TCM Schedule for Monday May 27 - Memorial Day Weekend

[rdmtimp]

TCM wraps up its annual Memorial Day weekend war movie marathon.

(all times Eastern)

6:15 AM BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE (1957)
The Japanese Army forces World War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma. Dir: David Lean Cast: William Holden , Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins . C-161 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 AM GUNS OF NAVARONE, THE (1961)
A team of Allied saboteurs fight their way behind enemy lines to destroy a pair of Nazi guns. Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Gregory Peck , David Niven , Anthony Quinn . C-157 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 PM DEVIL'S BRIGADE, THE (1968)
Experienced soldiers and misfits join forces to create a World War II commando unit. Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen Cast: William Holden , Cliff Robertson , Vince Edwards . C-132 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

2:30 PM KELLY'S HEROES (1970)
An American platoon tries to recover buried treasure behind enemy lines. Dir: Brian G. Hutton Cast: Clint Eastwood , Telly Savalas , Don Rickles . C-144 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946)
Three returning servicemen fight to adjust to life after World War II. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Myrna Loy , Fredric March , Dana Andrews . BW-170 mins, TV-PG, CC,

8:00 PM AIR FORCE (1943)
A bomber crew sees World War II action over the Pacific. Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: John Ridgely , Gig Young , Arthur Kennedy . BW-124 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:15 PM COMMAND DECISION (1948)
A senior officer faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over Germany during the last days of World War II. Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Clark Gable , Walter Pidgeon , Van Johnson . BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:15 AM GOD IS MY CO-PILOT (1945)
A flyer dismissed as too old fights to prove himself against the Japanese. Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Dennis Morgan , Dane Clark , Raymond Massey . BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:00 AM FLIGHT COMMAND (1940)
A cocky cadet tries to prove himself during flight training. Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Robert Taylor , Ruth Hussey , Walter Pidgeon . BW-116 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:00 AM DIVE BOMBER (1941)
A crusading scientist fights to prevent bomber pilots from blacking out. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Fred MacMurray , Ralph Bellamy . C-133 mins, TV-G, CC,

[CBHagman]

1. Sub-theme this week: Veterans readjust.

A couple of the movies tomorrow deal with postwar scenarios, but today we have a real classic of that category, The Best Years of Our Lives.

I was going to post a trailer, but frankly a couple of the ones on YouTube were either spoiler-laden or a bit misleading, so I'll leave it to the curious to look them up.

In any event, though the movie was made during enforcement of the Production Code, it pushes the envelope in a couple of areas, and many of its themes are still highly relevant -- i.e., PTSD, unsavory political developments, the plight of the disabled, unemployed, and/or estranged vet.

[CBHagman]

2. "Command Decision"

I've never encountered that one. Here's the trailer.