TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 24: Family Secrets/Mexican-American Tales

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Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) is in progress, and TCM is offering an evening of Mexican-American stories.

Daytime's devoted to dysfunction, as we get to learn a few mind-blowing family secrets.

Tune in and find out.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

12:00 AM Appointment with Death (1988)
Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot finds his vacation trip to the Holy Land (Palestine circa 1937) interrupted when one of the members of his tour group is murdered at an archaeological dig, and Poirot must solve the crime before continuing with his holiday.
Dir: Michael Winner Cast: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC:


2:00 AM Harper (1966)
A broken-down private eye sets out to find a rich woman's missing husband.
Dir: Jack Smight Cast: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris
Runtime: 121 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

4:15 AM Bright Leaf (1950)
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

6:15 AM Kiss Her Goodbye (1959)
A man on the run with his sister finds love in a small Florida town.
Dir: Albert Lipton Cast: Steven Hill, Elaine Stritch, Gene Lyons
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: N


8:00 AM This Man Is Mine (1934)
A woman fights to keep her husband from cheating.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Irene Dunne, Constance Cummings, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


9:30 AM Cry Wolf (1947)
A woman uncovers deadly secrets when she visits her late husband's family.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Geraldine Brooks
Runtime: 83 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

11:00 AM The Red House (1947)
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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1:00 PM Fog Over Frisco (1934)
A San Francisco heiress discovers her sister is hanging out with gangsters.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Bette Davis, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay
Runtime: 68 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y

2:15 PM The Seventh Victim (1943)
A girl's search for her missing sister puts her in conflict with a band of satanists.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell
Runtime: 71 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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3:45 PM A Stolen Life (1946)
A twin takes her deceased sister's place as the wife of the man they both love.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

5:45 PM Dead Ringer (1964)
One of a pair of twins, jealous that the other became wealthy and took away her husband, kills her sister and takes over the latter's identity.
Dir: Paul Henreid Cast: Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

What's on Tonight: Mexican-American Tales

8:00 PM The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
A New Mexican town rallies behind a farmer who unintentionally irrigates his land with the water supply of a rich entrepreneur.
Dir: Robert Redford Cast: Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sonia Braga
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

10:15 PM Zoot Suit (1981)
In 1940s Los Angeles, members of a Mexican-American gang, and their leader Henry Reyna, are accused of murder. Although there is insufficient evidence for a fair trial, they are convicted and sent to San Quentin prison. Activist lawyers fight to win them their freedom.
Dir: Luis Valdez Cast: Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC:

12:15 AM Salt of the Earth (1954)
Mexican workers at a zinc mine call a general strike. It is only through the solidarity of the workers, and importantly the indomitable resolve of their wives, mothers, and daughters, that they continue to fight for better working conditions.
Dir: Herbert J. Biberman Cast: Will Geer, David Wolfe, David Sarvis
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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2:00 AM Boulevard Nights (1979)
Brothers Raymond and Chuco have a strong family bond. Raymond is a former gang member who hopes to leave the neighborhood behind and start a new life. Chuco is still immersed in the violent life of the gang, however, and the bond between these brothers is tested when a war between rivals erupts.
Dir: Michael Pressman Cast: Richard Yniguez, Danny De La Paz, Marta Dubois
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: N

4:00 AM The Cisco Kid (1994)
The Mexican hero and his saddle sidekick foil crooks, officials and agents of Napoleon.
Dir: Glenn Wilder Cast: Jimmy Smits, Cheech Marin
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-14 CC: