TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 23: On the Water/Star of the Month: Bela Lugosi

TCM's daytime hours are devoted to stories set on the sea, and among them is Between Two Worlds, a wartime drama with an outstanding ensemble cast and a timeless theme. Do not miss it.

And tonight Star of the Month Bela Lugosi's back to take a final bow.

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

12:30 AM Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Sweeping epic about a Russian doctor pursuing the woman he loves during Russia's turbulent political changes of World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution and Communism's rise to power.
Dir: David Lean Cast: Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay
Runtime: 197 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:00 AM Valmont (1989)
Set in 18th-century France, a young womanizing aristocrat makes a bet with his ex-lover that he can seduce a pure woman.
Dir: Milos Forman Cast: Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly
Runtime: 137 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


6:30 AM Riverboat Rhythm (1946)
A riverboat captain feuds with the management of a resort hotel.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Leon Errol, Glenn Vernon, Walter Catlett
Runtime: 65 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

7:45 AM Fast Life (1932)
Two ex-Navy sailors attempt to build the ultimate speed boat engine.
Dir: Harry Pollard Cast: William Haines, Madge Evans, Conrad Nagel
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


9:15 AM Sons of the Sea (1941)
A brave captain pilots the first steamboat line between England and the U.S.
Dir: Walter Forde Cast: Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson, Griffith Jones
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:00 AM Tugboat Annie (1933)
A lady tugboat captain tries to help two young lovers come together.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Robert Young
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



12:30 PM Barnacle Bill (1941)
A fishing boat captain searches for romance in hopes of improving his financial picture.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo Carrillo
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


2:15 PM Navy Blues (1941)
Honolulu days are far from peaceful for a boatload of amorous sailors.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Ann Sheridan, Jack Oakie, Martha Raye
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



4:15 PM Between Two Worlds (1944)
Passengers on a luxury liner realize they are en route to the afterlife.
Dir: Edward A. Blatt Cast: John Garfield, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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6:15 PM Luxury Liner (1948)
The daughter of a ship's captain becomes a sea-going cupid.
Dir: Richard Whorf Cast: George Brent, Jane Powell, Lauritz Melchior
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



What's on Tonight: Star of the Month: Bela Lugosi

8:00 PM The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
A mad scientist kills brides and uses their glands to keep his wife alive.
Dir: Wallace Fox Cast: Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tris Coffin
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



9:30 PM Bowery at Midnight (1942)
A college professor hides a life of crime behind volunteer work.
Dir: Wallace Fox Cast: Bela Lugosi, John Archer, Wanda McKay
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-G CC: N



10:45 PM The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templer lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.
Dir: Jack Hively Cast: George Sanders, Helene Whitney, Jonathan Hale
Runtime: 68 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y


12:00 AM Broadminded (1931)
A rejected suitor leaves town and gets mixed up in an international chase.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Joe E. Brown, Ona Munson, William Collier Jr.
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


1:30 AM Genius at Work (1947)
Two radio sleuths tackle a real murder case.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Anne Jeffreys
Runtime: 61 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


2:45 AM Ninotchka (1939)
A coldhearted Soviet agent is warmed up by a trip to Paris and a night of love.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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4:45 AM 50 Million Frenchmen (1931)
A playboy in Paris tries to prove he doesn't need money to land a girl.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, William Gaxton, Helen Broderick
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N