Turner Classic Movies (Updated. Posting regular schedule updates in comments here.) · 5:08pm Sep 30th, 2021
It is almost October, which means Spooky Season is really getting started. And Turner Classic Movies will be starting their "Monster Of The Month" for 2021.
So, time to bring back the TCM schedule overview. This weekend’s line-up (starting at Noon-ish Eastern today).
Thursday September 30th:
1:45 PM – The Innocents (1961) – A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. (This is a personal recommendation. It’s a really slow-burn, psychological film. I gave it an 8 out of 10 on IMDB.)
3:45 PM – Tea And Sympathy (1956)
6 PM – Black Narcissus (1947)
8 PM – An Affair To Remember (1957)
10:15 PM – The Grass Is Greener (1961)
Friday:
12:15 AM – From Here To Eternity (1953)
2:30 AM – Quo Vadis (1951)
5:30 AM – MGM Parade Show #19 (1955)
6 AM – King Kong (1933) – Classic film.
8 AM – The Most Dangerous Game (1932) – Also good.
9:15 AM – The Vampire Bat (1933) – Underrated horror gem imo. Fay Wray and Dwight Frye are both worth a watch.
10:30 AM – The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse (1933) – This film is strange and it kept me enthralled. The Nazis did not care for this movie.
12:45 PM – White Zombie (1932) – Bela Lugosi, mind-control, and voodoo zombies. This is a horror classic.
2 PM – Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1932) – This is one version of the classic novel I have not seen yet.
3:45 PM – Mystery Of The Wax Museum (1933) – This classic tale was later re-made twice. Fay Wray stars here and this is an early color film. Another recommendation.
5:15 PM – Dr. X (1932)
6:45 PM – Freaks (1932) – Hoo boy, this is at the top of the "Could never be re-made today" list. If you haven’t seen it, then you should.
8 PM – The Bad News Bears (1976) – I like this movie. Must be Walter Matthau night.
10 PM – Harold And Maude (1971)
11:45 PM – Black Sunday (1977)
This Friday line-up on TCM is ridiculously stacked and will be a great way to get into classic genre cinema.
I’ll post Saturday and Sunday’s overview tomorrow morning.
Turner Classic Movies - Saturday and Sunday.
All Times Eastern
Saturday October 2nd:
TCM Underground with a blaxpolitation Double Feature. Watch or you'll be a "rat-soup eating honky motherf*cker".
2:15 AM - Dolemite (1975)
4 AM - Truck Turner (1974)
5:45 AM - Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene (1970).
6:15 AM - Haunted Honeymoon (1940).
8 AM - A Rainy Day (1940).
8:09 AM - Aladdin's Lantern (1938).
8:20 AM - Copenhagen "City of Towers" (1953).
8:29 AM - Ladies Must Live (1940).
9:30 AM - The Doom of the Rising Sun (1943). (An episode of 'The Batman' serial).
10 AM - Pre-Hysterical Man (1948) (Popeye cartoon.)
10:08 AM - The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936). (Perry Mason film.)
11:30 AM - Dark Magic (1939).
Now for a batch of boxing movies.
11:45 AM - The Champ (1979).
2 PM - Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962).
3:45 PM - Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956).
6 PM - The Greatest (1977).
And then the night is dedicated to animation history.
8 PM - Cartoon Carnival (2021)(Documentary.)
9:45 PM - 100th Anniversary of Fleischer Animation – Part 1: The Silent Era (2021).
10:45 PM - 100th Anniversary of Fleischer Animation – Part 2: The Sound Era (2021).
Sunday October 3rd:
Midnight - The Glass Wall (1953).(And again at 10 AM).
1:45 AM - Being There (1979).
4 AM - I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968).
6 AM - Smash Up, The Story of a Woman (1947).
8 AM - Two Weeks in Another Town (1962).
11:30 AM - Mata Hari (1931).
1:15 PM - Bachelor Mother (1939).
2:45 PM - The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). (This is a really damn fine adaptation. Worth a watch.)
4:45 Pm - Barry Lyndon (1975).
8 PM - The Birds (1963).
10:15 PM - Little Shop of Horrors (1986).
Turner Classic Movies - Thursday and Friday.
All Times Eastern.
