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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 03:42 PM Nov 2013

TCM Schedule for Monday November 18- TCM Spotlight: The Story of Film

This week's installment looks at international work from the 80's.

(all times Eastern)


6:00 AM SHOW PEOPLE (1928)
In this silent film, a small-town girl tries to make it in Hollywood. Dir: King Vidor Cast: Marion Davies , William Haines , Dell Henderson . BW-79 mins, TV-G,

7:30 AM BABY FACE (1933)
A beautiful schemer sleeps her way to the top of a banking empire. Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , George Brent , Donald Cook . BW-76 mins, TV-PG, CC,

9:00 AM POSSESSED (1931)
A factory girl rises to the top as mistress of a tycoon, then falls in love. Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Joan Crawford , Clark Gable , Wallace Ford . BW-76 mins, TV-PG, CC,

10:17 AM LEO BEERS: WORLD RENOWNED WHISTLING SONGSTER (1928)
Whistling songster Leo Beers performs several musical numbers in this short film. Dir: Nick Grinde BW-8 mins,

10:30 AM BRIDE WORE RED, THE (1937)
A chorus girl crashes an exclusive Swiss resort to snare a rich husband. Dir: Dorothy Arzner Cast: Joan Crawford , Franchot Tone , Robert Young . BW-103 mins, TV-G, CC,

12:18 PM HARRY RESER AND HIS ESKIMOS (1936)
This frosty, melodious short film stars Harry Reser and his orchestra. Dir: Roy Mack BW-9 mins,

12:30 PM WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD? (1932)
A drunken director whose career is fading helps a waitress become a Hollywood star. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Constance Bennett , Lowell Sherman , Neil Hamilton . BW-88 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:04 PM HOLLYWOOD YOU NEVER SEE, THE (1934)
This promotional short film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Cleopatra" (1934). Dir: Herbert Moulton BW-10 mins,

2:15 PM COMET OVER BROADWAY (1938)
A stage star's rampant ambition leads to murder. Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Kay Francis , Ian Hunter , John Litel . BW-70 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:26 PM THREE CHEERS FOR THE GIRLS (1943)
This short film showcases six production numbers from various Warner Brothers musicals. Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Dolores Moran , Lynne Baggett , Poppy Wilde . BW-17 mins,

3:45 PM I'LL CRY TOMORROW (1955)
True story of singer Lillian Roth's battle against alcoholism. Dir: Daniel Mann Cast: Susan Hayward , Richard Conte , Eddie Albert . BW-119 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM MILLION DOLLAR NICKEL, THE (1952)
This propaganda short focuses on how the war against Communism can be fought by the purchase of a stamp. BW-9 mins,

6:00 PM HARD WAY, THE (1942)
An ambitious woman doesn't care who she hurts in her drive to make her sister a star. Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Ida Lupino , Dennis Morgan , Joan Leslie . BW-109 mins, TV-G, CC,

8:00 PM GREGORY'S GIRL (1981)
A schoolboy falls for a girl who wins a place on his school's soccer team. Dir: Bill Forsyth Cast: Gordon John Sinclair , Dee Hepburn , Jake D'Arcy . C-91 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

9:35 PM 2010: THE ODYSSEY CONTINUES (1984)
This promotional short for "2010" (1984) shows moviegoers how some of the film's visual effects were created. Dir: Les Mayfield
C-20 mins, TV-PG,

10:00 PM ELEPHANT MAN, THE (1980)
A 19th-century doctor questions his motives for rescuing a sideshow freak. Dir: David Lynch Cast: Anthony Hopkins , John Hurt , John Gielgud . BW-123 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:15 AM YEELEN (1987)
A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father. Dir: Souleymane Cisse Cast: Issiaka Kane , Aova Sangare , Niamanto Sanogo . C-106 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY, THE: 1980S - MOVIEMAKING AND PROTEST AROUND THE WORLD, THE (2011)
The twelfth episode in this 15-part history of cinema speaks of the Reagan/Thatcher years, and the independent film scene of the 1980s. C-64 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM REPENTANCE (1984)
A corpse keeps returning to haunt the son of the deceased mayor. Dir: Tengiz Abuladze Cast: Avtandil Makharadze , Iya Ninidze , Merab Ninidze. C-144 mins, TV-14,
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