Movies on TV

Monday, April 18

Algiers

Charles Boyer stars as notorious thief Pepe le Moko, who risks losing his sanctuary from the law in Algeria when he falls for a beautiful tourist: Hedy Lamarr, in her American film debut. (1938) 8:15 a.m., TCM

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Tuesday, April 19

Coal Miner’s Daughter

Sissy Spacek won the Best Actress Oscar for bringing to life the rags-to-riches career of country music superstar Loretta Lynn. With Tommy Lee Jones. (1980) 7:20 a.m., Cinemax

Wednesday, April 20

The Name of the Rose

Based on Umberto Eco’s best seller, this whodunit stars Sean Connery as a 14th-century friar investigating murders in a Benedictine abbey. Christian Slater co-stars.(1986) 10 p.m., FMC

Thursday, April 21

Lean on Me

Morgan Freeman plays a principal employing unconventional methods to turn around a struggling urban high school in Paterson, N.J. (1989) 7:10 a.m., Encore

Friday, April 22

Stella Dallas

In one of her best roles, Barbara Stanwyck portrays a mother who sacrifices everything to lift her daughter up the social ladder. She and co-star Anne Shirley were both nominated for Oscars. (1937) 10 p.m., TCM

Saturday, April 23

The Ten Commandments

Moses leads the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt in director Cecil B. DeMille’s mammoth biblical spectacle, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. (1956) 7 p.m., ABC

Sunday, April 24

Easter Parade

Seventeen songs by Irving Berlin, including the title tune, augment the star power of Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in this pleasing musical comedy. (1948) 9 a.m., TCM