TCM Schedule for Sunday February 13, 2022 - Black History Month
Tonight's Black History Month lineup spotlights pioneering filmmaker Oscar Micheaux.
(all times Eastern)
6:00 am The Little Princess (1939)
1h 31m | Musical | TV-G
When her father is reported dead in war, his daughter fights harsh conditions at her boarding school.
Director: Walter Lang. Cast: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise
7:45 am Humoresque (1946)
2h 3m | Romance | TV-PG
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy neurotic.
Director: Jean Negulesco. Cast: Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant
10:00 am Side Street (1950)
1h 23m | Crime | TV-PG
A New York City mailman is chased by both cops and crooks when he steals a shipment of dirty money.
Director: Anthony Mann. Cast: Farley Granger, Cathy O'donnell, James Craig
11:45 am The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
1h 20m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
A detective teams with his ex-wife to solve a murder.
Director: Stephen Roberts. Cast: William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason
1:15 pm To Have and Have Not (1944)
1h 40m | Romance | TV-G
A skipper-for-hire's romance with a beautiful drifter is complicated by his growing involvement with the French resistance.
Director: Howard Hawks. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, Lauren Bacall
3:15 pm Born Yesterday (1950)
1h 43m | Comedy | TV-PG
A newspaper reporter takes on the task of educating a crooked businessman's girlfriend.
Director: George Cukor. Cast: Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden
5:15 pm The Music Man (1962)
2h 31m | Musical | TV-G
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America.
Director: Morton Da Costa. Cast: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett.
8:00 pm Stormy Weather (1943)
1h 17m | Musical | TV-G
A relationship blossoms between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress.
Director: Andrew Stone. Cast: Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway
9:30 pm Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
Documentary
A look at the life and work of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
Director: Francesco Zippel. Cast: Francesco Zippel
11:00 pm Within Our Gates (1920)
1h 19m | Drama | TV-14
n this film, a black schoolteacher finds the battle against racism is everywhere when she goes North to raise money for better schools.
Director: Oscar Micheaux. Cast: Evelyn Preer, Flo Clements, James D. Ruffin
12:30 am The Symbol of the Unconquered (1921)
58m | Drama | TV-PG
In this silent film, a black heiress fights off the Ku Klux Klan to save her land.
Director: Oscar Micheaux. Cast: Iris Hall, Walker Thompson, Lawrence Chenault
2:00 am Deep Crimson (1996)
1h 54m | Comedy
Set in 1949 in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and based on the infamous "Lonely Hearts" murder case.
Director: Arturo Ripstein. Cast: Regina Orozco, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Sheryln Gonzales
4:15 am Purple Noon (1961)
1h 58m | Crime | TV-PG
French adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel, about Tom Ripley, a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser.
Director: Rene Clement. Cast: Alain Delon, Marie Laforet, Maurice Ronet