TCM Schedule for Monday November 11, 2024 - Veterans Day

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM The Scarlet Coat (1955)
1h 41m | Adventure | TV-PG
During the American War of Independence, an American officer deserts to the British in order to unmask a traitor.
Director: John Sturges. Cast: Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders

8:00 AM The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
1h 9m | Drama | TV-PG
A young Union soldier fights to atone for a moment of cowardice during the Civil War.
Director: John Huston. Cast: Andy Devine, Robert Easton Burke, Douglas Dick

9:15 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

11:45 AM Air Force (1943)
2h 4m | War | TV-G
A bomber crew sees World War II action over the Pacific.
Director: Howard Hawks. Cast: John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy

2:00 PM Hell to Eternity (1960)
2h 12m | War | TV-PG
A young man adopted by Japanese-Americans becomes a hero in World War II.
Director: Phil Karlson. Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone

4:15 PM Marines in the Making (1942)
9m | Short | TV-G
This war-time promotional short exhibits the U.S. Marine Corps' training.
Director: Herbert Polesie. Cast: R. E. Hanley, Charles Horvath, Stephen McNally

4:30 PM Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
1h 20m | War | TV-PG
Men on a U.S. aircraft carrier fight to survive the Korean War.
Director: Andrew Marton. Cast: Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern

6:00 PM Purple Hearts (1984)
1h 55m | Drama | TV-14
A dedicated Army surgeon falls in love with an equally dedicated nurse but the Vietnam War is raging and the two find themselves pitted against greater odds than either of them know how to handle.
Director: Sidney J. Furie. Cast: Ken Wahl, Cheryl Ladd, Stephen Lee, Annie McEnroe

8:00 PM Private Benjamin (1980)
1h 50m | Comedy | TV-MA
A spoiled rich girl joins the Army and changes her life.
Director: Howard Zieff. Cast: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante

12:30 AM Mean Streets (1973)
1h 50m | Crime | TV-MA
A young hood in New York's Little Italy contends with saving the neck of his hotheaded best friend from the local loan shark and struggles with the religious guilt prompted by his lifestyle.
Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval

2:30 AM 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 life at home, discovering that both they and their families have irrevocably changed.
Director: William Wyler. Cast: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews

5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #21 (1955)
25m | Documentary | TV-G
Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper perform in a clip from "The Champ," Russ Tamblyn introduces a clip from "The Last Hunt." Hosted by George Murphy.
Cast: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Russ Tamblyn