TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 29: National Silent Movie Day
Now this is a one-of-a-kind experience. Just try to find that on those other channels! 
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
12:30 AM
Hear My Song (1991)
1h 53m | Comedy
An Irish nightclub owner goes on a quest to book a famous tenor who has long lived in exile
Director
Peter Chelsom
Cast
Shirley Field, Constance Cowley, Tony Morando, Adrian Dunbar, Tara Fitzgerald, Ned Beatty
2:30 AM
Silver Streak (1976)
1h 53m | Adventure
A book editor takes a train from Los Angeles to Chicago, looking forward to a restful trip...
Director
Arthur Hiller
Cast
Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder
4:30 AM
Chattahoochee (1989)
1h 43m | Biography
True story of a man who was institutionalized after being perceived as mentally disturbed. ...
Director
Mick Jackson
Cast
Ed Grady, Whitey Hughes, Wallace Merck
6:15 AM
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
1h 37m | Silent | TV-PG
In this silent film, a femme fatale comes between childhood friends.
Director
Clarence Brown
Cast
John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson
8:15 AM
The Wind (1928)
1h 15m | Silent | TV-PG
In this silent film, a sheltered southern girl fights to adapt to the rough-and-tumble life...
Director
Victor Seastrom
Cast
Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love
9:45 AM
The Battleship Potemkin (1925)
1h 10m | Silent | TV-G
A Russian mutiny triggers revolutionary sentiments around the nation.
Director
Sergei M. Eisenstein
Cast
Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Mikhail Gomoro...
11:00 AM
Image City Lights (1931)
1h 27m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, the Little Tramp tries to help a blind flower seller see again.
Director
Charles Chaplin
Cast
Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee
12:30 PM
Within Our Gates (1920)
1h 19m | Drama | TV-14
In this silent film, a black schoolteacher finds the battle against racism is everywhere...
Director
Oscar Micheaux
Cast
Evelyn Preer, Flo Clements, James D. Ruffin
Note: You can watch the complete movie online for free, thanks to the Library of Congress.
2:00 PM
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1927)
1h 38m | Silent | TV-PG
In this silent film, Joan of Arc braves the threat of torture to stand fast for her belief...
Director
Carl Th. Dreyer
Cast
Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Antonin Artaud
4:00 PM
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
2h 10m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, a young Argentine fights for France, his father's country, in World War I.
Director
Rex Ingram
Cast
Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, Pomeroy Cannon
6:30 PM
The Freshman (1925)
1h 16m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, a naive college boy tries to join the football team...
Director
Sam Taylor
Cast
Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict
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8:00 PM
The Melies Mystery (2021)
58m | Documentary | TV-PG
Documentary detailing the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director.
Director
Serge Bromberg,Eric Lange
Cast
No Cast Information Available.
9:15 PM
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
14m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, a group of scientists ride to the moon in a cannon shell.
Director
Georges Méliès
Cast
Georges Méliès, Bleuette Bernon, Victor André
9:45 PM
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
1h 43m | Documentary | TV-G
Pioneering filmmaker Alice Guy-Blache began her career in the late 1800s in France...
Director
Pamela Green
Cast
Kathleen Turner, Abi Morgan, Roland-Francois Lack
11:30 PM
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
1h 43m | Documentary | TV-G
The life and filmmaking career of iconic comedian Buster Keaton is celebrated in this documentary
Director
Peter Bogdanovich
Cast
Paul Dooley, French Stewart, Bill Irwin
1:15 AM
Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
51m | Silent | TV-G
A gag-filled comedy that revolves around a film projectionist, unjustly accused of stealing...
Director
Buster Keaton
Cast
Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Ward Crane
2:15 AM
Sparrows (1926)
1h 49m | Silent | TV-PG
In this film, the oldest of a band of orphans watches over them while they are being used...
Director
William Beaudine
Cast
Mary Pickford, Gustav Von Seyffertitz, Roy Stewart
4:00 AM
Piccadilly (1929)
1h 48m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, the dancers at a London nightclub get wrapped up in jealousy and murder...
Director
E. A. Dupont
Cast
Charles Laughton, E. A. Dupont, E. A. Dupont