Saturday, August 22nd TV listings for Turner Classic Movies USA
Back to Bataan (1945)
A U.S. colonel (John Wayne) and a Filipino captain (Anthony Quinn) lead guerrilla raids on the Japanese.
3 Godfathers (1948)
In the desert, three Old West outlaws (John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr.) adopt the baby of a dying woman.
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
A divorced coach (John Wayne) and his little girl build a football team to pull a priest's (Charles Coburn) college out of debt.
Blood Alley (1955)
Chinese villagers free a merchant marine captain (John Wayne) from the communists to take them to Hong Kong in a stern-wheeler.
The Sea Chase (1955)
An anti-Nazi German (John Wayne) romances a Nazi spy (Lana Turner) on his rusty freighter, as the British navy hunts it down.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
A retirement-bound U.S. Cavalry officer is reluctant to turn command over to an inexperienced comrade.
The High and the Mighty (1954)
On a flight from Hawaii to California, the engine dies on the plane Dan is flying. As he prepares for a crash landing, the passengers reassess their lives.
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Based on the life of Frank Spig Wead, an aviation pioneer whose devotion to the Navy took priority over his family.
Jet Pilot (1957)
An Air Force colonel (John Wayne) marries a defected Soviet MiG pilot (Janet Leigh) who turns out to be a spy. Made in 1950.
Stagecoach (1939)
An outlaw (John Wayne), a prostitute (Claire Trevor), a drunken doctor and assorted others go through Indian country.
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
A Colonial rebel (John Wayne) fights Indians, a British captain (George Sanders), and a seller of guns and liquor in Pennsylvania.
Little Women (1933)
Four sisters in Massachusetts forge unbreakable family ties in this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's story.
Mary of Scotland (1936)
Queen Elizabeth (Florence Eldridge) jails Queen Mary (Katharine Hepburn) for 18 years, then puts her to death.