Sunday, June 28, 2009

~July TCM Tvo Alert!




Here's a few movies to watch out for next month...

July 1

9:45pm [Crime] Fog Over Frisco (1934)
A San Francisco heiress discovers her sister is hanging out with gangsters.
Cast: Bette Davis, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Lyle Talbot Dir: William Dieterle BW-68 mins, TV-G

July 2

9:00am [Drama] Pollyanna (1960)
An orphan's relentless optimism changes lives in a sleepy small town.
Cast: Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden Dir: David Swift C-134 mins, TV-G

1:30pm [Musical] Bells Are Ringing (1960)
An answering service operator gets mixed up in her clients' lives.
Cast: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark, Eddie Foy Jr. Dir: Vincente Minnelli C-126 mins, TV-G

8:00pm [Musical] Wizard Of Oz, The (1939)
A Kansas farm girl dreams herself into a magical land where she must fight a wicked witch to escape.
Cast: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr Dir: Victor Fleming C-102 mins, TV-G

11:15pm [Comedy] Women, The (1939)
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Cast: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland Dir: George Cukor BW-133 mins, TV-PG

1:30am [Comedy] Ninotchka (1939)
A coldhearted Soviet agent is warmed up by a trip to Paris and a night of love.
Cast: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi Dir: Ernst Lubitsch BW-111 mins, TV-G

3:30am [Musical] Babes in Arms (1939)
A group of second-generation entertainers puts on a show to launch their careers.
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger, Guy Kibbee Dir: Busby Berkeley BW-96 mins, TV-G

July 3

10:30am [Musical] Little Princess, The (1939)
When her father is reported dead in war, his daughter fights harsh conditions at her boarding school.
Cast: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter Dir: Walter Lang C-93 mins, TV-G

6:00pm [Musical] Wizard Of Oz, The (1939)
A Kansas farm girl dreams herself into a magical land where she must fight a wicked witch to escape.
Cast: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr Dir: Victor Fleming C-102 mins, TV-G

July 4

3:30pm [Drama] Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
An idealistic Senate replacement takes on political corruption.
Cast: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold Dir: Frank Capra BW-130 mins, TV-G

5:45pm [Musical] Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Spirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.
Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf Dir: Michael Curtiz BW-126 mins, TV-G

1:15am [Comedy] Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
Tabloid reporters crash a society marriage.
Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey Dir: George Cukor BW-112 mins, TV-G

July 5

10:00pm [Suspense/Mystery] To Catch a Thief (1955)
A retired cat burglar fights to clear himself of a series of Riviera robberies committed in his style.
Cast: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams Dir: Alfred Hitchcock C-106 mins, TV-G

July 6

6:00am [Horror/Science-Fiction] Psycho (1960)
A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother.
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam Dir: Alfred Hitchcock BW-109 mins, TV-PG

8:00am [Drama] Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
A Korean War hero doesn't realize he's been programmed to kill by the enemy.
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury Dir: John Frankenheimer BW-127 mins, TV-PG

10:15am [Drama] Angels In The Outfield (1951)
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.
Cast: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, Donna Corcoran Dir: Clarence Brown BW-99 mins, TV-G

6:00pm [Comedy] Who Was That Lady? (1960)
A cheating husband convinces his wife his flirtations are actually spy missions.
Cast: Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh, James Whitmore Dir: George Sidney BW-114 mins, TV-G

10:00pm [Drama] Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
When his wife leaves him, an ad exec gets a crash course in parenting.
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander Dir: Robert Benton C-105 mins, TV-MA

12:00am [Drama] Sophie's Choice (1982)
A concentration camp survivor resettles in New York City but can't escape her past.
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin Dir: Alan J. Pakula C-151 mins, TV-MA

2:45am [Romance] French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981)
Co-stars have an affair while filming the story of a doomed love.
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern, Patience Collier Dir: Karel Reisz C-124 mins, TV-MA

July 8

8:00am [Musical] Till The Clouds Roll By (1946)
True story of composer Jerome Kern's rise to the top on Broadway and in Hollywood.
Cast: June Allyson, Lucille Bremer, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson Dir: Richard Whorf C-136 mins, TV-G

10:15am [Musical] Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
Legendary showman Flo Ziegfeld imagines the kind of Follies he could produce with MGM's musical stars.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice Dir: Vincente Minnelli C-110 mins, TV-G

12:15pm [Musical] Words And Music (1948)
Songwriters Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart search for love while rising to the top.
Cast: Perry Como, Mickey Rooney, Ann Sothern, Tom Drake Dir: Norman Taurog C-121 mins, TV-G

4:15pm [Musical] I Could Go On Singing (1963)
An American singing star in London tries to reclaim the son she gave up for adoption.
Cast: Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde, Jack Klugman, Aline MacMahon Dir: Ronald Neame C-99 mins, TV-G

10:00pm [Musical] My Blue Heaven (1950)
A married song and dance team tries to adopt a child.
Cast: Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, David Wayne, Jane Wyatt Dir: Henry Koster C-96 mins, TV-G

July 12

3:15am [Musical] Paint Your Wagon (1970)
Two California miners share a gold claim and a wife.
Cast: Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, Harve Presnell Dir: Joshua Logan C-159 mins, TV-14

2:00pm [Comedy] Gidget (1959)
A young girl dreams of winning acceptance from a gang of surfers.
Cast: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell Dir: Paul Wendkos C-95 mins, TV-G

