TCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 20: 100th Birthday: Patricia Neal/Special Theme: The Working Class

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Patricia Neal in 1954 (photo credit: Carl Van Vechten)

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

MLK Day Tribute (continued)

1:30 AM Uptight (1968)
A desperate African American man betrays his friend, a Black militant leader, for some money to help feed his girlfriend's children, and then becomes the object of a manhunt by the militant group.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, Frank Silvera
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


3:30 AM Black Moderates and Black Militants (1968)
Three members of the Chicago Chapter of the Black Panther Party, including future congressman Bobby Rush, respectfully debate with the principal of an African American high school on strategies for ending racism.
Dir: The Film Group Cast: Bobby Rush
Runtime: 10 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:45 AM The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
This film depicts the brutal murder of the leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party by the Chicago police and its subsequent investigation.
Dir: Mike Gray Cast: Howard Alk, Howard Alk, Mike Gray
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


5:15 AM Black Panthers (1968)
Interviews and protests at a rally to free Huey P. Newton.
Dir: Agnès Varda Cast: Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, H. Rap Brown
Runtime: 31 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

TCM Daytime: 100th Birthday: Patricia Neal

6:00 AM Raton Pass (1951)
A beautiful woman tries to seduce her way into ruling the West.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochran
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

7:45 AM Operation Pacific (1951)
World War II submarine commander Duke Gifford manages a dangerous mission against the Japanese as he struggles with guilt over the death of his former commanding officer and grief over his failed marriage.
Dir: George Waggner Cast: John Wayne, Patricia O'Neal, Ward Bond
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

9:45 AM The Fountainhead (1949)
An idealistic architect battles corrupt business interests and his love for a married woman.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

11:45 AM John Loves Mary (1949)
A World War II veteran's marriage of convenience threatens his real wedding plans.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Wayne Morris
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

1:45 PM The Subject Was Roses (1968)
A young soldier returns from World War II, moves in with his parents, and tries to mend their deteriorating marriage.
Dir: Ulu Grosbard Cast: Patricia Neal, Jack Albertson, Martin Sheen
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

3:45 PM The Night Digger (1971)
A drifter with a deadly secret ignites passions in two lonely women.
Dir: Alastair Reid Cast: Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

5:45 PM A Face in the Crowd (1957)
A female television executive turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa
Runtime: 126 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

TCM Primetime: Special Theme: The Working Class

8:00 PM On the Waterfront (1954)
An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims. Based on a series of Pulitzer prize-winning newspaper articles.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Eva Marie Saint
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

10:00 PM A Place in the Sun (1951)
An ambitious young man wins an heiress' heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

12:15 AM Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
A widow dreaming of a singing career ends up waiting tables in Tucson, Arizona.
Dir: Martin Scorsese Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Diane Ladd
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

2:15 AM Alice Adams (1935)
A working-class girl is thwarted and embarrassed when she falls in love with someone from a wealthy family and tries to better herself.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

4:00 AM Black Fury (1935)
A coal worker gets mixed up in the mob's efforts to infiltrate his union.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Paul Muni, Karen Morley, William Gargan
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

5:45 AM The Valley of Decision (1945)
An Irish housemaid's romance with the boss's son is complicated by labor disputes in the Pittsburgh mills.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y