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Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Monday October 7 - TCM Spotlight: The Story of Film
After a daytime birthday tribute to MGM house director Robert Z Leonard, this week's Story of Film episode looks at groundbreaking international films of the 1950's.(all times Eastern)
6:00 AM Five And Ten (1931)
A dime-store heiress elopes with a married man. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Marion Davies , Leslie Howard , Richard Bennett . BW-89 mins, TV-G,
7:45 AM Dancing Lady (1933)
A musical star is torn between a millionaire playboy and her stage manager. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Joan Crawford , Clark Gable , Franchot Tone . BW-92 mins, TV-G, CC,
9:30 AM Great Ziegfeld, The (1936)
Lavish biography of Flo Ziegfeld, the producer who became Broadway's biggest starmaker. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Luise Rainer . C-176 mins, TV-G, CC,
12:27 PM Little Journeys To Great Masters (1931)
This short film provides a glimpse at famous art from various locations. Dir: E. M. Newman BW-8 mins,
12:45 PM Pride And Prejudice (1940)
Jane Austen's comic classic about five sisters out to nab husbands in 19th-century England. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Greer Garson , Laurence Olivier , Mary Boland . BW-118 mins, TV-PG, CC,
2:44 PM Report From Miss Greer Garson, A (1944)
In this short film, Greer Garson asks moviegoers to donate to a fight against infantile paralysis fund. BW-4 mins,
3:00 PM Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Three showgirls in the Ziegfeld Follies face romantic trials on their way to the top. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: James Stewart , Judy Garland , Hedy Lamarr . BW-133 mins, TV-G, CC,
5:13 PM We Must Have Music (1941)
This short film provides a brief history of soundtracks, from elaborate musical scores to background music. BW-11 mins,
5:30 PM Weekend at the Waldorf (1945)
In this remake of Grand Hotel, guests at a New York hotel fight to survive personal tragedy. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Ginger Rogers , Lana Turner , Walter Pidgeon . BW-130 mins, TV-G, CC,
7:40 PM Hotel Anchovy (1934)
In this short film, the Ritz Brothers cause chaos in a bankrupt hotel. Dir: Al Christie Cast: Doris Hill , Harry Short , Robert Middlemass . BW-18 mins,
8:00 PM Pather Panchali (1955)
A mother struggles to raise her family in an impoverished village in India. Dir: Satyajit Ray Cast: Kanu Banerji , Karuna Banerji , Subir Banerji . BW-126 mins, TV-PG,
10:15 PM Story of Film: An Odyssey, The: 1953-1957 - The Swollen Story: World Cinema Bursting at the Seams (2011)
The sixth episode in this 15-part history of cinema touches on sex and melodrama in the movies of the 1950s. C-64 mins, TV-14, CC,
11:30 PM Cairo Station (1958)
A physically impaired newspaper peddler becomes increasingly obsessed with a woman in love with another man. Dir: Youssef Chahine Cast: Youssef Chahine , Hind Rostom , Farid Chawki . BW-77 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
1:00 AM Throne of Blood (1957)
Spurred by his wife and a witch's prediction, a samurai murders his lord to steal the throne. Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Isuzu Yamada , Takashi Shimura . BW-109 mins, TV-14,
3:00 AM Seven Samurai (1954)
Japanese villagers hire a team of traveling samurai to defend them against a bandit attack. Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Takashi Shimura , Kuninori Kodo . BW-207 mins, TV-14,
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