TCM Schedule for Sunday July 24 - Pioneers of African-American Cinema

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It's the first of 2 Sundays TCM devotes to early African-American filmmakers; tonight, Oscar Micheaux takes the spotlight.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM STORY OF SEABISCUIT, THE (1949)
Fictionalized account of the legendary racehorse's training and triumphs. Dir: David Butler Cast: Shirley Temple , Barry Fitzgerald , Lon McCallister . C-93 mins, CC,

8:00 AM WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER, THE (1944)
An American woman with a British husband fights to keep her family together through two world wars. Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Irene Dunne , Alan Marshal , Roddy McDowall . BW-126 mins, CC,

10:15 AM MURDER AHOY (1964)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship. Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford , Lionel Jeffries , Charles Tingwell . BW-93 mins, CC,

12:00 PM HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO (1944)
A group of veterans help a small-town fraud convince his family he was a war hero. Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Eddie Bracken , Ella Raines , Raymond Walburn . BW-101 mins, CC,

2:00 PM PALM SPRINGS WEEKEND (1963)
College students on spring break turn Palm Springs into a disaster area. Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Troy Donahue , Connie Stevens , Ty Hardin . C-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 PM MATING GAME, THE (1959)
A tax agent falls for a farm girl whose father he's investigating. Dir: George Marshall Cast: Debbie Reynolds , Tony Randall , Paul Douglas . C-97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM GOODBYE GIRL, THE (1977)
A dancer discovers her runaway boyfriend has sublet her apartment to an aspiring actor. Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Richard Dreyfuss , Marsha Mason , Quinn Cummings . C-111 mins, CC,

8:00 PM BIRTHRIGHT (1938)
A Harvard graduate returns to his Southern home to create an all-black school. Dir: Oscar Micheaux Cast: Carman Newsome , S. O. Moses , Alec Lovejoy . BW-74 mins, CC,

9:30 PM TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM (1926)
Cast: Charles Gilpin , Myra Burwell , Lawrence Chenault . BW-64 mins,

10:45 PM REV. S.S. JONES HOME MOVIES (1924-1926) (2016) BW-16 mins,

11:10 PM WE WORK AGAIN (1937) BW-15 mins, CC,

11:30 PM VEILED ARISTOCRATS (1932)
A light-skinned African-American lawyer persuades his sister to pass for white. Dir: Oscar Micheaux Cast: Laura Bowman , Lorenzo Tucker , BW-48 mins, CC,

12:30 AM WITHIN OUR GATES (1920)
In this silent film, a black schoolteacher finds the battle against racism is everywhere when she goes North to raise money for better schools. Dir: Oscar Micheaux Cast: Evelyn Preer , Flo Clements , James D. Ruffin . BW-74 mins,

2:00 AM TOUKI-BOUKI (1973)
A cowherd and a university student plan different con schemes to escape to France. Dir: Djibril Diop Mambety Cast: Magaye Niang , Mareme Niang , C-90 mins,

3:45 AM SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE (1968)
Cameras capture the backstage drama as acting students audition for a film. Dir: William Greaves Cast: Patricia Ree Gilbert , Don Fellows , Jonathan Gordon . C-75 mins,

5:00 AM NO MORE EXCUSES (1968)
A wounded Confederate soldier travels through time to explore modern life. Dir: Robert Downey Cast: Robert Downey , Alan Abel , Lawrence Wolf . BW-46 mins,