TCM Schedule for Sunday May 25, 2025 - Memorial Day Weekend Marathon

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(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM Ace of Aces (1933)
1h 12m | War | TV-G
After he's branded a coward, a sculptor travels to France to help fight World War I.
Director: J. Walter Ruben. Cast: Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allen, Ralph Bellamy

7:30 AM The United States Army Air Force Band (1942)
11m | Short | TV-G
This patriotic wartime short showcases the U.S. Army Air Force Band interspersed with wartime footage of the Army Air Force. Vitaphone Release 1050A.
Director: Jean Negulesco. Cast: Alf Heiberg, Lt. General Henry H. Arnold, Everett A. Brown

7:45 AM Air Force (1943)
2h 4m | War | TV-G
A bomber crew sees World War II action over the Pacific.
Director: Howard Hawks. Cast: John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy

10:00 AM Cornered (1946)
1h 42m | Suspense | TV-PG
A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.
Director: Edward Dmytryk. Cast: Dick Powell, Walter Slezak, Micheline Cheirel

12:00 PM A Farewell to Arms (1932)
1h 29m | Romance | TV-G
An American soldier falls in love with Catherine Barkley, a British nurse he meets after being wounded at the front.
Director: Frank Borzage. Cast: Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou

1:45 PM Fighter Squadron (1948)
1h 36m | Adventure | TV-PG
A dedicated flyer pushes himself and those around him during a perilous World War II campaign.
Director: Raoul Walsh. Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney

3:30 PM Merrill's Marauders (1962)
1h 38m | War | TV-PG
A grizzled U.S. general leads his men against the Japanese in Burma during
World War II.
Director: Samuel Fuller. Cast: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown

5:15 PM Take the High Ground! (1953)
1h 41m | War | TV-PG
A tough drill sergeant prepares green recruits for service in the Korean War.
Director: Richard Brooks. Cast: Maurice Jara, Robert Arthur, William Hairston

7:00 PM The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944)
40m | Documentary | TV-G
Footage of actual bombing missions highlights William Wyler's account of the U.S. Air Force's work during World War II.
Director: Lt. Col. William Wyler. Cast: Eugene Kern, Corp. John Beal, Capt. Robert K. Morgan

8:00 PM The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
2h 41m | Epic | TV-PG
The Japanese Army forces World War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma.
Director: David Lean. Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins

11:00 PM The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
1h 9m | Drama | TV-PG
A young Union soldier fights to atone for a moment of cowardice during the Civil War.
Director: John Huston Cast: Audie Murphy, Andy Devine, Robert Easton Burke

12:15 AM Shoulder Arms (1918)
45m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, a private fresh out of boot camp accepts a daring mission behind enemy lines.
Director: Charles Chaplin. Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin

1:00 AM A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
47m | Silent | TV-G
A feckless young man joins the Navy to prove himself worthy of the girl he loves.
Director: Fred Newmeyer. Cast: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young

2:00 AM The Mirror (1975)
1h 47m | Drama | TV-14
A dying man's recollections of his childhood during World War II capture the spirit of the Soviet Union.
Director: Andrey Tarkovskiy. Cast: Margarita Terekhova, Oleg Yankovsky, Ignat Daniltsev

4:00 AM A Generation (1955)
1h 27m | War | TV-PG
Set in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation, a Polish youth, Stach, joins a resistance group but is ultimately hardened by his experiences.
Director: Andrzej Wajda. Cast: Tadeusz Lomnicki, Urszula Modrzynska, Tadeusz Janczar