Silent Films on TCM this September

Hello again my friends. Since me and many of you are fans of both silent film and TCM, today I am going to give you a list of all the silent films that will play on TCM this September. This is a fantastic lineup, that includes some regular silent films for the channel and some that are a bit different.

Sunday, September 1st

The Mating Call (1928) Director: James Cruze. Starring Thomas Meighan and Evelyn Brent. 9pm Pacific. 12am Eastern.

Wednesday, September 4th

Broken Blossoms (1919) Director: D W Griffith. Starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess. 5pm Pacific. 8pm Eastern.

Little Annie Rooney (1925) Director: William Beaudine. Starring Mary Pickford and William Haines. 6:45pm Pacific. 9:45 Eastern.

The Three Musketeers (1921) Director: Fred Niblo. Starring Douglas Fairbanks and Leon Barry. 8:30pm Pacific. 11:30pm Eastern.

The Gold Rush (1925) Director: Charlie Chaplin. Starring Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain. 10:45pm Pacific. 1:45am Eastern.

Thursday, September 5th

The General (1927) Directors: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman. Starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack. 12:30am Pacific. 3:30am Eastern.

Sadie Thompson (1928) Director: Raoul Walsh. Starring Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore. 2am Pacific. 5am Eastern.

Friday, September 6th

The Cartoons of Winsor McCay (2014) A compilation of classic silent cartoon shorts directed by Winsor McCay.

The Freshman (1925) Directors: Sam Taylor and Fred Newmeyer. Starring Harold Lloyd and Joyba Ralston. 5pm Pacific. 8pm Eastern.

Sunday September 8th

The Circus (1928). Director: Charlie Chaplin. Starring Charlie Chaplin and Merna Kennedy. 9pm Pacific. 12am Eastern.

Shoulder Arms (1918) Director: Charlie Chaplin. Starring Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance. 10:12pm Pacific. 1:12am Eastern.

A Dog's Life (1918) Director: Charlie Chaplin. Starring Charlie Chaplin and Enda Purviance. 10:50pm Pacific. 1:50am Eastern.

Tuesday September 10th

Greed (1924) Director: Erich Von Stroheim. Starring Gibson Gowland and Zasu Pitts. 12:15am Pacific. 3:15am Eastern.

Sunday September 15th

Two Arabian Knights (1927) Director: Lewis Milestone. Starring William Boyd and Louis Wolheim. 9pm Pacific. 12am Eastern.

Sunday, September 22nd

The Racket (1928) Director: Lewis Milestone. Starring Thomas Meighan and Marie Prevost.

Tuesday, September 24th

The Unknown (1927) Director: Tod Browning. Starring Lon Chaney and Norman Kerry. 1:45am Pacific. 4:45am Eastern.

Sunday, September 29th

Cleopatra (1912) Director: Charles L. Gaskill. Starring Helen Gardner and Harley Knoles. 9:45pm Pacific. 12:45am Eastern.

-Michael J. Ruhland