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4:15am They Shall Have Music (1939) A runaway tries to help the students at a school for musical prodigies. Cast: Jascha Heifetz, Joel McCrea, Andrea Leeds. Dir: Archie Mayo. BW-102 mins, TV-G
6:00am Festival of Shorts #29 (2000) TCM promotes three shorts showcasing the youthful talents of Judy Garland; "Bubbles" (1930), "Every Sunday" (1936) and "If I Forget You" (1940). C-23 mins, TV-G
6:39am Short Film: From The Vaults: Alfred The Great (1969) C-5 mins
6:45am Alfred The Great (1969) A medieval warrior fights to supplant his weakling brother on the throne. Cast: David Hemmings, Michael York, Prunella Ransome. Dir: Clive Donner. C-122 mins, TV-14
9:00am Alexander The Great (1956) Biography of the ancient warrior who conquered the known world. Cast: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Danielle Darrieux. Dir: Robert Rossen. C-136 mins, TV-G
11:21am Short Film: From The Vaults: Egypt Speaks (1951) C-8 mins
11:30am Cleopatra (1963) The legendary Egyptian queen tries to use her beauty to conquer the Roman Empire. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. C-243 mins, TV-PG
3:45pm Becket (1964) England's King Henry II appoints his best friend Archbishop of Canterbury then turns on him. Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud. Dir: Peter Glenville. C-148 mins, TV-PG
6:15pm Doctor Faustus (1967) A scholar sells his soul to the devil for knowledge. Cast: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Andreas Teuber. Dir: Richard Burton, Nevill Coghill. C-92 mins, TV-14
What's On Tonight: STAR OF THE MONTH: CHARLES LAUGHTON 8:00pm Stand By for Action (1942) A Harvard graduate serving on a battleship is faced with the realities of war. Cast: Robert Taylor, Charles Laughton, Brian Donlevy. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard. BW-109 mins, TV-G
10:00pm Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Classic adventure about the sadistic Captain Bligh, who drove his men to revolt during a South Seas expedition. Cast: Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone. Dir: Frank Lloyd. BW-133 mins, TV-PG
12:15am Jamaica Inn (1939) A young woman on the British coast stumbles onto a ring of bloodthirsty scavengers. Cast: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Hay Petrie. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-99 mins, TV-PG
2:00am Captain Kidd (1945) An infamous pirate tries to double cross the King of England. Cast: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, John Carradine. Dir: Rowland V. Lee. BW-81 mins, TV-G
3:30am Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) Two waiters stumble on a treasure map and land in hot water with pirates. Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton. Dir: Charles Lamont. BW-70 mins, TV-PG
4:45am Spooks Run Wild (1941) A group of delinquents on their way to summer camp get stuck in a haunted house. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Bela Lugosi, Angelo Rossitto. Dir: Phil Rosen. BW-63 mins, TV-PG
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