TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 17: The Story of Film

[CBHagman]

It is not Joan Crawford's birthday, but the daytime schedule features an array of her earlier films.

In the evening, get out your protective eye gear, because TCM's showing Un Chien Andalou.

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

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



2:05 AM
Movie Memories #2 (1934)
This short film provides a history of Hollywood's humble beginnings and early stars through archival footage.
BW-8 mins,

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,

6:00 AM
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
Three roommates try to land rich husbands.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Joan Crawford , Anita Page , Dorothy Sebastian .
BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC,



7:45 AM
Montana Moon (1930)
A flapper weds a cowboy and has to adjust to life out West.
Dir: Malcolm St. Clair Cast: Joan Crawford , John Mack Brown , Dorothy Sebastian .
BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:15 AM
This Modern Age (1931)
A child of divorce raises eyebrows when she goes to Paris to live with her estranged mother.
Dir: Nicholas Grindé Cast: Joan Crawford , Pauline Frederick , Neil Hamilton .
BW-68 mins, TV-PG, CC,



10:30 AM
Today We Live (1933)
An aristocratic English girl's tangled love life creates havoc during World War I.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Joan Crawford , Gary Cooper , Robert Young .
BW-113 mins, TV-G, CC,

12:30 PM
Dancing Lady (1933)
A musical star is torn between a millionaire playboy and her stage manager.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Joan Crawford , Clark Gable , Franchot Tone .
BW-92 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:15 PM
Gorgeous Hussy, The (1936)
President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Joan Crawford , Robert Taylor , Lionel Barrymore .
BW-103 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:05 PM
Victoria And Vancouver: Gateways To Canada (1936)
This travel short focuses on the history, customs, and landscapes of Victoria and Vancouver.
Dir: Benjamin D. Sharpe
C-9 mins,

4:15 PM
Mannequin (1937)
A small-time crook's wife falls for a shipping magnate.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Joan Crawford , Spencer Tracy , Alan Curtis .
BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:51 PM
Girl's Best Years, A (1937)
A woman reporter is hired by an author-songwriter to help him avoid additional breach-of-promise suits in this comedic short.
Dir: Reginald LeBorg Cast: Mary Doran , John Warburton , Maurice Cass .
BW-19 mins,

6:15 PM
Last of Mrs. Cheyney, The (1937)
A chic jewel thief in England falls in love with one of her marks.
Dir: Richard Boleslawski Cast: Joan Crawford , William Powell , Robert Montgomery .
BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE STORY OF FILM

8:00 PM
La Roue (1922)
In this silent film, a railway worker and his son fall in love with the same beautiful woman.
BW-263 mins, TV-14,



12:30 AM
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Random scenes -- including the famous eyeball-slitting, a bicycle race and a hand crawling with ants -- capture the insanity of dreams.
Dir: Luis Buñuel Cast: Pierre Batcheff , Simone Mareuil , Jaime Miravilles .
BW-16 mins, TV-14,

1:00 AM
Umarete Wa Mita Keredo (1932)
Two boys go on a hunger strike when they see their dad toadying to his boss.
Dir: Yasujiro Ozu Cast: Tokkankozo (Tokkankozo) ,
BW-90 mins, TV-G,



2:34 AM
Paree, Paree (1934)
In this musical short, a wealthy American meets the girl of his dreams and makes a bet that they will be engaged without her knowing of his riches.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Dorothy Stone , Lorraine Collier , Charles La Torre .
BW-21 mins, TV-PG,

3:00 AM
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-65 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
Osaka Elegy (1936)
A young woman sacrifices everything to pay her family's debts.
Dir: Kenji Mizoguchi Cast: Isuzu Yamada , Kensaku Hara , Benkei Shiganoya .
BW-72 mins, TV-PG,



5:30 AM
Now Playing October (2013) (2013)
BW-17 mins, TV-PG, CC,

[Graybeard]

1. Joan Crawford appreciation.

The fact that Joan Crawford was making films in six decades is phenomenal. Her filmography shows over 100 movies from 1925 to 1970. I can think of only John Wayne to compare with her longevity. Wayne appeared in 180 movies from 1926 to 1976.

There were better actors than both of course but they are the epitome of what it meant to be a "Movie Star" in the era of the Classics.