TCM Schedule for Sunday October 23, 2022 - Based on Elmore Leonard

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Plus: Silent Sunday has a pair from pioneering director Lois Weber, and Imports spotlights Peter Weir with two early films.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 am Bird of Paradise (1932)
1h 20m | Adventure | TV-PG
An island visitor falls for a Polynesian beauty slated for sacrifice to the gods.
Director: King Vidor. Cast: Dolores Del Rio, Joel Mccrea, John Halliday

7:30 am The Good Earth (1937)
2h 18m | Epic | TV-PG
Epic adaptation of the Pearl Buck classic about Chinese farmers battling the elements.
Director: Sidney Franklin. Cast: Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly

10:00 am Cage of Evil (1960)
1h 10m | Comedy
A cattle driver finds himself stuck working for both sides during the Civil War.
Director: Edward L. Cahn. Cast: Ronald Foster, Pat Blair, Harp Mcguire

11:30 am The Toast of New York (1937)
1h 49m | Drama | TV-G
A 19th century con artist rises from medicine shows to Wall Street.
Director: Rowland V. Lee. Cast: Cary Grant, Edward Arnold, Frances Farmer

1:30 pm A Stolen Life (1946)
1h 47m | Romance | TV-PG
A twin takes her deceased sister's place as the wife of the man they both love.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt. Cast: Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark

3:30 pm Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
2h 11m | Drama | TV-MA
An academic couple reveal their deepest secret to a pair of newcomers during an all-night booze fest.
Director: Mike Nichols. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal

6:00 pm Dodsworth (1936)
1h 41m | Romance | TV-PG
A husband whose wife left him looks for new love in Europe.
Director: William Wyler. Cast: Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas

8:00 pm 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
1h 32m | Western | TV-PG
A sheriff must run the gauntlet to get his prisoner out of town.
Director: Delmer Daves. Cast: Glenn Ford, Van Heflin, Felicia Farr

10:00 pm Get Shorty (1995)
1h 45m | Action
Chili Palmer is a Miami loanshark who's sent to Los Angeles to collect on a gambling debt from film producer Harry Zimm.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld. Cast: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny De Vito

12:00 am Shoes (1916)
1h | Drama | TV-G
A young woman grows tired of providing for her family.
Director: Lois Weber. Cast: Mary Maclaren, Harry Griffith, Mrs. Witting

1:00 am Where Are My Children? (1916)
1h 2m | Silent | TV-G
A District Attorney discovers his wife is part of a secret abortion ring.
Director: Lois Weber. Cast: [frederick] Tyrone Power, Helen Riaume, Marie Walcamp

2:15 am The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
1h 31m | Comedy | TV-MA
A small town in rural Australia makes its living by causing car accidents and salvaging any valuables from the wrecks.
Director: Peter Weir. Cast: Terrance Camilleri, John Meillon, Kevin Miles

4:00 am The Plumber (1979)
1h 16m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-14
The arrival of a mysterious plumber upsets a doctor's wife.
Director: Peter Weir. Cast: Judy Morris, Ivar Kants, Robert Coleby

5:30 am Musical Movieland (1944)
20m | Musical | TV-PG
In this short film, a group of tourists are given a studio tour of several locations of famous movie musicals.
Director: Leroy Prinz. Cast: Richard Erdman, Lottie Williams, Harold Miller