

Mrs. Miniver ( 1942) ***Must See***

A British family struggles to survive the first days of World War II.

Dir :  William Wyler Cast : Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon , Teresa Wright .

BW- 134 mins, CC, Watch Preview

8:15 AM

Goodbye, Mr. Chips ( 1939) ***Must See***

A cold-hearted teacher becomes the school favorite when he’s thawed by a beautiful young woman.

Dir :  Sam Wood Cast :  Robert Donat , Greer Garson , Terry Kilburn .

BW- 114 mins, CC, Watch Preview

10:15 AM

Random Harvest ( 1942)

A woman’s happiness is threatened when she discovers her husband has been suffering from amnesia.

Dir :  Mervyn LeRoy Cast :  Ronald Colman , Greer Garson , Philip Dorn .

BW- 126 mins, CC, Watch Preview

12:30 PM

Little Women ( 1949)

The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.

Dir :  Mervyn LeRoy Cast :  June Allyson , Peter Lawford , Margaret O’Brien .

C- 122 mins, CC,

2:45 PM

Doctor Zhivago ( 1965)

Illicit lovers fight to stay together during the turbulent years of the Russian Revolution.

Dir :  David Lean Cast :  Geraldine Chaplin , Julie Christie , Tom Courtenay .

C- 200 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM

Casablanca ( 1942) ***Must See***

An American saloon owner in North Africa is drawn into World War II when his lost love turns up.

Dir :  Michael Curtiz Cast : Humphrey Bogart , Ingrid Bergman , Paul Henreid .

BW- 103 mins, CC, Watch Preview

8:00 PM

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas ( 1968)

A henpecked L.A. lawyer escapes into the world of hippies and free love.

Dir :  Hy Averback Cast :  Peter Sellers , Jo Van Fleet , Leigh Taylor-Young .

C- 94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:45 PM

Butterflies Are Free ( 1972)

A blind man trying to escape his protective mother falls for an aspiring actress.

Dir :  Milton Katselas Cast :  Goldie Hawn , Edward Albert , Eileen Heckart .

C- 109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:30 PM

Alice’s Restaurant ( 1969)

A young folksinger becomes a fugitive after dumping trash in the wrong place.

Dir :  Arthur Penn Cast :  Arlo Guthrie , Pat Quinn , James Broderick .

C- 111 mins, CC,

1:30 AM

Zabriskie Point ( 1970)

A young girl helps a student radical escape the police.

Dir :  Michelangelo Antonioni Cast :  Mark Frechette , Daria Halprin , Rod Taylor .

C- 114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 AM

Strawberry Statement, The ( 1970)

A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.

Dir :  Stuart Hagmann Cast :  Bruce Davison , Kim Darby , Bud Cort .

C- 109 mins, CC,

5:45 AM

Wild in the Streets ( 1968)

A young man gains significant political influence as the leader of a counterculture rock band with his rallying cry of voting rights for teenagers.

Dir :  Barry Shear Cast :  Shelley Winters , Christopher Jones , Diane Varsi .

C- 97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

15th - British Royals and An Evening with Carole Lombard

7:30 AM

Mary of Scotland ( 1936)

Biography of the flighty Scottish queen who was brought down by love.

Dir :  John Ford Cast : Katharine Hepburn , Fredric March, Florence Eldridge .

BW- 123 mins, CC,

9:45 AM

Royal Rodeo, The ( 1939)

In this short film, a young monarch invites a traveling rodeo show to perform at his palace. Vitaphone Release 9539-9540.

Dir :  George Amy Cast :  Lucile Fairbanks , Scotty Beckett , John Howard Payne .

C- 15 mins,

10:15 AM

Camelot ( 1967)

The romance between Guinevere and Lancelot destroys King Arthur’s dream kingdom.

Dir :  Joshua Logan Cast :  Richard Harris , Vanessa Redgrave , Franco Nero .

C- 180 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:30 PM

Adventures of Robin Hood, The ( 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 .

C- 102 mins, CC, Watch Preview

3:15 PM

Challenge For Robin Hood, A ( 1968)

Robin Hood gathers a band of rebels to fight against his scheming cousin and the evil sheriff.

Dir :  C. M. Pennington-Richards Cast :  Barrie Ingham , James Hayter , Leon Greene .

C- 96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM

At Sword’s Point ( 1951)

The children of the Three Musketeers swing into action against a traitor.

Dir :  Lewis Allen Cast :  Cornel Wilde , Maureen O’Hara , Robert Douglas .

C- 81 mins, CC,

6:30 PM

Warriors, The ( 1955)

The “Black Prince” of England remains in France to guard the lands taken by his predecessor-father.

Dir :  Henry Levin Cast : Errol Flynn , Joanne Dru , Peter Finch .

C- 85 mins, CC,

8:00 PM

Hands Across the Table ( 1935)

A manicurist uses her beauty and emery board to snag a rich husband.

Dir :  Mitchell Leisen Cast : Carole Lombard , Fred MacMurray , Ralph Bellamy .

BW- 80 mins, CC,

9:30 PM

Love Before Breakfast ( 1936)

A Park Avenue beauty plays two suitors against each other.

Dir :  Walter Lang Cast : Carole Lombard , Preston Foster , Cesar Romero .

BW- 70 mins, CC,

11:00 PM

Princess Comes Across, The ( 1936)

A Brooklyn girl masquerades as a princess to land a Hollywood contract.

Dir :  William K. Howard Cast : Carole Lombard , Fred MacMurray , Douglass Dumbrille .

BW- 77 mins, CC,

12:30 AM

Now and Forever ( 1934)

A young swindler tries to mend his ways when he’s reunited with his daughter.

Dir :  Henry Hathaway Cast : Gary Cooper , Carole Lombard , Shirley Temple .

BW- 82 mins, CC,

2:00 AM

Gay Bride, The ( 1934)

A gold digger tries to get ahead by marrying a succession of ill-fated racketeers.

Dir :  Jack Conway Cast : Carole Lombard , Chester Morris , ZaSu Pitts .

BW- 80 mins,

3:30 AM

Brief Moment ( 1933)

A nightclub singer tries to rehabilitate a wealthy playboy.

Dir :  David Burton Cast : Carole Lombard , Gene Raymond , Donald Cook .

BW- 69 mins, CC,

4:45 AM

Nothing Sacred ( 1937)

When a small-town girl is diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an ambitious newspaper man turns her into a national heroine.

Dir :  William A. Wellman Cast : Carole Lombard , Fredric March , Charles Winninger .

C- 74 mins, CC, Watch Preview

16th - The Essentials: BACKSTAGE STORIES

6:00 AM

Desert Song, The ( 1953)

A French professor secretly leads a band of desert freedom fighters.

Dir :  Bruce Humberstone Cast :  Kathryn Grayson , Gordon MacRae , Steve Cochran .

C- 111 mins, CC,

8:00 AM

Youngblood Hawke ( 1964)

A novelist exercises a powerful spell over every woman he meets.

Dir :  Delmer Daves Cast :  James Franciscus , Suzanne Pleshette , Geneviève Page .

BW- 137 mins, CC,

10:30 AM

Trapped by Boston Blackie ( 1948)

When the pearl necklace he’s been hired to guard goes missing, a reformed thief is the prime suspect.

Dir :  Seymour Friedman Cast :  Chester Morris , June Vincent , Richard Lane .

