TCM Schedule for Sunday May 29 - Memorial Day Marathon

[rdmtimp]

Day 2 of this year's marathon (Staph will be happy to see that there's a Civil War movie and a Korean War movie in tonight's lineup).

(all times Eastern)

7:00 AM HORIZONTAL LIEUTENANT, THE (1962)
During World War II, an inept intelligence officer falls hard for a military nurse. Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Jim Hutton , Paula Prentiss , Jack Carter . C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:45 AM IMITATION GENERAL (1958)
A sergeant impersonates a slain general at a key moment during World War II. Dir: George Marshall Cast: Glenn Ford , Red Buttons , Taina Elg . BW-88 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 AM SEE HERE, PRIVATE HARGROVE (1944)
A green recruit has a series of madcap adventures in the Army. Dir: Wesley Ruggles Cast: Robert Walker , Donna Reed , Keenan Wynn . BW-101 mins, CC,

12:15 PM PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES (1932)
Two World War I veterans try help a comrade's orphaned daughter find her family. Dir: George Marshall Cast: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Donald Dillaway . BW-66 mins,

1:30 PM BUCK PRIVATES (1941)
Two small-time con artists enlist in the Army to avoid the police. Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Lee Bowman , Alan Curtis , Bud Abbott . BW-84 mins, CC,

3:00 PM MISTER ROBERTS (1955)
A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain. Dir: John Ford Cast: Henry Fonda , James Cagney , William Powell . C-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (1958)
A hillbilly draftee turns the Air Force upside down. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Andy Griffith , Myron McCormick , Nick Adams . BW-119 mins, CC,

8:00 PM GLORY (1989)
A young, white army officer is assigned to lead an all-black unit in the Civil War. Dir: Edward Zwick Cast: Matthew Broderick , Cary Elwes , Morgan Freeman . C-122 mins, CC,

10:15 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, CC,

1:15 AM MASH (1970)
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor to keep their sanity during wartime. Dir: Robert Altman Cast: Donald Sutherland , Elliott Gould , Tom Skerritt . C-116 mins, CC,

3:30 AM BIG PARADE, THE (1925)
In this silent film, a young innocent enlists for World War I service but soon learns the horrors of war. Dir: King Vidor Cast: John Gilbert , Renée Adorée , Hobart Bosworth . BW-151 mins,

[longship]

1. Lots of good ones here.

Starting with Mr. Roberts, lots of classics.

[Staph]

2. A couple of my favorite non-WWII films

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Glory always makes me cry!