On TCM in May--WWII in the Movies: The Homefront

This September will mark 80 years since the beginning of World War II. For the month of Memorial, then, Turner Classic Movies is focusing on movies set on the homefront during World War II each Thursday. Each Thursday on TCM for the month of May will be devoted to specific theme. The theme for May 2 is "Keep the Homefires Burning" and includes such films as Since You Went Away (1944), Mrs. Miniver (1942), and Happy Land (1943). May 9 is devoted to "Comedy & Romance" and includes such films as The More the Merrier (1943), The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944), and The Clock (1945). The theme for May 16 is "The War Effort" and features such films as Hollywood Canteen (1944), Tender Comrade (1943), and Millions Like Us (1943). The theme for May 23 is "Under Attack" and includes such films as Hope and Glory (1987), The End of the Affair (1955), and Journey for Margaret (1942). The theme for May 30 is "Coming Home", which features such movies as The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), and Til the End of Time (1946).

WWII in the Movies: the Homefront is hosted by Ben Mankiewicz and various co-hosts associated with the National World War II Museum. The National World War II Museum was founded as the D-Day Museum in 2000 in New Orleans. It became the National World War II Museum in 2003 and is affiliated with the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C.