TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 7: 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

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Wednesday, December 7th, 2016

1:30 AM
TOKYO STORY (1953)

An aging couple visits their children in Tokyo only to find heartache and rejection.
Dir: Yasujiro Ozu Cast: Chishu Ryu , Chieko Higashiyama , Setsuko Hara .
BW-136 mins,

4:00 AM
JUDGE HARDY AND SON (1939)

A small-town judge tries to save an elderly couple from eviction while coping with his wife's illness.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone , Mickey Rooney , Cecilia Parker .
BW-90 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
CRY OF BATTLE (1963)

The son of a wealthy businessman finds himself in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese in World War II.
Dir: Irving Lerner Cast: Van Heflin , Rita Moreno , James MacArthur .
C-99 mins,

7:45 AM
SALUTE TO THE MARINES (1943)

A retired Marine gets caught in the middle of the Philippines campaign.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Wallace Beery , Fay Bainter , Reginald Owen .
C-105 mins, CC,

9:45 AM
BOMBARDIER (1943)

Military officers compete for the same woman while training pilots for war.
Dir: Richard Wallace Cast: Pat O'Brien , Randolph Scott , Anne Shirley .
BW-99 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO (1944)

General Jimmy Doolittle trains American troops for the first airborne attacks on Japan.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Van Johnson , Robert Walker , Tim Murdock .
BW-138 mins, CC,

2:00 PM
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Burt Lancaster , Montgomery Clift , Deborah Kerr .
BW-118 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (1945)

A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Robert Montgomery , John Wayne , Donna Reed .
BW-135 mins, CC,

6:30 PM
DECEMBER 7TH (1943)

After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. fights to survive the early days of World War II.
Dir: Gregg Toland Cast: Walter Huston , Harry Davenport , Dana Andrews .
BW-82 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR

8:00 PM
TORA! TORA! TORA! (1970)

The Japanese take advantage of American blunders to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Martin Balsam , So Yamamura , Jason Robards Jr. .
C-149 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:45 PM
AIR FORCE (1943)

A bomber crew sees World War II action over the Pacific.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: John Ridgely , Gig Young , Arthur Kennedy .
BW-124 mins, CC,

1:00 AM
REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER, THE (1956)

A prostitute has no choice but to flee San Francisco when the police turn on her and want her out of town.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Jane Russell , Richard Egan , Joan Leslie .
C-93 mins,

2:45 AM
TASK FORCE (1949)

A naval officer devotes his life to the development of the aircraft carrier.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Gary Cooper , Jane Wyatt , Wayne Morris .
C-117 mins, CC,

4:45 AM
1941 (1979)

In the days after Pearl Harbor, Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion.
Dir: Steven Spielberg Cast: Dan Aykroyd , John Belushi , Ned Beatty .
C-119 mins, CC,

[longship]

1. Tora, Tora, Tora is a good one.

Well worth a viewing.