BW- 67 mins, CC,

12:00 PM

Naked Hills, The ( 1956)

An Indiana farmer heads to California in search of gold.

Dir :  Josef Shaftel Cast :  David Wayne , Keenan Wynn , James Barton .

C- 73 mins, CC,

1:15 PM

Shane ( 1953)

A mysterious drifter helps farmers fight off a vicious gunman.

Dir :  George Stevens Cast :  Alan Ladd , Jean Arthur , Van Heflin .

C- 118 mins, CC,

3:30 PM

Spencer’s Mountain ( 1963)

A Wyoming farmer fights to build a better life for his oldest son.

Dir :  Delmer Daves Cast :  Henry Fonda , Maureen O’Hara , James MacArthur .

C- 118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM

Cool Hand Luke ( 1967)

A free-spirited convict refuses to conform to chain-gang life.

Dir :  Stuart Rosenberg Cast :  Paul Newman , George Kennedy , J. D. Cannon .

C- 127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM

Band Wagon, The ( 1953) ***The Essentials***

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star’s comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

Dir :  Vincente Minnelli Cast :  Fred Astaire , Cyd Charisse , Oscar Levant .

C- 112 mins, CC,

10:15 PM

Boy Friend, The ( 1971)

The understudy goes on for the star and finds love.

Dir :  Ken Russell Cast :  Twiggy , Christopher Gable , Max Adrian .

C- 136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:45 AM

Dancing Lady ( 1933)

A musical star is torn between a millionaire playboy and her stage manager.

Dir :  Robert Z. Leonard Cast : Joan Crawford , Clark Gable , Franchot Tone .

BW- 92 mins, CC, Watch Preview

2:30 AM

Awakening, The ( 1980)

An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen.

Dir :  Mike Newell Cast :  Charlton Heston , Susannah York , Stephanie Zimbalist .

C- 101 mins, CC,

4:30 AM

Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb ( 1971)

An evil Egyptian princess’ spirit possesses an Egyptologist’s daughter.

Dir :  Seth Holt Cast :  Andrew Keir , Valerie Leon , James Villiers .

C- 93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

17th - Noir Alley, Silent Sunday Nights and TCM Imports

6:15 AM

Merry Andrew ( 1958)

An archaeologist’s search for Roman treasure gets him mixed up with a circus troupe.

Dir :  Michael Kidd Cast :  Danny Kaye , Pier Angeli , Baccaloni .

C- 103 mins, Letterbox Format

8:00 AM

Diane ( 1956)

A beautiful woman serving as adviser to the King of France falls for his son.

Dir :  David Miller Cast :  Lana Turner , Pedro Armendariz , Roger Moore .

C- 110 mins, Letterbox Format

10:00 AM

In a Lonely Place ( 1950) ***Noir Alley*** ***Must See***

An aspiring actress begins to suspect that her temperamental boyfriend is a murderer.

Dir :  Nicholas Ray Cast : Humphrey Bogart , Gloria Grahame , Frank Lovejoy .

BW- 93 mins, CC,

12:00 PM

Desert Song, The ( 1944)

An American soldier of fortune leads Arab bandits against the Nazis.

Dir :  Robert Florey Cast : Dennis Morgan , Irene Manning , Bruce Cabot .

C- 95 mins, CC,

2:00 PM

Miracle In The Rain ( 1956)

When a lonely woman’s wartime lover dies, her loneliness threatens her life.

Dir :  Rudolph Maté Cast :  Jane Wyman , Van Johnson , Peggie Castle .

BW- 107 mins, CC,

4:00 PM

55 Days at Peking ( 1963)

An American major leads the defense against Chinese revolutionaries in 1900 Peking.

Dir :  Nicholas Ray Cast :  Charlton Heston , Ava Gardner , David Niven .

C- 154 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:45 PM

Return to ‘Giant’ ( 2003)

Documentary about the movie crew that went to Texas in 1955 to film “the national movie of Texas.”

C- 55 mins,

8:00 PM

Giant ( 1956)

A Texas ranching family fights to survive changing times.

Dir :  George Stevens Cast :  Elizabeth Taylor , Rock Hudson , James Dean .

BW- 201 mins, CC,

11:30 PM

Return to ‘Giant’ ( 2003)

Documentary about the movie crew that went to Texas in 1955 to film “the national movie of Texas.”

C- 55 mins,

12:45 AM

Bright Eyes ( 1922) ***Silent Sunday Nights***

In this short film, a family of social climbers interfere with the daughters marriage and conflict between love and greed commences.

Dir :  Malcolm St. Clair Cast :  Bud Ross , Kalla Pasha , Dot Farley .

BW- 18 mins,

12:45 AM

Don’t Weaken! ( 1920) ***Silent Sunday Nights***

A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family in this silent comedic short.

Dir :  Malcolm St. Clair Cast :  Kalla Pasha , Joseph Belmont , Gordon Lewis .

BW- 21 mins,

1:45 AM

Wife and Auto Trouble ( 1916) ***Silent Sunday Nights***

A mild-mannered man’s problems with his domineering wife and mother-in-law lead to complications with the law in this silent short comedy.

Dir :  Del Henderson Cast :  Billy Gilbert , Blanche Payson , Joseph Callahan .

BW- 15 mins,

1:45 AM

“Curses!” They Remarked ( 1914) ***Silent Sunday Nights***

In this silent short film, two dastardly men conspire to keep their ward from marrying in order to maintain control of her vast fortune.

Dir :  Del Henderson Cast :  Chester Conklin , Peggy Page , Billie Bennett .

BW- 13 mins,

2:30 AM

Socrates ( 1971) ***TCM Import***

A historical drama that focuses on the last days of the ancient orator and philosopher Socrates.

Dir :  Roberto Rossellini Cast :  Jean Sylvere , Anne Caprile , Beppi Mannaiuolo .

C- 119 mins,

4:45 AM

Hollywood Without Make-Up ( 1966)

In this special, Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood’s greatest stars.

BW- 50 mins, CC,

18th - Birthday Tribute To Greta Garbo and 90th Anniversary of the TCL Chinese Theatre

6:00 AM

Temptress, The ( 1926)

In this silent film, a woman forsakes husband and lover to pursue a young engineer.

Dir :  Fred Niblo Cast : Greta Garbo , Antonio Moreno , Roy D’Arcy .

BW- 106 mins, Watch Preview

8:00 AM

Grand Hotel ( 1932) ***Must See***

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through scandal and heartache.

Dir :  Edmund Goulding Cast : Greta Garbo , John Barrymore , Joan Crawford .

BW- 113 mins, CC, Watch Preview

10:00 AM

Mysterious Lady, The ( 1928)

In this silent film, an Austrian officer unwittingly falls in love with a Russian spy.

Dir :  Fred Niblo Cast : Greta Garbo , Conrad Nagel , Gustav von Seyffertitz .

BW- 90 mins,

11:45 AM

Romance ( 1930)

An opera singer leaves her wealthy lover for a young priest.

Dir :  Clarence Brown Cast : Greta Garbo , Lewis Stone , Gavin Gordon .

BW- 76 mins, CC,

1:15 PM

Painted Veil, The ( 1934)

A wife strays, then fights to redeem herself to her husband.

Dir :  Richard Boleslawski Cast : Greta Garbo , Herbert Marshall , George Brent .

BW- 84 mins, CC,

2:45 PM

Anna Christie ( 1931)

German-language adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s classic about a romantic streetwalker in love with a shipwrecked sailor.