4:00pm [Musical] High Society (1956)
In this musical version of The Philadelphia Story, tabloid reporters invade a society wedding.
Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm Dir: Charles Walters C-107 mins, TV-PG

6:00pm [Drama] Miracle Worker, The (1962)
True story of the determined teacher who helped Helen Keller overcome deafness and blindness to learn to communicate.
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson Dir: Arthur Penn BW-107 mins, TV-PG

8:00pm [Adventure] African Queen, The (1951)
A grizzled skipper and a spirited missionary take on the Germans in Africa during World War I.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull Dir: John Huston C-105 mins, TV-PG

July 14

6:15pm [Comedy] Harold and Maude (1971)
A suicidal young man gets a new lease on life when he falls for an 80-year-old woman.
Cast: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack Dir: Hal Ashby C-91 mins, TV-14

July 16

6:00pm [Comedy] Father Goose (1964)
A WWII drifter finds himself protecting schoolgirls and their beautiful teacher.
Cast: Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good Dir: Ralph Nelson C-116 mins, TV-G

July 17

12:45pm [Comedy] Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935)
Shakespeare's classic about two pairs of lovers and an amateur actor who get mixed up with fairies.
Cast: Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dick Powell Dir: William Dieterle BW-143 mins, TV-PG

July 19

8:00am [Musical] Harvey Girls, The (1946)
Straitlaced waitresses battle saloon girls to win the West for domesticity.
Cast: Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, Angela Lansbury Dir: George Sidney C-101 mins, TV-G

6:00pm [Comedy] Houseboat (1958)
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Cast: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino Dir: Melville Shavelson C-110 mins, TV-G

8:00pm [Musical] American in Paris, An (1951)
An American artist finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties.
Cast: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary Dir: Vincente Minnelli C-114 mins, TV-PG

10:00pm [Comedy] Teahouse Of The August Moon, The (1956)
An Okinawan translator introduces U.S. occupation forces to the joys of local life.
Cast: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyo, Eddie Albert Dir: Daniel Mann C-123 mins, TV-PG

4:00am [Musical] Hair (1979)
A young man joins a hippie commune on the eve of reporting for military service.
Cast: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden Dir: Gerald Cotts C-121 mins, TV-MA

July 23

8:00pm [Drama] Of Mice and Men (1939)
A drifter and his slow-witted pal try to make their way in the West.
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Bickford Dir: Lewis Milestone BW-106 mins, TV-14

July 24

8:00pm [Drama] Karate Kid, The (1984)
A boy learns karate from a retired master to deal with school bullies.
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove Dir: John G. Avildsen C-127 mins, TV-MA

10:15pm [Drama] WarGames (1983)
In search of the ultimate game, a young man accidentally hacks into the government's top military computer.
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, John Wood Dir: John Badham C-113 mins, TV-MA

12:15am [Drama] Stand by Me (1986)
Four friends share a rite of passage on a long walk to view a dead body.
Cast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell Dir: Rob Reiner C-89 mins, TV-MA

July 25

11:30am [Comedy] Beat The Devil (1954)
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley Dir: John Huston BW-89 mins, TV-PG

1:15pm [Drama] Birdman Of Alcatraz (1962)
True story of Robert Stroud, the prison lifer who became an expert on birds.
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Betty Field Dir: John Frankenheimer BW-149 mins, TV-PG

4:00pm [Romance] Knights Of The Round Table (1953)
Queen Guinevere is torn between love for her husband and Sir Lancelot.
Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Anne Crawford Dir: Richard Thorpe C-116 mins, TV-G

8:00pm [Comedy] Night at the Opera, A (1935)
Three zanies turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege's romance with the leading lady.
Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle Dir: Sam Wood BW-91 mins, TV-G

July 26

6:00pm [Comedy] Please Don't Eat The Daisies (1960)
A drama critic and his family try to adjust to life in the country.
Cast: Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige, Spring Byington Dir: Charles Walters C-111 mins, TV-G

July 28

4:15am [Comedy] Divorce, American Style (1967)
A bored couple drifts toward divorce, only to discover how hard the single life is.
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards Jr., Jean Simmons Dir: Bud Yorkin C-109 mins, TV-PG

July 29

10:30am [Drama] Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
A dying plantation owner tries to help his alcoholic son solve his problems.
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson Dir: Richard Brooks C-108 mins, TV-PG

2:45pm [Musical] Funny Girl (1968)
Comedienne Fanny Brice fights to prove that she can be the greatest star and find romance even though she isn't pretty.
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis Dir: William Wyler C-157 mins, TV-PG

July 30

6:00pm [Suspense/Mystery] Spellbound (1945)
A psychiatrist tries to help the man she loves solve a murder buried in his subconscious.
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll Dir: Alfred Hitchcock BW-111 mins, TV-PG

8:00pm [Epic] Gone With the Wind (1939)
Classic tale of Scarlett O'Hara's battle to save her beloved Tara and find love during the Civil War.
Cast: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland. Dir: Victor Fleming. C-233 mins, TV-PG

2:00am [Romance] Wuthering Heights (1939)
A married noblewoman fights her lifelong attraction to a charismatic gypsy.
Cast: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson Dir: William Wyler BW-104 mins, TV-PG

1 comments:

J.J. said...

I love the ones that you featured in pics at the beginning of your post!!!!! Love those movies!!!!!

New to your blog...so beautiful!