TCM Schedule for Monday January 24 - TCM Spotlight: Based on Carson McCullers

The unique voice of Carson McCullers is spotlighted tonight, with an evening of McCullers film adaptations (plus another Southern author, Flannery O'Conner, for good measure).

(all times Eastern)

6:15 AM Lion and the Horse, The (1952)
A cowboy fights to save a wild horse from its exploitative owner. Cast: Steve Cochran, Ray Teal, Bob Steele. Dir: Louis King. C-83 mins,

7:45 AM Dondi (1961)
World War II GIs adopt an Italian war orphan. Cast: David Janssen, Patti Page, Walter Winchell. Dir: Albert Zugsmith. BW-99 mins, TV-PG

9:15 AM Let's Be Happy (1957)
An heiress on the loose in Scotland is pursued by fortune hunters. Cast: Vera-Ellen, Tony Martin, Robert Flemyng. Dir: Henry Levin. C-107 mins,

11:15 AM His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
A Yankee sea captain tries to make his fortune in the South Seas. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, Andre Morell. Dir: Byron Haskin. BW-91 mins,

1:00 PM Cardinal, The (1963)
A Boston priest deals with illicit love, racism and war as he rises in the church. Cast: Tom Tryon, John Huston, Carol Lynley. Dir: Otto Preminger. C-175 mins,

4:00 PM Backfire (1950)
A veteran tries to clear an old friend of a murder charge. Cast: Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien. Dir: Vincent Sherman. BW-91 mins,

6:00 PM Assault on a Queen (1966)
Mercenaries salvage a sunken submarine to rob the Queen Mary at sea. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Anthony Franciosa. Dir: Jack Donahue. C-106 mins, TV-PG

8:00 PM Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, The (1968)
A deaf mute changes the lives of all he meets. Cast: Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Stacy Keach. Dir: Robert Ellis Miller. C-124 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM Member of the Wedding, The (1952)
When her brother marries, a 12-year-old girl faces the awkward pains of adolescence. Cast: Julie Harris, Ethel Waters, Brandon de Wilde. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC

12:00 AM Ballad Of The Sad Cafe, The (1991)
A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home. Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, Rod Steiger. Dir: Simon Callow. C-101 mins, TV-14

2:00 AM Reflections In A Golden Eye (1967)
A military officer becomes obsessed with an enlisted man. Cast: Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Brian Keith. Dir: John Huston. C-109 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM Wise Blood (1979)
An ambitious Southern boy tries to set himself up as a street preacher. Cast: Brad Dourif, Dan Shor, Harry Dean Stanton. Dir: John Huston. C-106 mins, TV-14