Thursday, October 7th:
12:45 AM – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
2:30 AM – Nightmare Alley (1947)
4:30 AM – Down Argentine Way (1940)
6 AM – Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
8:15 AM – The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
10 AM – Too Young to Kiss (1951)
11:45 AM – The Opposite Sex (1956)
2 PM – Little Women (1949)
4:15 PM – The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
6 PM – The Stratton Story (1949) – James Stewart is the star of this baseball biopic. I saw it in my "It Came From VHS" tape watching. It’s fine.
8 PM – I Dream Too Much (1935)
9:45 PM – Stage Door (1937)
11:30 PM – Room Service (1938)
Friday, October 8th:
1 AM – Bunker Bean (1936)
2:15 AM – Don’t Tell the Wife (1937)
3:30 AM – Follow the Fleet (1936)
5:30 AM – Chatterbox (1936)
6:45 AM – Beauty for the Asking (1939)
8 AM – Five Came Back (1939)
9:30 AM – The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
11 AM – Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
12:15 PM – Panama Lady (1939)
1:30 PM – The Main Attraction (1962)
3:15 PM – Gold Dust Gertie (1931)
4:30 PM – Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
6:15 PM – Mannequin (1938)
8 PM – Movin’ With Nancy (1967) – A fast-paced musical tour of California. (This is TCM’s synopsis and has a picture of Nancy Sinatra.)
9:15 PM – Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
11:15 PM – For Those Who Think Young (1964)
Between these two days, I’ve only seen one of these movies "The Stratton Story" so…shrugs.
And no, the classic Kim Catrall film "Mannequin" is NOT a remake of this 1930s film.
Turner Classic Movies (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, October 9th:
1 AM - The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966)
2:45 AM - Scissors (1991)
4:45 AM - Schizoid (1980)
6:15 AM - Dementia 13 (1963) - This solid horror flick/proto-slasher is one of Francis Ford Coppola's early films.
8 AM - Slap-Happy Lion (1947) - Cartoon.
8:09 AM - Bubbling Troubles (1940) - Short film.
8:20 AM - Chicago, the Beautiful (1948) - Short documentary.
8:31 AM - Father Is a Prince (1940)
9:30 AM - Batman Takes Over (1949)
10 AM - Popeye Meets Hercules (1948)
10:08 AM - The Case of the Black Cat (1936) - Perry Mason film.
11:30 AM - Carnival of Rhythm (1941) - Short film.
Noon - Air Force (1943)
2:15 PM - Track of the Cat (1954)
4:15 PM - Exodus (1960)
8 PM - Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Classic sci-fi starring Raquel Welch. 1960s Raquel Welch!
10 PM - Armored Car Robbery (1950)
11:30 PM - A Look at the World of "Soylent Green" (1973) - Short documentary.
Sunday, October 10th:
Midnight - Brighton Rock (1947) - This weeks "Noir Alley". Will be re-played Sunday morning.
2 AM - Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
4 AM - Red Sun (1971)
6 AM - One Foot in Heaven (1941)
8 AM - The Constant Nymph (1943)
11:45 AM - Anne of Green Gables (1934)
1:15 PM - A Summer Place (1959)
3:45 PM - The Thin Man (1934) - This is a fun flick.
5:30 PM - The Lion in Winter (1968)
8 PM - The Bad Seed (1956) - The granddaddy of all "evil/bad" kid movies.
10:15 PM - It's Alive (1974) - The "horrific offspring theme continues. Here is the TCM synopsis: A couple's use of an experimental fertility drug produces a monstrous infant.
Turner Classic Movies (All Times Eastern)
Monday, October 11th:
Midnight - Camille (1921)
2 AM - Black Moon (1975)
3:45 AM - Sunless (1983)
6 AM - Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
8:45 AM - The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
10:30 AM - The Casino Murder Case (1935) - A Philo Vance detective movie.
Noon - Back in Circulation (1937)
1:30 PM - Shadow on the Wall (1950) - Solid film-noir.
3 PM - D.O.A. (1950) - A guy is poisoned by a slow-killing substance and he tracks down his own killer in the short time he has left. This is a film-noir gem.
4:30 PM - Strange Affair (1944)
6 PM - Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - This movie rocks.
8 PM - Pure Country (1992)
10 PM - Nine to Five (1980)
Tuesday, October 12th:
Midnight - Kenny Rogers as the Gambler (1980)
2 AM - The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
3:45 AM - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1944)
4 AM - Jamboree! (1957)
5:30 AM - MGM Parade Show #20 (1955)
6 AM - Gypsy (1962)
8:45 AM - Auntie Mame (1958)
11:15 AM - Gigi (1958)
1:15 PM - Adam's Rib (1949)
3:15 PM - National Velvet (1944)
5:30 PM - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
8 PM - Le Coup du Berger (1956) - Short film.
8:45 PM - The Lovers (1958)
10:30 PM - Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1960)
Wednesday, October 13th:
12:15 AM - Breathless (1961)
2 AM - Le Beau Serge (1958)
3:45 AM - Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
5:15 AM - Lola (1962)
6:45 AM - Cleo From 5 to 7 (1962)
8:30 AM - The Golden Fleecing (1940)
9:45 AM - Fast Company (1938)
11:15 AM - Accidents Will Happen (1938)
12:30 PM - Pitfall (1948)
2 PM - Roadblock (1951)
3:30 PM - Strange Bargain (1949)
4:45 PM - Mystery in Mexico (1948)
6 PM - Five Miles to Midnight (1963)
8 PM - Border Incident (1949)
10 PM - The Badlanders (1958)
11:45 PM - I Accuse! (1958)
Turner Classic Movies (All Times Eastern)
Thursday, October 14th:
1:45 AM - Mystery Street (1950)
3:30 AM - Deep in My Heart (1954)
6 AM - Dial 1119 (1950)
7:30 AM - Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
9 AM - Night Must Fall (1937)
11 AM - M (1931) - This is a classic film.
1 PM - Obsession (1949)
2:45 PM - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
4:45 PM - Eyes Without a Face (1959) - A surgeon steals young women's faces hoping to heal his daughter's scars. (Interesting, moody French film).
6:30 PM - House of Wax (1953) - Awesome Vincent Price film.
8 PM - Too Many Girls (1940)
10 PM - The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Friday, October 15th:
Midnight - Forever, Darling (1956)
2 AM - Easy to Wed (1946)
4 AM - Seven Days' Leave (1942)
6 AM - Next Time I Marry (1938)
7:15 AM - Go Chase Yourself (1938)
8:30 AM - A Girl, a Guy and a Gob (1941)
10:15 AM - Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
11:30 AM - You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
12:45 PM - The Dark Tower (1943)
2:30 PM - Carnival Story (1954)
4:15 PM - The Big Circus (1959)
6:15 PM - Carnival of Souls (1962) - After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival. This movie has so, so much atmosphere. The entire soundtrack is organ music. Definitely worth a look.
8 PM - My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)
9:30 PM - Citizen Kane (1941) - I LOVE this movie. Truly one of the best ever imo.
11:45 PM - All About Eve (1950)
Turner Classic Movies (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, October 16th:
2:15 AM - River's Edge (1986)
4 AM - Over the Edge (1979)
6 AM - Ghosts--Italian Style (1969) - An unemployed opera singer and his wife find jobs as caretakers in a haunted castle. (Starring Sophia Loren). I've never even heard of this film, but I'm intrigued.
8 AM - The Uninvited Pest (1943) - Barney Bear cartoon.
8:09 AM - Robot Wrecks (1941) - Short film.
8:21 AM - Ancient Egypt (1938) - Short documentary.
8:30 AM - Waterfront (1939)
9:30 AM - Tunnel of Terror (1949) - Batman film.
10 AM - Robin Hood-Winked (1948) - Popeye meets Robin Hood and the Merry Men.
10:09 AM - The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) - Perry Mason film.
11:30 AM - A Thrill for Thelma (1935) - Short film.
Noon - Luxury Liner (1948)
2 PM - Small Town Girl (1953)
4 PM - Royal Wedding (1951)
6 PM - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
8 PM - Where Eagles Dare (1968)
11 PM - Every Which Way but Loose (1978)
Sunday, October 17th:
1:30 AM - The Dark Past (1949) - This weeks "Noir Alley". Re-aired at 10 AM.
3:15 AM - The Killing Fields (1984)
6:15 AM - Rose-Marie (1936)
8:15 AM - It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
11:45 AM - Pride and Prejudice (1940)
2 PM - Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015) - After Marsha Hunt's successful acting career was destroyed when she was blacklisted during the McCarthy era, she became an agent of change for good all over the world.
3:45 PM - Annie (1982)
6:15 PM - Crossing Delancey (1988)
8 PM - Poltergeist (1982) - Classic horror film.
10 PM - Burnt Offerings (1976) - Another classic horror film.
Monday, October 18th:
Starting at Midnight - Short silent films called "Roaring Road" (1926) and "The First Auto" (1927).
