TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 10: Creepy Cinema: Mad, Mad Mitchum with Mario

If you're looking to be properly scared, you've come to the right place. The daytime theme is Horror Classics. Tonight it's Creepy Cinema with Robert Mitchum (you can guess the films) with Mario Cantone.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

12:30 AM Zion Canyon of Colour (1934)
This takes the viewer to Zion National Park, focusing on the forces that formed one of America's largest canyons.
Dir: null Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, Wilfred M Cline
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


1:30 AM Dangerous Mission (1954)
A woman flees westward after witnessing a mob killing.
Dir: Louis King Cast: Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, William Bendix
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y


3:00 AM Gun Crazy (1950)
Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



4:30 AM Around the World (1943)
Kay Kyser and his Kollege of Musical Knowledge entertain the troops overseas.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Kay Kyser, Mischa Auer, Joan Davis
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y


6:00 AM King Kong (1933)
A film crew discovers the "eighth wonder of the world," a giant prehistoric ape, and brings him back to New York where he wreaks havoc.
Dir: Merian C. Cooper Cast: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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8:00 AM The Son of Kong (1933)
The day after the epic battle between King Kong and the city of New York, which climaxes atop the Empire State Building, Kong's captor, Carl Denham, faces financial ruin because of the giant ape's rampage. Fleeing back the South Pacific, Denham meets Hilda Peterson, and the two find themselves again stranded on Skull Island, ...
Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast: Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


9:15 AM Kongo (1932)
A crippled madman seeks revenge on the daughter of the man who betrayed him.
Dir: William Cowen Cast: Walter Huston, Lupe Velez, Conrad Nagel
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:45 AM The Death Kiss (1933)
A movie actor is killed while filming a scene.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: David Manners, Adrienne Ames, Bela Lugosi
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: N


12:15 PM Doctor X (1932)
A reporter investigates a series of cannibalistic murders at a medical college.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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1:45 PM The Walking Dead (1936)
A framed man comes back from the dead to seek revenge.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn
Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:00 PM The Vampire Bat (1933)
Villagers suspect the town simpleton of being a vampire.
Dir: Frank Strayer Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



4:15 PM I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
A nurse in the Caribbean resorts to voodoo to cure her patient, even though she's in love with the woman's husband.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: James Ellison, Frances Dee, Tom Conway
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



5:30 PM Isle of the Dead (1945)
The inhabitants of a Balkans island under quarantine fear that one of their number is a vampire.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:45 PM The Leopard Man (1943)
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks
Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: CREEPY CINEMA: MAD, MAD MITCHUM WITH MARIO

8:00 PM Cape Fear (1962)
A released convict decides to menace and wreak havoc on the family of his defense lawyer.
Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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10:00 PM The Night of the Hunter (1955)
After hearing an about-to-be-hanged murderer's story about some hidden money he left in the care of his two young kids, the murderer's cell-mate is released and embarks on a journey to find the killer's family.
Dir: Charles Laughton Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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11:45 PM From Beyond the Grave (1973)
Grim fates await those who purchase antiques from Peter Cushing in this creepy anthology horror film, which is based on the stories of R. Chetwynd-Hayes.
Dir: Kevin Connor Cast: Peter Cushing, Diana Dors
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


1:30 AM Blacula (1972)
An African prince bitten by Dracula stalks the Los Angeles night in search of his lost princess.
Dir: William Crain Cast: William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


3:15 AM House of Dark Shadows (1970)
A vampire seeks a cure so he can wed the reincarnation of his lost love.
Dir: Dan Curtis Cast: Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett, Grayson Hall
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


5:00 AM The Night Digger (1971)
A drifter with a deadly secret ignites passions in two lonely women.
Dir: Alastair Reid Cast: Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: N