TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 6: Classic Movie Puppets, Part 1

TCM's daytime theme is Eccentric Artists, and is "eccentric" ever an understatement.

And I hope none of you are given to having nightmares, because this evening TCM is starting its Classic Movie Puppets two-parter with the decidedly creepy type of puppets in films such as the Ealing Studios classic Dead of Night and the 1978 Magic, which features Anthony Hopkins' memorable turn as a ventriloquist.

For a comic relief, there are Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy shorts. No word on whether Mortimer Snerd will be on hand; you'll just have to watch and find out.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

1:15 AM
Road to Singapore (1940)
1h 24m | Musical | TV-G
A runaway tycoon and his sailor buddy try to con their way through the South Seas.
Director
Victor Schertzinger
Cast
Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope

3:00 AM
The Vagabond Lover (1929)
1h 5m | Musical | TV-G
A small-town boy finds fame and romance when he joins a dance band.
Director
Marshall Neilan
Cast
Rudy Vallee, Sally Blane, Marie Dressler

4:15 AM
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
1h 50m | Comedy | TV-G
A PR worker in a space laboratory is suspected of being a spy because she calls her dog (Vladimir) on the phone.
Director
Frank Tashlin
Cast
Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey

6:15 AM
I Dood It (1943)
1h 42m | Comedy | TV-G
A tailor nurses an unrequited crush on a stage star.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Cast
Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Richard Ainley



8:00 AM
House of Wax (1953)
1h 28m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-PG
Ghoulish shenanigans, creepy goings-on, and bloody mayhem all register to full effect in the Wax Museum.
Director
Andre DeToth
Cast
Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk



9:45 AM
Hands of a Stranger (1962)
1h 25m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-PG
A concert pianist loses his hands in an accident but gets a new pair from an enterprising surgeon.
Director
Newt Arnold
Cast
Paul Lukather, Joan Harvey, James Stapleton

11:30 AM
The Horse's Mouth (1958)
1h 36m | Comedy | TV-PG
Recently released from jail, painter Gulley Jimson needs money to live and to buy art supplies.
Director
Ronald Neame
Cast
Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston

1:15 PM
Convicts 4 (1962)
1h 45m | Drama | TV-PG
A convicted killer discovers a talent for art while behind bars.
Director
Millard Kaufman
Cast
Ben Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Ray Walston

3:15 PM
Lust for Life (1956)
2h 2m | Drama | TV-PG
An intense and imaginative artist, Van Gogh possesses undeniable talent but is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Cast
Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald

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5:30 PM
8 1/2 (1963)
2h 20m | Drama | TV-PG
A film director, suffering from a lack of creative inspiration, retreats into a world of fantasies and remembrances of the women in his past and present.
Director
Federico Fellini
Cast
Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée



WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: CLASSIC MOVIE PUPPETS, PART 1

8:00 PM
Two Boobs in a Balloon (1935)
9m | Short
In this short film, Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy take a flight.
Director
Lloyd French
Cast
Almira Sessions, Edgar Bergen, Edwin B. Dupar

8:15 PM
Nut Guilty (1936)
10m | Comedy | TV-G
This comedic short film presents Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy.
Director
Lloyd French
Cast
Edith Brandell, Frank Lillo, Donald MacBride

8:30 PM
Dead of Night (1945)
1h 44m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-14
Guests at a country estate share stories of the supernatural.
Director
Alberto Cavalcanti
Cast
Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Michael Redgrave



10:30 PM
Magic (1978)
1h 47m | Drama | TV-MA
Magician's assistant Corky performs disastrously at his first solo appearance. He is given a ventriloquist dummy called Fats to improve his act and within a few years Corky is at the height of fame.
Director
Richard Attenborough
Cast
Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Mary Munday



12:30 AM
Shanks (1974)
1h 33m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-PG
A mute puppeteer discovers how to manipulate dead bodies.
Director
William Castle
Cast
Marcel Marceau, Biff Manard, Phil Adams

2:15 AM
The Unholy Three (1930)
1h 12m | Crime | TV-G
A ventriloquist, a strong man and a midget form a criminal alliance.
Director
Jack Conway
Cast
Lon Chaney, Lila Lee, Elliott Nugent

3:45 AM
Here We Go Again (1942)
1h 17m | Comedy | TV-G
While on their second honeymoon, Fibber McGee and Molly get mixed up with con men.
Director
Allan Dwan
Cast
Edgar Bergen, Fibber McGee And Molly, Harold Peary

5:15 AM
Bring on the Girls (1937)
10m | Short | TV-G
In this comedic short, Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist dummy partner Charlie McCarthy introduce the acts of a vaudeville show.
Director
No Director Available
Cast
Edgar Bergen, Jerry Goff, Jack Kerr