2:30 AM - Stalker (1979) - A mental mutant leads pilgrims to a mysterious room where dreams come true. (I've never seen this, but judging by the actors, this is a Russian film. And that synopsis is intriguing).
5:30 AM - MGM Parade Show #20 (1955)
6 AM - Virginia City (1940) - A rebel spy poses as a wild West dance hall girl. (Interesting plot. Stars Errol Flynn AND Randolph Scott).
8:15 AM - The Old Maid (1939)
10 AM - Old Acquaintance (1943)
Noon - Lady with Red Hair (1940)
1:30 PM - Wise Girl (1937)
3 PM - Men Are Not Gods (1937) - But you should still say you are if someone asks.
4:30 PM - Trouble in Paradise (1932)
6 PM - The Heiress (1949)
8 PM - Tender Mercies (1983)
9:45 PM - Payday (1972)
11:45 PM - The Thing Called Love (1993)
Turner Classic Movies (All Times Eastern)
Tuesday, October 19th:
2 AM - Outlaw Blues (1977)
4 AM - Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)
6 AM - Glimpses of Morocco and Algiers (1951) - Short documentary.
Now starts a run of Buccaneering/Piracy films.
6:15 AM - China Seas (1935)
7:45 AM - Treasure Island (1934)
9:30 AM - The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
11:15 AM - The Sea Hawk (1940)
1:30 PM - Captain Blood (1935)
3:45 PM - The Crimson Pirate (1952)
5:45 PM - Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935) - Short film.
6:15 PM - The Ice Pirates (1984) - This movie rules!
8 PM - Room at the Top (1959)
10:15 PM - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1961)
Wednesday, October 20th:
Midnight - Billy Liar (1963)
1:45 AM - The Knack ... and how to get it (1965)
3:15 AM - A Taste of Honey (1962)
5:15 AM - This Sporting Life (1963)
7:30 AM - Evergreen (1934)
9:15 AM - Wedding Rehearsal (1932)
10:45 AM - Pygmalion (1938)
12:30 PM - The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
2:15 PM - An Ideal Husband (1947)
4 PM - A Canterbury Tale (1944)
6:15 PM - Blithe Spirit (1945)
8 PM - The King and I (1956)
10:30 PM - Carousel (1956)
Thursday, October 21st:
12:45 AM - State Fair (1945)
2:45 AM - Flower Drum Song (1961)
5:15 AM - MGM is on the Move! (1964)
Now here we go! Stiff Upper Lip Spooky Season. Get your monocles ready!
6 AM - The Nanny (1965) - A horror/thriller starring Bette Davis. I haven't seen this yet, so now I get a chance to check it out.
7:45 AM - Dracula--Prince of Darkness (1965) - Hammer Studios film.
9:30 AM - Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) - Hammer Studios film.
11:15 AM - Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1969) - Hammer Studios film.
1 PM - Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1970) - Hammer Studios film.
2:45 PM - Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) - Hammer Studios film.
That's five straight Hammer Horror films. Great way to get introduced to Hammer Horror.
4:30 PM - Crescendo (1972)
6:15 PM - Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) - And now a sixth Hammer horror film. This one NOT in the Victorian era.
8 PM - Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
10 PM - The Big Street (1942)
Turner Classic Movies (All Times Eastern)
Friday, October 22nd:
Midnight - Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
2 AM - The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
4 AM - Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
6 AM - Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
8 AM - Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
10 AM - Meet the People (1944)
11:45 AM - Look Who's Laughing (1941)
1:15 PM - That's Right--You're Wrong (1940)
3 PM - Two Smart People (1946)
Now for some Vincent Price goodness.
4:45 PM - The Bat (1959) - Fun little murder-mystery/dark house film.
6:15 PM - House on Haunted Hill (1958) - Vincent Price and William Castle at the top of their game. Emerg-o!
Time for some classic Harryhausen effects!
8 PM - Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
10 PM - Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976) - Documentary about coal mining families.
Saturday, October 23rd:
Midnight - Stormy Weather (1943)
2 AM - Emma Mae (1976)
3:45 AM - Penitentiary (1980)
5:30 AM - Shake Hands With Danger (1970) - A short film about the dangers of heavy machinery. The guys at Rfftrax have this for free on their channel.
6 AM - The Mummy's Shroud (1967) - Another old horror flick I can finally check off my IMDB watchlist.
8 AM - Bats in the Belfry (1942) - Cartoon.
8:09 AM - Men in Fright (1938) - Short film.