BW- 85 mins, Watch Preview

4:15 PM

Queen Christina ( 1933)

Romantic tale of the 17th-century Swedish queen and her romance with a Spanish diplomat.

Dir :  Rouben Mamoulian Cast : Greta Garbo , John Gilbert , Ian Keith .

BW- 99 mins, CC, Watch Preview

6:00 PM

Ninotchka ( 1939) ***Must See***

A coldhearted Soviet agent is warmed up by a trip to Paris and a night of love.

Dir :  Ernst Lubitsch Cast : Greta Garbo , Melvyn Douglas , Ina Claire .

BW- 110 mins, CC, Watch Preview

8:00 PM

King of Kings, The ( 1927)

In this silent film, Cecil B. DeMille directs an epic retelling of the life of Christ.

Dir :  Cecil B. De Mille Cast :  H. B. Warner , Dorothy Cumming , Ernest Torrence .

C- 158 mins,

11:00 PM

White Shadows in the South Seas ( 1928)

An alcoholic doctor runs off to Tahiti, where he finds love with a native girl.

Dir :  W. S. Van Dyke Cast :  Monte Blue , Raquel Torres , Robert Anderson .

BW- 85 mins, CC,

12:45 AM

Broadway Melody, The ( 1929)

Love and success break up a vaudeville sister act.

Dir :  Harry Beaumont Cast :  Anita Page , Bessie Love , Charles King .

BW- 100 mins, CC, Watch Preview

2:45 AM

Sullivan’s Travels ( 1942)

A filmmaker masquerades as a hobo to get in touch with the little people.

Dir :  Preston Sturges Cast :  Joel McCrea , Veronica Lake , Robert Warwick .

BW- 91 mins, CC, Watch Preview

4:30 AM

Sin of Harold Diddlebock, The ( 1947)

When he loses his job, a middle-aged bookkeeper goes out on the town.

Dir :  Preston Sturges Cast :  Harold Lloyd , Jimmy Conlin , Raymond Walburn .

BW- 90 mins, CC,

19th - Twins/look-alikes and Star of the Month

6:00 AM

Nazi Agent ( 1942)

An Allied sympathizer discovers his twin brother is a Nazi spy.

Dir :  Jules Dassin Cast :  Conrad Veidt , Ann Ayars , Frank Reicher .

BW- 84 mins, CC,

7:30 AM

Dead Men Walk ( 1943)

A small-town doctor’s twin returns from the grave seeking vengeance.

Dir :  Sam Newfield Cast :  George Zucco , Mary Carlisle , Nedrick Young .

BW- 63 mins,

9:00 AM

Stolen Life, A ( 1946)

A twin takes her deceased sister’s place as wife of the man they both love.

Dir :  Curtis Bernhardt Cast : Bette Davis , Glenn Ford , Dane Clark .

BW- 107 mins, CC, Watch Preview

11:00 AM

Corsican Brothers, The ( 1941)

Siamese twins, separated in infancy, join forces to avenge their parents’ murder.

Dir :  Gregory Ratoff Cast :  Douglas Fairbanks , Ruth Warrick , Akim Tamiroff .

BW- 111 mins, CC,

1:00 PM

House of Numbers ( 1957)

A man tries to spring his twin brother from prison.

Dir :  Russell Rouse Cast :  Jack Palance , Harold J. Stone , Edward Platt .

BW- 92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 PM

Smilin’ Through ( 1932)

A young woman falls in love with the son of an old family enemy.

Dir :  Sidney Franklin Cast : Norma Shearer , Fredric March , Leslie Howard .

BW- 98 mins, CC,

4:30 PM

Scapegoat, The ( 1959)

A man is tricked into trading places with a look-alike nobleman with murderous plans.

Dir :  Robert Hamer Cast :  Alec Guinness , Bette Davis , Nicole Maurey .

BW- 92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM

Prisoner of Zenda, The ( 1952)

An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped.

Dir :  Richard Thorpe Cast :  Stewart Granger , Deborah Kerr , Louis Calhern .

C- 101 mins, CC,

8:00 PM

Good Morning, Miss Dove ( 1955)

A devoted teacher sacrifices personal happiness to stay with her students.

Dir :  Henry Koster Cast : Jennifer Jones , Robert Stack , Kipp Hamilton .

C- 107 mins, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM

Love Is a Many Splendored Thing ( 1955)

A Eurasian doctor in Hong Kong falls in love with a war correspondent.

Dir :  Henry King Cast : William Holden , Jennifer Jones , Torin Thatcher .

C- 102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format, Watch Preview

12:00 AM

Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The ( 1956)

A public relations man must cope with revelations about a wartime romance.

Dir :  Nunnally Johnson Cast :  Gregory Peck , Jennifer Jones , Fredric March .

C- 153 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 AM

Indiscretion of an American Wife ( 1954)

An American woman tries to break off her relationship with her Italian lover.

Dir :  Vittorio De Sica Cast : Jennifer Jones , Montgomery Clift , Gino Cervi .

BW- 63 mins, CC,

4:00 AM

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ( 1963)

Three tales of very different women using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want.

Dir :  Vittorio De Sica Cast :  Sophia Loren , Marcello Mastroianni , Aldo Giuffrè .

C- 118 mins, Letterbox Format

20th - MPTF: Motion Picture & Television Fund Spotlight

6:00 AM

Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, The ( 1938)

A doctor plots crimes so he can study criminal psychology.

Dir :  Anatole Litvak Cast :  Edward G. Robinson , Claire Trevor , Humphrey Bogart .

BW- 87 mins, CC,

7:45 AM

Sisters, The ( 1938)

Three western girls make unhappy marriages at the turn of the century.

Dir :  Anatole Litvak Cast : Errol Flynn , Bette Davis , Anita Louise .

BW- 99 mins, CC,

9:30 AM

All This, and Heaven Too ( 1940)

A French nobleman falls in love with his children’s governess.

Dir :  Anatole Litvak Cast : Bette Davis , Charles Boyer , Jeffrey Lynn .

BW- 143 mins, CC, Watch Preview

12:00 PM

Castle on the Hudson ( 1940)

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.

Dir :  Anatole Litvak Cast :  John Garfield , Ann Sheridan , Pat O’Brien .

BW- 77 mins, CC,

1:30 PM

‘Til We Meet Again ( 1940)

A dying woman shares a shipboard romance with a criminal on his way to the gallows.

Dir :  Edmund Goulding Cast :  Merle Oberon , George Brent , Pat O’Brien .

BW- 100 mins, CC,

3:15 PM

Blues in the Night ( 1941)

The members of a traveling jazz band try to keep their leader from drinking himself to death.

Dir :  Anatole Litvak Cast :  Priscilla Lane , Betty Field , Richard Whorf .

BW- 88 mins, CC,

4:45 PM

Out Of The Fog ( 1941)

A racketeer terrorizes a small fishing community until he falls in love with a fisherman’s daughter.

Dir :  Anatole Litvak Cast :  John Garfield , Ida Lupino , Thomas Mitchell .

BW- 85 mins, CC,

6:15 PM

Long Night, The ( 1947)

A veteran tries to free his former love from a sadistic lover.

Dir :  Anatole Litvak Cast :  Henry Fonda , Barbara Bel Geddes , Vincent Price .

