TCM Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 - Singin' in the Rain, Hamlet, THX 1138

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TCM Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 - Singin' in the Rain, Hamlet, THX 1138

STAR(S) OF THE MONTH: ROBOTS

Highlights: Singin' In The Rain, Hamlet, THX 1138, Gidget



12:15 AM Singin' In the Rain (1952)







A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Debbie Reynolds remarked many years later that making this movie and surviving childbirth were the two hardest things she'd ever had to do. The filming experience was particularly unpleasant due to her harsh treatment by perfectionist Gene Kelly. Decades later, Kelly expressed remorse about his behavior: "I wasn't nice to Debbie. It's a wonder she still speaks to me."

Trivia: For the "Make 'em Laugh" number, Gene Kelly asked Donald O'Connor to revive a trick he had done as a young dancer: running up a wall and completing a somersault. The number was so physically taxing that O'Connor, who smoked four packs of cigarettes a day at the time, ended up in a hospital bed for a week after its completion. He suffered from exhaustion and painful carpet burns. Unfortunately, an accident ruined all of the initial footage, so after a brief rest O'Connor agreed to do the difficult number all over again.

SPOTLIGHT: DAVID LYNCH

2:15 AM Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
In the folksy town of Deerfield, Wash., FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, ...
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Kyle Maclachlan
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


4:45 AM Short: Six Men Getting Sick (1966)
Six cartoon figures vomit repeatedly.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: David Lynch, David Lynch, David Lynch
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


4:45 AM Short: The Alphabet (1968)
This presents a sick woman's nightmare involving living representations of the alphabet.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Peggy Lynch, Robert Cullum, David Lynch
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


4:45 AM Short: The Grandmother (1970)
A boy plants a seed that grows into a grandmother.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Richard White, Dorothy Mcginnis, Virginia Maitland
Runtime: 33 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-14 CC: N


4:45 AM Short: The Amputee, Version 1 (1974)
A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Catherine E. Coulson, David Lynch, Herbert Cardwell
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


4:45 AM Short: The Amputee, Version 2 (1974)
A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Catherine E. Coulson, David Lynch, Herbert Cardwell
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


4:45 AM Short: Premonitions Following an Evil Deed (1995)
Police discover a naked dead body.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Pam Pierrocish, Clyde Small, Jeff Alperi
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-14 CC: N


6:00 AM The League of Gentlemen (1960)
An ex-colonel blackmails a group of officers into helping him rob a bank.
Dir: Basil Dearden Cast: Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


8:00 AM Short: Cartoon: Peace on Earth (1939)
Two squirrel children get a story from their grandfather on Christmas Eve how about mankind ended in violence.
Dir: Hugh Harman Cast: null
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:10 AM Short: The Man in the Barn (1937)
This short film examines several stories revolving around John Wilkes Booth.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Carey Wilson, Erville Alderson, Virginia Brissac
Runtime: 10 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:21 AM Short: Voices of Venice (1951)
This short film captures the unique architectural essence and various personal experiences of the city of Venice.
Dir: null Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, James A. Fitzpatrick, Howard Nelson
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:30 AM The Lawless Frontier (1935)
Two gunmen team up to take on a Mexican bandit who's done them both wrong.
Dir: R. N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Jack Rockwell
Runtime: 59 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: N


9:30 AM River Perils (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's Mirthday (1953)
Olive and Popeye's three nephews are planning a surprise birthday party for him. When he arrives early, Olive instructs them to delay him and you can imagine the madness they create for Popeye. Just as his patience is worn out, he is surprised to learn the reason for it all.
Dir: null Cast: Jack Mercer, Jack Mercer, Jack Mercer
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC:


10:08 AM Angels in Disguise (1949)
The Bowery Boys go undercover to expose a gang.
Dir: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:30 AM Short: The Policy Girl (1934)
An insurance salesmen tries to use his sister to sell a policy.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Gracie Worth, Mitzi Mayfair, Donald Novis
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


12:00 PM The Four Feathers (1939)
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
Dir: Zoltan Korda Cast: John Clements, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith
Runtime: 130 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:15 PM Hamlet (1948)





The melancholy Dane flirts with insanity while trying to prove his uncle murdered his father.
Dir: Laurence Olivier Cast: Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney
Runtime: 155 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


5:00 PM Raintree County (1957)
In this sumptuous Civil War story, a willful southern belle goes mad out of fear that she may be part black.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint
Runtime: 187 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 PM THX 1138 (1971)

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In an underground, totalitarian society in the future, sexuality has been outlawed and constant sedation of men and women is mandatory. But THX 1138 and his female roommate LUH 3417 have been cutting back on their medications and have fallen in love, so THX 1138 is imprisoned for drug evasion and misconduct.

Dir: George Lucas Cast: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: George Lucas has worked the title of this film, or parts of it, in some of his other films. In American Graffiti (1973), the license plate of one car is "THX 138". In Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), a reference is made to "prison cell 1138". The cinema sound certification his company developed is called "THX". In Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), one of the battle droid's number is "1138," which is seen when all of the battle droids have been shut down.

10:00 PM Robocop (1987)






In the not-to-distant-future, a newly transferred Detroit police officer is remade into an indestructible cybernetic cop after being dismembered by a gang of thugs in an abandoned warehouse. Reborn as Robocop, he is programed to serve and protect the citizens of Detroit and eliminate the rampant crime in the city streets ...
Dir: Paul Verhoeven Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


NOIR ALLEY: 12:00 AM The Argyle Secrets (1948)
Reporter Harry Mitchell tracks down papers that will show that some leading Americans collaborated with the Nazis during the war.
Dir: Cyril Endfield Cast: William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: null Rating: TV-G CC: N


1:30 AM Gidget (1959)



A cute girl finds herself in a sad dilemma because the boys on the beach don't pay her any attention, as her body doesn't measure up to the curves of her peers, but then a star surfer begins to feel an attraction to her.

Dir: Paul Wendkos Cast: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: The title character was based on the author's daughter, Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman, and her adventures growing up in the surf culture at the beach in Malibu during the 1950's. She is still petite, healthy and attractive and lives in Pacific Palisades with her husband. And yes, there was a "Moondoggie", who lives in California and is an artist.

3:30 AM Bikini Beach (1964)

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A millionaire tries to prove that his pet chimp is as smart as the local teens.
Dir: William Asher Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Danielle Aubry's voice was dubbed by Elizabeth Montgomery, who was director William Asher's wife.

Trivia: Frankie Avalon's character Potato Bug is a parody on The Beatles and based on John Lennon in particular. He also works in some eccentric characterization from British comedian Terry-Thomas, including the accent and gap-toothed overbite, and in turn may be some inspiration in Mike Myers' characterization of Austin Powers.

5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #30 (1955)

Walter Pidgeon discusses Greta Garbo's early career; Irene Papas introduces behind-the-scenes footage from "Tribute to a Badman."

Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N