TCM Schedule for Sunday May 29, 2022 - Memorial Day Marathon
Day 3 of this year's war movie lineup.
(all times Eastern)
6:00 am Ace of Aces (1933)
1h 12m | War | TV-G
After he's branded a coward, a sculptor travels to France to help fight World War I.
Director: J. Walter Ruben. Cast: Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allen, Ralph Bellamy
7:30 am They Were Expendable (1945)
2h 15m | War | TV-PG
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Director: John Ford. Cast: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed
10:00 am Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
1h 21m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero's family.
Director: John Sturges. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis
11:45 am The Great Escape (1963)
2h 48m | War | TV-PG
Thrown together by the Germans, a group of captive Allied troublemakers plot a daring escape.
Director: John Sturges. Cast: Robert Graf, Nigel Stock, Angus Lennie
2:45 pm The Steel Helmet (1951)
1h 24m | War | TV-14
Americans trapped behind enemy lines fight off Communists during the Korean War.
Director: Samuel Fuller. Cast: Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards
4:15 pm Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
2h 7m | War | TV-G
A Merchant Marine crew fights off enemy attacks at the start of World War II.
Director: Lloyd Bacon. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale
6:30 pm December 7th (1943)
1h 21m | Documentary | TV-PG
After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. fights to survive the early days of World War II.
Director: John Ford. Cast: Walter Huston, Harry Davenport, Dana Andrews
8:00 pm Destination Tokyo (1943)
2h 15m | War | TV-PG
A U.S. sub braves enemy waters during World War II.
Director: Delmer Daves. Cast: Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale
10:30 pm The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
1h 9m | Drama | TV-PG
A young Union soldier fights to atone for a moment of cowardice during the Civil War.
Director: John Huston. Cast: Andy Devine, Robert Easton Burke, Douglas Dick
12:00 am The Big Parade (1925)
2h 22m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, a young innocent enlists for World War I service but soon learns the horrors of war.
Director: King Vidor. Cast: John Gilbert, Renee Adoree, Hobart Bosworth
2:45 am The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
1h 34m | Romance | TV-PG
A Russian woman is tormented by fears that her boyfriend has been killed in World War II.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov. Cast: Tatyana Samoilova, Alexei Batalov, Vasili Merkuriev
4:30 am Imitation General (1958)
1h 28m | Comedy | TV-PG
A sergeant impersonates a slain general at a key moment during World War II.
Director: George Marshall. Cast: Glenn Ford, Red Buttons, Taina Elg