BW- 97 mins, CC,

8:00 PM

In the Heat of the Night ( 1967) ***Must See***

A black police detective from the North forces a bigoted Southern sheriff to accept his help with a murder investigation.

Dir :  Norman Jewison Cast : Sidney Poitier , Rod Steiger , Warren Oates .

C- 110 mins, CC, Letterbox Format, Watch Preview

10:00 PM

Roustabout ( 1964)

A female carnival owner hires a hot-blooded young singer to save her touring show.

Dir :  John Rich Cast :  Elvis Presley , Barbara Stanwyck , Joan Freeman .

C- 101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM

Stone Killer, The ( 1973)

A top detective is transferred to Los Angeles and uncovers a plot by a Sicilian mafioso.

C- 95 mins,

2:00 AM

Star Is Born, A ( 1937) ***Must See***

A fading matinee idol marries the young beginner he’s shepherded to stardom.

Dir :  William A. Wellman Cast :  Janet Gaynor , Fredric March , Adolphe Menjou .

C- 111 mins, CC, Watch Preview

4:00 AM

Klute ( 1971)

A small-town detective searches for a missing man linked to a high-priced prostitute.

Dir :  Alan J. Pakula Cast :  Jane Fonda , Donald Sutherland , Charles Cioffi .

C- 114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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21st - India and Counterculture

6:00 AM

MGM Parade Show #1 ( 1955)

Judy Garland sings “You Made Me Love You” in a clip from “Broadway Melody of 1938”; Cyd Charisse introduces a clip from “It’s Always Fair Weather.” Hosted by George Murphy.

BW- 26 mins,

6:30 AM

India on Parade ( 1937)

This short film focuses on the landmarks, people and customs of India.

C- 9 mins,

6:45 AM

Ancient India ( 1952)

This short film provides a look into the ancient world of India.

C- 9 mins,

7:00 AM

Son of India ( 1931)

A rajah’s son falls for an American girl touring India.

Dir :  Jacques Feyder Cast :  Ramon Novarro , Conrad Nagel , Marjorie Rambeau .

BW- 73 mins,

8:30 AM

Bonnie Scotland ( 1935)

Two Americans in search of a Scottish inheritance wind up serving with the British in India.

Dir :  James W. Horne Cast :  Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , June Lang .

BW- 81 mins, CC,

10:00 AM

Charge of the Light Brigade, The ( 1936)

Two brothers love the same woman at a perilous Indian outpost.

Dir :  Michael Curtiz Cast : Errol Flynn , Olivia De Havilland , Patric Knowles .

BW- 115 mins, CC,

12:15 PM

Gunga Din ( 1939)

Three British soldiers seek treasure during an uprising in India.

Dir :  George Stevens Cast : Cary Grant , Victor McLaglen , Douglas Fairbanks .

BW- 117 mins, CC, Watch Preview

2:30 PM

Kim ( 1951)

Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of an orphaned boy who helps the British Army against Indian rebels.

Dir :  Victor Saville Cast : Errol Flynn , Dean Stockwell , Paul Lukas .

C- 113 mins, CC,

4:30 PM

River, The ( 1951)

Members of an English settlement cope with the exotic lure of life in India.

Dir :  Jean Renoir Cast :  Nora Swinburne , Esmond Knight , Arthur Shields .

C- 99 mins,

6:15 PM

Soldiers Three ( 1951)

Three British officers look for adventure in 19th-century India.

Dir :  Tay Garnett Cast :  Stewart Granger , Walter Pidgeon , David Niven .

BW- 92 mins,

8:00 PM

Monterey Pop ( 1969)

Concert film about the pre-Woodstock music festival.

Dir :  D. A. Pennebaker

C- 79 mins, CC,

9:30 PM

Don’t Look Back ( 1967)

D.A. Pennebaker follows Bob Dylan on his 1965 tour of England.

Dir :  D. A. Pennebaker Cast :  Bob Dylan , Joan Baez , Alan Price .

BW- 96 mins, CC,

11:45 PM

Gimme Shelter ( 1970)

A harrowing documentary of the Stones’ 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at Altamont.

Dir :  David Maysles Cast :  Mick Jagger , Keith Richard , Mick Taylor .

C- 92 mins, CC,

1:30 AM

Woodstock: The Director’s Cut ( 1970)

Dir :  Michael Wadleigh Cast :  Joan Baez , , Canned Heat .

BW- 224 mins, CC,

5:30 AM

Jimi Hendrix ( 1973)

A documentary about the life and musical career of Jimi Hendrix.

Dir :  John Head Cast :  Eric Clapton , Peter Townshend , Jimi Hendrix .

C- 102 mins, CC,

22nd - After Life/Witches and BBC'S 100 GREATEST COMEDIES

7:30 AM

Angel on My Shoulder ( 1946)

The Devil sends a murdered gangster to Earth as a respected judge.

Dir :  Archie Mayo Cast :  Paul Muni , Anne Baxter , Claude Rains .

BW- 101 mins, CC,

9:30 AM

Angels in the Outfield ( 1951)

The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.

Dir :  Clarence Brown Cast :  Paul Douglas , Janet Leigh , Keenan Wynn .

BW- 99 mins, CC,

11:30 AM

Heavenly Body, The ( 1943)

An astronomer’s neglected wife takes up astrology and a handsome astrologer.

Dir :  Alexander Hall Cast : William Powell , Hedy Lamarr , James Craig .

BW- 95 mins, CC,

1:15 PM

Blithe Spirit ( 1945)

A man and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife.

Dir :  David Lean Cast :  Rex Harrison , Constance Cummings , Kay Hammond .

C- 96 mins,

3:00 PM

Topper ( 1937) ***Must See***

A fun-loving couple returns from the dead to help a henpecked husband.

Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Constance Bennett , Cary Grant , Roland Young .

BW- 98 mins, CC, Watch Preview

4:45 PM

Topper Returns ( 1941)

A beautiful ghost enlists a henpecked husband to track down her killer.

Dir :  Roy Del Ruth Cast : Joan Blondell , Roland Young , Carole Landis .

BW- 88 mins, CC,

6:30 PM

I Married A Witch ( 1942)

A 300-year-old witch wreaks havoc when she falls in love with a young politician.

Dir :  René Clair Cast :  Fredric March , Veronica Lake , Robert Benchley .

BW- 77 mins,

8:00 PM

Some Like It Hot ( 1959) ***Must See***

Two musicians on the run from gangsters masquerade as members of an all-girl band.

Dir :  Billy Wilder Cast : Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon .

BW- 122 mins, CC, Watch Preview

10:15 PM

Night at the Opera, A ( 1935) ***Must See***

Three zanies turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege’s romance with the leading lady.

Dir :  Sam Wood Cast :  Groucho Marx , Chico Marx , Harpo Marx .

BW- 91 mins, CC, Watch Preview

12:00 AM

This Is Spinal Tap ( 1984)

A filmmaker documents the history of Spinal Tap, the world’s loudest rock band.

Dir :  Rob Reiner Cast :  Harry Shearer , Christopher Guest , Michael McKean .

C- 83 mins, CC,

1:45 AM

Modern Times ( 1936) ***Must See***

The Tramp struggles to live in a modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

Dir :  Charlie Chaplin Cast :  Charlie Chaplin , Paulette Goddard , Henry Bergman .

BW- 87 mins, CC, Watch Preview

3:30 AM

To Be or Not to Be ( 1942)

A troupe of squabbling actors joins the Polish underground to dupe the Nazis.

