TCM Schedule for Sunday July 20: Silent Comedians

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Get ready for a night of great comic shorts from Chaplin, Arbuckle and more. Plus, an excursion into sci-fi from Rainer Werner Fassbender.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO (1944)
General Jimmy Doolittle trains American troops for the first airborne attacks on Japan. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Van Johnson , Robert Walker , Tim Murdock . BW-138 mins, CC,

8:30 AM WOMAN AGAINST THE WORLD (1938)
A young widow faces numerous trials and hardships in her quest to keep and support her child. Dir: David Selman Cast: Alice Moore , Edgar Edwards , RALPH MASTERS . BW-66 mins,

10:00 AM LIFEBOAT (1944)
Survivors of a torpedoed boat take in a German Naval officer from the sub that sank them. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Tallulah Bankhead , William Bendix , Walter Slezak . BW-97 mins, CC,

11:48 AM CAPRICCIO ITALIEN (1953)
In this short film, The MGM Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien." BW-10 mins,

12:00 PM ROME ADVENTURE (1962)
A rebellious teacher moves to Rome and finds love. Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Troy Donahue , Angie Dickinson , Rossano Brazzi . C-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:08 PM HOT NEWS MARGIE (1931)
In this short film, a reporter for a tabloid newspaper attempts to find out if a college football star is secretly married. Vitaphone Release 1290. Dir: Alfred J. Goulding Cast: Marjorie Beebe , James C. Morton , George Offerman Jr. . BW-7 mins,

2:15 PM HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)
An unscrupulous editor plots to keep his star reporter-and ex-wife-from re-marrying. Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Cary Grant , Rosalind Russell , Ralph Bellamy . BW-92 mins, CC,

4:00 PM PATCH OF BLUE, A (1965)
A blind white girl falls in love with a black man. Dir: Guy Green Cast: Sidney Poitier , Shelley Winters , Elizabeth Hartman . BW-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, THE (1955)
A bogus preacher marries an outlaw's widow in search of the man's hidden loot. Dir: Charles Laughton Cast: Robert Mitchum , Shelley Winters , Lillian Gish . BW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:37 PM SPOTLIGHT (1950)
This short film spotlights several interesting stories, from monks who use dogs to help them find people missing in the snow to rabbits that perform tricks. Dir: Ronald Haines BW-14 mins,

8:00 PM CONEY ISLAND (1917)
In this silent short, a vacationing man tries to evade his wife until another man goes after her. Dir: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Cast: Buster Keaton , BW-26 mins,

8:00 PM IMMIGRANT, THE (1917)
An immigrant gets into a variety of scrapes on the road to the U.S. in this silent short comedy. Cast: Charles Chaplin , Edna Purviance , Tom Harrington .
BW-25 mins,

8:00 PM TWO TARS (1928)
Two sailors on shore leave get caught in a massive traffic jam in this short silent comedy. BW-22 mins,

8:00 PM NEVER WEAKEN (1921)
In this silent short film, a young man thwarted in love stumbles through a series of bungled suicide attempts. BW-29 mins,

10:00 PM GOLD RUSH, THE (1925)
In this silent film, a lost soul in the Yukon seeks love and wealth. Dir: Charlie Chaplin Cast: Mack Swain , Tom Murray , Georgia Hale . BW-89 mins,

11:45 PM HIS FIRST TOOTH (1916)
In this short silent comedy, two concerned parents anxiously wait for their young son's first tooth. Dir: Sidney Drew Cast: Sidney Drew , Mrs. Sidney Drew , BW-14 mins,

12:00 AM LOOK PLEASANT, PLEASE (1918)
An innocent man gets mixed up with a perverted photographer in this silent short comedy. Dir: Alfred J. Goulding Cast: William Gillespie , Irene Tyner , Chris Lynton . BW-10 mins,

12:00 AM SUBMARINE PIRATE, A (1915)
In this short silent comedy, a waiter attempts to thwart a robbery led by a submarine pirate and steal the money for himself. Dir: Charles Avery Cast: Sydney Chaplin , Glen Cavender , Wesley Ruggles . BW-24 mins,

12:00 AM COURT HOUSE CROOKS (1915)
In this silent short film, a judge undergoes various trials and travails when his wife insists to buy a present to celebrate their second marriage. Dir: Ford Sterling Cast: Patrick Kelly , Minta Durfee , Doris Baker . BW-23 mins,

12:00 AM TAKE A CHANCE (1918)
Comedian Harold Lloyd gets mixed up with an escaped convict in this silent short film. Dir: Alfred J. Goulding Cast: Bud Jamison , William Petterson , Harry Burns . BW-11 mins,

12:00 AM CAPTAIN KIDD'S KIDS (1919)
After a wild bachelor party, a boy finds himself aboard a sailing vessel where he encounters numerous adventures in this short film. Dir: Hal Roach Cast: Sammy Brooks , Fred Newmeyer , Noah Young . BW-19 mins,

1:33 AM HELP! (1916)
The son of an English duke is disowned after marrying a penniless American in this short film. Dir: Sidney Drew Cast: Wilna Wilde , Sidney Drew , Mrs. Sidney Drew . BW-15 mins,

1:51 AM MOVIEMAKERS - LOLLY MADONNA XXX FEATURETTE, THE (1973)
This short film offers a behind-the-scenes look into the filming of "Lolly Madonna XXX" (1973). Dir: Ronald Saland C-9 mins,

2:00 AM WORLD ON A WIRE (1973)
A cybernetics engineer uncovers a conspiracy in a corporation specializing in virtual reality. Dir: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Cast: Klaus Lowitsch , Mascha Rabben , Karl-Heinz Vosgerau . C-213 mins,

5:45 AM GREAT LIBRARY MISERY, THE (1938)
In this comedic short, a man desiring to join the Grouch Club describes the terrible experience of trying to check out a book from a public library. Vitaphone Release B168. Dir: Lloyd French Cast: Arthur Q. Bryan , Detmar Poppen , Jack Lescoulie . BW-12 mins,