TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 9: To Tell the Truth

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Wednesday, November 9th, 2016

12:30 AM
LIMELIGHT (1952)

A broken-down comic sacrifices everything to give a young dancer a shot at the big time.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin , Claire Bloom , Nigel Bruce .
BW-138 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
SOUTHERNER, THE (1945)

A sharecropper fights the elements to start his own farm.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Zachary Scott , Betty Field , J. Carrol Naish .
BW-91 mins, CC,

4:45 AM
BLACK BOOK, THE (1949)

Opponents plot to bring down Robespierre during the French Revolution.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Robert Cummings , Richard Basehart , Richard Hart .
BW-89 mins, CC,

6:15 AM
KID, THE (1921)

In this silent comedy, an adoptive father schemes to keep his son.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Jackie Coogan , Edna Purviance , Carl Miller .
BW-53 mins,

7:15 AM
OLIVER TWIST (1922)

A young orphan falls in with a man training children to be thieves.
Dir: Frank Lloyd Cast: Jackie Coogan , Lon Chaney , Gladys Brockwell .
BW-74 mins,

8:45 AM
400 BLOWS, THE (1959)

A 12-year-old boy turns to crime to escape family problems.
Dir: François Truffaut Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud , Guy Decomble , Claire Maurier .
BW-100 mins, Letterbox Format

10:30 AM
WOMAN OF AFFAIRS, A (1928)

Prejudice keeps a free spirit from the man she loves, triggering a series of tragedies.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Greta Garbo , John Gilbert , Lewis Stone .
BW-91 mins,

12:15 PM
LOVE AFFAIR (1939)

Near-tragic misunderstandings threaten a shipboard romance.
Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Irene Dunne , Charles Boyer , Maria Ouspenskaya .
BW-88 mins, CC,

1:45 PM
LEARNING TREE, THE (1969)

A black boy growing up in Kansas dreams of a better life in this film version of director Gordon Parks's autobiography.
Dir: Gordon Parks Cast: Kyle Johnson , Alex Clarke , Estelle Evans .
C-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 PM
EAST OF EDEN (1955)

Two brothers compete for their father's approval and a woman's love.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Julie Harris , James Dean , Raymond Massey .
C-118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM
SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956)

True story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Joseph Buloff , Sal Mineo , Everett Sloane .
BW-113 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: TO TELL THE TRUTH

8:00 PM
TO TELL THE TRUTH: THE STRATEGY OF TRUTH (EPISODE 2) (2016)

Film clips explore the use of documentary film during World War II.
C-57 mins, CC,

9:15 PM
PRELUDE TO WAR (1943)

The rise of the fascists in Germany and Italy and Japan's growing aggression put the world on the brink of war.
Cast: Walter Huston , Capt. Anthony Veiller ,
BW-52 mins,

10:15 PM
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A JEEP, THE (1943)

A jeep explains how it proved its worth during World War II.
Dir: Irving Lerner
BW-9 mins,

10:30 PM
NEGRO SOLDIER, THE (1944)

Documentary cameras capture the contributions of African-American soldiers during World War II.
Dir: Capt. Stuart Heisler Cast: Pvt. Robert Brooks , Capt. Colin Kelly , Sgt. Meyer Levin .
BW-41 mins,

11:30 PM
DECEMBER 7TH (1943)

After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. fights to survive the early days of World War II.
Dir: Gregg Toland Cast: Walter Huston , Harry Davenport , Dana Andrews .
BW-82 mins,

1:00 AM
BATTLE OF MIDWAY, THE (1942)

Actual battle footage documents the U.S.' heroic stand against the Japanese on Midway Island.
Dir: John Ford
BW-18 mins,

1:30 AM
TO TELL THE TRUTH: THE STRATEGY OF TRUTH (EPISODE 2) (2016)

Film clips explore the use of documentary film during World War II.
C-57 mins, CC,

2:45 AM
COMBAT CAMERA: THE PACIFIC (2001)

A compilation of original, uncensored newsreels from Movietone News, Universal Newsreel and the U.S. Navy.
C-150 mins,

5:15 AM
SAN PIETRO (1944)

This documentary short is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy where 1,100 US soldiers were killed.
Dir: John Huston
BW-38 mins,