Silent Films on TCM This October

Hello my fellow silent film fans and TCM fans. Once again it is time for us to look at what silent films will play on TCM this next month. To be honest I am a little disappointed there is not a night of all silent horror movies as there have been some other years. That does not change that the films being shown are great ones.

Friday October 4

Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) Director: Benjamin Christianson. Starring Benjamin Christianson and Maren Pederson. 1:30am Pacific. 3:30 am Eastern.

Sunday October 6

The Symbol of the Unconquered (1921) Director: Oscar Micheaux. Starring Iris Hall and Walter Thompson. 9:15pm Pacific. 12:15am Eastern.

Sunday October 13

Faust (1926) Director: FW Murnau. Starring Gosta Ekman and Emil Jannings. 9pm Pacific and 12am Eastern.

Friday October 18

The Phantom Carriage (1921) Director: Victor Seastrom. Starring Victor Seastrom and Hilda Borgstrom. 2:30am Pacific. 5:30am Eastern.

Sunday October 20

The Phantom Carriage (1921) Director: Victor Seastrom. Starring Victor Seastrom and Hilda Brogstrom. 9pm Pacific. 12am Eastern.

Friday October 25

Nosferatu (1922) Director: FW Murnau. Starring Max Schreck and Alexander Granach. 1:45am Pacific. 4:45am Eastern.

Sunday October 27

The Haunted Hotel (1907) Director: J. Stuart Blackstone. Starring Paul Panzer and William V. Ranous. 9pm Pacific. 12am Eastern.

TCM's online schedule only lists this one short film on its online schedule. However the film is only six minutes and the next movie is on at 11pm. Since this is silent Sunday night, I feel it is safe to assume that there will be multiple spooky themed silent shorts following The Haunted Hotel.

-Michael J. Ruhland