TCM Schedule for Monday October 2 - Trailblazing Women

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This month sees another installment of TCM's ongoing salutes to pioneering women in film. Tonight, writer Leslie Dixon joins Illeana Douglas for a set of films from women writers from the silent and early talkie eras.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM Opposite Sex, The (1956)
In this musical remake of The Women, a happily married singer lets her catty friends convince her to file for divorce. Dir: David Miller Cast: June Allyson , Joan Collins , Dolores Gray . C - 116 m TV-PG Widescreen

8:15 AM Father Of The Bride (1950)
A doting father faces mountains of bills and endless trials when his daughter marries. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Spencer Tracy , Joan Bennett , Elizabeth Taylor . B/W - 93 m TV-G CC

10:00 AM George White's Scandals (1945)
Two sets of lovers come together while working on a big musical. Dir: Felix E. Feist Cast: Joan Davis , Jack Haley , Phillip Terry . B/W - 95 m TV-G CC

11:45 AM Humoresque (1946)
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy neurotic. Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Joan Crawford , John Garfield , Oscar Levant . B/W - 124 m TV-PG

2:00 PM Constant Nymph, The (1943)
A composer finds inspiration in his wife's romantic cousin. Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Charles Boyer , Joan Fontaine , Alexis Smith . B/W - 112 m TV-PG CC

4:00 PM 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 . B/W - 103 m TV-PG CC

5:45 PM Public Enemy, The (1931)
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime. Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: James Cagney , Jean Harlow , Edward Woods . B/W - 84 m TV-PG CC

7:15 PM TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Joan Allen (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in inteviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell. C - 27 m TV-PG Widescreen CC

8:00 PM Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
In this silent film, a rebellious Israelite prince out for vengeance crosses paths with the Messiah. Dir: Fred Niblo Cast: Ramon Novarro , Francis X. Bushman , May McAvoy . B/W - 143 m TV-G CC

10:30 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 m TV-G

12:30 AM Women, The (1939)
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Norma Shearer , Joan Crawford , Rosalind Russell . B/W - 133 m TV-PG CC

3:00 AM Camille (1937)
In this classic 19th-century romance, a kept woman runs off with a young admirer in search of love and happiness. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Greta Garbo , Robert Taylor , Lionel Barrymore . B/W - 109 m TV-PG CC

5:00 AM Dynamite (1929)
A socialite marries a condemned man for money, only to learn he's been reprieved. Dir: Cecil B. De Mille Cast: Conrad Nagel , Kay Johnson , Charles Bickford . B/W - 127 m TV-PG CC