TCM Schedule for Monday October 5 - Star of the Month: David Niven

TCM kicks off its month-long salute to one of Hollywood's most elegant stars with some of his earliest roles.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM OUR DAILY BREAD (1934)
When he inherits a small farm, a Depression-weary man turns it into a collective operation. Dir: King Vidor Cast: Karen Morley , Tom Keene , Barbara Pepper . BW-74 mins,

7:15 AM SOUTHERNER, THE (1945)
A sharecropper fights the elements to start his own farm. Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Zachary Scott , Betty Field , J. Carrol Naish . BW-91 mins, CC,

9:00 AM OF MICE AND MEN (1939)
A drifter and his slow-witted pal try to make their way in the West. Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Burgess Meredith , Betty Field , Lon Chaney Jr. . BW-106 mins, CC,

11:00 AM CABIN IN THE COTTON, THE (1932)
A sharecropper fighting for better working conditions succumbs to the boss's seductive daughter. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Richard Barthelmess , Dorothy Jordan , Bette Davis . BW-78 mins, CC,

12:30 PM FRIENDLY PERSUASION (1956)
A peaceful Quaker family's sanctity is tested during the Civil War. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Gary Cooper , Dorothy McGuire , Marjorie Main . BW-138 mins, CC,

3:00 PM RACHEL AND THE STRANGER (1948)
A mail-order bride finds herself attracted to a handsome drifter. Dir: Norman Foster Cast: Loretta Young , William Holden , Robert Mitchum . BW-79 mins, CC,

4:30 PM GREEN PROMISE, THE (1949)
A farmer's daughter is torn between love and her obligation to work the family's land. Dir: William D. Russell Cast: Marguerite Chapman , Walter Brennan , Robert Paige . BW-81 mins, CC,

6:00 PM EAST OF EDEN (1955)
Two brothers compete for their father's approval and a woman's love. Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Julie Harris , James Dean , Raymond Massey . C-118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM RAFFLES (1939)
A suave thief falls in love again with his high school sweetheart and finds temptation and a detective on his trail while visiting her family. Dir: Sam Wood Cast: David Niven , Olivia De Havilland , Dame May Whitty . BW-72 mins, CC,

9:30 PM BACHELOR MOTHER (1939)
A fun-loving shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling. Dir: Garson Kanin Cast: Ginger Rogers , David Niven , Charles Coburn . BW-82 mins, CC,

11:00 PM DAWN PATROL, THE (1938)
A flight commander in France almost cracks under the pressure of sending men to their deaths. Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Errol Flynn , Basil Rathbone , David Niven . BW-103 mins, CC,

1:00 AM WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
A married noblewoman fights her lifelong attraction to a charismatic gypsy. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Merle Oberon , Laurence Olivier , David Niven . BW-104 mins, CC,

2:48 AM ANAESTHESIA (1938)
This short film examines the history of anesthesia. Dir: Will Jason Cast: Walter Soderling , Eddie Gribbon , Will Stanton . BW-10 mins,

3:00 AM SPLENDOR (1935)
A man disappoints his destitute family by marrying a poor girl. Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Miriam Hopkins , Joel McCrea , Paul Cavanaugh . BW-77 mins,

4:30 AM ETERNALLY YOURS (1939)
A woman is swept off her feet by a magician, and finds the results less than magical. Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Loretta Young , David Niven , Hugh Herbert . BW-90 mins,