TCM Schedule for Sunday, August 11, 2013 - Essentials Jr.: Henry Fonda

[Bolo Boffin]

6:00 AM
THE LONG NIGHT (1947)
A veteran tries to free his former love from a sadistic lover.
Dir: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price.
BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC

7:45 AM
THE MALE ANIMAL (1942)
A college professor fights censorship and an amorous football player who's after his wife.
Dir: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Leslie.
BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC

9:30 AM
SPENCER'S MOUNTAIN (1963)

A Wyoming farmer fights to build a better life for his oldest son.
Dir: Delmer Daves
Cast: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur.
C-118 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

11:30 AM
THE RETURN OF FRANK JAMES (1940)

The legendary outlaw's brother eludes the law to avenge Jesse James's murder.
Dir: Fritz Lang
Cast: Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper.
C-93 mins, TV-14, CC

1:15 PM
FIRECREEK (1968)
A pacifist sheriff must use tougher means when his town is threatened by a band of outlaws.
Dir: Vincent McEveety
Cast: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens.
C-104 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

3:15 PM
THE WRONG MAN (1956)

A musician is mistaken for a vicious thief, with devastating results.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle.
BW-105 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 PM
ADVISE & CONSENT (1962)
A controversial presidential nomination threatens the careers of several prominent politicians.
Dir: Otto Preminger
Cast: Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray.
BW-138 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:45 PM
CARSON ON TCM: HENRY FONDA (3/26/80) (2013)
TCM presents a classic interview from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.
C-10 mins, TV-PG, CC

TONIGHT ON TCM
ESSENTIALS, JR.: HENRY FONDA

8:00 PM
THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)

Oklahoma farmers dispossessed during the Depression fight for better lives in California.
Dir: John Ford
Cast: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine.
BW-129 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:14 PM
WHAT'S YOUR I.Q.? (1940)
BW-9 mins

10:30 PM
FAIL-SAFE (1964)

A failure in the U.S. defense system threatens to start World War III.
Dir: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau.
BW-112 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM
MISTER ROBERTS (1955)

A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain.
Dir: John Ford
Cast: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell.
C-121 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 AM
A BIG HAND FOR THE LITTLE LADY (1966)
A pioneer woman replaces her ailing husband in a poker game after he loses most of their money.
Dir: Fielder Cook
Cast: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards Jr.
C-95 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
I MET MY LOVE AGAIN (1938)
The marriage plans of two college sweethearts go amiss when the girlfriend meets a writer and runs off to marry him.
Dir: Arthur Ripley
Cast: Joan Bennett, Henry Fonda, Louise Platt.
BW-77 mins, TV-G, CC

5:48 AM
FISTICUFFS (1938)
This specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring.
BW-9 mins

[longship]

1. Fail-Safe and Mr. Roberts!

I love both of those flicks. If you have never seen them, shame on you.

Note that Mr. Roberts features the first break for Jack Lemmon in his Oscar winning role (Supp Actor). It's a gem.

Fail-Safe has great work by Walter Matthau as a MIC hawk, Larry Hagman as the interpreter, and a rare and early dramatic performance by Dom DeLuise. A chilling Cold War tale.

It's also nice to see Hitchcock's "The Wrong Man" on the bill.