TCM Schedule for Tuesday, August 18th: Summer Under the Stars: John Wayne

[CBHagman]

Well, no one can say we're not into variety here. We've got the pre-code shocker Baby Face and the politically incorrect McLintock!

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009.

1:30 AM Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
A devoted teacher sacrifices personal happiness to stay with her students. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Marshall Thompson. Dir: Henry Koster. C-107 mins, , Letterbox Format

3:25 AM Short Film: Gregory Peck Bio (1962)
BW-4 mins,

3:30 AM Duel In The Sun (1946)
A fiery half-breed comes between a rancher's good and evil sons. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten. Dir: King Vidor. C-144 mins, TV-14, CC

6:00 AM Flying Leathernecks (1951)
A World War II Marine officer drives his men mercilessly during the battle for Guadalcanal. Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Jay C. Flippen. Dir: Nicholas Ray. C-102 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

7:44 AM Short Film: Ski Flying (1956)
BW-8 mins,

8:00 AM Wings Of Eagles, The (1957)
Biography of Frank "Spig" Wead, the pioneer aviator who turned to writing after being grounded by an accident. Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond. Dir: John Ford. C-110 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

10:00 AM 3 Godfathers (1948)
Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization. Cast: John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz, Harry Carey, Jr. Dir: John Ford. C-106 mins, TV-G, CC

11:48 AM Short Film: Along The Cactus Trail (1944)
C-9 mins,

12:00 PM Alamo, The (1960)
Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie join the fight for Texas' independence from Mexico. Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey. Dir: John Wayne. C-203 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 PM McLintock! (1963)
A cattle baron fights to tame the West and his estranged wife. Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Stefanie Powers. Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen. C-127 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



5:45 PM Horse Soldiers, The (1959)
A Union cavalry officer leads his men on a vital mission behind Confederate lines. Cast: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers. Dir: John Ford. C-120 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:46 PM Short Film: So You Want To Play The Horses (1946)
BW-11 mins,

What's On Tonight: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: JOHN WAYNE

8:00 PM Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965)
A ranch-owner's four sons vow to avenge their father's death. Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer. Dir: Henry Hathaway. C-122 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM True Grit (1969)
A young girl recruits an aging U.S. marshal to help avenge her father's death. Cast: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell. Dir: Henry Hathaway. C-128 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM Green Berets, The (1968)
After vigorous training, two Army detachments see service in Vietnam. Cast: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton. Dir: John Wayne, Ray Kellogg. C-142 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM Three Faces West (1940)
A refugee must choose between the man she loves and the man who helped her father escape the Third Reich. Cast: John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn. Dir: Bernard Vorhaus. BW-79 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:30 AM Baby Face (1933)
A beautiful schemer sleeps her way to the top of a banking empire. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, John Wayne. Dir: Alfred E. Green. BW-76 mins, TV-PG, CC