TCM November Schedule

[silentfilm]

I think that Turner Classic Movies is showing more silents in November than ever before. There is also a new documentary series playing around many of these: "Moguls and Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood".

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/month/?cid=&oid=11/1/2010

1 Monday
9:00 PM The Films of Thomas Edison (1893)
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11:00 PM Moguls and Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Episode One - Peepshow Pioneers (2010)
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12:00 AM D.W. Griffith with Biograph (1909)
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2:00 AM The Films of Georges Melies (1896)
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4:00 AM Silent Shakespeare (1899)
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5:30 AM Ramona (1910)
In this silent short, a rancher's daughter runs off with a Native. Cast: Mary Pickford, Henry B. Walthall, Francis J. Grandon. Dir: D.W. Griffith. C-17 mins, TV-PG


3 Wednesday
1:15 AM When Comedy Was King (1959)
A compilation of funny moments from the top comedians of the silent era. BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC

4:30 AM Show People (1928)
In this silent film, a small-town girl tries to make it in Hollywood. Cast: Marion Davies, William Haines, Polly Moran. Dir: King Vidor. BW-79 mins, TV-G



7 Sunday
8:00 PM Metropolis (1927)
In this silent film, a city of the future is threatened with destruction when a wealthy corporate leader enlists a mad scientist to put down labor reformers. Cast: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge. Dir: Fritz Lang. BW-120 mins, TV-PG
11:00 PM Metropolis Refound (2010)
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12:00 AM Spies (1928)
Cast: Dir: C-0 mins,

8 Monday
9:00 PM Traffic In Souls (1913)
Two young innocents are lured into the world of prostitution. Cast: Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, William Turner. Dir: George Loane Tucker. BW-88 mins, TV-PG
10:30 PM Heart of an Indian, The (1912)
Natives kidnap a baby from a white settlement to replace a warrior's lost child. Cast: Francis Ford, Ann Little, Grace Cunard. Dir: Thomas H. Ince. BW-32 mins,
11:00 PM Moguls and Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Episode Two - The Birth of Hollywood (2010)
Cast: Dir: C-0 mins,
12:00 AM Birth Of A Nation, The (1915)
In this silent film, families from the North and the South fight to survive the Civil War and its aftermath. Cast: Henry B. Walthall, Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish. Dir: D.W. Griffith. BW-190 mins, TV-PG
3:15 AM Within Our Gates (1920)
In this silent film, a black schoolteacher finds the battle against racism is everywhere when she goes North to raise money for better schools. Cast: Evelyn Preer, Flo Clements, James D. Ruffin. Dir: Oscar Micheaux. BW-78 mins, TV-14
4:45 AM Blot, The (1921)
Families from opposite ends of the economic scale are drawn together. Cast: Phillip Hubbard, Margaret McWade, Claire Windsor. Dir: Lois Weber. BW-91 mins, TV-G


10 Wednesday
8:00 PM Immigrant, The (1915)
An immigrant gets into a variety of scrapes on the road to the U.S. Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell. Dir: Charles Chaplin. BW-20 mins,
8:45 PM Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
A U.S. spy infiltrates the German Army disguised as a woman. Cast: Brothwell Browne, Ford Sterling, Malcolm St. Clair. Dir: F. Richard Jones. BW-58 mins,


11:15 PM Poor Little Rich Girl, The (1917)
A neglected rich girl's health crisis shows her and her parents some bitter truths. Cast: Mary Pickford, Madlaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley. Dir: Maurice Tourneur. BW-65 mins,
12:30 AM Coward, The (1915)
A Confederate deserter stumbles on the chance to redeem himself. Cast: Frank Keenan, Charles Ray, Gertrude Claire. Dir: Reginald Barker, Thomas H. Ince. BW-77 mins,
2:00 AM Squaw Man, The (1914)
In this silent film, a wrongly accused man escapes to the West and takes an Indian bride. Cast: Dick La Strange, Foster Knox, Joe E. Singleton. Dir: Cecile B. DeMille. BW-74 mins, TV-PG
3:30 AM Mark of Zorro, The (1920)
In this silent film, a Mexican Robin Hood harasses corrupt Spanish invaders. Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite de la Motte, Noah Beery. Dir: Fred Niblo. BW-107 mins, TV-G

