The Latest on TV: Freak Shows

Notable movies and other programs on TV for Monday October 15 to Sunday October 21:

Turner Classic Movies continues their October-long look at "Classic Horror Directors" this Friday with Tod Browning, the man who unleashed Freaks into the world. The rare silent film London After Midnight, starring Lon Chaney, will also air.

The TCM original documentary, The Dawn of Sound, will premiere on Tuesday, along with several early sound shorts, Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer and Don Juan, the silent version starring John Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Mary Astor and ... Hedda Hopper!

The "not-on-DVD" file for the week includes Jean Simmons in Young Bess (TCM, Monday), Oscar-winner George Arliss in Disraeli and Wallace Beery in Viva Villa! (both TCM, Tuesday), Greer Garson in Blossoms in the Dust and Lena Horne in Panama Hattie (both TCM, Wednesday), Mariel Hemingway in Personal Best (LOGO, Wednesday), Gene Tierney in Belle Star (Fox Movie Channel, Thursday), Betty Grable in Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (FMC, Friday) and Joan Crawford in Berserk! (TCM, Friday).

E! True Hollywood Story takes a look at Reese Witherspoon (Hollywood's Golden Girl) on Monday and Friday, Rosie O'Donnell on Thursday and Kathy Griffin on Saturday. Tuesday on the channel brings you five hours of "curses" with THS dedicated to the Little Rascals, The Exorcist and Poltergeist.

On Tuesday, the Food Network show Ace of Cakes will show how they made a groovy cake (seen here) for the Hairspray movie premiere.

Burt Reynolds tries to relive a little of his Smokey and the Bandit days with DIY's Celebrity Rides: Burt Builds a Bandit, premiering Friday.

AMC shakes things up Saturday with a Movies That Shook the World look at The Exorcist, while Bravo airs an Inside the Actor's Studio marathon focusing on their favorite funny people, including Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and the cast of The Simpsons.

Click on the network links to find the show times in your area. All programming is subject to change.

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Links via TCM.com, LOGOOnline.com, Fox MovieChannel.com, EOnline.com, FoodNetwork.com, HairsprayMovie.com, DIYNetwork.com, AMCTV.com and BravoTV.com.