TCM Schedule for Sunday, October 23 --- STAR OF THE MONTH: BUSTER KEATON

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23 Sunday



6:00 AM Rose Marie (1936)
An opera singer goes undercover in the Canadian wilderness to hunt for her criminal brother.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Jeanette MacDonald , Nelson Eddy , Reginald Owen .
BW-111 mins, TV-G, CC,

8:00 AM Footlight Parade (1933)
A producer fights labor problems, financiers and his greedy ex-wife to put on a show.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney , Joan Blondell , Ruby Keeler .
BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:00 AM Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
True story of Annette Kellerman, the world's first great swimming star.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Esther Williams , Victor Mature , Walter Pidgeon .
C-110 mins, TV-G, CC,

12:00 PM Angels In The Outfield (1951)
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Paul Douglas , Janet Leigh , Keenan Wynn .
BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:00 PM Tea For Two (1950)
An heiress has to say no to every question for 24 hours if she wants to star on Broadway.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Doris Day , Gordon MacRae , Gene Nelson .
C-98 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:00 PM Jailhouse Rock (1957)
After learning to play the guitar in prison, a young man becomes a rock 'n roll sensation.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Elvis Presley , Judy Tyler , Mickey Shaughnessy .
BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM The Black Stallion (1979)
A boy and a horse forge a close friendship after being shipwrecked together in Africa.
Dir: Carroll Ballard Cast: Kelly Reno , Mickey Rooney , Terry Garr .
C-117 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: BUSTER KEATON

8:00 PM College (1927)
In this silent film, a high school egghead becomes a football hero in college.
Dir: James W. Horne Cast: Buster Keaton , Anne Cornwall , Flora Bramley .
BW-65 mins, TV-G,

9:15 PM The High Sign (1921)
An amusement park employee tries to save a pretty girl and her father from mobsters.
BW-21 mins, TV-G,

9:45 PM Go West (1925)
A small-town boy travels West in search of a new life as a cowboy.
Dir: Buster Keaton Cast: Howard Truesdale , Kathleen Myers , Ray Thompson .
BW-69 mins, TV-G,

11:00 PM The Frozen North (1922)
BW-0 mins, TV-G,

11:30 PM Battling Butler (1926)
To win the heart of a mountain girl, a milquetoast pretends to be a boxing champion.
Dir: Buster Keaton Cast: Buster Keaton , Sally O'Neil , Snitz Edwards .
BW-61 mins, TV-G,

12:45 AM The Saphead (1920)
A miner's playboy son fights to save the family business from his unscrupulous brother-in-law.
Dir: Herbert Blaché Cast: Buster Keaton , William H. Crane , Irving Cummings .
BW-77 mins, TV-G,

2:15 AM Doughboys (1930)
A young eccentric joins the Army and tries to outwit his temperamental sergeant.
Dir: Edward Sedgwick Cast: Buster Keaton , Sally Eilers , Cliff Edwards .
BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:45 AM Parlor, Bedroom And Bath (1931)
A henpecked husband gets in hot water when he becomes a landlord.
Dir: Edward Sedgwick Cast: Buster Keaton , Charlotte Greenwood , Reginald Denny .
BW-73 mins, TV-G,

5:15 AM The Passionate Plumber (1932)
A woman hires a plumber to make her lover jealous.
Dir: Edward Sedgwick Cast: Buster Keaton , Jimmy Durante , Polly Moran .
BW-74 mins, TV-G,

[CBHagman]

1. I've got to take my hat off to TCM...

...for bringing silents to the regular schedule by spotlighting Buster Keaton (born this month in the year 1895).