Silver Screen Classics
Canada
Silver Screen Classics is a television channel available to viewers in Canada, focusing primarily on films from earlier decades of cinema history. Its programming typically draws from Hollywood’s golden age through the mid-20th century, featuring a range of genres including drama, comedy, film noir, and musicals. The channel also occasionally presents classic documentaries and vintage serials that align with its retro film library. Broadcasts are in English, and the schedule is organized around themed movie blocks rather than live news or talk segments. Silver Screen Classics can be accessed through standard cable and satellite television packages across the country.
Schedule
07:30 - 08:00
Classroom Classics
Series, Entertainment
"How Do You Know It's Love?" and "Law and Social Controls.".
08:00 - 09:00
Lux Radio Theatre
Flight Command
Series, Anthology, Performing arts, Theater
A rookie pilot joins the Hellcats squadron and tries to prove himself; starring Robert Taylor and Walter Pidgeon.
09:00 - 10:00
Lux Radio Theatre
Dust Be My Destiny
Series, Anthology, Performing arts, Theater
On a prison farm, Joe falls for the foreman's daughter and escapes with her; starring John Garfield and Claire Trevor.
10:00 - 11:00
Lux Radio Theatre
Kitty Foyle
Series, Anthology, Performing arts, Theater
A middle class girl meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family; starring Ginger Rogers.
11:00 - 12:00
Lux Radio Theatre
Algiers
Series, Anthology, Performing arts, Theater
Beautiful Gaby falls in love with a jewel thief in the mysterious Casbah; starring Charles Boyer.
12:00 - 12:30
Classroom Classics
Series, Entertainment
"How Do You Do" and "Good Eating Habits.".
12:30 - 13:00
Retrola: Canada's Time Machine
Series, Entertainment
Images of the great indoors and country living.
13:00 - 13:30
Postcards From Canada
Documentary
Images of the East Coast and Canadian Winters.
13:30 - 14:00
Dr. Ho Talks
Dr. Ho's Motion Ciser No Price
Series, Health, Talk
The solution for chronic or acute back pain relief.
14:00 - 14:30
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Rope Law
Series, Western, Adventure
Josh tries to prevent the hanging of the prisoner he has just brought in.
14:30 - 15:00
Dr. Ho Talks
The Movement Masterclass
Series, Health, Talk
Dr. Ho discusses getting relief from pain and tension in the comfort of one's home.
15:00 - 15:30
Kaeshammer's Kitchen
Tony Dekker
Series, Cooking, Musical
From the studio to the stove, Great Lake Swimmers frontman Tony Dekker is the master of creating a vibe; he brings that thoughtful energy to the kitchen before an intimate performance of "One More Dance Around the Sun" and "Your Rocky Spine".
15:30 - 16:00
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Rope Law
Series, Western, Adventure
Josh tries to prevent the hanging of the prisoner he has just brought in.
16:00 - 18:00
Murder!
Movie, Mystery
Actress Edna Druce is found dead, and fellow thespian Diana Baring can't explain why she's holding the murder weapon. Diana seems destined for conviction and the death penalty, but juror Sir John Menier thinks she's innocent. An actor himself, Sir John collects clues and...
18:00 - 20:30
The North Star
Movie, War
The exploits of a Ukrainian farming collective overrun by the Nazi invasion. A group of young people, including Marina Pavlova and Damian Simonov, are on a walking holiday and separated from the farming village but, led by Old Karp, they manage to smuggle a wagon-load of guns...
20:30 - 23:00
Torn Curtain
Movie, Thriller
American physicist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) shocks his friends and family by defecting to East Germany to work with the Soviets during the height of the Cold War. Even his fiancée (Julie Andrews) is surprised by the move, but when she follows him behind the Iron Curtain,...
23:00 - 00:30
Dracula
Movie, Horror
The dashing, mysterious Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi), after hypnotizing a British soldier, Renfield (Dwight Frye), into his mindless slave, travels to London and takes up residence in an old castle. Soon Dracula begins to wreak havoc, sucking the blood of young women and turning...