TCM Schedule for Thurs, Feb 19, 2026: 31 Days of Oscar (Papillon, The Longest Yard, Midnight Express, and more)

BRITISH LITERATURE (all times Eastern)

6:15 AM Pride and Prejudice (1940)
The arrival of wealthy bachelors in town causes an uproar when families with single daughters seek engagements.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Mary Boland

8:15 AM David Copperfield (1935)
Classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: W. C. Fields, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan


DOCUMENTARIES

10:30 AM The Secret Land (1948)
Documentary about Admiral Richard Byrd and his explorations of the Antarctic.
Dir: Orville O. Dull Cast: Robert Montgomery, Robert Taylor, Van Heflin (narrators)

12:00 PM Festival (1967)
A celebration of the origins of rock.
Dir: Murray Lerner Cast: Joan Baez, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers

2:00 PM Freedom on My Mind (1994)
The dramatic story of the Mississippi Voter Registration project (1961-64).
Dir: Connie Field Cast: Endesha Ida Mae Holland, Pam Chude Allen, Marshall Ganz

4:00 PM The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
A look at the successful career and tragic assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay councilor.
Dir: Robert Epstein Cast: Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Harvey Fierstein

6:00 PM Inside Job (2010) TCM PREMIERE
Documentary that looks at the 2008 global financial crisis and concludes that not only was it no accident.
Dir: Charles Ferguson Cast: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason


BEHIND BARS

8:00 PM Papillon (1973)
Two Devil's Island prisoners devote all of their time to hatching escape plans.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory

10:45 PM The Longest Yard (1974)
A prison warden's nasty squad of guards are pitted in a football game against prisoners.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter

1:00 AM Midnight Express (1978)
A young man arrested for drug smuggling fights to survive the horrors of a Turkish prison.
Dir: Alan Parker Cast: Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt

3:15 AM The Big House (1930)
An attempted prison break leads to a riot.
Dir: George Hill Cast: Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone

4:45 AM Speedy Gonzales (1955) Cartoon Short
Hungry Mexican mice are kept out of a cheese factory guarded by Sylvester the Cat.
Dir: Friz Freleng Cast: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg

5:00 AM Weary River (1929)
A jailed criminal's life turns around when he fronts the prison band.
Dir: Frank Lloyd Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Betty Compson, Louis Natheaux