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TCM kicks off its ambitious documentary series "Moguls and Movie Stars" with an episode devoted to early film industry pioneers - plus airings of some of the earliest films ever made to follow.
(all times Eastern)
6:00am Strange Bargain (1949) A young bookkeeper is framed for his boss's murder. Cast: Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn, Henry Morgan, Katherine Emery Dir: Will Price BW-68 mins, TV-PG
7:15am Dark Passage (1947) A man falsely accused of his wife's murder escapes to search for the real killer. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, Agnes Moorehead Dir: Delmer Daves BW-106 mins, TV-PG
9:15am White Heat (1949) A government agent infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic. Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly Dir: Raoul Walsh BW-114 mins, TV-PG
11:15am They Live by Night (1949) After an unjust prison sentence, a young innocent gets mixed-up with hardened criminals and a violent escape. Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen Dir: Nicholas Ray BW-96 mins, TV-PG
1:00pm Side Street (1950) A New York City mailman is chased by both cops and crooks when he steals a shipment of dirty money. Cast: Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig, Paul Kelly Dir: Anthony Mann BW-83 mins, TV-PG
2:30pm His Kind Of Woman (1951) A deported gangster causes problems for guests at a Mexican resort. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price, Tim Holt Dir: John Farrow BW-120 mins, TV-PG
4:36pm Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Where Is Jane Doe? (1956) BW-8 mins 4:45pm Suddenly (1954) Gunmen take over a suburban home to plot a presidential assassination. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates Dir: Lewis Allen BW-76 mins, TV-PG
6:03pm Short Film: One Reel Wonders: This Is The Bowery (1941) BW-10 mins
6:15pm While The City Sleeps (1956) Reporters compete to catch a serial killer. Cast: Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Howard Duff Dir: Fritz Lang BW-100 mins, TV-PG
8:00pm Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Peepshow Pioneers (2010)
9:00pm Films of Thomas Edison, The (1893)
11:00pm Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Peepshow Pioneers (2010)
12:05am D.W. Griffith with Biograph (1909) 2:10am Films of Georges Melies, The (1896)
4:00am Silent Shakespeare (1908) A collection of seven silent shorts based on the plays of William Shakespeare, including King John (1899), King Lear (1910) and Richard III (1911). BW-88 mins, TV-G
5:30am Ramona (1910) In this silent short, a rancher's daughter runs off with a Native. Cast: Mary Pickford, H. B. Walthall, Francis J. Grandon, Kate Bruce Dir: D. W. Griffith C-17 mins, TV-PG
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