DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. FILM MARATHON
TCM, 6:00 a.m. ET
In focusing on Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as the day’s featured star, TCM is stressing the sound, rather than silent, movies, and includes all four of his most famous roles. While the 24-hour salute begins at 6 a.m. ET, the quartet of major classics begins at 1:45 p.m. ET with 1947’s Sinbad the Sailor (opposite Maureen O’Hara, pictured), followed immediately at 4 p.m. ET by 1939’s Gunga Din (opposite Cary Grant). Then, in prime time, it’s another powerful double feature: At 8 p.m. ET, it’s 1937’s The Prisoner of Zenda (opposite Ronald Colman), followed at 10 ET by 1941’s The Corsican Brothers (opposite himself: he plays Siamese twins, separated as babies.)