TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 10: The Story of Film

[CBHagman]

Tuesday must be Heist Day on TCM, with everything from Rififi to The Thomas Cornw Affair. In the evening the spotlight returns once more to The Story of Film series, with familiar classics and rarities.

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

12:45 AM
Kid, The (1921)
In this silent comedy, an adoptive father schemes to keep his son.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Jackie Coogan , Edna Purviance , Carl Miller .
BW-53 mins, TV-G,

1:45 AM
City Lights (1931)
In this silent film, the Little Tramp tries to help a blind flower seller to see again.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charlie Chaplin , Virginia Cherrill , Florence Lee .
BW-87 mins, TV-G,

3:26 AM
Harold Lloyd (1962)
This short film, part of the Hollywood Hist-o-Rama series, offers a brief biography of Harold Lloyd.
Dir: Joseph R Juliano
BW-3 mins,

3:30 AM
Never Weaken (1921)
In this silent film, a young man thwarted in love stumbles through a series of suicide attempts.
Dir: Fred Newmeyer Cast: Harold Lloyd ,
BW-29 mins, TV-G,



4:15 AM
Safety Last! (1923)
In this silent film, a small-town boy out to impress his girlfriend scales a skyscraper in the big city.
Dir: Fred Newmeyer Cast: Harold Lloyd , Mildred Davis , Bill Strother .
BW-74 mins, TV-G,

5:30 AM
TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Bill Murray (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-29 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Desperate losers plan a bank robbery with unexpected results.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Harry Belafonte , Robert Ryan , Shelley Winters .
BW-96 mins, TV-PG, CC,



7:52 AM
Background Beat, The (1965)
This promotional short for "Once a Thief" (1965) shows how the composer and director created the soundtrack.
BW-7 mins,

8:00 AM
Once A Thief (1965)
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
Dir: Ralph Nelson Cast: Alain Delon , Ann-Margret , Van Heflin .
BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 AM
Rififi (1954)
Four friends plot an intricate jewelry heist, planning for everything except human frailty.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Jean Servais , Carl Mohner , Robert Manuel .
BW-118 mins, TV-14,



12:00 PM
I Died A Thousand Times (1955)
An ex-con dreaming of one last heist faces dissension within his gang.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Jack Palance , Shelley Winters , Lori Nelson .
C-109 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

2:00 PM
Anderson Tapes, The (1971)
After ten years in prison, a thief tries to adjust to improved surveillance methods.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Sean Connery , Dyan Cannon , Martin Balsam .
C-99 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

3:49 PM
Calling On Costa Rica (1947)
This documentary short film presents the life, geography, and historical aspects of Costa Rica.
C-10 mins,

4:00 PM
High Sierra (1941)
An aging ex-con sets out to pull one more big heist.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Ida Lupino , Humphrey Bogart , Alan Curtis .
BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC,



5:46 PM
Grand Prix: Challenge Of The Champions (1966)
This short film shows a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of "Grand Prix" (1966) at the actual Grand Prix in Monaco.
Dir: Daniel Davis
C-13 mins,

6:00 PM
Thomas Crown Affair, The (1968)
A bored tycoon turns to bank robbery and courts the insurance investigator assigned to bring him in.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Steve McQueen , Faye Dunaway , Paul Burke .
C-102 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

7:49 PM
Movie Memories #1 (1933)
This short film provides a twist on silent movies and newsreels with witty narration.
BW-10 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE STORY OF FILM

8:00 PM
Nanook of the North (1922)
This pioneering documentary depicts the harsh life of an eskimo and his family.
Dir: Robert Flaherty Cast: Nanook , Nyla , Al Lee .
BW-78 mins, TV-G,

9:30 PM
Thief Of Bagdad, The (1924)
An Arabian thief sets out on a magical adventure to win a beautiful princess.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Douglas Fairbanks , Snitz Edwards , Charles Belcher .
BW-149 mins, TV-PG,



12:15 AM
Passion of Joan of Arc, The (1928)
In this silent film, Joan of Arc braves the threat of torture to stand fast for her beliefs.
Dir: Carl Th. Dreyer Cast: Maria Falconetti , Eugene Silvain , Antonin Artaud .
BW-82 mins, TV-PG,



1:42 AM
Devil's Cabaret, The (1928)
The devil gives his assistant the task of getting more people into hell, which the assistant does through a swinging nightclub.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Edward Buzzell , Charles Middleton , Nelson McDowell .
C-16 mins,

2:00 AM
Crowd, The (1928)
In this silent film, an office worker deals with the simple joys and tragedies of married life.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Eleanor Boardman , James Murray , Bert Roach .
BW-93 mins, TV-G,



3:45 AM
Story of Film: An Odyssey, The: 1918-1928 - The Triumph of American Film and the First of Its Rebels (2011)
The second episode in this 15-part history of cinema discusses the beginnings of Hollywood in the 1920s.
C-64 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:00 AM
Greed (1924)
In this silent film, lust for gold tears apart a dentist and his wife.
Dir: Erich von Stroheim Cast: Gibson Gowland , ZaSu Pitts , Jean Hersholt .
C-129 mins, TV-PG,

[Graybeard]

1. Doug, Sr. was really buff.

It's no wonder that Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was such a huge movie star
in the 1920s. Handsome and with an athletic build that he displayed in
just about all of his films.

Women swooned in the aisles and men looked at him with admiration.

What a guy!