14 Sunday
12:30 AM Hoodlum, The (1919)
A spoiled rich girl fights for her life when she's trapped in the slums. Cast: Mary Pickford, Ralph Lewis, Kenneth Harlan. Dir: Sidney Franklin. BW-78 mins


15 Monday
9:00 PM Sunrise (1927)
In this silent film, a farmer's affair with a city woman almost destroys his life. Cast: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Bodil Rosing. Dir: F.W. Murnau. BW-94 mins, TV-PG
11:00 PM Moguls and Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Episode Three - The Dream Merchants (2010)
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12:00 AM Iron Horse, The (1924)
A pony express rider honors his father's memory by helping build the transcontinental railway. Cast: George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull. Dir: John Ford. BW-133 mins,
2:30 AM Flesh And The Devil (1926)
In this silent film, a femme fatale comes between childhood friends. Cast: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-113 mins, TV-PG
4:30 AM Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
In this silent film, a young Argentine fights for France, his father's country, in World War I. Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, Nigel De Brulier. Dir: Rex Ingram. BW-133 mins, TV-G


17 Wednesday
8:00 PM Kid, The (1921)
In this silent comedy, an adoptive father schemes to keep his son. Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan. Dir: Charles Chaplin. BW-50 mins, TV-G
9:00 PM Pilgrim, The (1923)
In this silent film, an escaped convict poses as the new pastor of a small-town church. Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin. Dir: Charles Chaplin. BW-40 mins, TV-G
10:00 PM Moguls and Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Episode Three - The Dream Merchants (2010)
Cast: Dir: C-0 mins,
11:15 PM One Week (1920)
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11:45 PM Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)
In this silent film, a student tries to win a rival captain's daughter after taking over his father's riverboat. Cast: Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron. Dir: Charles Reisner. BW-69 mins, TV-G
1:00 AM Safety Last! (1923)
In this silent film, a small-town boy out to impress his girlfriend scales a skyscraper in the big city. Cast: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young. Dir: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor. BW-73 mins, TV-G
2:30 AM It (1927)
A shop girl turns party girl to land her boss. Cast: Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno, Gary Cooper. Dir: Clarence Badger. BW-77 mins, TV-G
4:00 AM Show People (1928)
In this silent film, a small-town girl tries to make it in Hollywood. Cast: Marion Davies, William Haines, Polly Moran. Dir: King Vidor. BW-79 mins, TV-G


18 Thursday
6:00 AM Fool's Luck (1926)
In this silent short, an eviction notice sends a young man on a series of perilous adventures. Cast: Lupino Lane, George Davis, Virginia Vance. Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. BW-15 mins,

21 Sunday
12:00 AM Viking, The (1929)
Norse half-brothers vie for a throne and for the same woman. Dir: Richard Fleischer. BW-90 mins, TV-PG


28 Sunday
12:00 AM Where East Is East (1929)
An animal trapper in Indochina fights to keep his former mistress from destroying their daughter's life. Cast: Lon Chaney, Lupe Velez, Estelle Taylor. Dir: Tod Browning. BW-67 mins,

[boblipton]

Some of these seem awfully short....

Bob

[Gagman 66]

The November schedule is very exciting for the return of THE VIKING, and Chaney's WHERE EAST IS EAST. Plus the premier's of the newly restored versions of Pickford's POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, and THE HOODLUM. I guess they are running those rather than the new SPARROWS? Maybe that will still be shown too come December? Sure hope so? Is SPIES a TCM premier?

On the definite downside, I'm perplexed as to why THE KID is listed at just 50 Minutes? The film certainly doesn't need anymore cut's than it has already suffered.

[Sisterluke]

The November schedule is very exciting for the return of THE VIKING, and Chaney's WHERE EAST IS EAST. Plus the premier's of the newly restored versions of Pickford's POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, and THE HOODLUM. I guess they are running those rather than the new SPARROWS? Maybe that will still be shown too come December? Sure hope so? Is SPIES a TCM premier?

On the definite downside, I'm perplexed as to why THE KID is listed at just 50 Minutes? The film certainly doesn't need anymore cut's than it has already suffered.

