TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 13: Ouch! A Salute to Slapstick
And there's a birthday tribute to Claudette Colbert! 
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
12:30 AM
SUGARLAND EXPRESS, THE (1974)
An ex-convict springs her husband from prison to keep their child from being adopted.
Dir: Steven Spielberg Cast: Goldie Hawn , Ben Johnson , William Atherton .
C-110 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:30 AM
AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN WILLIAMS (2016)
The American Film Institute for the first time honors a composer, John Williams, with its highest honor.
C-66 mins, CC,
3:45 AM
COWBOYS, THE (1971)
When his crew quits, a veteran cattleman trains schoolboys for the big drive.
Dir: Mark Rydell Cast: John Wayne , Roscoe Lee Browne , Bruce Dern .
C-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
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6:00 AM
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1969)
In this musical remake, a conservative boys' school teacher falls in love with an actress.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Peter O'Toole , Petula Clark , Michael Redgrave .
C-155 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:45 AM
IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD (1939)
A runaway poetess helps a fugitive prove himself innocent of murder charges.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Claudette Colbert , James Stewart , Guy Kibbee .
BW-86 mins, CC,
10:15 AM
SMILING LIEUTENANT, THE (1931)
A misfired flirtation lands a young lieutenant married to a princess instead of the one he loves.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Maurice Chevalier , Claudette Colbert , Miriam Hopkins .
BW-89 mins, CC,
11:51 AM
ROPING WILD BEARS (1934)
In this short film, wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.
Dir: W. Earle Frank
BW-8 mins,
12:00 PM
IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
A widow and her housekeeper go into business together but almost lose their daughters.
Dir: John M. Stahl Cast: Claudette Colbert , Warren William , Rochelle Hudson .
BW-111 mins, CC,
2:00 PM
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Clark Gable , Claudette Colbert , Walter Connolly .
BW-105 mins, CC,
3:45 PM
SECRET HEART, THE (1946)
A recent widow tries to help her emotionally disturbed stepdaughter.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Claudette Colbert , Walter Pidgeon , June Allyson .
BW-97 mins, CC,
5:30 PM
PARRISH (1961)
When his mother marries into the tobacco business, a young man struggles to find himself.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Troy Donahue , Claudette Colbert , Karl Malden .
C-138 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: OUCH! A SALUTE TO SLAPSTICK
8:00 PM
DOLLAR DIZZY (1930)
In this short film, two millionaires try to escape the suitors out to marry them for their money.
Dir: James W. Horne Cast: Charley Chase , Thelma Todd , Lorena Carr .
BW-26 mins,
8:30 PM
PIP FROM PITTSBURG, THE (1931)
In this comedic short, a man attempts to repulse a blind date, not realizing she is a knockout,
BW-21 mins, CC,
9:00 PM
SONS OF THE DESERT (1933)
Two friends hatch a harebrained scheme to attend a lodge convention over their wives' objections.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Charley Chase .
BW-65 mins, CC,
10:15 PM
MUSIC BOX, THE (1932)
Two men running a moving company have to get a large piano up a daunting flight of stairs in this comedic short film.
Dir: James Parrott Cast: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Gladys Gale .
BW-29 mins,
11:00 PM
NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A (1935)
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,
12:45 AM
HIPS, HIPS, HOORAY (1934)
Two salesmen try to market a flavored lipstick.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Bert Wheeler , Robert Woolsey , Ruth Etting .
BW-68 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
ELMER THE GREAT (1933)
A country hick bats his way to baseball stardom.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Joe E. Brown , Patricia Ellis , Frank McHugh .
BW-72 mins, CC,
3:23 AM
42ND. STREET SPECIAL, THE (1933)
This promotional short, part of Warner Bros. studios publicity campaign for "42nd Street" (1933), presents the send-off for a 7-car train assembled in conjunction with the film.
BW-6 mins,
3:30 AM
MOVIE CRAZY (1932)
A stagestruck young actor accidentally receives somebody else's invitation to test in Hollywood.
Dir: Clyde Bruckman Cast: Harold Lloyd , Constance Cummings , Kenneth Thomson .
BW-96 mins,
5:15 AM
SWEET MUSIC (1935)
A band leader shares a tempestuous romance with his lead singer.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Rudy Vallee , Ann Dvorak , Ned Sparks .
BW-95 mins, CC,
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If you haven't watched this one, do so. Totally hysterical. I'm not the biggest
Laurel and Hardy fan in the world, but this little movie is so funny. 
