TCM Schedule for Sunday September 12, 2021 - Star of the Month: Paul Robeson

Plus: Imports has an early film from Krzysztof Kieslowski that was banned by the Polish government for 5 years.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 am Born to Dance (1936)
1h 48m | Musical | TV-G
A sailor on leave helps a young dancer make it to the top on Broadway.
Director: Roy Del Ruth. Cast: Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce

8:00 am Follow the Fleet (1936)
1h 50m | Musical | TV-G
Two sailors on leave romance a dance-hall hostess and her prim sister.
Director: Mark Sandrich. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott

10:00 am Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
1h 23m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster's girlfriend.
Director: Richard Quine. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin Mccarthy

11:45 am From Here to Eternity (1953)
1h 58m | Drama | TV-PG
Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II.
Director: Fred Zinnemann. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr

2:00 pm The Awful Truth (1937)
1h 30m | Comedy | TV-PG
A divorced couple experiences a series of adventures, which brings them closer together.
Director: Leo Mccarey. Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy

3:45 pm Zorba the Greek (1964)
2h 22m | Drama | TV-14
An amoral Greek peasant teaches a British student the meaning of life.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis. Cast: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas

6:15 pm The Prisoner Of Second Avenue (1974)
1h 45m | Comedy | TV-PG
A suddenly unemployed executive and his understanding wife must adapt to their new life.
Director: Melvin Frank. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Elizabeth Wilson, Anne Bancroft

8:00 pm Show Boat (1936)
1h 50m | Musical | TV-G
Riverboat entertainers find love, laughs and hardships as they sail along "Old Man River."
Director: James Whale. Cast: Irene Dunne, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson

10:15 pm Sanders of the River (1935)
1h 38m | Adventure | TV-14
A British District Officer in Nigeria fights against gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.
Director: Zoltan Korda. Cast: Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks, Nina Mae Mckinney

11:45 pm Big Fella (1937)
1h 13m | Drama
A street-wise but honest dockworker struggles with deep issues of integrity and human values.
Director: J. Elder Wills. Cast: Eldon Grant, James Hayter, Paul Robeson

1:15 am Mare Nostrum (1926)
1h 50m | Silent | TV-PG
In this silent film, a Spanish army captain falls for a German spy.
Director: Rex Ingram. Cast: Antonio Moreno, Alice Terry, Apollon

3:15 am Blind Chance (1981)
2h 2m | Drama
A young man suddenly quits medical school, catches a train out of town and eventually becomes a leading light in a Communist youth group. Or... he misses the train and finds God plus the love of a complicated Jewish woman.
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski. Cast: Boguslaw Linda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz