TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 15: Rags to Riches

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

12:04 AM
BLACK CATS AND BROOMSTICKS ( 1955)
In this short film, superstitions are examined in the context of mid-20th century America.
Dir: Larry O'Reilly
BW- 8 mins,

12:15 AM
BLACK FURY ( 1935)
A coal worker gets mixed up in the mob's efforts to infiltrate his union.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Paul Muni , Karen Morley , William Gargan .
BW- 94 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
DR. SOCRATES ( 1935)
A small-town doctor gets mixed up with gangsters.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Paul Muni , Ann Dvorak , Barton MacLane .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

3:15 AM
STRANGE LOVE OF MOLLY LOUVAIN, THE ( 1932)
A woman's bad taste in men leads to pregnancy out of wedlock.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Ann Dvorak , Lee Tracy , Richard Cromwell .
BW- 73 mins,

4:30 AM
'G' MEN ( 1935)
A mob protege joins the FBI when a friend is gunned down.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: James Cagney , Margaret Lindsay , Ann Dvorak .
BW- 86 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
I LOVE YOU AGAIN ( 1940)
A solid married man discovers he's forgotten a past existence as a con artist.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Frank McHugh .
BW- 99 mins, CC,



7:41 AM
ARTISTIC TEMPER ( 1932)
In this short film, a woman sets out to pursue a successful singing career despite her husband's wishes. Vitaphone Release 1403-1404.
Cast: Frances McHugh , Harry Tyler , Frank McNellis .
BW- 18 mins,

8:00 AM
EVELYN PRENTICE ( 1934)
A criminal lawyer's wife faces blackmail when she has an affair.
Dir: William K. Howard Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Una Merkel .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

9:30 AM
LOVE CRAZY ( 1941)
A businessman concocts a series of harebrained schemes to keep his wife from divorcing him.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Gail Patrick .
BW- 99 mins, CC,

11:10 AM
WILD PEOPLE ( 1932)
In this short film, two men working for a radio company search for new talent in Dutch New Guinea.
Dir: Ray McCarey Cast: Joyzelle [Joyner] , Harold Whalen , Helena Grant .
C- 17 mins,

11:30 AM
LIBELED LADY ( 1936)
When an heiress sues a newspaper, the editor hires a reporter to compromise her.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Jean Harlow , William Powell , Myrna Loy .
BW- 98 mins, CC,



1:10 PM
SLAPSIE MAXIE'S ( 1939)
In this comedic short, a waiter accidentally knocks out a boxing champion leading to a humorous "rematch." Vitaphone Release 9384-9385.
Dir: Noel Smith Cast: Creighton Hale , John Ridgely , Emmett Vogan .

BW- 16 mins,

1:30 PM
SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN ( 1941)
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
Dir: Major W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Barry Nelson .
BW- 97 mins, CC,

3:13 PM
OKAY TOOTS! ( 1935)
In this comedic short, a husband and wife manage to switch bodies with the assistance of a psychic.
Dir: William H Terhune Cast: Scott Mattraw , Frank Benson , Stanley Price .
BW- 16 mins,

3:30 PM
THIN MAN GOES HOME, THE ( 1945)
On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Lucile Watson .
BW- 100 mins, CC,

5:30 PM
MANHATTAN MELODRAMA ( 1934)
Boyhood friends grow up on opposite sides of the law.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Clark Gable , William Powell , Myrna Loy .
BW- 90 mins, CC,

7:07 PM
I'M MUCH OBLIGED ( 1936)
In this short film, a newspaper columnist calls people at random and asks them "What would you like to do?" Vitaphone Release 1962-1963.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: George Dobbs , Ian MacLaren ,
BW- 22 mins,

7:30 PM
MGM PARADE SHOW #26 ( 1955)
Eleanor Powell performs in a clip from "Broadway Melody"; Spencer Tracy performs in a clip from "Captains Courageous." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW- 29 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: RAGS TO RICHES

8:00 PM
BREWSTER'S MILLIONS ( 1945)
A veteran has to spend $1 million in two months to inherit a fortune.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Dennis O'Keefe , Helen Walker , June Havoc .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

9:29 PM
UNEXPECTED RICHES ( 1942)
In this short comedy, a gang of children dream about what it would be like to be rich.
Dir: Herbert Glazer Cast: Robert Blake , Buckwheat Thomas , Margaret Bert .
BW- 11 mins,

9:45 PM
ANNIE ( 1982)
An orphan attracts the attention of a Wall Street tycoon and a con artist.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Albert Finney , Carol Burnett , Aileen Quinn .
C- 127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



12:00 AM
LADY FOR A DAY ( 1933)
A gangster helps an old apple-vendor pose as a society woman to fool her visiting daughter.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Warren William , May Robson , Guy Kibbee .
BW- 96 mins, CC,

1:43 AM
SHIP THAT DIED, THE ( 1938)
This short film looks at the mystery of the Mary Celeste, a ship that was discovered abandoned for no discernible reason.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Leonard Penn , Rhea Mitchell , Harry Allen .
BW- 10 mins,

2:00 AM
UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, THE ( 1964)
Musical biography of the backwoods girl who struck it rich in Colorado and survived the Titanic.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Debbie Reynolds , Harve Presnell , Ed Begley .
C- 129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
IT'S A DOG'S LIFE ( 1955)
A bull terrier rises from rags to riches.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Jeff Richards , Jarma Lewis , Edmund Gwenn .
C- 87 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



5:43 AM
BIG DOG HOUSE, THE ( 1930)
In this short from the Dogville series, dogs play out a story of jealousy, murder and justice thwarted.
Dir: Zion Myers
BW- 16 mins,