TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 8: The Story of Film

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Tuesday, October 8th, 2013

1:00 AM
Throne of Blood (1957)
Spurred by his wife and a witch's prediction, a samurai murders his lord to steal the throne.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Isuzu Yamada , Takashi Shimura .
BW-109 mins, TV-14,



3:00 AM
Seven Samurai (1954)
Japanese villagers hire a team of traveling samurai to defend them against a bandit attack.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshiro Mifune , Takashi Shimura , Kuninori Kodo.
BW-207 mins, TV-14,

6:36 AM
Let's Dance (1936)
In this short film, choreographer Dave Gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps.
Dir: David Miller
BW-8 mins,

6:45 AM
Unfinished Dance, The (1947)
A young dance student accidentally cripples a teacher she doesn't like.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Margaret O'Brien , Cyd Charisse , Karin Booth .
BW-101 mins, TV-G,



8:30 AM
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Fred Astaire , Rita Hayworth , Adolphe Menjou .
BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC,



10:15 AM
Sky's The Limit, The (1943)
A pilot on leave falls for a pretty news photographer.
Dir: Edward H. Griffith Cast: Fred Astaire , Joan Leslie , Robert Benchley .
BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:50 AM
Ozzie Nelson And His Orchestra (1943) (1943)
In this short, Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra perform several standards and novelty songs.
Dir: Jean Negulesco
BW-9 mins,

12:00 PM
Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
Legendary showman Flo Ziegfeld imagines the kind of Follies he could produce with MGM's musical stars.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Fred Astaire , Lucille Ball , Lucille Bremer .
C-110 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:00 PM
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
A small-town girl falls for a big-city talent agent.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Larry Parks , Elizabeth Taylor , Josephine Hutchinson .
BW-81 mins, TV-PG, CC,

3:30 PM
Summer Stock (1950)
A farmer gets sucked into show business when a theatrical troupe invades her farm.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Judy Garland , Gene Kelly , Eddie Bracken .
C-109 mins, TV-G, CC,



5:30 PM
Can-Can (1960)
An ambitious judge tries to put a stop to the "forbidden dance" at a nightclub despite the protest of its owner.
Dir: Walter Lang Cast: Frank Sinatra , Shirley MacLaine , Maurice Chevalier .
C-131 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:51 PM
Teenagers On Trial (1955)
This short film focuses on the dangers and potential causes of teenage delinquency.
BW-8 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE STORY OF FILM

8:00 PM
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean , Natalie Wood , Sal Mineo .
C-111 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
A lonely widow defies small-town gossip when she falls for a younger man.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: Jane Wyman , Rock Hudson , Agnes Moorehead .
C-89 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format



11:45 PM
Johnny Guitar (1954)
A lady saloon owner battles a female rancher out to frame her for murder.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Joan Crawford , Sterling Hayden , Mercedes McCambridge .
C-110 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:45 AM
Story of Film: An Odyssey, The: 1953-1957 - The Swollen Story: World Cinema Bursting at the Seams (2011)
The sixth episode in this 15-part history of cinema touches on sex and melodrama in the movies of the 1950s.
C-64 mins, TV-14, CC,

3:00 AM
Los Olvidados (1950)
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City.
BW-80 mins, TV-MA,

4:30 AM
And God Created Woman (1956)
A young woman loves one brother but marries the other.
Dir: Roger Vadim Cast: Brigitte Bardot , Curt Jurgens , Jean-Louis Trintignant .
C-91 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format