TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 9: Troubled Teens/TCM Spotlight: Mythology Movies

This Wednesday on TCM, you cannot escape teen angst OR "the dreaded gorgon."

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

12:00 AM    Working Girl (1988)
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to take over after her boss breaks her leg.
    Dir: Mike Nichols    Cast: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver
    Runtime: 114 mins    Genre: Comedy    Rating: TV-MA    CC: Y


2:00 AM    Protocol (1984)
A woman lands a menial government job in Washington, but soon finds herself embroiled in some major dealing with Middle-Eastern leaders.
    Dir: Herbert Ross    Cast: Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus
    Runtime: 96 mins    Genre: Comedy    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y


4:00 AM    Stealing Home (1988)
An aging baseball player returns to his home town after the suicide of a childhood friend.
    Dir: Steven Kampmann    Cast: Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster, Blair Brown
    Runtime: 98 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y

TCM Daytime: Troubled Teens

6:00 AM    Delinquent Daughters (1944)
Two teenage girls find trouble when they fall in with the wrong crowd.
    Dir: Albert Herman    Cast: June Carlson, Fifi D'orsay, Teala Loring
    Runtime: 72 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-PG    CC: N

7:15 AM    Bad Boy (1949)
A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent's bad behavior.
    Dir: Kurt Neumann    Cast: Lloyd Nolan, Jane Wyatt, James Gleason
    Runtime: 86 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



8:45 AM    Hot Rod (1950)
A young man builds a hot rod despite the disapproval of his father, a Juvenile Court judge. Circumstantial evidence points to the innocent teenager when his car is involved in a hit-and-run accident and he must reconcile with his father.
    Dir: Lewis D. Collins    Cast: James Lydon, Art Baker, Gil Stratton Jr.
    Runtime: 61 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y



10:00 AM    Crime in the Streets (1956)
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
    Dir: Don Siegel    Cast: James Whitmore, Sal Mineo, Mark Rydell
    Runtime: 91 mins    Genre: Crime    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y



11:45 AM    Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)
Three teens get into the drug business when they discover heroin in a stolen briefcase.
    Dir: Irving Kershner    Cast: Yale Wexler, Morris Miller, Jonathon Haze
    Runtime: 83 mins    Genre: Crime    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y

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1:15 PM    Blackboard Jungle (1955)
An idealistic teacher confronts the realities of juvenile delinquency.
    Dir: Richard Brooks    Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern
    Runtime: 101 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y

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3:00 PM    Look in Any Window (1961)
A troubled teen loses his job as a aircraft mechanic and goes on a drinking binge.
    Dir: William Alland    Cast: Paul Anka, Ruth Roman, Alex Nicol
    Runtime: 87 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



4:30 PM    The Young Stranger (1957)
A neglected teen gets into trouble with the law.
    Dir: John Frankenheimer    Cast: James MacArthur, Kim Hunter, James Daly
    Runtime: 84 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y

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6:00 PM    Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
The landmark teen film that solidified Dean's image with the public, follows the story of rebellious middle-class teens, disenfranchised with their parents, and given to a life of thuggery and deadly, dangerous drag racing to win over women.
    Dir: Nicholas Ray    Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo
    Runtime: 111 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



TCM Prime Time: TCM Spotlight: Mythology Movies

8:00 PM    Clash of the Titans (1981)
A Greek hero fights a series of monsters, including the dreaded gorgon, to win the woman he loves.
    Dir: Desmond Davis    Cast: Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith
    Runtime: 118 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y



10:15 PM    Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
The epic adventure of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece.
    Dir: Don Chaffey    Cast: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond
    Runtime: 104 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



12:15 AM    My Son, the Hero (1962)
Comical dubbed dialogue skews this Greek mythology about a bad king and a boyish he-man.
    Dir: Duccio Tessari    Cast: Pedro Armendariz, Jacqueline Sassard, Antonella Lualdi
    Runtime: 111 mins    Genre: Comedy    Rating: TV-PG    CC: N


2:30 AM    The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960)
A mythological hero attempts to rescue a princess from being sacrificed to a half-man, half-bull creature. Stars Olympic decathlon gold-medal winner Bob Mathias.
    Dir: Silvio Amadio    Cast: Bob Mathias, Rosanna Schiaffino, Alberto Lupo
    Runtime: 105 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



4:15 AM    Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1960)
A Greek fisherman gets caught up in court intrigue in a land of scientific wonders.
    Dir: George Pal    Cast: Anthony Hall, Joyce Taylor, John Dall
    Runtime: 90 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y