TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 3: Lon Chaney

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

1:30 AM
ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS ( 1939)
A team of flyers risks their lives to deliver the mail in a mountainous South American country.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Cary Grant , Jean Arthur , Richard Barthelmess .
BW- 121 mins, CC,

3:45 AM
BLOOD AND SAND ( 1941)
A married matador's rise to stardom is complicated by an affair with a beautiful aristocrat.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Tyrone Power , Linda Darnell , Rita Hayworth .
C- 125 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
STRAWBERRY BLONDE, THE ( 1941)
A man's infatuation with a gold-digging beauty continues after his marriage.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Olivia De Havilland , Rita Hayworth .
BW- 99 mins, CC,

7:48 AM
LET'S SING A SONG FROM THE MOVIES ( 1948)
In this short film, a compilation of musicals are shown and the audience is invited to sing along. Vitaphone Release 1607A.
Dir: Jack Scholl
BW- 11 mins,

8:00 AM
APRIL SHOWERS ( 1948)
A family vaudeville act is torn apart by the father's drinking problem.
Dir: James V. Kern Cast: Jack Carson , Ann Sothern , Robert Alda .
BW- 94 mins, CC,

9:41 AM
LET'S SING GRANDFATHER'S FAVORITES ( 1948)
In this short film, the audience is invited to sing along to songs written from the 1890s and early 1900s. Vitaphone Release 1619A.
Dir: Jack Scholl
BW- 9 mins,

10:00 AM
SINGING KID, THE ( 1936)
An egotistical singing star makes a talented kid his protege.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Al Jolson , Sybil Jason , Beverly Roberts .
BW- 85 mins,

11:30 AM
DANCING CO-ED ( 1939)
A college girl fights to survive in academia and show business.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Lana Turner , Richard Carlson , Artie Shaw .
BW- 84 mins, CC,

1:00 PM
BORN TO SING ( 1942)
Fledgling entertainers put on a show for Uncle Sam.
Dir: Edward Ludwig Cast: Virginia Weidler , Ray McDonald , Leo Gorcey .
BW- 82 mins, CC,

2:30 PM
SING YOUR WAY HOME ( 1945)
A war correspondent assembles young European entertainers to put on a show for the troops.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Jack Haley , Marcy McGuire , Glenn Vernon .
BW- 72 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
BABES IN ARMS ( 1939)
A group of second-generation entertainers puts on a show to launch their careers.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland , Charles Winninger .
BW- 96 mins, CC,

5:45 PM
BABES ON BROADWAY ( 1941)
Show-biz hopefuls stage a benefit for an orphanage.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland , Fay Bainter .
BW- 118 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: LON CHANEY

8:00 PM
UNKNOWN, THE ( 1927)
In this silent film, an escaped killer pretends to be a sideshow's armless wonder.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lon Chaney , Norman Kerry , Joan Crawford .
BW- 49 mins, CC,

9:00 PM
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE ( 1925)
In this silent film, a hideously deformed man haunts the sewers beneath the Paris Opera.
Dir: Rupert Julian Cast: Lon Chaney , Mary Philbin , Norman Kerry .
C- 90 mins,

10:45 PM
MONSTER, THE ( 1925)
In this silent film, a mad scientist engineers car wrecks so he can experiment on the survivors.
Dir: Roland West Cast: Lon Chaney , Gertrude Olmsted , Hallam Cooley .
BW- 87 mins,

12:30 AM
PENALTY, THE ( 1920)
In this silent film, a criminal mastermind plots revenge against the doctor who amputated his legs.
Dir: Wallace Worsley Cast: Lon Chaney , Ethel Grey Terry , Charles Clary .
BW- 87 mins,

2:03 AM
GREAT TOE MYSTERY, THE ( 1914)
A jealous husband becomes angered by what he feels are the inappropriate advances of a shoe clerk toward his wife in this silent short comedy.
Cast: Dixie Chene , Alice Howell , Charley Chase .
BW- 11 mins,

2:15 AM
UNHOLY THREE, THE ( 1925)
In this silent film, a ventriloquist masquerades as an old lady to front a crime ring.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lon Chaney , Mae Busch , Matt Moore .
BW- 86 mins,

4:00 AM
HE WHO GETS SLAPPED ( 1924)
In this silent film, a scientist flees his tragic past to become a circus clown.
Dir: Victor Seastrom Cast: Lon Chaney , Norma Shearer , John Gilbert .
BW- 72 mins, CC,

5:16 AM
ROSELAND ( 1930)
A pretty dance hall girl is looking for the right guy in this musical short. Vitaphone Release 1041-1042.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Jimmy Grainger Jr. , Donald Cook , Ruth Etting .
BW- 12 mins,

5:30 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #16 ( 1955)
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald perform in a clip from "Maytime"; George Murphy introduces a clip from "I'll Cry Tomorrow." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW- 29 mins,