Tuesday, September 29, 2009

GMTV: Catching Up: TCM Sept, Oct, Nov 2009

Here's the last batch of September 2009 TV plus the October and November listings from TCM. The complete schedule can be found at http://www.tcm.com/schedule/. All times are EST.

THURSDAY, 10 SEPT
8:00 PM Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)
A young thief faces amazing monsters to return Bagdad's deposed king to the throne.
Cast: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez. Dir: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan. C-106 mins, TV-G, CC


SUNDAY, 13 SEPT
10:00 PM Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The (1939)
A deformed bell ringer rescues a gypsy girl falsely accused of witchcraft and murder.
Cast: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-117 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS


MONDAY, 14 SEPT
4:00 PM 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
A Chinese showman uses his magical powers to save a Western town from itself. Cast: Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, Arthur O'Connell. Dir: George Pal. C-100 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format [Merlin is on of the seven faces]
5:45 PM Tom Thumb (1958)
A six-inch-tall boy takes on a pair of comical crooks. Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas. Dir: George Pal. C-92 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS


TUESDAY, 15 SEPT
12:35 AM Short Film: World Famous Musical Hits (2000)
A short promotional reel showcasing six MGM musicals: "Three Little Words," "Because You're Mine," "Till The Clouds Roll By," "The Band Wagon," "Words and Music," and "Singing In The Rain." C-9 mins [WORDS AND MUSIC is the story of the collaboration of Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart]


WEDNESDAY, 16 SEPT
2:30 AM 7th Voyage Of Sinbad, The (1958)
Sinbad hunts for a roc's egg to save his love from an evil sorcerer. Cast: Kerwin
Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Torin Thatcher. Dir: Nathan Juran. C-88 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


WEDNESDAY, 23 SEPT
8:00 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. Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone. Dir: William Keighley, Michael Curtiz. C-102 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
9:47 PM Short Film: Errol Flynn (1962)
BW-4 mins


THURDAY, 24 SEPT
12:15 AM Prince And The Pauper, The (1937)
Rousing adaptation of the Mark Twain tale of a 16th-century prince who trades places
with a lookalike peasant. Cast: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Billy and Bobby Mauch. Dir: William Keighley. BW-118 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS


FRIDAY, 25 SEPT
5:04 PM Short Film: Knight Is Young (1938)
June, refusing to leave her apartment for fear of being evicted, notices Hal painting a
billboard outside her window. Hal tries to woo her and soon ends up helping her as they share their love of muisic and dancing Cast: Hal LeRoy, June Allyson BW-20 mins [Medieval content unknown]


SUNDAY, 27 SEPT
12:00 AM Genghis Khan (1965)
The Asian conqueror and his mentor vie for the same woman. Cast: Stephen Boyd,
Omar Sharif, James Mason. Dir: Henry Levin. C-126 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format


MONDAY, 28 SEPT
2:00 AM Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
St. Francis of Assisi sends his followers into the world to spread God's word. Cast: Aldo Fabrizi, Pino Locci, Peparuolo. Dir: Roberto Rossellini. BW-87 mins, TV-G




SATURDAY, 3 OCT
10:00 AM Canterbury Tale, A (1944)
Three visitors to a small town try to catch a man who pours glue in women's hair. Cast: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price. Dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. BW-125 mins, TV-G
4:00 PM Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger (1977)
When a witch turns a young prince into a baboon, Sinbad fights to save him. Cast:
Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Jane Seymour. Dir: Sam Wanamaker. C-113 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


SUNDAY, 4 OCT
4:00 PM Quentin Durward (1955)
A gallant Scots knight falls in love with his uncle's future wife. Cast: Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall, Robert Morley. Dir: Richard Thorpe. C-101 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


TUESDAY, 6 OCT
6:15 PM Kismet (1944)
In the classic Arabian Nights tale, the king of the beggars enters high society to help his daughter marry a handsome prince. Cast: Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Edward Arnold. Dir: William Dieterle. C-100 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS


SUNDAY, 11 OCT
9:00 AM Tom Thumb (1958)
A six-inch-tall boy takes on a pair of comical crooks. Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas. Dir: George Pal. C-92 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS


