TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 7: Ouch! A Salute to Slapstick.

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Tonight's zaniness will be preceded by a birthday tribute to actor Peter Lawford.

Wednesday, September 7th, 2016

1:03 AM
Spring Fever (1919)
A bookkeeper escapes the office to enjoy the spring weather in this short silent comedy.
Dir: Hal Roach Cast: Snub Pollard , Noah Young , Sammy Brooks .
BW-10 mins,

1:15 AM
Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)
In this silent film, a man's attempts to avoid bad luck after he breaks a mirror lead straight to it.
Dir: Max Linder Cast: Max Linder , Thelma Percy , Alta Allen .
BW-62 mins,

2:30 AM
Coney Island (1917)
In this silent short, a vacationing man tries to evade his wife until another man goes after her.
Dir: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Cast: Buster Keaton ,
BW-26 mins,

3:00 AM
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
A U.S. spy infiltrates the German Army disguised as a woman.
Dir: Richard Jones Cast: Bothwell Browne , Ford Sterling , Mal St. Clair .
BW-59 mins,

4:15 AM
Champeen, The (1923)
Two boys feud over a girl, and their friend schedules a contest to decide the winner in this short film.
Dir: Robert F McGowan Cast: Jackie Condon , Mickey Daniels , Jack Davis .
BW-23 mins,

4:15 AM
Our Gang (1922)
After a merchant attempts to steal customers from the widowed owner of a store, a gang of children step in to help the woman in this silent short film.
Dir: Robert F McGowan Cast: Anna Mae Bilson , Jackie Condon , Mickey Daniels .
BW-3 mins, Letterbox Format

4:44 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,

5:03 AM
100 Years At The Movies (1994)
This short documentary celebrates the centennial of American filmmaking through a montage of clips of influential motion pictures.
Dir: Chuck Workman
C-9 mins,

5:15 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, CC, Letterbox Format

5:51 AM
Scholastic England (1948)
This short film focuses on the history of England's historic colleges and the towns that surround the campuses.
C-8 mins,

6:00 AM
Yank At Eton, A (1942)
An American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Mickey Rooney , Edmund Gwenn , Ian Hunter .
BW-88 mins, CC,

7:35 AM
Twenty Years After (1944)
This short film celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM.
BW-9 mins,

7:45 AM
Son of Lassie (1945)
The beloved collie goes to war to help the resistance in occupied Norway.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Peter Lawford , Donald Crisp , June Lockhart .
C-100 mins, CC,

9:37 AM
Horse With The Human Mind, The (1946)
This short film focuses on Bess, considered to be the smartest horse in the movies, as she works with her trainer.
Dir: Harry Loud
BW-8 mins,

9:45 AM
My Brother Talks To Horses (1946)
A small boy's secret gifts help him pick racetrack winners.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: "Butch" Jenkins , Peter Lawford , Beverly Tyler .
BW-93 mins, CC,

11:35 AM
Picturesque Massachusetts (1942)
This short film takes the viewer to historic sites in Massachusetts.
C-9 mins,

11:45 AM
Little Women (1949)
The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: June Allyson , Peter Lawford , Margaret O'Brien .
C-122 mins, CC,

2:00 PM
On An Island With You (1948)
A movie star falls for a handsome naval officer during location shooting in Hawaii.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Esther Williams , Peter Lawford , Ricardo Montalban .
C-108 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
Good News (1947)
A football hero falls in love with his French tutor.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: June Allyson , Peter Lawford , Patricia Marshall .
C-93 mins, CC,

5:37 PM
Roof Tops Of Manhattan (1935)
This short film presents several musical performances set in a rooftop nightclub in Manhattan. Vitaphone Release 1893-1894.
Dir: Joseph Henabery Cast: Bob Burns , Edith Helena , Jack Conway .
BW-22 mins,

6:00 PM
It Happened In Brooklyn (1947)
A returning GI and his friends try to make it in the music business.
Dir: Richard Whorf Cast: Frank Sinatra , Kathryn Grayson , Peter Lawford .
BW-103 mins, CC,

7:49 PM
So You Want To Be A Salesman (1947)
Joe McDoakes is starting a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but cannot seem to make any sales in this comedic short. Vitaphone Release 1572A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: Lottie Williams , Charles Sullivan , Leonard Bremen .
BW-10 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: SLAPSTICK

8:00 PM
Birth of the Tramp, The (2014)
This short documentary explores the history of the success and popularity of Charlie Chaplin.
Dir: Serge Bromberg
BW-60 mins, CC,

9:15 PM
Dog's Life, A (1918)
In this silent film, the Little Tramp finds a stolen fortune with the help of his dog.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin , Syd Chaplin , Edna Purviance .
BW-34 mins,

10:00 PM
Circus, The (1928)
In this silent film, the Little Tramp joins a circus to hide from the police.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin , Merna Kennedy , Betty Morrissey .
BW-72 mins,

11:30 PM
One Week (1920)
Newlyweds try to assemble a prefabricated house in this silent short comedy.
Dir: Edward F. Cline Cast: Buster Keaton , Sybil Seely , Joe Roberts .
BW-25 mins,

12:00 AM
Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)
In this silent film, a student tries to win a rival captain's daughter after taking over his father's riverboat.
Dir: Charles F. Reisner Cast: Buster Keaton , Ernest Torrence , Tom Lewis .
BW-69 mins,

1:15 AM
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy (1962)
Classic clips reveal the genius of the silent screen comic noted for his daredevil stunts.
BW-97 mins,

3:00 AM
Number, Please? (1920)
In this silent short, a young man chases his girlfriend's dog around a seaside resort.
Dir: Hal Roach Cast: Harold Lloyd ,
BW-25 mins,

3:30 AM
Speedy (1928)
In this silent film, a young man helps his girlfriend save the family trolley business.
Dir: Ted Wilde Cast: Harold Lloyd , Ann Christy , Bert Woodruff .
BW-86 mins,

5:05 AM
Anna Case In "La Fiesta" (1926)
Anna Case sings a song while the Cansino family dances in the background for this musical short, part of a program of shorts accompanying "Don Juan" (1926). Vitaphone Release 294.
BW-10 mins,

5:15 AM
Charley My Boy! (1926)
In this short silent comedy, Charley Chase manages to get drenched in oil during his search for a job.
Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Charley Chase , Katherine Grant , Walter James .
BW-25 mins,

5:47 AM
Roseland (1930)
A pretty dance hall girl is looking for the right guy in this musical short. Vitaphone Release 1041-1042.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Donald Cook , Jimmy Grainger Jr. , Ruth Etting .
BW-12 mins,