TCM Schedule for Monday September 23 - TCM Spotlight: The Story of Film

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The Story of Film continues with some early sound classics.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM CAIRO (1942)
A war correspondent in Egypt thinks a screen star on tour is a spy. Dir: Maj. W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Jeanette MacDonald , Robert Young , Ethel Waters . BW-101 mins, TV-G,

8:00 AM CABIN IN THE SKY (1943)
God and Satan battle for the soul of a wounded gambler. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Ethel Waters , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Lena Horne . BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:45 AM PINKY (1949)
A light-skinned black woman returns home after passing for white in nursing school. Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Jeanne Crain , Ethel Barrymore , Ethel Waters . BW-102 mins, TV-PG, CC,

11:30 AM MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, THE (1952)
When her brother marries, a 12-year-old girl faces the awkward pains of adolescence. Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Ethel Waters , Julie Harris , Brandon de Wilde . BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,

1:15 PM MADAME BOVARY (1949)
A romantic country girl sacrifices her marriage when she thinks she's found true love. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Jennifer Jones , Van Heflin , Louis Jourdan . BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC,

3:15 PM MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT, THE (1956)
A public relations man must cope with revelations about a wartime romance. Dir: Nunnally Johnson Cast: Gregory Peck , Jennifer Jones , Fredric March . C-153 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET, THE (1957)
Poet Elizabeth Barrett defies her tyrannical father for the love of Robert Browning. Dir: Sidney Franklin Cast: Jennifer Jones , John Gielgud , Bill Travers . C-105 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM LOVE ME TONIGHT (1932)
A Parisian tailor falls in love with a princess. Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Maurice Chevalier , Jeanette MacDonald , Charlie Ruggles . BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:00 PM STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY, THE: 1930S - THE GREAT AMERICAN MOVIE GENRES AND THE BRILLIANCE OF EUROPEAN FILM, THE (2011)
The fourth episode in this 15-part history of cinema marks the arrival of sound in the 1930s. C-60 mins, TV-14,

11:15 PM PUBLIC ENEMY, THE (1931)
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime. Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: James Cagney , Jean Harlow , Edward Woods . BW-84 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:45 AM FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
A crazed scientist creates a living being from body parts, not realizing it has a madman's brain. Dir: James Whale Cast: Colin Clive , Mae Clarke , John Boles . BW-70 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:00 AM GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (1933)
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Warren William , Joan Blondell , Aline MacMahon . BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:45 AM TWENTIETH CENTURY (1934)
A tempestuous theatrical director tries to win back the star he created and then drove away. Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: John Barrymore , Carole Lombard , Walter Connolly . BW-91 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:30 AM ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED, THE (1927)
This silent silhouetted animation is based on the Arabian Nights' tales. Dir: Lotte Reiniger BW-66 mins, TV-G,

[CBHagman]

1. "Love Me Tonight"

I seem to recall this isn't shown very often (In fact I saw it at the Library of Congress's preservation facility out in Virginia).

Lots of song and silliness, but not to be missed.

[Graybeard]

2. Watch for Ethel Griffies as one of the Aunts.

Not a name most of us will remember but I'll bet you remember her in
"The Birds" (1963). Still working 31 years after making 'Love Me Tonight' (1932) she is memorable in The Birds as the Ornithologist in the diner, "I've never known of birds of different species flocking together."

Check out her filmography. She acted for a long time and in some
excellent films.