THURDAY, 15 OCT
4:00 PM Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971)
An apprentice witch and three war orphans try to prevent the Nazi invasion of England. Cast: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall. Dir: Robert Stevenson. C-117 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


THUSDAY, 22 OCT
12:15 PM Ivanhoe (1952)
Sir Walter Scott's classic tale of the noble knight torn between his fair lady and a
beautiful Jew. Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine. Dir: Richard Thorpe. C-107 mins, TV-G, CC


FRIDAY, 23 OCT
10:00 PM Dragonwyck (1946)
A farm girl signs on as governess in a gloomy mansion. Cast: Gene Tierney, Walter
Huston, Vincent Price. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. BW-103 mins, TV-14, CC [Medieval content, if any, unknown]


MONDAY, 26 OCT
12:30 AM Nosferatu (1922)
In this silent film, a beautiful woman risks her life to end a vampire's plague of death and pestilence. Cast: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schroder. Dir: F.W. Murnau. BW-89 mins, TV-PG [Unauthorized adaptation of DRACULA]


THURSDAY, 29 OCT
6:00 PM Sinbad The Sailor (1947)
The Arabian Nights hero sets off to find the lost treasure of Alexander the Great. Cast:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak. Dir: Richard Wallace. C-117 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS




THURSDAY, 5 NOV
6:00 AM Fire Over England (1936)
A British spy infiltrates the Spanish court to thwart their planned invasion of England. Cast: Laurence Olivier, Flora Robson, Vivien Leigh. Dir: William F. Howard. BW-89 mins, TV-G

FRIDAY, 6 NOV
10:00 AM Sinbad The Sailor (1947)
The Arabian Nights hero sets off to find the lost treasure of Alexander the Great. Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak. Dir: Richard Wallace. C-117 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS
12:00 PM Son Of Sinbad (1955)
The legendary pirate's son fights an evil caliph over a magical secret. Cast: Dale
Robertson, Vincent Price, Sally Forrest. Dir: Ted Tetzlaff. C-93 mins, TV-PG, CC



SATURDAY, 7 NOV
6:00 PM Golden Voyage Of Sinbad, The (1973)
Sinbad battles a fiendish magician and his many monsters. Cast: John Phillip Law,
Caroline Munro, Tom Baker. Dir: Gordon Hessler. C-105 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV
12:30 AM Becket (1964)
England's King Henry II appoints his best friend Archbishop of Canterbury then turns on him. Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud. Dir: Peter Glenville. C-148 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


THURSDAY, 19 NOV
7:30 AM Jack And The Beanstalk (1952)
A baby-sitter dreams himself and his best friend into the famous fairy tale. Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Buddy Baer. Dir: Jean Yarbrough. C-78 mins, TV-G, CC


SATURDAY, 21 NOV
2:00 AM Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy, The (1965)
A mad scientist creates a murderous robot to steal an ancient Aztec treasure. Cast:
Ramon Gay, Rosa Arenas, Crox Alvarado. Dir: Rafael Portillo. BW-65 mins,


SUNDAY, 22 NOV
12:15 AM Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
A devout scholar gets caught in the middle of Henry VIII's plans to break with the Catholic Church. Cast: Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller. Dir: Fred Zinnemann.. C-120 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM Vikings, The (1958)
Viking half-brothers fight over a throne and a beautiful captive. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh. Dir: Richard Fleischer. C-116 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format


FRIDAY, 27 NOV
8:00 PM Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971)
An apprentice witch and three war orphans try to prevent the Nazi invasion of England. Cast: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall. Dir: Robert Stevenson. C-117 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


SATURDAY, 28 NOV
6:00 AM Singin' In The Rain (1952)
A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound. Cast: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor. Dir: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen. C-103 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
8:00 AM That's Entertainment! (1974)
An all-star cast, including Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra, introduces clips from MGM's greatest musicals. Cast: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor. Dir: Jack Haley, Jr. C-135 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


SUNDAY, 29 NOV
4:00 AM Doctor Faustus (1967)
A scholar sells his soul to the devil for knowledge. Cast: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Andreas Teuber. Dir: Richard Burton, Nevill Coghill. C-92 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
8:30 AM Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The (1939)
A deformed bell ringer rescues a gypsy girl falsely accused of witchcraft and murder. Cast: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-117 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

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