TCM Schedule for Thursday, November 11, 2021 -- What's On Tonight: Veterans Day

In the daylight hours, TCM is celebrating Military Veterans in Hollywood. Then in prime time, TCM is showing some of the best films about the veteran experience, both in war and afterwards on the homefront. Enjoy!


(I'm still getting *&$#@@@ 403 Forbidden messages. I hate leaving out all the good trivia!)



6:00 AM -- The Rack (1956)
1h 40m | Drama | TV-14
A Korean War veteran is accused of cracking under enemy torture.
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Walter Pidgeon


8:00 AM -- Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
2h 7m | War | TV-G
A Merchant Marine crew fights off enemy attacks at the start of World War II.
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale


10:15 AM -- Bombardier (1943)
1h 39m | Adventure | TV-G
Military officers compete for the same woman while training pilots for war.
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Pat O'brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley


12:00 PM -- Torpedo Run (1958)
1h 38m | War | TV-PG
A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese prison ship carrying his family.
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster


1:45 PM -- Fighter Squadron (1948)
1h 36m | Adventure | TV-PG
A dedicated flyer pushes himself and those around him during a perilous World War II campaign.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Edmond O'brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney


3:30 PM -- The Dirty Dozen (1967)
2h 29m | War | TV-PG
A renegade officer trains a group of misfits for a crucial mission behind enemy lines.
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson


6:15 PM -- Paths of Glory (1958)
1h 26m | Drama | TV-PG
A military lawyer comes to question the status quo when he defends three men accused of cowardice.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Fred Bell, John Stein, Harold Benedict



WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: PRIMETIME THEME -- VETERANS DAY



8:00 PM -- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
2h 52m | Drama | TV-PG
Upon returning to small-town America, three World War II veterans have difficulty readjusting to civilian life.
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews


11:00 PM -- G.I. Blues (1960)
1h 44m | Musical | TV-G
An American stationed in Germany bets that he can make an icy entertainer fall for him.
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers


1:00 AM -- Sergeant York (1941)
2h 14m | War | TV-G
True story of the farm boy who made the transition from religious pacifist to World War I hero.
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie


3:30 AM -- Mister Roberts (1955)
2h 3m | Comedy | TV-PG
A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain.
Director: John Ford
Cast: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell