TCM Schedule for Monday July 4 - The History of Rock on Film

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TCM kicks off a month-long series of rock and roll films every Monday.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 am Ah, Wilderness (1935)
1h 41m | Comedy | TV-G
In his only comedy, Eugene O'Neill captures the trials of growing up in small-town America.
Director: Clarence Brown. Cast: Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Aline Macmahon

7:45 am John Paul Jones (1959)
2h 6m | Adventure | TV-G
The hero of the Revolutionary War clashes with Congress.
Director: John Farrow. Cast: Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn

10:00 am The Scarlet Coat (1955)
1h 41m | Adventure | TV-PG
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Director: John Sturges. Cast: Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders

12:00 pm Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
2h 6m | Musical | TV-G
The life story of dancing vaudevillian George M. Cohan.
Director: Michael Curtiz. Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston

2:15 pm 1776 (1972)
2h 21m | Musical | TV-G
The founding fathers struggle to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Director: Peter H. Hunt. Cast: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard

5:15 pm The Music Man (1962)
2h 31m | Musical | TV-G
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America.
Director: Morton Dacosta. Cast: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett

8:00 pm Jailhouse Rock (1957)
1h 36m | Musical | TV-G
After learning to play the guitar in prison, a young man becomes a rock 'n' roll sensation.
Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy

9:45 pm The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
1h 54m | Musical | TV-MA
The pioneering rock musician fights to win acceptance for his new breed of music.
Director: Steve Rash. Cast. Gary Busey, Charles Martin Smith, Don Stroud

11:45 pm Great Balls Of Fire (1989)
1h 48m | Drama
Based on rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis' life, focusing on the years of his marriage to his 13-year-old cousin Myra.
Director: Jim Mcbride. Cast: Dennis Quaid, Winnona Ryder, Alec Baldwin

1:45 am Mystery Train (1989)
1h 50m | Comedy | TV-MA
An exploration of Memphis, Tennessee seen through the eyes of non-Americans.
Director: Jim Jarmusch. Cast: Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Screamin' Jay Hawkins

3:45 am Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll! (1987)
1h 50m | Documentary
A performance celebration of Chuck Berry's 60th birthday party concert at Fox Theatre in St Louis, Missouri.
Director: Taylor Hackford. Cast: Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Jerry Lee Lewis

5:45 am Jamboree! (1957)
1h 25m | Musical | TV-G
Two young people attempt to find love and success by making it in the music industry.
Director: Roy Lockwood. Cast: Kay Medford, Bob Pastene, Paul Carr