TCM Schedule for Monday August 17 - Summer Under the Stars: Lee J. Cobb
The always intense and watchable Lee J. Cobb takes center stage.
(all times Eastern)
6:00 AM MEN OF BOYS TOWN (1941)
Father Flanagan continues to fight for his pioneering orphanage. Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Spencer Tracy , Mickey Rooney , Bobs Watson . BW-106 mins, CC,
8:00 AM BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, THE (1958)
In this adaptation of the Dostoevsky classic, four brothers fight to adjust to the death of their domineering father. Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Yul Brynner , Maria Schell , Claire Bloom . C-146
mins, CC,
10:30 AM EXODUS (1960)
A young Israeli activist fights to set up a homeland for his people. Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Paul Newman , Eva Marie Saint , Ralph Richardson . C-208 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:15 PM FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE (1962)
Members of an Argentinian family fight on opposite sides during World War II. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Glenn Ford , Ingrid Thulin , Charles Boyer . C-153 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:00 PM HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962)
Three generations of pioneers take part in the forging of the American West. Dir: John Ford Cast: Spencer Tracy , Carroll Baker , Lee J. Cobb . C-165 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM THIEVES' HIGHWAY (1949)
A war-veteran-turned-truck driver attempts to avenge the crippling and robbing of his father at the hands of an amoral produce scofflaw. Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Richard Conte , Valentina Cortesa , Lee J. Cobb . BW-94 mins,
9:45 PM 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
A jury holdout tries to convince his colleagues to vote not guilty. Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Henry Fonda , Lee J. Cobb , Ed Begley . BW-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:30 PM ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
A young stevedore takes on the mobster who rules the docks. Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Marlon Brando , Karl Malden , Lee J. Cobb . BW-108 mins, CC,
1:30 AM ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM (1946)
A young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King. Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Irene Dunne , Rex Harrison , Linda Darnell . BW-128 mins, CC,
3:45 AM THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS (1969)
A casino blackjack dealer plots to hijack and rob an armored car. Dir: Antonio Isasi Isasmendi Cast: Gary Lockwood , Elke Sommer , Lee J. Cobb . C-129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format