Turner Classic Movies has a full plate of movies this month that uses World War I as a back drop.  November 9th during the day is very good for such films.  As usual, all times given here are Central.

Monday, November 5th:

3:00 AM

October ( 1928)
A filmed re-enactment of events leading up to the 1917 October Revolution in Russia.

Dir:  Grigori Alexandrov Cast:  Boris Livanov , N Popov , Vasily Nikandrov .

BW- 103 mins,

 

8:30 PM

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ( 1932)
A World War I veteran faces inhuman conditions when he’s sentenced to hard labor.

Dir:  Mervyn Le Roy Cast:  Paul Muni , Glenda Farrell , Helen Vinson .

BW- 93 mins, CC.

 

Friday, November 9th:

5:00 AM

Shopworn Angel, The ( 1938)
A showgirl gives up life in the fast lane for a young soldier on his way to fight World War I.

Dir:  H. C. Potter Cast:  Margaret Sullavan , James Stewart , Walter Pidgeon .

BW- 85 mins, CC.

6:30 AM

Ace of Aces ( 1933)
After he’s branded a coward, a sculptor travels to France to help fight World War I.

Dir:  J. Walter Ruben Cast:  Richard Dix , Elizabeth Allen , Ralph Bellamy .

BW- 77 mins, CC.

8:00 AM

Waterloo Bridge ( 1940)
A ballerina turns to prostitution when her fiance is reported killed in World War I.

Dir:  Mervyn LeRoy Cast:  Vivien Leigh , Robert Taylor , Lucile Watson .

BW- 109 mins, CC.

10:00 AM

Army Surgeon ( 1942)
A female surgeon pretends to be a nurse so she can serve on the front line.

Dir:  A. Edward Sutherland Cast:  James Ellison , Jane Wyatt , Kent Taylor .

BW- 63 mins, CC.

11:15 AM

Spy In Black, The ( 1939)
A German sub tries to sink the British fleet during World War I.

Dir:  Michael Powell Cast:  Conrad Veidt , Sebastian Shaw , Valerie Hobson .

BW- 82 mins.

12:45 PM

Hell Below ( 1933)
A submarine captain clashes with one of his crew during World War I.

Dir:  Jack Conway Cast:  Robert Montgomery , Walter Huston , Madge Evans .

BW- 101 mins, CC.

2:30 PM

Fighting 69th, The ( 1940)
A braggart soldier learns the true meaning of heroism when he joins World War I’s all-Irish unit.

Dir:  William Keighley Cast:  James Cagney , Pat O’Brien , George Brent .

BW- 90 mins, CC.

4:30 PM

Sergeant York ( 1941)
True story of the farm boy who made the transition from religious pacifist to World War I hero.

Dir:  Howard Hawks Cast:  Gary Cooper , Walter Brennan , Joan Leslie .

BW- 134 mins, CC.

 

Sunday, November 11th:

10:30 AM

Eagle and the Hawk, The ( 1933)
RAF pilots fight to endure the nerve-wracking ordeal of flying in World War I.

Dir:  Stuart Walker Cast:  Fredric March , Cary Grant , Jack Oakie .

BW- 73 mins, CC.

 

Monday, November 19th:

12:45 PM

Central Airport ( 1933)
A World War I flyer can only find work as chauffeur to a lady sky diver.

Dir:  William A. Wellman Cast:  Richard Barthelmess , Sally Eilers , Tom Brown .

BW- 72 mins.

 

Blair Tarr is the Museum Curator of the Kansas State Historical Society. He oversees the three-dimensional collections of the Society, but has special interests in the Civil War, Wichita-made Valentine diners, and Leavenworth's Abernathy Furniture. In the last few years he has also done a lot of cramming on The Great War. He is a past president of the Kansas Museums Association and the Civil War Round Tables of both Kansas City and Eastern Kansas. He is currently a board member of the Heritage League of Greater Kansas City.