Classic Films
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Wednesday, July 5th, 2017
1:15 AM
MUSIC MAN, THE ( 1962)
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America.
Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast: Robert Preston , Shirley Jones , Buddy Hackett .
C- 151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM
MISS FIRECRACKER ( 1989)
A small-town girl pins all her hopes on winning a local beauty pageant.
C- 103 mins,
5:46 AM
GREAT AMERICAN MUG, THE ( 1945)
This short film takes a look at the typical American barbershop.
Dir: Cy Endfield Cast: Eric Mayne , Pat McKee , Harry Barris .
BW- 10 mins,
6:00 AM
HANGMEN ALSO DIE ( 1943)
When a Nazi officer is assassinated, Czech patriots band together to protect his killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: H. H. v. Twardowski , Brian Donlevy , Walter Brennan .
BW- 136 mins, CC,
8:30 AM
SCARLET STREET ( 1945)
A middle aged wouldbe painter falls into the clutches of an unscrupulous woman.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Joan Bennett , Dan Duryea .
BW- 102 mins, CC,
10:30 AM
CLASH BY NIGHT ( 1952)
An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband's best friend.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Paul Douglas , Robert Ryan .
BW- 105 mins, CC,
12:30 PM
WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS ( 1956)
Reporters compete to catch a serial killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Dana Andrews , Rhonda Fleming , George Sanders .
BW- 100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:30 PM
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT ( 1956)
A novelist frames himself for murder to prove the fallibility of circumstantial evidence.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Dana Andrews , Joan Fontaine , Sidney Blackmer .
BW- 80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 PM
RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY ( 1962)
Two aging gunslingers sign on to transport gold from a remote mining town.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah Cast: Randolph Scott , Joel McCrea , Mariette Hartley .
C- 94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:45 PM
GETAWAY, THE ( 1972)
When a bank robbery goes bad, an ex-con and his wife take it on the lam.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah Cast: Steve McQueen , Ali MacGraw , Ben Johnson .
C- 123 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: 50 YEARS OF HITCHCOCK
8:00 PM
RING, THE ( 1927)
Two boxers spar over the affections of one woman.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Carl Brisson , Ian Hunter , Lillian Hall-Davis .
BW- 90 mins,
9:45 PM
DOWNHILL ( 1927)
After being blamed for a friend's misbehavior, an expelled schoolboy sees his life fall apart.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ivor Novello , Ben Webster , Norman McKinnel .
BW- 110 mins,
11:45 PM
FARMER'S WIFE, THE ( 1928)
After his daughter weds, a middle-aged widower with a profitable farm decides to remarry but finds choosing a suitable mate a problematic process.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Jameson Thomas , Lillian Hall-Davis , Gordon Harker .
BW- 98 mins,
1:45 AM
LODGER, THE ( 1927)
In this silent film, a family running a boarding house suspects their new tenant is Jack the Ripper.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ivor Novello , Malcolm Keen , Marie Ault .
BW- 100 mins,
3:30 AM
MANXMAN, THE ( 1929)
A fisherman and a rising young lawyer fall in love with the same girl.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Malcolm Keen , Anny Ondra , Randle Ayrton .
BW- 84 mins,
5:00 AM
BLACKMAIL ( 1929)
A shopkeeper's daughter fights off blackmail after she kills a young artist who had tried to rape her.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anny Ondra , Sara Allgood , Charles Paton .
BW- 86 mins,
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)That one is my fave. Then, "The Manxman," then, "The Farmer's Wife." I missed, "The Lodger" the last time it was shown and am looking forward to seeing it.
Matilda
(6,384 posts)in the local cinema, at a silent film festival.
It was good - even then, he had a unique style that really built tension.