THURSDAY: Robert Without a Cause, James Dean created an unforgettable image for a whole generation in this 1955 teenage melodrama. Cast includes Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo and Dennis Hopper, CH, 56, 8 p.m. Color, 2 hrs, The African Queen, Bogart and Hepburn in the 1951 lady and the tramp classic. Directed by John Huston and scripted by James Agee. A joy to watch. CH. 7, 9 p.m. Color. 2 hrs. 10 min.
FRIDAY: The Homecoming. A simple but effective Christmas drama with Patricia Neal as the matriarch of a Virginia family struggling to endure the Depression. Based on Earl Hamner Jr.'s autobiographical novel. CH. 7, 9 p.m. Color, 2 hrs.
SATURDAY: The Tramp. 1915 inauguration of Chaplin's most famous role, CH. 27, 6 p.m. B-W. 30 min.
Playhouse New York. "To Be Young Gifted and Black" is playwright Lorraine Hansberry's dramatic self-portrait. Includes scenes from "A Raisin in the Sun," CH. 2, 8:30 p.m. Color. 90 min.
Sweet Bird of Youth. Paul Newman and Geraldine Page in 1962 adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play. Emasculated for television. CH. 4, 9 p.m. Color. 2 hrs. 15 min.
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