Dir :  Ernst Lubitsch Cast : Carole Lombard , Jack Benny , Robert Stack .

BW- 99 mins, CC,

5:15 AM

MGM Parade Show #1 ( 1955)

Judy Garland sings “You Made Me Love You” in a clip from “Broadway Melody of 1938”; Cyd Charisse introduces a clip from “It’s Always Fair Weather.” Hosted by George Murphy.

BW- 26 mins,

23rd - The Essentials: WESTERN GREED

6:00 AM

Zombies on Broadway ( 1945)

Two bumbling press agents seek a real zombie for a nightclub opening.

Dir :  Gordon Douglas Cast :  Wally Brown , Alan Carney , Bela Lugosi .

BW- 68 mins,

7:30 AM

Mysterious Doctor, The ( 1943)

Nazi agents use a headless ghost as a front.

Dir :  Ben Stoloff Cast :  John Loder , Eleanor Parker , Bruce Lester .

BW- 56 mins,

8:30 AM

Unsuspected, The ( 1947)

The producer of a radio crime series commits the perfect crime, then has to put the case on the air.

Dir :  Michael Curtiz Cast :  Joan Caulfield , Claude Rains , Audrey Totter .

BW- 103 mins, CC,

10:30 AM

Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture ( 1948)

When he’s spotted leaving a laundry whose proprietor has just been murdered, a reformed thief has to find the real killer.

Dir :  Seymour Friedman Cast :  Chester Morris , Maylia , Richard Lane .

BW- 59 mins,

11:45 AM

Billy Budd ( 1962)

Adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic tale of a ship’s captain caught between an innocent young sailor and an evil officer.

Dir :  Peter Ustinov Cast :  Terence Stamp , Peter Ustinov , Robert Ryan .

BW- 123 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 PM

Nanny, The ( 1965)

A disturbed young man tries to prove his nanny is out to kill him.

Dir :  Seth Holt Cast : Bette Davis , Wendy Craig , Jill Bennett .

BW- 93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 PM

Omega Man, The ( 1971)

The only human survivor of a biological war fights to end a plague that has turned everybody else into monsters.

Dir :  Boris Sagal Cast :  Charlton Heston , Anthony Zerbe , Rosalind Cash .

C- 98 mins, CC,

5:30 PM

Bound for Glory ( 1976)

True story of folk singer Woody Guthrie, who rose to the top while fighting for the rights of migrant farm workers.

Dir :  Hal Ashby Cast :  David Carradine , Ronny Cox , Melinda Dillon .

C- 148 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM

Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The ( 1948) ***The Essentials***

Three prospectors fight off bandits and each other after striking-it-rich in the Mexican mountains.

Dir :  John Huston Cast : Humphrey Bogart , Walter Huston , Tim Holt .

BW- 126 mins, CC, Watch Preview

10:30 PM

War Wagon, The ( 1967)

A rancher and a hired gun join forces to take on the criminal who betrayed them both.

Dir :  Burt Kennedy Cast : John Wayne , Kirk Douglas , Howard Keel .

C- 101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM

Last Posse, The ( 1953)

Flashbacks reveal how a posse after stolen money returned empty handed.

Dir :  Alfred Werker Cast :  Broderick Crawford , John Derek , Charles Bickford .

BW- 73 mins,

2:00 AM

Of Unknown Origin ( 1983)

An up-and-coming businessman is tormented by rats in his brownstone.

Dir :  George Cosmatos Cast :  Peter Weller , Jennifer Dale , Lawrence Dane .

C- 89 mins, CC,

3:45 AM

Rattlers ( 1976)

A herpetologist links a series of deaths from snake bite to U.S. military testing.

Dir :  John Mccauley Cast :  Sam Chew , Elizabeth Chauvet , Ron Gold .

C- 81 mins, CC,

5:15 AM

Duck and Cover ( 1951)

In this short film, a monkey’s prank on a turtle demonstrates how to survive a nuclear attack.

Dir :  Anthony Rizzo Cast :  Leo M. Langlois III , Ray J. Mauer ,

BW- 9 mins,

5:15 AM

Corvair In Action!, The ( 1960)

Technicians herald the arrival of a new car that “delivers the goods as no other compact car can” in this short advertisement.

C- 6 mins,

5:15 AM

Golden Years, The ( 1960)

In this instructional short film, bowling is made respectable and appealing to middle-class Americans through modernization and design.

BW- 15 mins,

24th - Noir Alley, True Crime, Silent Sunday Nights and TCM Imports

6:00 AM

Go Naked in the World ( 1961)

A powerful businessman opposes his son’s involvement with a woman with a past.

Dir :  Ranald MacDougall Cast :  Gina Lollobrigida , Anthony Franciosa , Ernest Borgnine .

C- 103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 AM

Fine Madness, A ( 1966)

A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.

Dir :  Irvin Kershner Cast :  Sean Connery , Joanne Woodward , Jean Seberg .

C- 104 mins, Letterbox Format

10:00 AM

Scandal Sheet ( 1952) ***Noir Alley***

A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.

Dir :  Phil Karlson Cast :  Broderick Crawford , Donna Reed , John Derek .

BW- 82 mins,

12:00 PM

Room for One More ( 1952)

A family with three children takes in troubled orphans.

Dir :  Norman Taurog Cast : Cary Grant , Betsy Drake , Lurene Tuttle .

BW- 95 mins, CC,

1:45 PM

According To Mrs. Hoyle ( 1951)

A retired teacher sells her apartment to a group of gangsters.

Dir :  Jean Yarbrough Cast :  Spring Byington , Anthony Caruso , Brett King .

BW- 60 mins, CC,

3:00 PM

No Time For Sergeants ( 1958)

A hillbilly draftee turns the Air Force upside down.

Dir :  Mervyn LeRoy Cast :  Andy Griffith , Myron McCormick , Nick Adams .

BW- 119 mins, CC,

5:15 PM

Majority of One, A ( 1961)

A Jewish widow falls in love with a Japanese businessman.

Dir :  Mervyn LeRoy Cast : Rosalind Russell , Alec Guinness , Ray Danton .

C- 149 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM

Call Northside 777 ( 1948)

A Chicago reporter re-opens a ten year old murder case.

Dir :  Henry Hathaway Cast : James Stewart , Richard Conte , Lee J. Cobb .

BW- 111 mins, CC,

10:00 PM

Boomerang ( 1947) ***Must See***

A prosecutor fights to prove the defendant in a scandalous murder case is innocent.

Dir :  Elia Kazan Cast :  Dana Andrews , Jane Wyatt , Lee J. Cobb .

BW- 88 mins, CC, Watch Preview

12:00 AM

Fiddlesticks ( 1927)***Silent Sunday Nights***

A man will do anything to be a musician, but it takes a junk collector to discover his hidden talents in this silent short comedy.

Dir :  Harry Edwards Cast :  Harry Langdon , Vernon Dent , Tiny Ward .

BW- 21 mins,

12:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon ( 1926)***Silent Sunday Nights***

In this silent short film, a married man attempts to give his wife the slip to spend the afternoon with his bachelor friend.

Dir :  Harry Edwards Cast :  Tiny Ward , Peggy Montgomery , Harry Langdon .

BW- 27 mins,

12:00 AM

Golf Nut, The ( 1927) ***Silent Sunday Nights***

A golf enthusiast wreaks havoc on a private country club in this short silent comedy.

