TCM Schedule for 5/27/23 - Memorial Day Weekend - Military films marathon

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5/27/23 At a Glance

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Story of G.I. Joe, The (1945)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Young and the Brave, The (1963)
Dark of the Sun (1968)
- TCM DAYTIME
WEEKEND FEATURES
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Up Periscope (1959)
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Hollywood Canteen (1944) (Musical Matinee)
Pride of the Marines (1945)
Ace of Aces (1933)
Back to Bataan (1945)
- TCM PRIMETIME
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Steel Helmet, The (1951)
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Tanks Are Coming, The (1941) (short)
- NOIR ALLEY
Fallen Sparrow, The (1943)
- TCM LATE NIGHT
Operation Pacific (1951)
Captains of the Clouds (1942)


10:15 PM The Story of G. I. Joe (1945)



War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins an Army platoon during World War II to learn what battle is really about.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Robert Mitchum {"Lieutenant Walker"}
MUSIC (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) -- Louis Applebaum, Ann Ronell
MUSIC (Song) -- "Linda," Music and Lyrics by Ann Ronell
WRITING (Screenplay) -- Leopold Atlas, Guy Endore, Philip Stevenson

Trivia: The extras in the film were real American GIs, in the process of being transferred from the war in Europe to the Pacific. Many of them were killed in the fighting on Okinawa--the same battle in which Ernie Pyle was killed by a Japanese machine gunner--never having seen the movie in which they appeared.

12:15 AM They Were Expendable (1945)



After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully ...
Dir: John Ford Cast: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
SOUND RECORDING -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
SPECIAL EFFECTS -- Photographic Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus, Robert A. MacDonald; Sound Effects by Michael Steinore

Trivia: Robert Montgomery was a real-life PT skipper in World War II. He helped direct some of the PT sequences for the film after John Ford broke his leg three weeks into filming. Montgomery finished the film and was complimented by Ford for his work. Ford claimed he couldn't tell the difference between his footage and Montgomery's, who took no screen credit.


2:45 AM The Young and the Brave (1963)
Three American POWs fight to escape from North Korea.
Dir: Francis D. Lyon Cast: Rory Calhoun, William Bendix, Richard Jaeckel
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:15 AM Dark of the Sun (1968)
A mercenary band fights to get refugees and a fortune in diamonds out of the Congo.
Dir: Jack Cardiff Cast: Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


6:00 AM Don't Go Near the Water (1957)

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Navy office workers scheme to build a recreation hall on a remote Pacific island.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Glenn Ford, Gia Scala, Earl Holliman
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:00 AM Up Periscope (1959)

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A U.S. frogman infiltrates a Japanese-held island during World War II.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:00 AM No Time for Sergeants (1958)

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A hillbilly draftee turns the Air Force upside down.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, Nick Adams
Runtime: 119 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Andy Griffith played the role of Private Will Stockdale for the third time in this film. He played the role in the Broadway production, and was nominated for the 1956 Tony Award for Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actor. He also played the part in the March 1955 live television production on "The United States Steel Hour", the first adaptation of the 1954 novel.

12:00 PM Hollywood Canteen (1944)

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A serviceman and a starlet find love at the star-staffed serviceman's center.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Andrews Sisters, Jack Benny, Joe E. Brown
Runtime: 124 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) -- Ray Heindorf
MUSIC (Song) -- "Sweet Dreams Sweetheart," Music by M. K. Jerome; Lyrics by Ted Koehler
SOUND RECORDING -- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director

Trivia: Originally conceived by Warner Bros. as a multi-studio (like the Hollywood Canteen) WWII effort with rival studios (Fox, Paramount, MGM, etc.) contributing cameo appearances by its stars. But when other studios balked at having performers appear (even though profits were reportedly earmarked for the war effort), Warner turned it into a single-studio affair.

2:30 PM Pride of the Marines (1945)

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A blinded Marine tries to adjust to civilian life.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark
Runtime: 119 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
WRITING (Screenplay) -- Albert Maltz

4:45 PM Ace of Aces (1933)
After he's branded a coward, a sculptor travels to France to help fight World War I.
Dir: J. Walter Ruben Cast: Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allen, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-G CC: Y


6:15 PM Back to Bataan (1945)

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An American colonel organizes guerrilla attacks against the Japanese while waiting for the main forces to arrive.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 PM The Steel Helmet (1951)
Americans trapped behind enemy lines fight off Communists during the Korean War.
Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast: Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


9:45 PM Pork Chop Hill (1959)

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Americans take a vital hill in Korea but have trouble holding it.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


11:30 PM Short: The Tanks Are Coming (1941)

This educational short, produced in cooperation with the United States Army, focuses on the status of battle tanks and training in the U.S. Army. Vitaphone Release 496-497A.
Dir: B. Reeves Eason Cast: Richard Travis, Knox Manning, Frank Wilcox
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N

Oscar nominations:
SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel) -- United States Army


12:00 AM The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

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Nazi spies pursue a Spanish Civil War veteran in search of a priceless keepsake.
Dir: Richard Wallace Cast: John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
MUSIC (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) -- Roy Webb, C. Bakaleinikoff

Trivia: In an interview, Maureen O'Hara said John Garfield had to stand on a box in their close scenes because he was shorter than she was. In her autobiography "'Tis Herself," O'Hara described co-star Garfield as "my shortest leading man, an outspoken Communist and a real sweetheart."

2:00 AM Operation Pacific (1951)

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World War II submarine commander Duke Gifford manages a dangerous mission against the Japanese as he struggles with guilt over the death of his former commanding officer and grief over his failed marriage.
Dir: George Waggner Cast: John Wayne, Patricia O'Neal, Ward Bond
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:00 AM Captains of the Clouds (1942)

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A mail flyer joins the Canadian air force for fun but has to prove his worth when he goes to war.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
ART DIRECTION (Color) -- Art Direction: Ted Smith; Interior Decoration: Casey Roberts
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) -- Sol Polito