TCM Schedule for Sunday October 18, 2020 - Almost Lost

Tonight spotlights rarely seen films from two African-American filmmakers who both died young.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
2h 3m | Drama | TV-G
The famed writer risks his reputation to defend a Jewish army officer accused of treason.
Director: William Dieterle. Cast: Paul Muni, Joseph Schildkraut, Gale Sondergaard

8:15 AM His Girl Friday (1940)
1h 32m | Comedy | TV-G
An unscrupulous editor plots to keep his star reporter-and ex-wife-from re-marrying.
Director: Howard Hawks. Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy

10:00 AM Destination Murder (1950)
1h 12m | Crime | TV-PG
A woman infiltrates the mob to find her father's killer.
Director: Edward L. Cahn. Cast: Joyce Mackenzie, Stanley Clements, Hurd Hatfield

11:45 AM The Good Earth (1937)
2h 18m | Drama | TV-PG
Epic adaptation of the Pearl Buck classic about Chinese farmers battling the elements.
Director: Sidney Franklin. Cast: Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly.

2:15 PM Written on the Wind (1957)
1h 32m | Drama | TV-PG
A young woman marries into a corrupt oil family then falls for her husband's best friend.
Director: Douglas Sirk. Cast: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack

4:00 PM Dear Heart (1964)
1h 54m | Comedy | TV-PG
A middle-aged postmistress falls for an engaged man during a convention in New York.
Director: Delbert Mann. Cast: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Michael Anderson Jr.

6:00 PM Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
1h 45m | Comedy | TV-MA
A housewife travels back in time to change the fate of her shotgun wedding.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Cast: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Catherine Hicks

8:00 PM Cane River (1982)
1h 30m | Drama | TV-14
A forbidden romance develops in rural Louisiana.
Director: Horace B Jenkins. Cast: Richard Romain, Tommye Myrick.

10:00 PM Losing Ground (1982)
1h 26m | Comedy | TV-14
A philosophy professor responds to her husband's philandering by pursuing fulfillment on her own.
Director: Kathleen Collins. Cast: Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones


12:00 AM Exit Smiling (1926)
1h 12m | Comedy | TV-G
In this silent film, the worst actress in a theatrical company turns out to be their only hope of survival.
Director: Sam Taylor. Cast: Beatrice Lillie, Jack Pickford, Doris Lloyd

2:00 AM I am Waiting (1957)
1h 30m | Drama | TV-PG
An ex-boxer saves a suicidal club singer trying to escape from her gangster boss.
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara. Cast: Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Isamu Kosugi

3:45 AM A Colt Is My Passport (1967)
Drama | TV-14
A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.
Director: Takashi Nomura. Cast: Jo Shishido, Chitose Kobayashi, Jerry Fujio

5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #5 (1955)
25m | Documentary | TV-G
Tony Martin performs in a clip from "Till the Clouds Roll By"; John Hodiak introduces a clip from "Trial." Hosted by George Murphy.