TCM Schedule for Monday January 15 - African American Filmmakers

For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an evening of films from African-American directors.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM HALLELUJAH ( 1929)
A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man. Dir: King Vidor Cast: Daniel L. Haynes , Nina Mae McKinney , William E. Fountaine . BW- 100 mins, CC,

7:45 AM GREEN PASTURES, THE ( 1936)
God tests the human race in this reenactment of Bible stories set in the world of black American folklore. Dir: Marc Connelly Cast: Rex Ingram , Oscar Polk , Eddie Anderson . BW- 93 mins, CC,

9:30 AM DUKE IS TOPS, THE ( 1938)
A producer's romance with his star ends when the latter is offered a better job in New York. Dir: William Nolte Cast: Ralph Cooper , Lena Horne , Lawrence Criner . BW- 73 mins,

10:45 AM CABIN IN THE SKY ( 1943)
God and Satan battle for the soul of a wounded gambler. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Ethel Waters , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Lena Horne . BW- 99 mins, CC,

12:30 PM JACKIE ROBINSON STORY, THE ( 1950)
Jackie Robinson plays himself in this true story of the man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Jackie Robinson , Ruby Dee , Minor Watson . BW- 77 mins, CC,

2:00 PM SERGEANT RUTLEDGE ( 1960)
A 19th-century lawyer tries to clear a black man of rape and murder charges. Dir: John Ford Cast: Jeffrey Hunter , Constance Towers , Billie Burke . C- 111 mins, CC,

4:00 PM SOUNDER ( 1972)
Black sharecroppers during the Depression fight to get their children a decent education. Dir: Martin Ritt Cast: Cicely Tyson , Paul Winfield , Kevin Hooks . C- 105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM PATCH OF BLUE, A ( 1965)
A blind white girl falls in love with a black man. Dir: Guy Green Cast: Sidney Poitier , Shelley Winters , Elizabeth Hartman . BW- 105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM WARM DECEMBER, A ( 1972)
A doctor visiting London falls for a mysterious woman. Dir: Sidney Poitier Cast: Sidney Poitier , Yvette Curtis , Esther Anderson . C- 101 mins, CC,

10:00 PM DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST ( 1991)
Three generations of Gullah women reunite in 1902 before the family emigrates to the North. Dir: Julie Dash Cast: Cora Lee Day , Alva Rogers , Barbara O . C- 112 mins,

12:00 AM TROUBLE MAN ( 1972)
Dir: Ivan Dixon Cast: Robert Hooks , Paul Winfield , Ralph Waite . BW- 99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM SHAFT ( 1971)
A slick black detective enlists gangsters and African nationals to fight the mob. Dir: Gordon Parks Cast: Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Charles Cioffi . C- 100 mins, CC,

4:00 AM LOSING GROUND ( 1982)
A philosophy professor responds to her husband's philandering by pursuing fulfillment on her own. Dir: Kathleen Collins Cast: Seret Scott , Bill Gunn , Duane Jones . C- 86 mins,