TCM Schedule for Monday July 4 - Happy Independence Day

Celebrate the 4th with a bunch of patriotic musicals in prime time.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 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,

7:30 AM HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA, THE (1940)
A young Virginian joins the American Revolution despite his love for a beautiful Royalist. BW-116 mins, CC,

9:30 AM JOHN PAUL JONES (1959)
The hero of the Revolutionary War clashes with Congress. Dir: John Farrow Cast: Robert Stack , Marisa Pavan , Charles Coburn . C-126 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:45 AM SCARLET COAT, THE (1955)
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor. Dir: John Sturges Cast: Cornel Wilde , Michael Wilding , George Sanders . C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:30 PM DEVIL'S DISCIPLE, THE (1959)
A preacher and a rebel leader change places during the Revolution. Dir: Guy Hamilton Cast: Burt Lancaster , Kirk Douglas , Laurence Olivier . BW-83 mins,

3:00 PM MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
An idealistic Senate replacement takes on political corruption. Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Jean Arthur , James Stewart , Claude Rains . BW-130 mins, CC,

5:15 PM WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
A young couple from dueling street gangs falls in love. Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Natalie Wood , Richard Beymer , Russ Tamblyn . C-154 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM MUSIC MAN, THE (1962)
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America. Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast: Robert Preston , Shirley Jones , Buddy Hackett . C-151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:45 PM YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
Spirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Joan Leslie , Walter Huston . BW-126 mins, CC,

1:00 AM 1776 (1972)
The founding fathers struggle to draft the Declaration of Independence. Dir: Peter H. Hunt Cast: William Daniels , Howard Da Silva , Ken Howard . C-165 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM THOUSANDS CHEER (1943)
An egotistical acrobat joins the Army and falls in love with his commander's daughter. Dir: George Sidney Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Gene Kelly , Mary Astor . C-125 mins, CC,