TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 18: Trailblazing Women

[CBHagman]

There's a birthday tribute to Miriam Hopkins (pictured above) this day, and the evening is spent with more trailblazing women!

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

1:15 AM
CREEPING FLESH, THE (1972)

A 19th-century paleontologist unwittingly unleashes a horrible evil.
Dir: Freddie Francis Cast: Christopher Lee , Peter Cushing , Lorna Heilbron .
C-92 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
OBLONG BOX, THE (1969)

A body snatcher mistakenly steals a coffin containing a madman who faked his death.
Dir: Gordon Hessler Cast: Vincent Price , Christopher Lee , Alister Williamson .
C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:45 AM
WOMAN WHO WOULDN'T DIE, THE (1964)

Dir: Gordon Hessler Cast: Gary Merrill , Jane Merrow , Georgina Cookson .
BW-85 mins, CC,

6:18 AM
MAN IN THE BARN, THE (1937)

This short film examines several stories revolving around John Wilkes Bookes.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Douglas Wood , Erville Alderson , Ernie Adams .
BW-10 mins,

6:30 AM
STRANGER'S RETURN, THE (1933)

A divorcee visits her grandfather's farm to recover and discovers a life she never expected to love.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Lionel Barrymore , Miriam Hopkins , Franchot Tone .
BW-87 mins,

8:00 AM
VIRGINIA CITY (1940)

A rebel spy poses as a wild West dance hall girl.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Miriam Hopkins , Randolph Scott .
BW-121 mins, CC,

10:02 AM
VISITING VIRGINIA (1947)

This short film focuses on the agriculture, history, and natural wonders of Virginia.
Dir: James H Smith
C-9 mins,

10:15 AM
WISE GIRL (1937)

A rich girl plays poor to win over a Greenwich Village artist.
Dir: Leigh Jason Cast: Miriam Hopkins , Ray Milland , Walter Abel .
BW-70 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
OLD ACQUAINTANCE (1943)

Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Bette Davis , Miriam Hopkins , Gig Young .
BW-110 mins, CC,

1:30 PM
OLD MAID, THE (1939)

An unmarried mother gives her illegitimate child to her cousin.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Bette Davis , Miriam Hopkins , George Brent .
BW-95 mins, CC,

3:15 PM
RICHEST GIRL IN THE WORLD, THE (1934)

To put off fortune-hunters, an heiress trades places with her secretary.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Miriam Hopkins , Joel McCrea , Fay Wray .
BW-76 mins, CC,

4:45 PM
LADY WITH RED HAIR (1940)

An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
Dir: Kurt Bernhardt Cast: Miriam Hopkins , Claude Rains , Richard Ainley .
BW-78 mins, CC,

6:15 PM
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1932)

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a scientist who unleashes the beast within.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Fredric March , Miriam Hopkins , Rose Hobart .
BW-96 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: TRAILBLAZING WOMEN

8:00 PM
IN THIS OUR LIFE (1942)

A neurotic southerner steals her sister's husband then vies with her for another man.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Bette Davis , Olivia De Havilland , George Brent .
BW-97 mins, CC,

9:45 PM
WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

A young couple from dueling street gangs falls in love.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Natalie Wood , Richard Beymer , Russ Tamblyn .
C-154 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM
PICCADILLY (1929)

In this silent film, the dancers at a London nightclub get wrapped up in jealousy and murder.
Dir: E.A. Dupont Cast: Charles Laughton ,
BW-109 mins,

2:30 AM
BRIGHT ROAD (1953)

Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.
Dir: Gerald Mayer Cast: Dorothy Dandridge , Philip Hepburn , Harry Belafonte .
BW-68 mins, CC,

3:48 AM
CASE AGAINST THE 20% FEDERAL ADMISSIONS TAX ON MOTION PICTURE THEATRES, THE (1953)

"The Entire Motion Picture Industry Presents" this short to argue against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres.
BW-23 mins,

4:30 AM
STORMY WEATHER (1943)

A relationship blossoms between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress.
Dir: Andrew Stone Cast: Lena Horne , Bill Robinson , Cab Calloway .
BW-78 mins, CC,