8:20 AM - Egypt Speaks (1951) - Another short.
8:29 AM - Men in Exile (1937)
9:30 AM - Robin's Wild Ride (1949) - More Batman.
10 AM - Symphony in Spinach (1948) - Popeye cartoon.
10:08 AM - Torchy Blane, the Adventurous Blonde (1937) - That title has my curiosity.
11:30 AM - Trial by Trigger (1944) - Short film.
Noon - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
2 PM - Plunder of the Sun (1953) - Treasure in Aztec ruins.
3:30 PM - Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) - The Rat Pack!
5:45 PM - There Was a Crooked Man ... (1970)
8 PM - Bird (1988)
11:15 PM - Unforgiven (1992) - This is a great film.
Sunday, October 24th:
2 AM - La Bestia Debe Morir (1952)
4 AM - Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
6 AM - Johnny Belinda (1948)
8 AM - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Noon - The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
2 PM - Pat and Mike (1952)
3:45 PM - Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
5:30 PM - North by Northwest (1959) - I say again. Eva Marie Saint...yowza!
Aging Actresses Starring In Horror is the theme for Sunday night.
8 PM - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - This film is unsettling. Both Bette Davis and Joan Crawford are excellent.
10:30 PM - Strait-Jacket (1964) - This is a good William Castle film. Joan Crawford is great.
Now it's after 1:30 in the morning and I'm going to bed.
Turner Classic Movies for the next few days. Killer Animals on Tuesday followed by several Asian films I've never even heard of!
Turner Classic Movies (All Times Eastern)
Monday, October 25th (Rest Of The Day):
3 PM – Arsene Lupin (1932)
4:30 PM – Arsene Lupin Returns (1938)
6 PM – The Rules of the Game (1939)
8 PM – Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
10:15 PM – Falling From Grace (1992)
Tuesday, October 26th:
12:15 AM – Norwood (1970)
2 AM – Five Minutes to Live (1961)
3:30 AM – Spade Cooley King of Western Swing (1945) – Short.
3:45 AM – The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995) – Documentary.
4:45 AM – Festival (1967)
Must be Man Vs. Nature Tuesday!
6:30 AM – Razorback (1984) – This is an Australian film about a giant,man-eating Boar. Just like Sam Pittman’s team, amirite?
8:30 AM – The Swarm (1978) – One of the earliest "So Bad You Gotta See It" movies.
11:15 AM – The Pack (1977) – Killer feral dogs.
1 PM – Rattlers (1976)
2:45 PM – Night of the Lepus (1972) – Doctor McCoy Vs Giant Killer Bunnies! The ending is…oh boy. PETA would not be pleased.
4:30 PM – The Killer Shrews (1959) – Watch the MST3K version of this.
6:15 PM – Them! (1954) – This is a classic, must-see 0s monster movie. "THEM! THEM! THEM!"
Then a night of Japanese films….Never seen these. (I presume they are Japanese. Definitely Asian from the cast.)
8 PM – Crazed Fruit (1956)
9:45 PM – One Way Ticket to Love (1960)
11:15 PM – The Weird Love Makers (1960)
Wednesday, October 27th:
12:45 AM – The Sun’s Burial (1960) – The run of Japanese films continues.
2:30 AM – The Insect Woman (1963) – Another Asian film. Not a horror, despite the title.
4:45 AM – The Face of Another (1966) – So a Japanese (?) film about a guy disfigured and now wearing a mask.
I just want to add that I appreciate Turner Classic Movies consistently showing films many in the U.S. would not have seen (or even heard of).
Now back to old school Hollywood
7 AM – This Marriage Business (1938)
8:15 AM – Crashing Hollywood (1938)
9:30 AM – The Hard Way (1942)
11:30 AM – Two Guys from Texas (1948)
1 PM – April Showers (1948)
2:45 PM – High Flyers (1938)
4 PM – Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
6 PM – So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947) – Short film.
6:15 PM – Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) – One of Alfred Hitchcock’s early films after he came to Hollywood. I think it’s fine.
8 PM – Carl Laemmle (2019) – A documentary about the old Universal Studio Head.
9:45 PM – Dracula (1931) – One of those ‘must see’ films for people delving into film history. Especially horror film history.
11:15 PM – All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) – I checked a VHS of this out of my high school library. Teenage me thought it was a damn fine film.
"Them!" is a very strong recommend, esp for Spooky Season.
Also, if anybody is reading these and wants me to continue, please let me know.