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Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Monday September 2 - TCM Spotlight: The Story of Film
After the traditional Labor Day salute to the Telluride Film Festival, TCM kicks off an ambitious 15-part documentary series. "The Story of Film", followed by some of the most notable early silent classics.(all times Eastern)
6:00 AM HESTER STREET (1975)
A Russian immigrant brings over his wife only to realize they are now strangers. Dir: Joan Micklin Silver Cast: Steven Keats , Carol Kane , Mel Howard . BW-89 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
7:38 AM CARNIVAL IN PARIS (1937)
In this short, the janitor of a Paris museum's Egyptology department agrees to help a girl hide from the police. Dir: William J. Thiele Cast: Tom Ricketts , Ferdinand Gottschalk , Eric Mayne . BW-22 mins,
8:00 AM HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT (1937)
A romantic headwaiter fights to save a woman from her possessive ex-husband. Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Charles Boyer , Jean Arthur , Leo Carrillo . BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC,
9:45 AM CINERAMA ADVENTURE (2002)
A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures.
C-97 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
11:30 AM HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962)
Three generations of pioneers take part in the forging of the American West. Dir: John Ford Cast: Spencer Tracy , Carroll Baker , Lee J. Cobb . C-165 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
2:15 PM HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (1962)
A young woman waits and waits for her delayed husband to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Dir: Pierre Etaix Cast: Pierre Etaix , Laurence Lignigres , Lucien Fregis . BW-14 mins, TV-G,
2:30 PM HAVRE, LE (2011)
A down-and-out writer helps an illegal immigrant hide from the authorities. Dir: Aki Kaurismäki Cast: André Wilms , Kati Outinen , Jean-Pierre Darroussin . C-94 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
4:15 PM PITFALL, THE (1948)
A married insurance man falls for a criminal's girlfriend. Dir: Andre DeToth Cast: Dick Powell , Lizabeth Scott , Jane Wyatt .
BW-86 mins, TV-PG,
5:45 PM BURDEN OF DREAMS (1982)
Director Werner Herzog combats bad weather, morale problems and a South American war to make his epic Fitzcarraldo.
Dir: Les Blank Cast: Werner Herzog , Klaus Kinski , Claudia Cardinale . BW-95 mins, TV-MA,
7:30 PM WERNER HERZOG EATS HIS SHOE (1980)
Beaten in a bet, German director Werner Herzog is forced to eat his own shoe. Dir: Les Blank Cast: Werner Herzog ,
C-20 mins, TV-G,
8:00 PM EDISON ALBUM (1893-1912), AN (2013)
BW-84 mins, TV-G,
9:30 PM LUMIERE'S FIRST PICTURE SHOWS (1895-1897) (2013)
BW-27 mins, TV-G,
10:00 PM STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY, THE: 1895-1918 - THE WORLD DISCOVERS A NEW ART FORM (2011)
The first episode in this 15-part history of cinema reveals how this art form was born. C-64 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
11:15 PM TRIP TO THE MOON, A (1902)
In this silent film, a group of scientists ride to the moon in a cannon shell. Dir: Georges Méliès Cast: Georges Méliès , Bleuette Bernon , Victor André . BW-13 mins, TV-G,
11:30 PM CANNED HARMONY (1912)
A young man must convince his sweetheart's feather he is a concert pianist. Dir: Alice Guy BW-17 mins,
11:30 PM HOUSE DIVIDED, A (1913)
A jealous married couple decide to live together as if they were single. Dir: Alice Guy Cast: Marian Swayne , Fraunie Fraunholtz , Billy Quirk . BW-14 mins, TV-G,
11:30 PM FALLING LEAVES (1912)
A young woman tries to save her ill sister. Dir: Alice Guy BW-16 mins, TV-G,
12:30 AM SQUAW MAN, THE (1914)
In this silent film, a wrongly accused man escapes to the West and takes an Indian bride. Dir: Oscar C. Apfel Cast: Dustin Farnum , Monroe Salisbury , Winifred Kingston . BW-74 mins, TV-PG,
2:00 AM BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (1915)
In this silent film, families from the North and the South fight to survive the Civil War and its aftermath. Dir: D. W. Griffith Cast: Lillian Gish , Mae Marsh , Henry B. Walthall . BW-190 mins, TV-PG,
5:15 AM ORPHANS OF THE STORM (1921)
In this silent film, two sisters, one of them blind, fight to find each other during the French Revolution. Dir: D. W. Griffith Cast: Lillian Gish , Dorothy Gish , Joseph Schildkraut . BW-151 mins, TV-PG,
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