Tuesday, October 7: Musicals from 1966 to 1967/Films from the 1980s
D'oh! I forgot to post the October 1 film schedule. I apologize for the omission.
But the good news is that there are must-see movies on today's TCM schedule, including some gems from the '80s. 
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
TCM Late Night: More Chill Wills
1:00 AM The Alamo (1960)
Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie join the fight for Texas' independence from Mexico.
Dir: John Wayne Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey
Runtime: 162 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:45 AM Gun Glory (1957)
A reformed gunslinger is rejected by everyone until he's needed to fight off outlaws.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Stewart Granger, Rhonda Fleming, Chill Wills
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
5:15 AM Racketeers of the Range (1939)
Gangsters take up rustling in the wild West.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast: George O'Brien, Chill Wills, Marjorie Reynolds
Runtime: 62 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: N
TCM Daytime: Musicals from 1966 to 1967
6:30 AM Spinout (1966)
Elvis Presley stars as racecar driver and rock singer Mike McCoy, who is being pursued by three very determined young women.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
8:30 AM The Singing Nun (1966)
Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Ricardo Montalban, Greer Garson
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:30 AM The Cool Ones (1967)
A rock promoter creates a popular singing duo and tries to run their lives.
Dir: Gene Nelson Cast: Roddy McDowall, Debbie Watson, Gil Peterson
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
12:30 PM The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
A lighthearted homage to Hollywood musicals that centers around beautiful girls and the men who vie for their affections.
Dir: Jacques Demy Cast: Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Françoise Dorléac
Runtime: 127 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: N
3:00 PM Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966)
Musical featuring characters in a circus, and one of them who rises to the top at everyone else's expense.
Dir: Philip Saville Cast: Tony Tanner, Millicent Martin, Leila Croft
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC:
5:00 PM Camelot (1967)
This lavish film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical celebrates a fleeting, mythical time of love and chivalry--the reign of King Arthur and the Knights of The Round Table. Although torn apart by the conflicts between passion, love, honor and duty, it was a golden era that could have been ... and could yet be.
Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero
Runtime: 179 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
TCM Prime Time: Films from the 1980s
8:00 PM Tootsie (1982)
Michael Dorsey is a talented actor, but his demanding nature and stubborn temperament have antagonized every producer in New York. Now his agent insists no one will hire him. But Michael needs money - eight thousand dollars to be exact - and to earn it, he's willing to play the role of a lifetime.
Dir: Sydney Pollack Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
10:15 PM Terms of Endearment (1983)
Widow Aurora Greenway juggles her own struggles with a new romantic interest while trying to sort out the emotional problems of her daughter who's married to a philandering husband.
Dir: James L. Brooks Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger
Runtime: 132 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
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12:45 AM Working Girl (1988)
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to take over after her boss breaks her leg.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Cusack
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
2:45 AM Thief (1981)
A safecracker tries to outrun the mob so he can retire.
Dir: Michael Mann Cast: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
5:00 AM Diner (1982)
A group of friends who hang out in a Baltimore diner face the problems of growing up.
Dir: Barry Levinson Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke, Daniel Stern, Kevin Bacon, Tim Daly, Ellen Barkin
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
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