TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 28: Horror/Pre-Code Dramas
Surprise! On this Tuesday of Halloween 
Week, there are multiple horror themes/stars:
Lon Chaney
Spencer Tracy
Boris Karloff
Vampires
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
12:15 AM A Hole in the Head (1959)
A widower pays little heed to his young son and ignores his debt troubles with the run-down hotel he owns to pursue his fervent dream of building a huge amusement park.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC:
2:30 AM Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
A Chicago gangster stumbles into philanthropic work during a gang war.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:45 AM Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.
Runtime: 127 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
TCM Daytime: Horror - Lon Chaney
7:00 AM The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
In this silent film, a deformed bell-ringer gives sanctuary to a beautiful gypsy accused of witchcraft.
Dir: Wallace Worsley Cast: Lon Chaney, Ernest Torrence, Patsy Ruth Miller
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-PG CC: N
9:00 AM Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
This documentary reveals the secrets of the screen's first great horror star.
Dir: Kevin Brownlow Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Nick Adams, John Ames
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: N
10:30 AM The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
In this film, a severely deformed man haunts the sewers beneath the Paris Opera.
Dir: Rupert Julian Cast: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: N
TCM Daytime: Horror - Spencer Tracy
12:15 PM Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
A scientist's investigations into the nature of good and evil turn him into a murderous monster.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
TCM Daytime: Horror - Boris Karloff
2:15 PM Isle of the Dead (1945)
The inhabitants of a Balkans island under quarantine fear that one of their number is a vampire.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:30 PM Bedlam (1946)
When an actress tries to reform an asylum, its corrupt keeper has her committed.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House
Runtime: 79 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
TCM Daytime: Horror - Vampires
5:00 PM Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Vampires seem to be connected to an unsolved murder.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allen, Lionel Atwill
Runtime: 61 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:15 PM House of Dark Shadows (1970)
A vampire seeks a cure so he can wed the reincarnation of his lost love.
Dir: Dan Curtis Cast: Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett, Grayson Hall
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
TCM Primetime: Pre-Code Dramas
8:00 PM Employees' Entrance (1933)
An unscrupulous department store manager stops at nothing to get what he wants.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Warren William, Loretta Young, Wallace Ford
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
9:30 PM Jewel Robbery (1932)
A jewel thief falls for a tycoon's wife in Vienna.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: William Powell, Kay Francis, Helen Vinson
Runtime: 68 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
10:45 PM Night Nurse (1931)
A nurse discovers that the children she's caring for are murder targets.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:15 AM The Divorcee (1930)
The double standard destroys a liberal couple's marriage.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Chester Morris
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
1:45 AM Heat Lightning (1934)
A lady gas station attendant gets mixed up with escaped murderers.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y
3:00 AM Three on a Match (1932)
A woman's childhood friends try to rescue her from gangsters.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Virginia Davis, Joan Blondell, Dawn O'Day
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:15 AM Heroes for Sale (1933)
A veteran fights drug addiction to make his way in the business world.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon, Loretta Young
Runtime: 73 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y