TCM Schedule for Monday February 20, 2023 - Presidential Biopics

Daytime spotlights Ann Southern as Maisie; at night it's the life stories of US presidents.

(all times Eastern)

6:30 am: Maisie (1939)
1h 14m | Comedy | TV-G
A Brooklyn showgirl tries to clear a ranch foreman of murder charges.
Director: Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey

7:45 am Congo Maisie (1940)
1h 10m | Adventure | TV-G
Brooklyn showgirl Maisie gets stranded in the African jungle with a romantic doctor.
Director: Henry C. Potter. Cast: Ann Sothern, John Carroll, Rita Johnson

9:00 am Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
1h 22m | Drama | TV-G
A Brooklyn showgirl helps a poor family strike it rich.
Director: Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Ann Sothern, Lee Bowman, Slim Summerville

10:30 am Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
1h 19m | Comedy | TV-G
A Brooklyn showgirl signs on as a maid for a family of wealthy eccentrics.
Director: Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres, Maureen O'sullivan

12:00 pm Ringside Maisie (1941)
1h 36m | Comedy | TV-G
A Brooklyn showgirl sets pulses racing at a boxers' training camp.
Director: Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Ann Sothern, George Murphy, Robert Sterling

1:45 pm Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
1h 25m | Comedy | TV-G
A Brooklyn showgirl launches a stage act with a hick comic.
Director: Roy Del Ruth. Cast: Ann Sothern, Red Skelton, Leo Gorcey

3:15 pm Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
1h 27m | Comedy | TV-G
A brassy showgirl signs on to help the war effort as a factory worker.
Director: Norman Z. Mcleod. Cast: Ann Sothern, James Craig, Jean Rogers

4:45 pm Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
1h 30m | Comedy | TV-G
On a trip to Reno, a Brooklyn showgirl tries to stop a soldier and his wife from divorcing.
Director: Harry Beaumont. Cast: Ann Sothern, John Hodiak, Tom Drake

6:30 pm Up Goes Maisie (1946)
1h 29m | Comedy | TV-G
A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks out to steal his ideas.
Director: Harry Beaumont. Cast: Ann Sothern, George Murphy, Hillary Brooke

8:00 pm PT 109 (1963)
2h 20m | War | TV-PG
Future president John Kennedy fights to save his crew when their PT boat sinks in the Pacific.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson. Cast: Cliff Robertson, Ty Hardin, James Gregory

10:30 pm Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
1h 40m | Drama | TV-G
The future president considers a political career while practicing law.
Director: John Ford. Cast: Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver

12:15 am Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
2h 23m | Drama | TV-G
After a bout with polio, future president Franklin Roosevelt fights to save his political career.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue. Cast: Zina Bethune, Tim Considine, Alan Bunce

3:00 am Tennessee Johnson (1942)
1h 43m | Drama | TV-G
Biography of Andrew Johnson, who followed Abraham Lincoln into office and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.
Director: William Dieterle. Cast: Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey

5:00 am Hollywood My Hometown (1965)
52m | Documentary | TV-G
In this special, Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars.
Cast: Ken Murray