TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 20: From Caligari to Hitler

[CBHagman]

There's a Harold Lloyd birthday bash during the daytime!

Wednesday, April 20th, 2016

12:15 AM
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
A private eye investigates a millionaire's mysterious past before a murderer can get to the witnesses.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles , Robert Arden , Paola Mori .
BW-106 mins,

2:15 AM
Z (1969)
A political assassination uncovers a hotbed of corruption.
Dir: Costa-Gavras Cast: Yves Montand , Jean-Louis Trintignant , Jacques Perrin .
C-127 mins, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
Executive Action (1973)
Rogue intelligence agents, politicians, greedy capitalists, and assassins plot and carry out an assassination.
Dir: David Miller Cast: Burt Lancaster , Will Geer , Gilbert Green .
C-91 mins, CC,

6:15 AM
From Hand to Mouth (1919)
In this silent film, a young burglar tries to save an heiress from kidnappers.
Dir: Alf Goulding Cast: Harold Lloyd ,
BW-22 mins,

6:45 AM
Never Weaken (1921)
In this silent short film, a young man thwarted in love stumbles through a series of bungled suicide attempts.
BW-29 mins,

7:15 AM
Safety Last! (1923)
In this silent film, a small-town boy out to impress his girlfriend scales a skyscraper in the big city.
Dir: Fred Newmeyer Cast: Harold Lloyd , Mildred Davis , Bill Strother .
BW-74 mins,

8:30 AM
Girl Shy (1924)
In this silent film, a small-town boy raises a ruckus when he writes a book about how to handle women.
Dir: Fred Newmeyer Cast: Harold Lloyd , Jobyna Ralston , Richard Daniels .
BW-80 mins,

10:00 AM
Freshman, The (1925)
In this silent film, a naive college boy tries to join the football team after making a fool out of himself.
Dir: Sam Taylor Cast: Harold Lloyd , Jobyna Ralston , Brooks Benedict .
BW-76 mins,

11:30 AM
Speedy (1928)
In this silent film, a young man helps his girlfriend save the family trolley business.
Dir: Ted Wilde Cast: Harold Lloyd , Ann Christy , Bert Woodruff .
BW-86 mins,

1:00 PM
Welcome Danger (1929)
A gentle botany student has to toughen up to replace his father as chief of police.
Dir: Clyde Bruckman Cast: Harold Lloyd , Barbara Kent , Noah Young .
BW-115 mins,

3:00 PM
Milky Way, The (1936)
A mild-mannered milkman stumbles onto a career in the boxing ring.
Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Harold Lloyd , Adolphe Menjou , Verree Teasdale .
BW-88 mins,

4:30 PM
Sin Of Harold Diddlebock, The (1947)
When he loses his job, a middle-aged bookkeeper goes out on the town.
Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Harold Lloyd , Jimmy Conlin , Raymond Walburn .
BW-90 mins, CC,

6:15 PM
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy (1962)
Classic clips reveal the genius of the silent screen comic noted for his daredevil stunts.
BW-97 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER

8:00 PM
Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (pt. 1), Inferno (pt. 2) (1922)
Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin while Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Rudolf Klein-Rogge , Aud Egede Nissen , Gertrude Welcker .
BW-270 mins,

12:45 AM
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933)
A crime wave grips the city and all clues seem to lead to the nefarious Dr. Mabuse.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Rudolf Klein-Rogge , Gustav Diesel , Otto Wernicke .
BW-121 mins, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM
Metropolis (1926)
In this silent film, a city of the future is threatened with destruction when a wealthy corporate leader enlists a mad scientist to put down labor reformers.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Brigitte Helm , Alfred Abel , Rudolf Klein-Rogge .
BW-149 mins,

5:35 AM
One Way Out (1930)
In this comedic short, a man intent on killing himself discovers a life worth living. Vitaphone Release 1153.
Dir: Arthur Hurley Cast: Thelma White , Charles Lawrence , Ray Collins .
BW-9 mins,

5:45 AM
M (1931)
The mob sets out to catch a child killer whose crimes are attracting too much police attention.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Peter Lorre , Otto Wernicke , Gustav Grundgens .
BW-110 mins,