TCM Schedule for Monday December 7 - TCM SPOTLIGHT: FRANK CAPRA

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This month's Frank Capra tribute begins with many of his wartime fils during the day, and all 3 of his Best Director Oscar winners ar night.

(all times Eastern)

6:45 AM Back To Bataan (1945)
An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines. Cast: John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi. Dir: Edward Dmytryk. BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:30 AM From Here To Eternity (1953)
Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. BW-118 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:30 AM Prelude to War (1943)
The rise of the fascists in Germany and Italy and Japan's growing aggression put the world on the brink of war. Cast: Walter Huston and Anthony Veiller narrate. Dir: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. BW-52 mins, TV-PG

11:30 AM Nazis Strike, The (1943)
German treaty violations lead to the start of World War II. Cast: Walter Huston and Anthony Veiller narrate. Dir: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. BW-42 mins, TV-PG

12:20 PM Short Film: That'S Why I Left You (1943) BW-9 mins,

12:30 PM Divide and Conquer (1943)
The Nazis seize control of France and Central Europe. Cast: Walter Huston narrates. Dir: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. BW-56 mins, TV-PG

1:30 PM Battle of Britain, The (1943)
Great Britain stands against the Nazi war machine. Cast: Walter Huston, Frieda Inescort and Anthny Veiller narrate. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-52 mins, TV-PG

2:30 PM Battle of Russia, The (1943)
The Soviet Union fights to freeze out the Nazis during World War II. Cast: Walter Huston narrates. Dir: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. BW-83 mins, TV-PG

4:00 PM Battle of China, The (1944)
The Chinese army fights to hold off Japanese invaders during World War II. Cast: Walter Huston and Anthony Veiller narrate. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-63 mins, TV-PG

5:15 PM War Comes to America (1945)
International events bring the U.S. closer to entering World War II on the eve of Pearl Harbor. Cast: Walter Huston and Lloyd Nolan narrate. Dir: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. BW-66 mins, TV-PG

6:30 PM Tunisian Victory (1943)
The U.S. Army's Tunisian campaign forces the Germans out of Africa. Cast: Burgess Meredith and Leo Genn narrate. Dir: Frank Capra, Hugh Stewart. BW-76 mins, TV-PG

7:52 PM Short Film: Colorful Islands Madagascar And Seychelles (1936)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about the customs and culture of Madagascar and Seychelles. C-8 mins,

8:00 PM It Happened One Night (1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable, Walter Connolly. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-105 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:00 PM Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life. Cast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, Lionel Stander. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-116 mins, TV-G, CC

12:00 AM You Can't Take It With You (1938)
A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker. Cast: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-126 mins, TV-G

2:15 AM Arsenic And Old Lace (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men. Cast: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-118 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

4:15 AM Platinum Blonde (1931)
A heartless heiress seduces a hard-working reporter into a disastrous marriage. Cast: Robert Williams, Loretta Young, Jean Harlow. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-89 mins, TV-G

5:45 AM Short Film: Believe It Or Not #5 (1931) BW-10 mins,