TCM's MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Friday, May 27, 2011
8:00 PM Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) 93 min
TV-PG Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) Officers on a WWII submarine clash during a perilous Pacific tour. Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden. 93 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Robert Wise. Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Nick Cravat, Mary LaRoche, Don Rickles, Eddie Foy III. Battle of wills between officers Gable and Lancaster on WW2 submarine is basis for interesting drama. Script by John Gay, from a novel by Commander Edward L. Beach. One of the great WW2 "sub'' pictures.
10:00 PM Destination Tokyo (1943) 135 min
TV-PG Destination Tokyo (1943) A U.S. sub braves enemy waters during World War II. Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale. 135 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Delmer Daves. Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, John Ridgely, Dane Clark, Warner Anderson, William Prince. Suspenseful WW2 account of U.S. submarine sent into Japanese waters and interaction among crew. Commander Grant, seamen Garfield and Clark ring true. John Forsythe makes his film debut. Also shown in computer-colored version.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
12:30 AM Up Periscope (1959) C-112 min
TV-PG Up Periscope (1959) A U.S. frogman infiltrates a Japanese-held island during World War II. Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin. C-112 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Gordon Douglas. James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin, Alan Hale, Carleton Carpenter, Frank Gifford. Garner is Navy lieutenant transferred to submarine during WW2, with usual interaction among crew as they reconnoiter Japanese held island. WarnerScope.
2:30 AM Torpedo Run (1958) C-95 min
TV-PG Torpedo Run (1958) A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese prison ship carrying his family. Dir: Joseph Pevney Cast: Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster. C-95 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Joseph Pevney. Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster, Dean Jones. Sluggish WW2 revenge narrative of sub-commander Ford whose family was aboard Jap prison ship he had to blow up. CinemaScope
4:15 AM
101 min
TV-PG Hell Below (1933)
A submarine captain clashes with one of his crew during World War I.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, Madge Evans.
101 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Jack Conway. Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy Durante, Robert Young, Sterling Holloway, Eugene Pallette. Vintage submarine drama surpasses many more elaborate efforts; Huston is captain, Montgomery his seaman nemesis.
6:00 AM Tank Battalion (1958) 80 min
TV-PG 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. 80 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE
7:30 AM Tanks Are Coming, The (1951) 90 min
Tanks Are Coming, The (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. 90 min, CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Lewis Seiler, D. Ross Lederman. Steve Cochran, Philip Carey, Mari Aldon, Paul Picerni, Harry Bellaver, James Dobson. Moderate WW2 actioner set during Allied capture of Berlin.
9:30 AM Sahara (1943) 98 min
TV-PG Sahara (1943) An international platoon fights off Nazis in World War II Africa. Dir: Zoltan Korda Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, J. Carroll Naish. 98 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Zoltan Korda. Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, J. Carrol Naish, Lloyd Bridges, Rex Ingram, Richard Nugent, Dan Duryea, Kurt Kreuger. Excellent actioner of British-American unit stranded in Sahara desert in the path of Nazi infantry; Bogie's the sergeant, with fine support by Naish and Ingram. Based on the 1937 Russian film THE THIRTEEN (and reminiscent of THE LOST PATROL); also made as NINE MEN and LAST OF THE COMANCHES; imitated many other times. Remade for cable-TV in 1995 with James Belushi.
11:15 AM Imitation General (1958) 88 min
TV-PG 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. 88 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: George Marshall. Glenn Ford, Red Buttons, Taina Elg, Dean Jones, Kent Smith, Tige Andrews. Tepid, occasionally tasteless WW2 comedy defeats its game cast. Ford is a sergeant who impersonates superior officer. CinemaScope.
12:45 PM Invasion Quartet (1961) 87 min
TV-PG 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. 87 min, TV-PG
2:30 PM Buck Privates (1941) 84 min
TV-G 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. 84 min, TV-G , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Arthur Lubin. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lee Bowman, Alan Curtis, The Andrews Sisters, Jane Frazee, Nat Pendleton, Shemp Howard. Dated but engaging Army opus with Bud and Lou accidentally enlisting. Brassy songs (including Andrews Sisters' ``Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy'') and subplots get in the way, but A&C's routines are among their best; their first starring film.
