TCM Schedule for Monday December 1, 2025 - Richard Pryor 85th Birthday

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Daytime features shockers from the 1960's.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM The Venetian Affair (1967)
1h 32m | Suspense | TV-14
A reporter investigates an American diplomat's murder in Venice.
Director: Jerry Thorpe. Cast: Robert Vaughn, Elke Sommer, Felicia Farr

7:45 AM Signpost to Murder (1964)
1h 17m | Suspense | TV-PG
A convicted murderer, who escaped from a mental institution, hides out in the home of a woman whose husband is missing.
Director: George Englund. Cast: Joanne Woodward, Stuart Whitman, Edward Mulhare

9:30 AM Wait Until Dark (1967)
1h 48m | Suspense | TV-PG
A blind woman fights against drug smugglers who've invaded her home.
Director: Terence Young. Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna

11:45 AM Cape Fear (1962)
1h 45m | Suspense | TV-PG
A released convict decides to menace and wreak havoc on the family of his defense lawyer.
Director: J. Lee Thompson. Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen

1:45 PM Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
1h 56m | Drama | TV-PG
A medium and her husband stage a kidnapping in order for her to pretend to solve the crime and achieve fame.
Director: Bryan Forbes. Cast: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey

4:00 PM Psycho (1960)
1h 49m | Horror | TV-PG
A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin

6:00 PM Seconds (1966)
1h 47m | Suspense | TV-14
A bored rich man buys a new life from a secret organization.
Director: John Frankenheimer. Cast: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph

8:00 PM Silver Streak (1976)
1h 53m | Adventure | TV-MA
A book editor on a train faces love, murder, false accusation, and danger.
Director: Arthur Hiller. Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder

10:00 PM Brewster's Millions (1985)
1h 41m | Comedy | TV-PG
A minor-league baseball player has thirty days to spend $30 million dollars in order to receive an inheritance of $300 million. However, he's not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal.
Director: Walter Hill. Cast: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee

11:45 PM Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
1h 22m | Comedy | TV-MA
The legendary comedian is seen in footage from two sold-out appearances which he performed at the Hollywood Palladium. Pryor's material is drawn from his personal experiences and observations, and include the 1980 accident that nearly killed him.
Director: Joe Layton. Cast: Richard Pryor, Gene Cross, Julie Hampton

1:15 AM Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983)
1h 35m | Comedy | TV-MA
Richard Pryor's third stand-up comedy film, recorded from performances at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Director: Richard Pryor. Cast: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney (announcer)

3:00 AM Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
1h 37m | Drama | TV-MA
After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life.
Director: Richard Pryor. Cast: Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Art Evans

4:45 AM Greased Lightning (1977)
1h 36m | Biography | TV-PG
The life of NASCAR racing champion Wendell Scott. Scott's struggle to overcome racism and follow his dream of becoming a champion is seen, beginning at the end of World War II through 1971.
Director: Michael Schultz. Cast: Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, Pam Grier