TCM Schedule for Monday October 6 - Back to the Drawing Board

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After a daytime birthday salute to Carole Lombard, TCM spotlights early animation pioneers.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM SWING HIGH, SWING LOW (1937)
When success goes to his head, a bandleader could lose everything. Dir: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Carole Lombard , Fred MacMurray , Charles Butterworth . C-83 mins,

7:30 AM FOOLS FOR SCANDAL (1938)
A Hollywood star falls for a broken down aristocrat. Dir: Mervyn Le Roy Cast: Carole Lombard , Fernand Gravet , Ralph Bellamy . BW-80 mins, CC,

9:00 AM GAY BRIDE, THE (1934)
A gold digger tries to get ahead by marrying a succession of ill-fated racketeers. Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Carole Lombard , Chester Morris , ZaSu Pitts . BW-80 mins,

10:30 AM MADE FOR EACH OTHER (1939)
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship. Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Carole Lombard , James Stewart , Charles Coburn. BW-93 mins, CC,

12:09 PM FLAG OF HUMANITY, THE (1940)
This short film focuses on how Clara Barton helped found the American Red Cross. Vitaphone Release 9889-9890. Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Owen King , Scotty Beckett , Jack Rice . C-19 mins,

12:30 PM TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942)
A troupe of squabbling actors joins the Polish underground to dupe the Nazis. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Carole Lombard , Jack Benny , Robert Stack . BW-99 mins, CC,

2:14 PM DOIN' THEIR BIT (1942)
As part of their contribution to the war effort, a gang of children decide to stage a show for local servicemen in this comedic short. Dir: Herbert Glazer Cast: Janet Burston , Billy Finnegan , Lawrence Long Jr. . BW-11 mins,

2:30 PM MR. AND MRS. SMITH (1941)
A quarrelsome couple discovers their marriage isn't legal. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Carole Lombard , Robert Montgomery , Gene Raymond . BW-95 mins, CC,

4:18 PM 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,

4:30 PM NOTHING SACRED (1937)
When a small-town girl is diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an ambitious newspaper man turns her into a national heroine. Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Carole Lombard , Fredric March , Charles Winninger . C-74 mins, CC,

6:00 PM IN NAME ONLY (1939)
A wealthy man falls for a widow but can't get his wife to divorce him. Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Carole Lombard , Cary Grant , Kay Francis . BW-95 mins, CC,

7:45 PM ALIBI MARK (1937)
In this short film, an out-of-work man finds himself falsely accused of murder. Vitaphone Release B41. Dir: Joseph Henabery Cast: Charles Withers , Carlyle Moore Jr. , Floyd Gibbons . BW-13 mins,

8:00 PM CARTOONS OF WINSOR MCCAY, THE (2014)
Animated compilation: Gertie the Dinosaur (1914), Little Nemo (1911), How a Mosquito Operates (1912), The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918), Bug Vaudeville (1921), The Pet (1921), The Flying House (1921), The Centaurs (1921), Gertie on Tour (1921) and Flip's Circus (1921). C-113 mins,

9:45 PM 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRAY STUDIOS (2014)
Animated compilation: The Artist's Dream (1913), How Animated Cartoons are Made (1919), Farmer Alfafa Sees New York (1916), The Circus (1920), The Mad Locomotive (1922), A Fitting Gift (1920), The Best Mouse Loses (1920), Colonel Heeza Liar, Detective (1923), Bobby Bump's Pup Gets the Flea-Enza (1919) and Dinky Doodle in Lost and Found (1926). BW-58 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 PM ANIMATION FROM VAN BEUREN STUDIOS (2014)
Animated compilation: The Fly's Bride (1929), A Swiss Trick (1931), Silvery Moon (1933), Rough on Rats (1933), A Little Bird Told Me (1934), The Wizard of Oz (1933), The Sunshine Makers (1935) and Pastry Town Wedding (1934). C-59 mins, CC,

12:15 AM ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED, THE (1927)
This silent silhouetted animation is based on the Arabian Nights' tales. Dir: Lotte Reiniger BW-67 mins,

1:30 AM GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (1939)
A human doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people locked in a foolish war. Dir: Dave Fleischer Cast: Jessica Dragonette , Lanny Ross , C-76 mins, CC,

3:00 AM MAGIC BOY (1960)
Animated adventures of a young man who studies magic to battle an evil witch. Dir: Akira Daikubara C-83 mins, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, THE (1969)
A bored boy enters a fantasy world where letters and numbers are at war. Dir: Chuck Jones Cast: Mel Blanc , Daws Butler , Candy Candido . C-89 mins, CC,

[CBHagman]

1. I didn't know the name Van Beuren, but the animation is familiar.