TCM Schedule for Saturday, May 28 --- THE ESSENTIALS: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

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28 Saturday ...sorry this post is late today, I've been under the weather...



6:00 AM Tank Battalion (1958)
Four soldiers pilot their tank behind enemy lines during the Korean War.
Dir: Sherman A. Rose Cast: Don Kelly, Frank Gorshin, Marjorie Hellen.
BW-80 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:30 AM The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
A hard-nosed sergeant takes his men behind enemy lines in World War II.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast: Steve Cochran, Philip Carey, Mari Aldon.
BW-90 mins,

9:01 AM The Tanks Are Coming (1941)
C-20 mins,

9:30 AM Sahara (1943)
An international platoon fights off Nazis in World War II Africa.
Dir: Zoltan Korda Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, J. Carroll Naish.
BW-98 mins, TV-PG, CC,

11:15 AM Imitation General (1958)
A sergeant impersonates a slain general at a key moment during World War II.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Glenn Ford, Red Buttons, Taina Elg.
BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:45 PM Invasion Quartet (1961)
Four British soldiers infiltrate enemy territory to destroy a strategic artillery placement.
Dir: Jay Lewis Cast: Bill Travers, Spike Milligan, Grégoire Aslan.
BW-87 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

2:19 PM Army Champions (1941)
C-11 mins,

2:30 PM Buck Privates (1941)
Two small-time con artists enlist in the Army to avoid the police.
Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Lee Bowman, Alan Curtis, Bud Abbott.
BW-84 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:00 PM What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)
A bumbling soldier and his scheming friend take France by storm.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Robert Walker, Keenan Wynn, Jean Porter.
BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:38 PM Mr. Blabbermouth (1942)
BW-19 mins,

6:00 PM Ensign Pulver (1964)
A young officer on a World War II supply ship battles his captain to keep the men happy.
Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Robert Walker Jr., Burl Ives, Walter Matthau.
C-104 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format


WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

8:00 PM Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
General Jimmy Doolittle trains American troops for the first airborne attacks on Japan.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Tim Murdock.
BW-138 mins, TV-PG, CC,

10:30 PM Men Of The Fighting Lady (1954)
Men on a U.S. aircraft carrier fight to survive the Korean War.
Dir: Andrew Marton Cast: Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern.
C-80 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:00 AM Flying Leathernecks (1951)
A World War II Marine officer drives his men mercilessly during the battle for Guadalcanal.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor.
C-102 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:47 AM Ski Flying (1956)
BW-8 mins,

2:00 AM Flight Command (1940)
A cocky cadet tries to prove himself during flight training.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon.
BW-116 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:00 AM Fighter Squadron (1948)
A dedicated flyer pushes himself and those around him during a perilous World War II campaign.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney.
C-95 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:45 AM One Against The World (1939)
BW-11 mins,