Dir :  Harry Edwards Cast :  Bill McCall , Glen Cavender , William Searby .

BW- 11 mins,

12:00 AM

His Marriage Wow ( 1925) ***Silent Sunday Nights***

Complications ensue when a couple attempts to get married in this silent short film.

Dir :  Harry Edwards Cast :  Vernon Dent , Ronald Tilley , Thelma Hill .

BW- 21 mins,

12:00 AM

Surf Girl, The ( 1916)***Silent Sunday Nights***

Complications ensue at a swimming pool at Coney Island, in this silent short comedy.

Dir :  Harry Edwards Cast :  Grover Ligon , Fritz Schade , Ted Edwards .

BW- 20 mins,

2:00 AM

Life of Oharu, The ( 1952) ***TCM Import***

A middle-aged prostitute reflects on her past.

Dir :  Kenji Mizoguchi Cast :  Kinuyo Tanaka , Toshiro Mifune , Masao Shimizu .

BW- 137 mins,

4:45 AM

TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Quentin Tarantino ( 2008)

Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.

C- 28 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 AM

TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Ed Norton ( 2008)

Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.

C- 26 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

25th - Trains and Starring Herbert Lom

6:00 AM

Wagon Train ( 1940)

Settlers and traders en route to the West fight off Indian attacks.

Dir :  Edward Killy Cast :  Tim Holt , Ray Whitley , Emmett Lynn .

BW- 59 mins,

7:15 AM

Murder in the Private Car ( 1934)

A speeding train becomes the setting for murder.

Dir :  Harry Beaumont Cast :  Charlie Ruggles , Una Merkel , Mary Carlisle .

BW- 63 mins, CC,

8:30 AM

Tall Target, The ( 1951)

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President Lincoln during a train ride.

Dir :  Anthony Mann Cast :  Dick Powell , Paula Raymond , Adolphe Menjou .

BW- 78 mins, CC,

10:00 AM

Narrow Margin, The ( 1952)

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster’s moll on a tense train ride.

Dir :  Richard Fleischer Cast :  Charles McGraw , Marie Windsor , Jacqueline White .

BW- 72 mins, CC,

11:30 AM

Great Train Robbery, The ( 1903)

In this silent short, bandits rob the passengers on a train in this pioneering western.

Dir :  Edwin S. Porter Cast :  Broncho Billy Anderson , Marie Murray , George Barnes .

C- 11 mins,

11:45 AM

General, The ( 1927)

In this silent film, a Confederate engineer fights to save his train and his girlfriend from the Union army.

Dir :  Buster Keaton Cast :  Marion Mack , Glen Cavender , Jim Farley .

BW- 75 mins,

1:15 PM

Danger Lights ( 1931)

A family railroad is threatened when the owner’s girl falls for a conductor.

Dir :  George B. Seitz Cast :  Louis Wolheim , Robert Armstrong , Jean Arthur .

BW- 74 mins, CC,

2:45 PM

La Bete Humaine ( 1938)

A railroad engineer enters an affair with his friend’s amoral wife.

Dir :  Jean Renoir Cast :  Jean Gabin , Simone Simon , Fernand Ledoux .

BW- 101 mins,

4:30 PM

Strangers on a Train ( 1951) ***Must See***

A man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.

Dir :  Alfred Hitchcock Cast :  Farley Granger , Ruth Roman , Robert Walker .

BW- 101 mins, CC,

6:30 PM

Murder She Said ( 1961) ***Must See***

When nobody will believe she witnessed a murder, elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes a job as a maid to ferret out clues.

Dir :  George Pollock Cast :  Margaret Rutherford , Arthur Kennedy , Muriel Pavlow .

BW- 86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM

Dark Tower, The ( 1943)

A romantic triangle involving a hypnotist and two trapeze artists threatens to destroy a circus.

Dir :  John Harlow Cast :  Herbert Lom ,

BW- 93 mins, CC,

9:45 PM

Phantom of the Opera, The ( 1962)

Retelling of the story of a new opera disrupted by the actions of a deformed specter of the show’s past who has an obsession with a chorus girl.

Dir :  Terence Fisher Cast :  Herbert Lom , Heather Sears , Thorley Walters .

C- 84 mins, CC,

11:30 PM

Man Who Watched Trains Go By, The ( 1952)

A business owner and his clerk go head to head over the company funds.

Dir :  Harold French Cast : Claude Rains , Michael Nightingale , Felix Aylmer .

C- 82 mins,

1:15 AM

Ladykillers, The ( 1956)

An eccentric bandit gang moves into a little old lady’s boardinghouse to plot a major heist.

Dir :  Alexander Mackendrick Cast :  Alec Guinness , Cecil Parker , Herbert Lom .

C- 91 mins, CC,

3:00 AM

Twist of Fate ( 1954)

An actress living on the Riviera discovers her fiance is a criminal.

Dir :  David Miller Cast : Ginger Rogers , Lilly Kann , Stanley Baker .

C- 89 mins,

4:45 AM

Shot in the Dark, A ( 1964)

Inspector Clouseau tries to clear a beautiful woman accused of shooting her husband.

Dir :  Blake Edwards Cast :  Peter Sellers , Elke Sommer , George Sanders .

C- 102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

26th - Space Invaders and Star of the Month

6:45 AM

From The Earth To The Moon ( 1958)

Lifelong rivals collaborate on a 19th-century moon rocket.

Dir :  Byron Haskin Cast :  Joseph Cotten , George Sanders , Debra Paget .

C- 100 mins, CC,

8:30 AM

World Without End ( 1955)

Astronauts returning from a voyage are caught in a time warp and are propelled into a post-Apocalyptic Earth populated by mutants.

Dir :  Edward Bernds Cast :  Hugh Marlowe , Nancy Gates , Nelson Leigh .

C- 81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 AM

Cosmic Monster, The ( 1958)

A scientist’s experiments open the doorway to a strange and deadly world.

Dir :  Gilbert Gunn Cast :  Forrest Tucker , Gaby Andre , Martin Benson .

BW- 72 mins, CC,

11:15 AM

Green Slime, The ( 1969)

A mysterious fungus invades a space station and turns the inhabitants into monsters.

Dir :  Kinji Fukasaku Cast :  Robert Horton , Richard Jaeckel , Luciana Paluzzi .

C- 90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM

Five Million Years To Earth ( 1968)

Subway excavations unearth a deadly force from beyond space and time.

Dir :  Roy Ward Baker Cast :  James Donald , Andrew Keir , Barbara Shelley .

C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 PM

Forbidden Planet ( 1956)

A group of space troopers investigates the destruction of a colony on a remote planet.

Dir :  Fred McLeod Wilcox Cast : Walter Pidgeon , Anne Francis , Leslie Nielsen .

C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 PM

Queen of Outer Space ( 1958)

A space mission to Venus discovers a society of Amazons.

Dir :  Edward Bernds Cast :  Zsa Zsa Gabor , Eric Fleming , Lisa Davis .

C- 80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM

2010 ( 1984)

In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a U.S.-Soviet crew investigates a mysterious monolith orbiting Jupiter.

Dir :  Peter Hyams Cast :  Roy Scheider , Helen Mirren , Keir Dullea .

C- 116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM

Barretts of Wimpole Street, The ( 1957)

Poet Elizabeth Barrett defies her tyrannical father for the love of Robert Browning.

Dir :  Sidney Franklin Cast : Jennifer Jones , John Gielgud , Bill Travers .