Also I find it interesting that they are showing Ramona(1910) for the third time this year as if thats the only Pickford biograph TCM has in their library.

They should show Willful Peggy instead.

[Gagman 66]

LO! I glanced over YANKEE DOODLE IN BERLIN! Hope that is a brand new restoration. I've seen the old Grapevine print, but it was very incomplete. Nice to have something with Marie Prevost. The guy who does the Theda Bara Impression is simply hilarious! Did Theda really dance that way??? I guess that we will probably never know?

Yeah, RAMONA (1910)? I want RAMONA 1928! Good to see IT running again, but it could certainly be broadcast at a better hour.

[drednm]

and Show People twice? No other Davies or Haines silents to show?? Wasn't The Fair Co-Ed restored a few years ago??

[Marilyn Slater]

Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood will roll out with a new episode every Monday, beginning November 1st and finishing in mid-December on TCM
I received an email from Wilkman Productions; Mabel Normand appears in Episode 2 (The Birth of Hollywood), which will air November 8th. Jon Wilkman, the creator is doing interviews on October 6th, so we will know more after that. They are using some of the stuff from Looking for Mabel when they cover our Mabel. Christopher Plummer will narrate each of the one hour TCM's Seven-Part Series; I will post more information as it comes my way and would like to know what others might know about how she is covered.
Elise Crane Derby, West LA City Editor of Savvy Source has seen an early version and from what she said in an email they talk quite a lot about Mabel - her acting, directing, personal life, and death. Also she found it interesting how much they talk about women in film through the 50's.

[Richard P. May]

THE VIKING was made in 2-color Technicolor. It's surprising that TCM would be showing it in B&W.

[rudyfan]

THE VIKING was made in 2-color Technicolor. It's surprising that TCM would be showing it in B&W.

Perhaps this is a error in the listing? I know they've shown it in the 2 color Technicolor print in the past.

let's hope it's an error in the program listing.

[Gary Newman]

Is that the new restoration of Metropolis TCM is showing on November 7? It's listed at 120 minutes, but it's in a three hour slot.

[Gagman 66]

Gary, Rudy Fan,

Yes it will be the new restoration. And the THE VIKING should be in Color. Anyone having trouble accessing the TCM Forums. I am unable to access any thread. I can read the names of them, but that is all. Very frustrated. Still don't know the January schedule because I can't get through to the link.

[drednm]

The Squaw Man.... Since I'm reading the DeMille bio by Scott Eyman, I'll try this one again although I remember not liking it much.

Also worth looking at Yankee Doodle in Berlin which I remember being slapsticky and funny in places...

[Lokke Heiss]

12:00 AM Viking, The (1929)
Norse half-brothers vie for a throne and for the same woman. Dir: Richard Fleischer. BW-90 mins, TV-PG

Look at the director and log line. Perhaps the fine folks at TCM are a might confused. Or maybe Fleischer's career lasted a lot longer than I thought, and he's doing a DeMille and in the late '50s, he remade his version of 10 Commandments?

[drednm]

Good catch..... and I like Moxie

[Marilyn Slater]

"Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood" documentary will include a five-city tour http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/tmc20 ... sstars.htm

[Brooksie]

3 Wednesday
1:15 AM When Comedy Was King (1959)
A compilation of funny moments from the top comedians of the silent era. BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC

4:30 AM Show People (1928)
In this silent film, a small-town girl tries to make it in Hollywood. Cast: Marion Davies, William Haines, Polly Moran. Dir: King Vidor. BW-79 mins, TV-G

I'd stay up late for that double

`When Comedy Was King' includes the beautiful sequence from `A Pair of Tights' where Marion Byron can't keep the icecream in her cone. She and Anita Garvin slay me.

[Lzcutter]

Re: Movies and Moguls, each week for seven weeks a new episode will premiere on Monday nights.

Beginning the second week, the previous week's episode will have an encore screening prior to the premiere of the new episode.

In April at a discussion about the film, Tom Brown, VP of Original Programming for TCM, thought the entire seven-part series would run back to back towards the end of December.

Don't know if that has changed or not.