TCM Schedule for Sunday, May 29 --- WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

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29 Sunday



6:00 AM Hell to Eternity (1960)
A young man adopted by Japanese-Americans becomes a hero in World War II.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone.
BW-132 mins, TV-PG,

8:20 AM Honolulu: Paradise Of The Pacific (1935)
C-8 mins,

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

10:31 AM Jimmy Fund - Deborah Kerr (1956)
Deborah Kerr urges the audience to donate to the Jimmy Fund to eradicate childhood cancer.
BW-3 mins,

10:45 AM All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
Young German soldiers try to adjust to the horrors of World War I.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray.
BW-134 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:00 PM Sergeant York (1941)
True story of the farm boy who made the transition from religious pacifist to World War I hero.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie.
BW-134 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:30 PM The Deep Six (1958)
A pacifist finds his values challenged by the outbreak of World War II.
Dir: R. Maté Cast: Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix.
C-108 mins, TV-PG,

5:30 PM They Were Expendable (1945)
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed.
BW-135 mins, TV-PG, CC,


WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

8:00 PM The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins an Army platoon during World War II to learn what battle is really about.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele.
BW-108 mins, TV-14,

10:00 PM Battleground (1949)
American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge.
Dir: William Wellman Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban.
BW-119 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:15 AM Tell It To The Marines (1926)
In this silent film, a tough drill sergeant and a spoiled recruit become romantic rivals.
Dir: George Hill Cast: Lon Chaney, William Haines, Eleanor Boardman.
BW-103 mins, TV-G,

2:02 AM Marine Circus (1939)
C-9 mins,

2:15 AM Ashes And Diamonds (1958)
On the last day of World War II, a Polish Resistance fighter is ordered to kill a Communist leader.
Dir: Andrzej Wajda Cast: Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Adam Pawlikowski.
C-103 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

4:05 AM Land Of The Taj Mahal (1952)
This travel short visits Bombay, India, touching on the local architecture, culture and politics of the day. Also included is a visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra.
C-8 mins,

4:15 AM Paratrooper (1953)
American and British forces stage a sneak attack on a German radar station in World War II.
Dir: Terence Young Cast: Alan Ladd, Leo Genn, Susan Stephen.
C-88 mins, TV-PG,

5:45 AM Screaming Eagles (1956)
Dir: Charles Haas Cast: Tom Tryon, Jan Merlin, Alvy Moore.
BW-81 mins, TV-PG,