C- 105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM

Farewell to Arms, A ( 1957)

The story of an affair between an English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I.

Dir :  Charles Vidor Cast :  Rock Hudson , Jennifer Jones , Vittorio De Sica .

C- 152 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:45 AM

Tender Is the Night ( 1962)

A psychiatrist marries a wealthy patient and succumbs to the lure of easy living.

Dir :  Henry King Cast : Jennifer Jones , Jason Robards Jr. , Joan Fontaine .

BW- 147 mins,

3:30 AM

Last Time I Saw Paris, The ( 1954)

A writer recalls his turbulent marriage to an expatriate heiress.

Dir :  Richard Brooks Cast :  Elizabeth Taylor , Van Johnson , Walter Pidgeon .

C- 116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 AM

MGM Parade Show #1 ( 1955)

Judy Garland sings “You Made Me Love You” in a clip from “Broadway Melody of 1938”; Cyd Charisse introduces a clip from “It’s Always Fair Weather.” Hosted by George Murphy.

BW- 26 mins,

27th - Broderick Crawford and MPTF: Motion Picture & Television Fund Spotlight

6:00 AM

Submarine D-1 ( 1937)

Recruits on a new submarine fall for the same girl.

Dir :  Lloyd Bacon Cast :  Pat O’Brien , George Brent , Wayne Morris .

BW- 94 mins,

7:45 AM

Larceny, Inc. ( 1942) ***Must See***

An ex-convict and his gang try to use a luggage store to front a bank robbery, but business keeps getting in the way.

Dir :  Lloyd Bacon Cast :  Edward G. Robinson , Jane Wyman , Broderick Crawford .

BW- 95 mins, CC,

9:30 AM

Time of Your Life, The ( 1948)

A philosophical drunk encourages his friends to live their dreams to the hilt.

Dir :  H. C. Potter Cast : James Cagney , William Bendix , Wayne Morris .

BW- 105 mins,

11:30 AM

Night Unto Night ( 1949)

A terminally ill scientist seeks comfort from a mentally disturbed widow.

Dir :  Don Siegel Cast :  Ronald Reagan , Viveca Lindfors , Broderick Crawford .

BW- 84 mins, CC,

1:00 PM

Kiss in the Dark, A ( 1949)

A concert pianist inherits an apartment house full of loony tenants.

Dir :  Delmer Daves Cast :  David Niven , Jane Wyman , Victor Moore .

BW- 88 mins, CC,

2:45 PM

Stop, You’re Killing Me ( 1952)

The surprise appearance of four corpses interferes with a beer baron’s plans to crash high society.

Dir :  Roy Del Ruth Cast :  Broderick Crawford , Claire Trevor , Virginia Gibson .

BW- 86 mins, CC,

4:30 PM

Lone Star ( 1952)

A frontiersman helps out with Texas’s fight for independence from Mexico.

Dir :  Vincent Sherman Cast : Clark Gable , Ava Gardner , Broderick Crawford .

BW- 95 mins, CC,

6:15 PM

Fastest Gun Alive, The ( 1956)

A reformed gunslinger’s past keeps catching up with him.

Dir :  Russell Rouse Cast : Glenn Ford , Jeanne Crain , Broderick Crawford .

BW- 89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM

Heidi ( 1937)

An orphaned girl tends goats for her grandfather until she’s sold to serve as a disabled girl’s companion.

Dir :  Allan Dwan Cast :  Shirley Temple , Jean Hersholt , Arthur Treacher .

BW- 88 mins, CC,

9:45 PM

Sealed Cargo ( 1951)

A fisherman tangles with Nazi smugglers off the Canadian coast.

Dir :  Alfred Werker Cast :  Dana Andrews , Carla Balenda , Claude Rains .

BW- 89 mins, CC,

11:30 PM

McQ ( 1974)

A police lieutenant tackles corruption when his best friend is killed.

Dir :  John Sturges Cast : John Wayne , Eddie Albert , Diana Muldaur .

C- 111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:30 AM

Doctor Zhivago ( 1965)

Illicit lovers fight to stay together during the turbulent years of the Russian Revolution.

Dir :  David Lean Cast :  Geraldine Chaplin , Julie Christie , Tom Courtenay .

C- 200 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM

Hollywood: The Dream Factory ( 1972)

Dick Cavett narrates this documentary about the MGM auction and the studio’s glorious history.

C- 51 mins, CC,

28th - Legal Trials and Counterculture

6:00 AM

Ladies of the Jury ( 1932)

A jury hold-out tries to prove the defendant’s innocence.

Dir :  Lowell Sherman Cast :  Edna May Oliver , Jill Esmond , Rosco Ates .

BW- 63 mins,

7:15 AM

Seven Angry Men ( 1955)

A fanatical abolitionist leads a personal war against slave owners in Kansas.

Dir :  Charles Marquis Warren Cast :  Raymond Massey , Debra Paget , Jeffrey Hunter .

C- 92 mins, CC,

9:00 AM

Star Witness ( 1931)

An old man who witnessed a crime is threatened by gangsters.

Dir :  William A. Wellman Cast : Walter Huston , Frances Starr , Grant Mitchell .

BW- 68 mins, CC,

10:15 AM

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt ( 1956)

A novelist frames himself for murder to prove the fallibility of circumstantial evidence.

Dir :  Fritz Lang Cast :  Dana Andrews , Joan Fontaine , Sidney Blackmer .

BW- 80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:45 AM

Trial ( 1955)

A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters.

Dir :  Mark Robson Cast : Glenn Ford , Dorothy McGuire , Arthur Kennedy .

BW- 109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 PM

Inherit the Wind ( 1960)

In the twenties, a schoolteacher creates a national furor when he breaks the law against teaching evolution.

Dir :  Stanley Kramer Cast : Spencer Tracy , Fredric March , Gene Kelly .

BW- 128 mins, CC, Watch Preview

4:00 PM

Twilight of Honor ( 1963)

A struggling lawyer takes on a controversial murder case that could make or break him.

Dir :  Boris Sagal Cast :  Richard Chamberlain , Joey Heatherton , Nick Adams .

BW- 104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM

Witness for the Prosecution ( 1957) ***Must See***

A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple’s tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.

Dir :  Billy Wilder Cast :  Tyrone Power , Marlene Dietrich , Charles Laughton .

BW- 116 mins, CC,

8:00 PM

Love-Ins, The ( 1967)

A former college professor becomes a cult’s Messiah and sexually preys on its young women.

Dir :  Arthur Dreifuss Cast :  Richard Todd , James MacArthur , Susan Oliver .

BW- 86 mins, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM

Riot on Sunset Strip ( 1967)

A police captain is caught between his legal obligations and his moral compass.

Dir :  Arthur Dreifuss Cast :  Aldo Ray , Mimsy Farmer , Michael Evans .

C- 86 mins, CC,

12:00 AM

Panic in Needle Park, The ( 1971)

Dir :  Jerry Schatzberg Cast :  Al Pacino , Kitty Winn , Alan Vint .

BW- 110 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM

Big Cube, The ( 1969)

LSD almost ruins the life of a former actress and her stepdaughter.

Dir :  Tito Davison Cast :  Lana Turner , George Chakiris , Richard Egan .

C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 AM

More ( 1969)

Dir :  Barbet Schroeder Cast :  Mimsy Farmer , Klaus Grunberg , Heinz Engelmann .

