TCM Schedule for Tuesday, November 3: Star of the Month: Norma Shearer

TCM goes to war during the day with a roster of films, mainly set in the Pacific and/or Asia, or featuring Robert Mitchum, or both.

In the evening it's the kickoff of Norma Shearer month, which begins with some real rarities.

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015

1:00 AM
Great Dictator, The (1940)
A Jewish barber takes the place of a war-hungry dictator.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin , Paulette Goddard , Jack Oakie .
BW-125 mins, CC,

3:15 AM
Don't Drink the Water (1969)
A tourist family is stranded behind the Iron Curtain.
Dir: Howard Morris Cast: Jackie Gleason , Estelle Parsons , Ted Bessell .
C-100 mins, CC,

5:00 AM
TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Bill Murray (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-29 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 AM
TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: John Leguizamo (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-28 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
Cry 'Havoc' (1944)
A group of war nurses fights to survive the siege of Bataan.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Margaret Sullavan , Ann Sothern , Joan Blondell .
BW-97 mins, CC,

7:49 AM
Modern Tokyo (1935)
This short film focuses on the influences of Western culture in Tokyo, Japan.
C-9 mins,

8:00 AM
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
General Jimmy Doolittle trains American troops for the first airborne attacks on Japan.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Van Johnson , Robert Walker , Tim Murdock .
BW-138 mins, CC,

10:30 AM
Story of G.I. Joe, The (1945)
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins an Army platoon during World War II to learn what battle is really about.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Burgess Meredith , Robert Mitchum , Freddie Steele .
BW-109 mins, CC,



12:30 PM
One Minute to Zero (1952)
A U.S. colonel in Korea tries to evacuate American civilians.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Robert Mitchum , Ann Blyth , William Talman .
BW-106 mins, CC,

2:30 PM
Hunters, The (1958)
Three American pilots are assigned to dogfight during the Korean War.
Dir: Dick Powell Cast: Robert Mitchum , Robert Wagner , Richard Egan .
C-108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 PM
Angry Hills, The (1959)
A World War II correspondent fights to get strategic information out of occupied Greece.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Robert Mitchum , Stanley Baker , Elisabeth Mueller .
BW-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:30 PM
Dick Cavett Show, The: Robert Mitchum (1971)
Robert Mitchum appears on The Dick Cavett Show in an interview that originally aired on April 29, 1971.
C-66 mins, CC,

7:49 PM
Lizzies Of The Field (1924)
In this short silent comedy, two competing auto repair shops hold a no-holds-barred cross-country race.
Dir: Del Lord Cast: Thelma Hill , Barbara Pierce , Barney Hellum .
BW-11 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: NORMA SHEARER

8:00 PM
Lady of the Night (1924)
In this silent film, a young man must choose between a woman from the streets and a refined woman, both of whom are in love with him.
Dir: Monta Bell Cast: Norma Shearer , Malcolm McGregor , George K. Arthur .
BW-61 mins,

9:15 PM
Lady Of Chance, A (1928)
In this silent film, a female con artist lures men to her apartment so she can blackmail them.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Norma Shearer , Lowell Sherman , Gwen Lee .
BW-78 mins,



10:45 PM
Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, The (1927)
In this silent film, a young prince attending college falls for a barmaid below his station.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Ramon Novarro , Norma Shearer , Jean Hersholt .
BW-106 mins,



12:45 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,

2:15 AM
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
In this silent film, a circus clown falls for a young innocent in love with another.
Dir: Herbert Brenon Cast: Lon Chaney , Bernard Siegel , Loretta Young .
BW-74 mins,

3:45 AM
Circus, The (1928)
In this silent film, the Little Tramp joins a circus to hide from the police.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin , Merna Kennedy , Betty Morrissey .
BW-72 mins,

5:05 AM
Lambchops (1929)
In this short film, George Burns and Gracie Allen perform a comic routine along with the musical number, "Do You Believe in Me? I Do." Vitaphone Release 891.
Cast: George Burns , Gracie Allen ,
BW-8 mins,

5:15 AM
Chaplin Today: The Circus (2003)
Filmmaker Emir Kusturica shares his impressions of Charlie Chaplin's The Circus.
C-27 mins, CC,