TCM Schedule for Saturday October 1, 2022 - Metropolis, Forbidden Planet, On the Waterfront

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TCM Schedule for Saturday October 1, 2022

Star(s) of the Month for October: ROBOTS (Press the YouTube link below for an appropriate atmospheric soundtrack while you're reading these listings.)

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Highlights: Inherit the Wind, Metropolis, Forbidden Planet, On the Waterfront.






12:00 AM Inherit the Wind (1960)

True story of a Tennessee schoolteacher who went on trial in 1925 for teaching Darwin's theories.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly
Runtime: 127 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:15 AM Short: Always on Sunday (1962)
Two undertakers have some fun at the beach before it's time go in and punch the clock. Drag spoof of "Never On Sunday."
Dir: Ray Harrison Cast: null
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Comedy. Rating: TV-PG CC: N


2:45 AM Short: What Really Happened to Baby Jane (1963)



Drag spoof of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane."
Dir: Ray Harrison Cast: null
Runtime: 31 mins Genre: Comedy. Rating: null CC: N


3:15 AM Short: The Roman Springs on Mrs. Stone (1963)
Drag parody of 1961 film of Tennessee Williams novel.
Dir: Connie B. DeMille. Cast: Michele Lay, Antonio Vierra.
Runtime: 31 mins Genre: null Rating: null CC: N


3:30 AM Short: Spy on the Fly (1967)
James Bond/Mission: Impossible-themed drag parody.
Dir: Ray Harrison. Cast: Warren Flemming.
Runtime: 43 mins Genre: Comedy. Rating: null CC: N


4:00 AM All About Alice (1972)
A female impersonator leads a cast of non-professional actors in a spoof of the film "All About Eve."
Dir: Ray Harrison Cast: Warren Fremming, Chuck Bratton, Wallace Fredericks
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: null CC:


5:15 AM Drug Stories (2019)
A compilation of classroom scare films about the dangers of using drugs.
Dir: null Cast: null
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


6:15 AM The Heavenly Body (1943)
An astronomer's neglected wife takes up astrology and a handsome astrologer.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, James Craig
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:00 AM MGM Cartoon: Jerky Turkey (1945)
During colonial times, a hapless pilgrim matches wits with a turkey.
Dir: Tex Avery (fred) Cast: null
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:08 AM Short: The Face Behind the Mask (1938)
This focuses on the historical mystery of France's man in the iron mask.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: John Nesbitt, Leonard Penn, Harry Worth
Runtime: 10 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


8:19 AM Short: Visiting Virginia (1947)
This short film focuses on the agriculture, history, and natural wonders of Virginia.
Dir: James H Smith Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, Nathaniel Finston, James A. Fitzpatrick
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:28 AM White Bondage (1937)
A reporter risks lynching to prove that share croppers are being cheated.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Jean Muir, Gordon Oliver, Howard Phillips
Runtime: 60 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: N


9:30 AM Crossed Trails (1935)
Tarzan goes to Guatemala to find his lost friend and help discover hidden treasure.
Dir: Edward Kull, Wilbur McGaugh Cast: Ula Holt, Edward Kull, Merrill McCormick
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Action Rating: TV-G CC: Y


10:00 AM Cartoon: Popeye, the Ace of Space (1953) (TCM Premiere)
Popeye is abducted by the crew of a Martian space ship and taken to their planet for experiments. He barely survives all kinds of incredible tests and is saved in the nick of time by a gulp of spinach.
Dir: null Cast: Jack Mercer
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC:


10:08 AM In Fast Company (1946)
The Bowery Boys get wrapped up in a taxi war.
Dir: Del Lord Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Jane Randolph
Runtime: 61 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:30 AM Short: The Golden Equator (1956)
This focuses on the evolving country of Ecuador.
Dir: Hamilton Wright Cast: Fred Manness, Joseph Gibson, Milton Meade
Runtime: 17 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


12:00 PM Captain Caution (1940)
When a ship's captain dies at war, his daughter takes command.
Dir: Richard Wallace Cast: Victor Mature, Louise Platt, Leo Carrillo
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: N


1:45 PM Animation: Gulliver's Travels (1939)



An English sailor is washed ashore in the land of Liliput, where everyone is about two inches tall.
Dir: Dave Fleischer Cast: Jessica Dragonette, Lanny Ross, Robert Bentley
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y


3:15 PM Ship of Fools (1965)



Passengers on a steamship in the '30s struggle with their tangled relations and the rise of Nazism.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Jose Ferrer
Runtime: 149 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


6:00 PM On the Waterfront (1954)



A brutally realistic tour de force, this timeless classic is based on a series of Pulitzer prize-winning newspaper articles, chronicling the conflict between a corrupt labor boss and a crusading Catholic priest.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

STAR(S) OF THE MONTH: ROBOTS

8:00 PM Metropolis (1926)


Trailer.


Movie theme.


The cityscape.

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Maria's transformation.

In this film, a city of the future is threatened with destruction when a wealthy corporate leader enlists a mad scientist to put down labor reformers. This influential German science-fiction film presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated by mistreated workers. When the privileged youth Freder (Gustav Fröhlich) discovers the grim scene under the city, he becomes intent on helping the workers. He befriends the rebellious teacher Maria (Brigitte Helm), but this puts him at odds with his authoritative father, leading to greater conflict.

(Note: There is a novelization of the movie written by Thea von Harbou, who was director Fritz Lang's wife, and a collaborator in the creation of the film. The Kindle ebook can be found for 99 cents on Amazon.)

Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel.
Runtime: 153 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-PG CC: N


10:45 PM Forbidden Planet (1956)





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Music from "Forbidden Planet."

A futuristic version of Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Dir: Fred Mcleod Wilcox Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


12:30 AM NOIR ALLEY: The Red House (1947)
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Lon Mccallister, Judith Anderson
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:30 AM Trapeze (1956)
An aging trapeze star and his protege fall for the same woman.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:30 AM At the Circus (1939)



The Marx Bros. team up to keep a circus from going bankrupt.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y