TCM Schedule for Monday February 9 - 31 Days of Oscar: 1944-46

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Appropriately for the years covered in prime time, daytime focuses on war movies.

(all times Eastern)

6:30 AM DESTINATION TOKYO (1943)
A U.S. sub braves enemy waters during World War II. Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Cary Grant , John Garfield , Alan Hale . BW-135 mins, CC,

9:00 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,

10:45 AM SAHARA (1943)
An international platoon fights off Nazis in World War II Africa. Dir: Zoltan Korda Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Bruce Bennett , J. Carroll Naish . BW-98 mins, CC,

12:30 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,

3:00 PM BATTLEGROUND (1949)
American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge. Dir: William Wellman Cast: Van Johnson , John Hodiak , Ricardo Montalban . BW-119 mins, CC,

5:00 PM YOUNG LIONS, THE (1958)
A Jewish soldier faces anti-Semitism when he enlists to fight World War II. Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Marlon Brando , Montgomery Clift , Dean Martin . BW-167 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 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,

11:00 PM STORY OF G.I. JOE, THE (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 . BW-109 mins, CC,

1:00 AM LAURA (1944)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating. Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Gene Tierney , Dana Andrews , Clifton Webb . BW-88 mins, CC,

3:00 AM MILDRED PIERCE (1945)
A woman turns herself into a business tycoon to win her selfish daughter a place in society. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Crawford , Jack Carson , Zachary Scott . BW-111 mins, CC,

5:00 AM HARVEY GIRLS, THE (1946)
Straitlaced waitresses battle saloon girls to win the West for domesticity. Dir: George Sidney Cast: Judy Garland , John Hodiak , Ray Bolger . C-101 mins, CC,

[longship]

1. Laura is a tremendous flick.

One of my faves. Vincent Price has a substantial supporting role, out of character to his later roles.

Highly recommended.