BW- 116 mins, Letterbox Format

29th - Barbara Stanwyck, Lizabeth Scott and A Star Is Born triple feature

6:00 AM

Narcotics Pit of Despair (Part 1) ( 1967)

In this short film, a drug dealer seduces a high-school student into drug addiction.

Dir :  Mel Marshall Cast :  Kevin Tighe , Gerald LeRoy , Julie Conners .

C- 29 mins,

6:45 AM

Lost Lady, A ( 1934)

A bitter woman who thinks she’ll never love again marries, only to fall for a brash young man.

Dir :  Alfred E. Green Cast : Barbara Stanwyck , Frank Morgan , Ricardo Cortez .

BW- 61 mins,

8:00 AM

Cry Wolf ( 1947)

A woman uncovers deadly secrets when she visits her late husband’s family.

Dir :  Peter Godfrey Cast : Errol Flynn , Barbara Stanwyck , Geraldine Brooks .

BW- 84 mins, CC,

9:30 AM

Strange Love Of Martha Ivers, The ( 1946)

Years after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.

Dir :  Lewis Milestone Cast : Barbara Stanwyck , Van Heflin , Lizabeth Scott .

BW- 115 mins, CC,

11:45 AM

Pitfall, The ( 1948)

A married insurance man falls for a criminal’s girlfriend.

Dir :  Andre DeToth Cast :  Dick Powell , Lizabeth Scott , Jane Wyatt .

BW- 86 mins, CC,

1:30 PM

Easy Living ( 1949)

An aging football star risks his health when his greedy wife won’t let him retire.

Dir :  Jacques Tourneur Cast :  Victor Mature , Lucille Ball , Lizabeth Scott .

BW- 77 mins, CC,

3:00 PM

Too Late for Tears ( 1949)

A married woman’s discovery of stolen money changes her character for the worse.

Dir :  Byron Haskin Cast :  Lizabeth Scott , Don DeFore , Dan Duryea .

BW- 101 mins,

4:45 PM

Company She Keeps, The ( 1951)

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer’s fiance.

Dir :  John Cromwell Cast :  Lizabeth Scott , Jane Greer , Dennis O’Keefe .

BW- 83 mins, CC,

6:15 PM

Racket, The ( 1951)

A tough cop has to fight his superiors in order to battle the mob.

Dir :  John Cromwell Cast : Robert Mitchum , Lizabeth Scott , Robert Ryan .

BW- 89 mins, CC,

8:00 PM

Star Is Born, A ( 1937)

A fading matinee idol marries the young beginner he’s shepherded to stardom.

Dir :  William A. Wellman Cast :  Janet Gaynor , Fredric March , Adolphe Menjou .

C- 111 mins, CC,

10:00 PM

Star Is Born, A ( 1954)

A falling star marries the newcomer he’s helping reach the top.

Dir :  George Cukor Cast :  Judy Garland , James Mason , Jack Carson .

C- 176 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:15 AM

Star Is Born, A ( 1976)

A fast-rising singer tries to put a has-been rocker back on top.

Dir :  Frank R. Pierson Cast :  Barbra Streisand , Kris Kristofferson , Gary Busey .

C- 140 mins, CC,

3:45 AM

What Price Hollywood? ( 1932)

A drunken director whose career is fading helps a waitress become a Hollywood star.

Dir :  George Cukor Cast :  Constance Bennett , Lowell Sherman , Neil Hamilton .

BW- 88 mins, CC,

5:30 AM

MGM Parade Show #1 ( 1955)

Judy Garland sings “You Made Me Love You” in a clip from “Broadway Melody of 1938”; Cyd Charisse introduces a clip from “It’s Always Fair Weather.” Hosted by George Murphy.

BW- 26 mins,

30th - The Essentials: BAD BEHAVIOR

6:00 AM

Broadway Melody Of 1938 ( 1937)

Backstage problems jeopardize a Broadway musical.

Dir :  Roy Del Ruth Cast :  Robert Taylor , Eleanor Powell , George Murphy .

BW- 111 mins, CC,

8:30 AM

Young in Heart, The ( 1938)

A family of con artists saves the life of a wealthy old woman and plots to fleece her.

Dir :  Richard Wallace Cast :  Minnie Dupree , Paulette Goddard , Richard Carlson .

BW- 91 mins, CC,

10:30 AM

Mystery Of The Wax Museum, The ( 1933)

A disfigured sculptor turns murder victims into wax statues.

Dir :  Michael Curtiz Cast :  Lionel Atwill , Fay Wray , Glenda Farrell .

C- 77 mins, CC,

12:00 PM

Marie Antoinette ( 1938)

Lavish biography of the French queen who “let them eat cake.”

Dir :  W. S. Van Dyke II Cast : Norma Shearer , Tyrone Power , John Barrymore .

BW- 157 mins, CC,

3:00 PM

David and Bathsheba ( 1951)

King David’s lust for a married woman has disastrous consequences for Israel.

Dir :  Henry King Cast :  Gregory Peck , Susan Hayward , Raymond Massey .

C- 116 mins, CC,

5:15 PM

Tora! Tora! Tora! ( 1970)

The Japanese take advantage of American blunders to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Dir :  Richard Fleischer Cast :  Martin Balsam , So Yamamura , Jason Robards Jr. .

C- 149 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM

Bad and the Beautiful, The ( 1952)

An unscrupulous movie producer uses everyone around him in his climb to the top.

Dir :  Vincente Minnelli Cast :  Elaine Stewart , Sammy White , Leo G. Carroll .

BW- 118 mins, CC,

10:15 PM

Born to be Bad ( 1950)

An ambitious girl steals a rich husband but keeps her lover on the side.

Dir :  Nicholas Ray Cast :  Joan Fontaine , Robert Ryan , Zachary Scott .

BW- 90 mins, CC,

12:00 AM

So Young, So Bad ( 1950)

A crusading psychiatrist tries to help troubled reform school girls.

Dir :  Bernard Vorhaus Cast :  Paul Henreid , Catherine McLeod , Cecil Clovelly .

BW- 91 mins, CC,

2:00 AM

Eraserhead ( 1977)

A cog in the industrial machine tries to cope with his unhappy wife and mutant baby.

Dir :  David Lynch Cast :  Jack Nance , Charlotte Stewart , Judith Anna Roberts .

BW- 89 mins, CC,

4:00 AM

Amputee, Version 1, The ( 1974)

A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.

Dir :  David Lynch Cast :  Catherine E. Coulson , David Lynch ,

BW- 5 mins,

4:00 AM

Grandmother, The ( 1970)

A boy plants a seed that grows into a grandmother in this experimental short film.

Dir :  David Lynch Cast :  Richard White , Dorothy McGinnis , Virginia Maitland .

C- 34 mins,

4:00 AM

Amputee, Version 2, The ( 1974)

A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.

Dir :  David Lynch Cast :  Catherine E. Coulson , David Lynch ,

BW- 4 mins,

5:15 AM

Visit to Santa, A ( 1963)

Two children dreaming of Christmas visit Santa at the North Pole in this short film.

C- 12 mins,

5:15 AM

Relaxed Wife, The ( 1957)

A short industrial film that seeks to help working men and their wives deal with life’s little problems.

C- 13 mins,

5:15 AM

Good Eating Habits ( 1951)

In this educational short film, tips on proper nourishment are given.

BW- 10 mins,

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