TCM Schedule for Monday September 16 - TCM Spotlight: The Story of Film

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Tonight's focus is great international films from the silent era.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII, THE (1933)
The famed English monarch suffers through five of his six disastrous marriages. Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Charles Laughton , Merle Oberon , Wendy Barrie . BW-94 mins, TV-PG, CC,

8:00 AM FIRE OVER ENGLAND (1937)
A British spy infiltrates the Spanish court to thwart their planned invasion of England. Dir: William K. Howard Cast: Flora Robson , Raymond Massey , Leslie Banks . BW-89 mins, TV-G,

9:45 AM DIVORCE OF LADY X, THE (1938)
In need of a hotel room, a woman poses as a scandalous divorcee. Dir: Tim Whelan Cast: Merle Oberon , Laurence Olivier , Binnie Barnes . C-91 mins, TV-G,

11:30 AM RETURN OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, THE (1937)
The masked hero plots to rescue his wife when his enemies kidnap her. Dir: Hans Schwartz Cast: Barry Barnes , Sophie Stewart , Margaretta Scott . BW-80 mins, TV-PG,

1:00 PM ELEPHANT BOY (1937)
A boy promises to lead trackers to an elusive heard of wild elephants. Dir: Robert Flaherty Cast: Sabu , W. E. Holloway , Walter Hudd. BW-82 mins, TV-G,

2:30 PM CHALLENGE, THE (1938)
Rival teams compete to be the first to climb the Matterhorn. Dir: Milton Rosmer Cast: Robert Douglas , Luis Trenker , Mary Clare . BW-74 mins, TV-PG,

4:00 PM VACATION FROM MARRIAGE (1945)
After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion. Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Robert Donat , Deborah Kerr , Glynis Johns . BW-93 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:00 PM IDEAL HUSBAND, AN (1947)
An upstanding politician is haunted by his past when a blackmailer threatens to reveal a youthful indiscretion. Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Paulette Goddard , Michael Wilding , Hugh Williams . C-93 mins, TV-G, CC,

8:00 PM SUNRISE (1927)
In this silent film, a farmer's affair with a city woman almost destroys his life. Dir: F. W. Murnau Cast: George O'Brien , Janet Gaynor , Margaret Livingston . BW-94 mins, TV-PG,

10:00 PM STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY, THE: 1918-1932 - THE GREAT REBEL FILMMAKERS AROUND THE WORLD (2011)
The third episode in this 15-part history of cinema describes how the 1920s were a golden age for world cinema. C-60 mins, TV-14,

11:15 PM BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, THE (1925)
In this silent classic, a Russian mutiny triggers revolutionary sentiments around the nation. Dir: Sergei M. Eisenstein Cast: Marusov , Aleksandr Antonov , Vladimir Barsky . BW-69 mins, TV-G,

12:45 AM GODDESS, THE (1934)
A woman turns to prostitution to support her son. Dir: Yonggang Wu BW-73 mins, TV-PG,

2:15 AM CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, THE (1919)
A carnival performer uses a hypnotized sleepwalker to murder his enemies. Dir: Robert Wiene Cast: Werner Krauss , Conrad Veidt , Friedrich Feher . BW-72 mins, TV-PG,

3:30 AM METROPOLIS (1927)
In this silent film, a city of the future is threatened with destruction when a wealthy corporate leader enlists a mad scientist to put down labor reformers. Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Brigitte Helm , Alfred Abel , Rudolf Klein-Rogge . BW-149 mins, TV-PG,