TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 15: TCM Spotlight: Five Came Back - John Ford

[CBHagman]

TCM marks Agatha Christie's birthday with a day of mysteries, and in the evening it's John Ford time (Note the presence of Classic Film Group unofficial patron Robert Montgomery in They Were Expendable!).

Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

12:30 AM
Verdict, The (1982)
An alcoholic lawyer struggles to redeem himself by pursuing a high-stakes malpractice case.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Paul Newman , Charlotte Rampling , James Mason .
C-129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 AM
Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)
When her older lover won't make their relationship legal, a woman takes up with a younger man.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Ali MacGraw , Alan King , Myrna Loy .
C-113 mins, CC,

4:45 AM
Bye Bye Braverman (1968)
Four failed writers try to attend a friend's funeral.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: George Segal , Jack Warden , Joseph Wiseman .
C-94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:30 AM
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015)
A look back at Robert Osborne's life and career as host of Turner Classic Movies.
C-47 mins, CC,

7:19 AM
Road To Victory, The (1944)
Hollywood stars entertain and sing to help bolster war bond sales during World War II.
Dir: LeRoy Prinz Cast: Jimmy Lydon , Charlie Ruggles , Olive Blakeney .
BW-11 mins,

7:30 AM
And Then There Were None (1945)
Guests at a remote island mansion realize a crazed killer is stalking them.
Dir: René Clair Cast: Barry Fitzgerald , Walter Huston , Louis Hayward .
BW-97 mins, CC,

9:15 AM
Witness For The Prosecution (1958)
A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple's tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Tyrone Power , Marlene Dietrich , Charles Laughton .
BW-116 mins, CC,

11:15 AM
Murder She Said (1961)
When nobody will believe she witnessed a murder, elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes a job as a maid to ferret out clues.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford , Arthur Kennedy , Muriel Pavlow .
BW-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:50 PM
H.M.S. Bounty Sails Again! (1962)
A promotional short following the world tour of the "HMS Bounty", built specially by MGM for their 1962 remake "Mutiny on the Bounty."
BW-8 mins,

1:00 PM
Murder Most Foul (1964)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple joins a small-town theatre to investigate a murder.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford , Ron Moody , Charles Tingwell .
BW-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 PM
Alphabet Murders, The (1965)
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders committed in alphabetical order.
Dir: Frank Tashlin Cast: Tony Randall , Anita Ekberg , Robert Morley .
BW-91 mins, CC,

4:30 PM
Ten Little Indians (1966)
Party guests at a remote mansion have been brought together to pay for past crimes.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Hugh O'Brian , Shirley Eaton , Fabian .
C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM
Agatha (1979)
A fictional account of the real life, eleven day, never explained 1926 disappearance of famed murder mystery writer Agatha Christie.
Dir: Michael Apted Cast: Dustin Hoffman , Vanessa Redgrave , Timothy Dalton .
C-98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: FIVE CAME BACK - JOHN FORD

8:00 PM
Long Voyage Home, The (1940)
A merchant ship's crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Thomas Mitchell , Ian Hunter .
BW-106 mins, CC,

9:55 PM
Gripes (1943)
Private Snafu learns the importance of discipline.
Dir: I. Freleng
BW-4 mins,



10:00 PM
Battle of Midway, The (1942)
Actual battle footage documents the U.S.' heroic stand against the Japanese on Midway Island.
Dir: John Ford
BW-18 mins,

10:25 PM
Lecture on Camouflage, A (1944)
Private Snafu learns the secrets of camouflage the hard way.
Dir: Chuck Jones
BW-4 mins,

10:30 PM
How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)
Dir: John Ford
BW-62 mins,

11:40 PM
Private Snafu: "Spies" (1943)
BW-4 mins,

11:45 PM
December 7th (1943)
After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. fights to survive the early days of World War II.
Dir: Gregg Toland Cast: Walter Huston , Harry Davenport , Dana Andrews .
BW-82 mins,

1:10 AM
Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy (1946)
Animators poke fun at U.S. Navy operations and traditions.
Dir: George Gordon
BW-5 mins,

1:15 AM
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,



3:45 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, CC, Letterbox Format