TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 4: Musical Bios
Cagney dances and the Founding Fathers themselves burst into song for a very spirited 4th of July celebration at TCM. A happy Independence Day to all Classic Film Group supporters! 
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
12:00 AM
Stand-In (1937)
An efficiency expert tries to streamline operations at a Hollywood studio.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Leslie Howard , Joan Blondell , Humphrey Bogart .
BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC,
1:45 AM
First of the Few, The (1942)
An aircraft designer struggles to create a new kind of fighter plane to take on the Nazis.
Dir: Leslie Howard Cast: Leslie Howard , David Niven , Rosamund John .
BW-119 mins,
4:00 AM
Gentle Sex, The (1943)
The stories of seven 'gentle' British girls who decide to help out during World War II.
Dir: Leslie Howard Cast: Joan Greenwood ,
BW-92 mins,
5:45 AM
Lamp Still Burns, The (1943)
A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.
BW-87 mins,
7:15 AM
Howards of Virginia, The (1940)
A young Virginian joins the American Revolution despite his love for a beautiful Royalist.
BW-116 mins, TV-G, CC,
9:15 AM
Scarlet Coat, The (1955)
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Cornel Wilde , Michael Wilding , George Sanders .
C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
11:15 AM
Devil's Disciple, The (1959)
A preacher and a rebel leader change places during the Revolution.
Dir: Guy Hamilton Cast: Burt Lancaster , Kirk Douglas , Laurence Olivier .
BW-83 mins, TV-PG,
12:45 PM
John Paul Jones (1959)
The hero of the Revolutionary War clashes with Congress.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: Robert Stack , Marisa Pavan , Charles Coburn .
C-126 mins, TV-G,
3:00 PM
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
A young couple fights off Indian attacks to start a farm in the Mohawk Valley.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Claudette Colbert , Henry Fonda , Edna May Oliver .
C-104 mins, TV-G, CC,
5:00 PM
1776 (1972)
The founding fathers struggle to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Dir: Peter H. Hunt Cast: William Daniels , Howard Da Silva , Ken Howard .
C-165 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MUSICAL BIOS
8:00 PM
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Spirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Joan Leslie , Walter Huston .
BW-126 mins, TV-G, CC,
10:15 PM
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Clifton Webb , Debra Paget , Robert Wagner .
C-89 mins, TV-G,
12:00 AM
Glenn Miller Story, The (1954)
The famed bandleader fights to establish himself and keep his family going.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: James Stewart , June Allyson , Henry Morgan .
C-116 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 AM
Rhapsody In Blue (1945)
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Robert Alda , Joan Leslie , Alexis Smith .
BW-141 mins, TV-PG, CC,
4:30 AM
Bound For Glory (1976)
True story of folk singer Woody Guthrie, who rose to the top while fighting for the rights of migrant farm workers.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: David Carradine , Ronny Cox , Melinda Dillon .
C-148 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
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