TCM Schedule for Sunday August 24, 2025 - Summer Under the Stars: Henry Fonda

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM The Male Animal (1942)
1h 41m | Comedy | TV-G
A college professor fights censorship and an amorous football player who's after his wife.
Director: Elliott Nugent. Cast: Henry Fonda, Olivia De Havilland, Joan Leslie

8:00 AM The Big Street (1942)
1h 28m | Romance | TV-G
A nightclub waiter, who's in love with a selfish showgirl, gets to prove his love when she's injured.
Director: Irving Reis. Cast: Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton Maclane

10:00 AM Jezebel (1938)
1h 44m | Drama | TV-PG
A tempestuous Southern belle's willfulness threatens to destroy all who care
for her.
Director: William Wyler. Cast: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent

12:00 PM The Lady Eve (1941)
1h 37m | Comedy | TV-PG
A shy millionaire, homeward bound after two years collecting snakes in the Brazilian jungle, encounters a gold-digger aboard an ocean liner.
Director: Preston Sturges. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn

2:00 PM A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
1h 35m | Western | TV-PG
A pioneer woman replaces her ailing husband in a poker game after he loses most of their money.
Director: Fielder Cook. Cast: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards Jr.

3:45 PM Spencer's Mountain (1963)
1h 59m | Drama | T^V-G
A Wyoming farmer fights to build a better life for his oldest son.
Director: Delmer Daves. Cast: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James Macarthur

6:00 PM The Wrong Man (1956)
1h 45m | Suspense | TV-PG
Based on the true story of a musician wrongly accused of robbing an insurance company and the grave effect his predicament has on his family.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle

8:00 PM Fail Safe (1964)
1h 52m | Drama | TV-PG
A failure in the U.S. defense system threatens to start World War III.
Director: Sidney Lumet. Cast: Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau

10:00 PM The Best Man (1964)
1h 42m | Drama | TV-PG
Two presidential hopefuls get caught up in the dirty side of politics.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner. Cast: Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams

12:00 AM Mister Roberts (1955)
2h 3m | Comedy | TV-PG
A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain.
Director: John Ford. Cast: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell

2:15 AM Firecreek (1968)
1h 44m | Western | TV-14
An aging sheriff, who vows for peaceful resolutions, is put to the test when a gang of hoodlums ride into his town intent on taking it over.
Director: Vincent McEveety. Cast: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens

4:15 AM The Rounders (1965)
1h 25m | Comedy | TV-PG
Two ne'er-do-well cowpokes look for sex and easy money in the modern West.
Director: Burt Kennedy. Cast: Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Ane Langdon