TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 28: National Silent Movie Day
Daytime theme: Department Store!
Evening and the early hours are devoted to silent films. 
And hey! We have a Robert Montgomery sighting. Norma Shearer puts in an appearance, too.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
12:30 AM
McLintock! (1963)
2h 7m | Western | TV-PG
A rancher contends with an estranged wife who wants a divorce and a college-aged daughter who's in love with the son of one of his enemies.
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast
John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne
2:45 AM
Firecreek (1968)
1h 44m | Western | TV-14
An aging sheriff, who vows for peaceful resolutions, is put to the test when a gang of hoodlums comes into town intent on taking it over.
Director
Vincent McEveety
Cast
James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens
4:30 AM
The Rounders (1965)
1h 25m | Comedy | TV-PG
Two ne'er-do-well cowpokes look for sex and easy money in the modern West.
Director
Burt Kennedy
Cast
Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Ane Langdon
6:00 AM
The Longest Night (1936)
51m | Crime | TV-G
A department-store head tries to stop a gangland plot.
Director
Errol Taggart
Cast
Robert Young, Florence Rice, Ted Healy
7:00 AM
Love in the Rough (1930)
1h 15m | Musical | TV-G
A shipping clerk bluffs his way into a country club to romance an heiress.
Director
Charles F. Reisner
Cast
Robert Montgomery, Dorothy Jordan, Benny Rubin
8:45 AM
Looking Forward (1933)
1h 22m | Drama | TV-G
A man fights to keep the family department store open during the Depression.
Director
Clarence Brown
Cast
Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Benita Hume
10:15 AM
Going Places (1938)
1h 25m | Musical | TV-G
A sporting-goods salesman poses as a jockey to stimulate sales.
Director
Ray Enright
Cast
Dick Powell, Anita Louise, Allen Jenkins
11:45 AM
Two Hearts in Wax Time (1935)
15m | Short | TV-G
After overindulging in alcohol, a department store employee witnesses the store's mannequins come to life.
Director
No Director Available
Cast
Frank Hayes, Sam McDaniel, Jay Eaton
12:15 PM
There Goes My Heart (1938)
1h 21m | Comedy | TV-G
An heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.
Director
Norman Z. McLeod
Cast
Fredric March, Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly
1:45 PM
Sweepings (1933)
1h 20m | Comedy | TV-G
A man spends his life building a successful business to pass on to his kids who are uninte...
Director
John Cromwell
Cast
Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan
3:15 PM
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
1h 19m | Romance | TV-G
Three roommates try to land rich husbands.
Director
Harry Beaumont
Cast
Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Dorothy Sebastian
5:00 PM
Employee's Entrance (1933)
1h 15m | Drama | TV-G
An unscrupulous department store manager stops at nothing to get what he wants.
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Cast
Warren William, Loretta Young, Wallace Ford
6:30 PM
The Big Store (1941)
1h 20m | Comedy | TV-G
A detective and his zany pals take over a failing department store.
Director
Charles Riesner
Cast
Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: NATIONAL SILENT MOVIE DAY
8:00 PM
The Beloved Rogue (1927)
1h 43m
A romantic adventure film loosely based on the life of a 15th century French poet.
Director
Alan Crosland
Cast
John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Marceline Day
10:00 PM
The First Degree (1923)
A rural melodrama featuring downtrodden everyman Sam Purdy, whose string of personal and professional misfortunes is caused by his blackmailing half-brother.
Director
Edward Sedgwick
Cast
Frank Mayo, Sylvia Breamer, Philo McCullough
11:30 PM
Beverly of Graustark (1926)
1h 10m | Comedy
A gender-bending comedy involving impersonation and a plot against royalty.
Director
Sidney Franklin
Cast
Marion Davies, Antonio Moreno, Creighton Hale
1:00 AM
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005)
Documentary | TV-PG
Film clips and interviews tell the story of MGM 'boy wonder' Irving Thalberg.
Director
No Director Available
Cast
No Cast Information Available.
2:15 AM
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
1h 16m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, a scientist flees his tragic past to become a circus clown.
Director
Victor Seastrom
Cast
Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert
2:30 AM
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
1h 16m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, a scientist flees his tragic past to become a circus clown.
Director
Victor Seastrom
Cast
Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert
3:45 AM
Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926)
Drama | TV-G
A Prohibition-era film with an all-Black cast. A man's drinking brings a host of personal and professional woes.
Director
No Director Available
Cast
Charles Gilpin, Myra Burwell, Lawrence Chenault