Friday, September 02, 2022

Genre Films on Turner Classic Movies: September 2022

The following movies, shorts, serials, and cartoons are scheduled for broadcast on Turner Classic Movies in September, according to TCM’s Web site. All times listed are Pacific Time. Please check your local listings before tuning in.


Sept. 1—1 a.m.: The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980), 7:30 a.m.: Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Sept. 2—11 p.m.: Day of the Dead (1985)

Sept. 3—1 a.m.: I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987), 5 a.m.: MGM Cartoons—The Mad Maestro (1939), 6:30 a.m.: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe—The Pool of Peril (1940), 7 a.m.: Popeye—Ancient Fistory (1953), 7:08 a.m.: Tarzan Triumphs (1943)

Sept. 4—10:30 a.m.: Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

Sept. 6—5 a.m.: House of Wax (1953), 6:45 a.m.: Hands of a Stranger (1962), 5:30 p.m.: Dead of Night (1945), 7:30 p.m.: Magic (1978), 9:30 p.m.: Shanks (1974)

Sept. 9—1:30 a.m.: The Return of Dr. X (1939)

Sept. 10—5 a.m.: MGM Cartoons—One Droopy Knight (1957), 6:30 a.m.: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe—The Death Mist (1940), 7 a.m.: Popeye—Floor Flusher (1953), 7:08 a.m.: Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)

Sept. 13—3:15 a.m.: Spook Chasers (1957), 4:30 a.m.: Night of Dark Shadows (1971), 9 a.m.: The Canterville Ghost (1944), 12 p.m.: The Haunting (1963), 2 p.m.: The Smiling Ghost (1941), 5 p.m.: The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), 6:45 p.m.: Thunderbirds Are Go (1968), 8:30 p.m.: Thunderbird 6 (1968), 10:15 p.m.: Attack of the Puppet People (1958)

Sept. 14—1:15 a.m.: The Great Rupert (1950)

Sept. 15—4:30 a.m.: Doctor X (1932), 6 a.m.: The Most Dangerous Game (1932), 7:15 a.m.: King Kong (1933), 9:15 a.m.: Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), 10:45 a.m.: The Vampire Bat (1933)

Sept. 16—11:45 p.m.: Puppet Master (1989)

Sept. 17—1:30 a.m.: The Devil-Doll (1936), 5 a.m.: MGM Cartoons—The Prospecting Bear (1941), 6:30 a.m.: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe—Stark Treachery (1940), 7 a.m.: Popeye—Shaving Muggs (1953), 7:08 a.m.: Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)

Sept. 19—11:15 a.m.: Dead Men Walk (1943)

Sept. 20—1:15 a.m.: The Next Voice You Hear (1950), 5 a.m.: More Than a Miracle (1967), 9:15 a.m.: Ghosts—Italian Style (1969)

Sept. 21—5 a.m.: The Lodger (1927), 6:50 p.m.: Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Sept. 22—3 a.m.: Bomba the Jungle Boy—African Treasure (1952), 5:30 a.m.: Bomba the Jungle Boy—The Lion Hunters (1951)

Sept. 23—11:30 p.m.: The Beast Must Die (1974)

Sept. 24—1:15 a.m.: House on Haunted Hill (1958), 5 a.m.: MGM Cartoons—Seal Skinners (1939), 6:30 a.m.: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe—Doom of the Dictator (1940), 7 a.m.: Popeye—Baby Wants a Battle (1953), 7:08 a.m.: Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946), 5 p.m.: It Came from Outer Space (1953), 6:30 p.m.: When Worlds Collide (1951)

Sept. 28—8:45 a.m.: Two Hearts in Wax Time (1935)

Sept. 29—8 a.m.: Haxan (1922), 11 a.m.: The Phantom Carriage (1921), 1 p.m.: The Lodger (1927), 3:30 p.m.: Grandma’s Boy (1922), 5:30 p.m.: Before Mickey Mouse: A History of American Animation (1982), 6:45 p.m.: Century of Animation Showcase: 1922 (2022)


You might also be interested in the movies screened by Svengoolie on MeTV. Airing Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT), September’s features include Frogs, It Came from Outer Space, House of Dracula, and Gargoyles. Also airing at 11 a.m. CT Saturdays on the CW 26, Svengoolie is featuring Killer Shrews, Frogs, It Came from Outer Space, and House of Dracula. For an excellent article about Svengoolie, be sure to check out Captain Flashback #44. (https://tinyurl.com/h8wfpt9a) He also recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal. (https://tinyurl.com/yk448rft)