4:00 PM What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945) 95 min
TV-PG 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. 95 min, TV-PG , CC
6:00 PM Ensign Pulver (1964) C-104 min
TV-PG 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 min, TV-PG
8:00 PM Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) 138 min
TV-PG 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. 138 min, TV-PG , CC
10:30 PM Men Of The Fighting Lady (1954) C-80 min
TV-PG 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 min, TV-PG , CC
Sunday, May 29, 2011
12:00 AM Flying Leathernecks (1951) C-102 min
TV-PG 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 min, TV-PG , CC
2:00 AM Flight Command (1940) 116 min
TV-PG Flight Command (1940) A cocky cadet tries to prove himself during flight training. Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon. 116 min, TV-PG , CC
4:00 AM Fighter Squadron (1948) C-95 min
TV-PG 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 min, TV-PG , CC
6:00 AM Hell to Eternity (1960) 132 min
TV-PG 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. 132 min, TV-PG
8:30 AM From Here To Eternity (1953) 118 min
TV-PG 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. 118 min, TV-PG , CC
10:45 AM All Quiet On The Western Front (1930) 134 min
TV-PG 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. 134 min, TV-PG , CC
1:00 PM Sergeant York (1941) 134 min
TV-G 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. 134 min, TV-G , CC
3:30 PM Deep Six, The (1958) C-108 min
TV-PG Deep Six, The (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 min, TV-PG
5:30 PM They Were Expendable (1945) 135 min
TV-PG 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. 135 min, TV-PG , CC
8:00 PM Story of G.I. Joe, The (1945) 108 min
TV-14 Story of G.I. Joe, The (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. 108 min, TV-14
10:00 PM Battleground (1949) 119 min
TV-PG 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. 119 min, TV-PG , CC
Monday, May 30, 2011 Memorial Day
12:15 AM Tell It To The Marines (1926) 103 min
TV-G 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. 103 min, TV-G
2:15 AM Ashes And Diamonds (1958) C-103 min
TV-14 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 min, TV-14
4:15 AM Paratrooper (1953) C-88 min
TV-PG 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 min, TV-PG
5:45 AM Screaming Eagles (1956) 81 min
TV-PG Screaming Eagles (1956)
Dir: Charles Haas Cast: Tom Tryon, Jan Merlin, Alvy Moore.
81 min, TV-PG CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Charles F. Haas. Tom Tryon, Jan Merlin, Pat Conway, Martin Milner, Ralph Votrian, Paul Smith, Alvy Moore, Paul Burke, Jacqueline Beer, Robert Blake, Robert Dix, Edward G. Robinson, Jr., Mark Damon. Routine WW2 film spotlighting a diverse group of soldiers entrusted to capture a bridge on D-day. Of interest for cast of up-and-coming actors.
7:15 AM Objective, Burma! (1945) 142 min
TV-PG Objective, Burma! (1945) An American platoon parachutes into Burma to take out a strategic Japanese outpost. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Errol Flynn, James Brown, William Prince. 142 min, TV-PG , CC
9:45 AM Green Berets, The (1968) C-142 min
TV-14 Green Berets, The (1968) After vigorous training, two Army detachments see service in Vietnam. Dir: John Wayne Cast: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton. C-142 min, TV-14 , CC
12:15 PM Kelly's Heroes (1970) C-144 min
TV-14 Kelly's Heroes (1970) An American platoon tries to recover buried treasure behind enemy lines. Dir: Brian G. Hutton Cast: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles. C-144 min, TV-14 , CC
2:45 PM Devil's Brigade, The (1968) C-132 min
TV-14 Devil's Brigade, The (1968) Experienced soldiers and misfits join forces to create a World War II commando unit. Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen Cast: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards. C-132 min, TV-14 , CC
5:00 PM Bridge Too Far, A (1977) C-176 min
TV-MA Bridge Too Far, A (1977) Epic re-staging of the Allies' heroic airdrop behind Nazi lines in Holland. Dir: Richard Attenborough Cast: Sean Connery, Robert Redford, Laurence Olivier. C-176 min, TV-MA , CC
8:00 PM Best Years Of Our Lives, The (1946) 170 min
TV-PG Best Years Of Our Lives, The (1946) Three returning servicemen fight to adjust to life after World War II. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews. 170 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: William Wyler. Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Harold Russell, Hoagy Carmichael, Gladys George, Roman Bohnen, Steve Cochran. American classic of three veterans returning home after WW2, readjusting to civilian life. Robert Sherwood's script from MacKinlay Kantor's book perfectly captured mood of postwar U.S.; still powerful today. Seven Oscars include Best Picture, Wyler, March, Russell, Sherwood, Daniel Mandell's editing, Hugo Friedhofer's score. Russell, an actual veteran who lost his hands, also took home a second Oscar, a special award for bringing hope and courage to other veterans. Remade as 1975 TVM, RETURNING HOME, with Tom Selleck and Dabney Coleman.
11:00 PM Since You Went Away (1944) 177 min
TV-G Since You Went Away (1944) A mother and wife struggle to cope while her husband is off serving in World War II. Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten. 177 min, TV-G , CC
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
2:00 AM White Cliffs Of Dover, The (1944) 126 min
TV-PG White Cliffs Of Dover, The (1944) An American woman with a British husband fights to keep her family together through two world wars. Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal, Roddy McDowall. 126 min, TV-PG , CC
4:15 AM Homecoming (1948) 113 min
TV-PG Homecoming (1948)
A married man's wartime love affair spells trouble when peace comes.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter.
113 min, TV-PG , CC CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Mervyn LeRoy. Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter, John Hodiak, Ray Collins, Cameron Mitchell. Gable and Turner have exciting WW2 romance in the trenches, but that can't support 113 minutes of dreary drama; one of Gable's lesser efforts.
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