Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Silent Films on TCM This October


Hello my friends. Once again so you don't miss a thing here is a list of the silent films airing on TCM this October. 

Sunday October 4th

The Great Buster: A Celebration
(2018, a documentary about silent film star Buster Keaton) Director: Peter Bogdonavich. 6pm Pacific. 9pm Eastern.

Sherlock Jr. (1924) Director: Buster Keaton. Starring Buster Keaton and Kathryn McGuire. 8pm Pacific. 11pm Eastern.

The General (1927) Directors: Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman. Starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack. 9pm Pacific. 12am Eastern. 

Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) Director: Charles F. Reisner. Starring Buster Keaton and Ernest Torrence. 10:30pm Pacific. 1:30am Eastern.

Monday October 5th

Seven Chances (1925) Director: Buster Keaton. Starring: Buster Keaton and Snitz Edwards. 12am Pacific. 3am Eastern. 

 Tuesday, October 6th

The Golden Age of Comedy (1957, a compilation made up of clips from silent comedies) Director: Robert Youngson. 

Wednesday, October 14th

The Unholy Three (1925) Director: Tod Browning. Starring Lon Chaney and Mae Busch. 10:15am Pacific. 1:15pm Eastern.

The Unknown (1927) Director: Tod Browning. Starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford. 12pm Pacific. 3pm Eastern.

The Blackbird (1926) Director: Tod Browning. Starring Lon Chaney and Renée Adorée. 1pm Pacific. 4pm Eastern. 

Monday October 19th 

Exit Smiling (1926) Director: Sam Taylor. Starring Beatrice Lillie and Jack Pickford. 12am Pacific. 3am Eastern. 

Wednesday, October 21st

The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ (1906) Director: Alice-Guy Blanche. 7:45am Pacific. 10:45am Eastern. 

Monday, October 26th

Haxan (1922) Director: Benjamin Christensen. Starring Benjamin Christensen and Maren Pedersen. 12am Pacific. 3am Eastern. 

Wednesday, October 28th

Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914) Director: Henry Lehrman. Starring Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin. 7:45am Pacific. 10:45am Eastern. 

-Michael J. Ruhland 

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