TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 1: TCM Spotlight: Five Came Back - John Huston

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There's also a daytime tribute to the great Peter Sellers, who was born on this day in 1925.

Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

12:00 AM
Thx 1138 (1971)
Two residents of a mechanized future plot to escape to freedom.
Dir: George Lucas Cast: Robert Duvall , Donald Pleasence , Don Pedro Colley .
C-88 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 AM
Tin Drum, The (1979)
A young boy hammers on his drum, serving as the angry conscience of a world gone crazy.
Dir: Volker Schlondorff Cast: David Bennent , Mario Adorf , Angela Winkler .
C-142 mins, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
Railroaders hire a condemned man to kill a rancher who's in the way.
Dir: Monte Hellman Cast: Warren Oates , Jenny Agutter , Fabio Testi .
C-102 mins, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
MGM Parade Show #13 (1955)
George Murphy introduces clips featuring Susan Hayward and Fernand Gravet from "The Great Waltz" and "I'll Cry Tomorrow."
BW-25 mins,

6:30 AM
Ladykillers, The (1955)
An eccentric bandit gang moves into a little old lady's boardinghouse to plot a major heist.
Dir: Alexander Mackendrick Cast: Alec Guinness , Cecil Parker , Herbert Lom .
C-91 mins, CC,

8:15 AM
Your Past Is Showing (1958)
Bumbling blackmail subjects join forces to do in their tormentor.
Dir: Mario Zampi Cast: Peter Sellers , Peggy Mount , Shirley Eaton .
BW-93 mins, Letterbox Format

10:00 AM
Tom Thumb (1958)
A six-inch-tall boy takes on a pair of comical crooks.
Dir: George Pal Cast: Russ Tamblyn , Alan Young , June Thorburn .
C-92 mins, CC,

11:45 AM
Carol for Another Christmas, A (1964)
Three ghosts teach an industrialist the importance of international peacekeeping.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Sterling Hayden , Eva Marie Saint , Ben Gazzara .
BW-86 mins, CC,

1:15 PM
What's New, Pussycat? (1965)
A fashion editor seeks psychiatric help when he can't stop beautiful women from pursuing him.
Dir: Clive Donner Cast: Peter Sellers , Peter O'Toole , Romy Schneider .
C-109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 PM
Being There (1979)
Political pundits mistake an illiterate gardener for a media genius and turn him into a national hero.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Peter Sellers , Shirley MacLaine , Melvyn Douglas .
C-130 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM
Champ, The (1979)
A washed-up prizefighter fights to keep his son.
Dir: Franco Zeffirelli Cast: Jon Voight , Faye Dunaway , Ricky Schroder .
C-123 mins, CC,

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



8:00 PM
Across The Pacific (1942)
An American agent tries to keep Axis spies from blowing up the Panama Canal.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Mary Astor , Sydney Greenstreet .
C-96 mins, CC,

9:45 PM
Report From the Aleutians (1943)
Documentary cameras capture life among the fighter pilots stationed in the Aleutians.
Dir: Capt. John Huston Cast: Capt. John Huston , Walter Huston ,
BW-45 mins,

10:40 PM
In the Aleutians (1945)
Private Snafu endures the harsh conditions on the Aleutian Islands.
Dir: Chuck Jones
BW-5 mins,

10:45 PM
San Pietro (1944)
This documentary short is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy where 1,100 US soldiers were killed.
Dir: John Huston
BW-38 mins,



11:25 PM
Infantry Blues, The (1943)
Private Snafu learns that his problems in the infantry are common issues for all military men.
Dir: Chuck Jones
BW-4 mins,

11:30 PM
Let There Be Light (1946)
In this documentary, soldiers with debilitating emotional trauma and depression receive treatment.
BW-58 mins,

12:40 AM
Goldbrick, The (1943)
The "Goldbrick Fairy" encourages Private Snafu to duck his duties.
Dir: Frank Tashlin
C-4 mins,

12:45 AM
Red Badge Of Courage, The (1951)
A young Union soldier fights to atone for a moment of cowardice during the Civil War.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Andy Devine , Robert Easton Burke , Douglas Dick .
BW-69 mins, CC,



2:00 AM
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
Three prospectors fight off bandits and each other after striking-it-rich in the Mexican mountains.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Walter Huston , Tim Holt .
BW-126 mins, CC,

4:15 AM
Man Who Would Be King, The (1975)
Two con artists set out to take over a remote Asian land with a priceless golden treasure.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Sean Connery , Michael Caine , Christopher Plummer .
BW-129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format