TCM Schedule for Friday, Nov 15, 2024 - Ghosts/Sci-Fi Horror

Alernate synopses, full cast, and trivia for all films available at https://www.imdb.com


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7:00 AM | The Canterville Ghost (1944)
A ghost who died a coward tries to inspire U.S. G.I.s to become heroes.
Dir: Jules Dassin | Cast: Charles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien

8:45 AM | The Woman in White (1948)
Classic mystery about the adventures of a young tutor sent to a ghostly country estate.
Dir: Peter Godfrey | Cast: Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet

10:45 AM | Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944)
Two ghosts help a small-town eccentric run for mayor.
Dir: Gordon Douglas | Cast: Harold Peary, Marion Martin, Richard Legrand

12:00 PM | Tormented (1960)
A composer is haunted by the ghost of the former lover he let die.
Dir: Bert I. Gordon | Cast: Richard Carlson, Susan Gordon, Lugene Sanders

1:15 PM | Topper Returns (1941)
A beautiful ghost enlists a henpecked husband to track down her killer.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth | Cast: Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis

3:00 PM | Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
A ghost tries to smooth the way for two young lovers he knew during his lifetime.
Dir: A. Edward Sutherland | Cast: Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger

4:30 PM | Blithe Spirit (1945)
A man and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife.
Dir: David Lean | Cast: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond

6:15 PM | Sylvia and the Phantom (1946)
A young girl is visited by the ghost of her grandmother's former lover.
Dir: Claude Autant-Lara | Cast: Odette Joyeux, François Périer, Pierre Larquey


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8:00 PM | Invaders from Mars (1953)
A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.
Dir: William Cameron Menzies | Cast: Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt

9:30 PM | It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Townsfolk begin to act strangely following the crash of alien ship.
Dir: Jack Arnold | Cast: Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake

11:00 PM | The Thing (1982)
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien.
Dir: John Carpenter | Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart

1:00 AM | Village of the Damned (1960)
Inhabitants of a British village give birth to emotionless, super-powered offspring.
Dir: Wolf Rilla | Cast: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens

2:30 AM | Children of the Damned (1964)
Space invaders impregnate six women with super-powered offspring.
Dir: Anton M. Leader | Cast: Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris

4:15 AM | The Power (1968)
A scientist tries to unmask a murderous genius with psychic powers.
Dir: Byron Haskin | Cast: George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Carlson