TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 24: The Story of Film
During the day TCM showcases Ginger Rogers in dramatic roles, and in the evening it's time for another installment of The Story of Film.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
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-67 mins, TV-G,
6:45 AM
Twist Of Fate (1954)
An actress living on the Riviera discovers her fiance is a criminal.
Dir: David Miller Cast: Ginger Rogers , Lilly Kann , Stanley Baker .
C-89 mins, TV-G,
8:20 AM
Rough Riding (1954)
This short film showcases various events on display at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming.
C-9 mins,
8:30 AM
Tight Spot (1955)
A district attorney tries to get a hardboiled woman to testify against the mob.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: Ginger Rogers , Edward G. Robinson , Brian Keith .
BW-96 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
10:19 AM
Clues To Adventure (1949)
This short film presents how separate events led to the creation of three of the rights in the American Constitution.
BW-10 mins,
10:30 AM
It Had to Be You (1947)
A runaway bride meets her match in a handsome fireman.
Dir: Don Hartman Cast: Ginger Rogers , Cornel Wilde , Percy Waram .
BW-98 mins, TV-G,
12:15 PM
Perfect Strangers (1950)
A divorcee finds love with a married man while they both sit on a jury.
Dir: Bretaigne Windust Cast: Ginger Rogers , Dennis Morgan , Thelma Ritter .
BW-88 mins, TV-G, CC,
1:45 PM
Storm Warning (1951)
A model on vacation discovers that her sister's husband is a murderous Ku Klux Klansman.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Ginger Rogers , Ronald Reagan , Doris Day .
BW-93 mins, TV-14, CC,
3:30 PM
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
A soldier meets a woman on Christmas furlough from prison and they fall in love.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Ginger Rogers , Joseph Cotten , Shirley Temple .
BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC,
5:00 PM
Black Widow (1954)
The murder of a scheming female writer throws a group of theatrical friends into turmoil.
Dir: Nunnally Johnson Cast: Ginger Rogers , Van Heflin , Gene Tierney .
C-95 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
6:45 PM
Roxie Hart (1942)
To try and kick-start her show-business career, a woman admits to a Chicago murder.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Ginger Rogers , Adolphe Menjou , George Montgomery .
BW-74 mins, TV-G, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE STORY OF FILM
8:00 PM
Zero de Conduite (1933)
In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the direction on a celebration day.
Dir: Jean Vigo
BW-44 mins, TV-14,
9:00 PM
L'Atalante (1934)
A new wife grows bored on a boat and escapes to Paris to see the nightlife.
Dir: Jean Vigo Cast: Michel Simon , Dita Parlo , Jean Dasté .
BW-89 mins, TV-PG,
10:45 PM
Grand Illusion (1937)
French POWs fight to escape their German captors during World War I.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Jean Gabin , Pierre Fresnay , Marcel Dalio .
BW-113 mins, TV-PG,
12:45 AM
Rules of the Game (1939)
A famed flier pursues a married woman during a weekend at her husband's country estate.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Nora Gregor , Jean Renoir , Marcel Dalio .
BW-106 mins, TV-14,
2:45 AM
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-64 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM
Port of Shadows (1939)
An army deserter on the run risks his freedom to protect a beautiful young woman.
Dir: Marcel Carne Cast: Michele Morgan , Jean Gabin , Michel Simon .
BW-92 mins, TV-14,
5:42 AM
Service With A Smile (1934)
In this comedic short, the owner of a burnt down gas station attempts to fool his insurance company by embellishing the description of his business.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Marie Wells , Maxine Doyle , Billy Bletcher .
C-17 mins,