TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 17: Boris Karloff

Celebrate Jean Arthur's birthday with a winning roster of movies, including a two of her Frank Capra-directed classics, and then pop the popcorn—and lock all the windows and doors—for a scary evening with Boris Karloff.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

12:00 AM
MISS SADIE THOMPSON ( 1953)
A moralist sets out to reform the legendary South Seas floozy.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Rita Hayworth , Jose Ferrer , Aldo Ray .
C- 90 mins, CC,

1:45 AM
FIRE DOWN BELOW ( 1957)
Partners in a tramp steamer both fall for a mysterious lady passenger.
Dir: Robert Parrish Cast: Rita Hayworth , Robert Mitchum , Jack Lemmon .
C- 115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:51 AM
LITTLE JOURNEYS TO GREAT MASTERS ( 1931)
This short film provides a glimpse at famous art galleries of Rome, Florence and the Vatican. Vitaphone Release 1248.
Dir: E. M. Newman
BW- 8 mins,

4:00 AM
SALOME ( 1953)
Herod's stepdaughter discovers Christianity through her love for a Roman centurion.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Rita Hayworth , Stewart Granger , Charles Laughton .
C- 103 mins, CC,

5:45 AM
ITALY'S IN SEASON ( 1967)
This short film presents a look at Italy's popular tourist spots.
C- 7 mins,

5:54 AM
OPERATION RAINTREE ( 1957)
This MGM short is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Raintree County" (1957).
Cast: Lee Marvin ,
BW- 5 mins,

6:00 AM
RAINTREE COUNTY ( 1957)
In this sumptuous Civil War story, a willful southern belle goes mad out of fear that she may be part black.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Montgomery Clift , Elizabeth Taylor , Eva Marie Saint .
C- 166 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 AM
SILVER HORDE, THE ( 1930)
An Alaskan fisherman is dogged by a ruthless competitor and an ambitious dance hall girl.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Evelyn Brent , Louis Wolheim , Joel McCrea .
BW- 75 mins,

10:30 AM
PUBLIC HERO NO. 1 ( 1935)
An undercover G-man helps with a jailbreak to learn the mob's secrets.
Dir: J. Walter Ruben Cast: Lionel Barrymore , Jean Arthur , Chester Morris .
BW- 90 mins, CC,

12:03 PM
SWING BANDITRY ( 1936)
In this comedic short, a group of musicians takes desperate measures to appear on a radio program.
Dir: Reginald LeBorg Cast: Franklin Pangborn , Virginia Dale , Maurice Cass .
BW- 11 mins,

12:15 PM
EX-MRS. BRADFORD, THE ( 1936)
A detective teams with his ex-wife to solve a murder.
Dir: Stephen Roberts Cast: William Powell , Jean Arthur , James Gleason .
BW- 81 mins, CC,

1:45 PM
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN ( 1936)
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Gary Cooper , Jean Arthur , George Bancroft .
BW- 116 mins, CC,



3:45 PM
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU ( 1938)
A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Jean Arthur , Lionel Barrymore , James Stewart .
BW- 126 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
MORE THE MERRIER, THE ( 1943)
The World War II housing shortage brings three people together for an unlikely romance.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Jean Arthur , Joel McCrea , Charles Coburn .
BW- 104 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: BORIS KARLOFF

8:00 PM
OLD DARK HOUSE, THE ( 1932)
A storm strands travelers in a house full of dangerous eccentrics.
Dir: James Whale Cast: Boris Karloff , Melvyn Douglas , Charles Laughton .
BW- 72 mins,



9:17 PM
THAT'S THE SPIRIT ( 1933)
In this musical short film, two night watchmen hear music performed in a haunted pawn shop. Vitaphone Release 1491.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Cora La Redd , Mantan Moreland , F. E. Miller .
BW- 11 mins,

9:30 PM
WALKING DEAD, THE ( 1936)
A framed man comes back from the dead to seek revenge.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Boris Karloff , Ricardo Cortez , Edmund Gwenn .
BW- 65 mins, CC,

10:45 PM
ISLE OF THE DEAD ( 1945)
The inhabitants of a Balkans island under quarantine fear that one of their number is a vampire.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Boris Karloff , Ellen Drew , Marc Cramer .
BW- 72 mins, CC,

12:03 AM
"WHAT DO YOU THINK?" (NUMBER THREE) ( 1938)
This short film focuses on whether or not the dead can communicate with the living.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Russell Wade , Harold Miller , Mary Howard .
BW- 10 mins,

12:15 AM
BEDLAM ( 1946)
When an actress tries to reform an asylum, its corrupt keeper has her committed.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Boris Karloff , Anna Lee , Billy House .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

1:45 AM
DIE, MONSTER, DIE! ( 1965)
On a trip to meet his girlfriend's family, a young man uncovers deadly secrets.
Dir: Daniel Haller Cast: Boris Karloff , Nick Adams , Freda Jackson .
C- 79 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



3:15 AM
SORCERERS, THE ( 1967)
A great hypnotist develops a technique for controlling minds.
Dir: Michael Reeves Cast: Boris Karloff , Catherine Lacey , Ian Ogilvy .
C- 86 mins, CC,

4:45 AM
DON'T LIE ( 1942)
In this comedic short, a boy spots an escaped circus monkey enter a "haunted house"... but his friends just don't believe him.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: George McFarland (Spanky) , Billy Laughlin , Buckwheat Thomas .
BW- 11 mins,

5:00 AM
TERROR, THE ( 1963)
A lost soldier discovers a mysterious beauty haunting a half-deserted castle.
Dir: Roger Corman Cast: Boris Karloff , Jack Nicholson , Sandra Knight .
C- 79 mins, CC, Letterbox Format