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rdmtimp

(1,586 posts)
Sat Aug 4, 2012, 05:46 PM Aug 2012

TCM Schedule for Monday August 6- Summer Under the Stars: Van Heflin

Van Heflin takes the spotlight for day 6 of Summer Under the Stars 10th anniversary.

(all times Eastern)


6:00 AM Outcasts of Poker Flat, The (1937)
A former lowlife adopts a child to help him go straight. Dir: Christy Cabanne Cast: Preston Foster , Jean Muir , Van Heflin BW-68 mins, TV-G,

7:15 AM H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
A stuffy businessman livens things up by having a fling. Dir: King Vidor Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Robert Young , Ruth Hussey BW-120 mins, TV-PG,

9:15 AM Tennessee Johnson (1942)
Biography of Andrew Johnson, who followed Abraham Lincoln into office and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached. Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Van Heflin , Lionel Barrymore , Ruth Hussey BW-103 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:00 AM Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
A small-town girl fights for her big chance on Broadway. Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Judy Garland , Van Heflin , Fay Bainter BW-104 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:45 PM Possessed (1947)
A married woman's passion for a former love drives her mad. Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Joan Crawford , Van Heflin , Raymond Massey BW-108 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:45 PM Act Of Violence (1949)
An embittered veteran tracks down a POW camp informer. Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Van Heflin , Robert Ryan , Janet Leigh BW-82 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:15 PM Madame Bovary (1949)
A romantic country girl sacrifices her marriage when she thinks she's found true love. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Jennifer Jones , Van Heflin , Louis Jourdan BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:15 PM Cry Of Battle (1963)
The son of a wealthy businessman finds himself in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese in World War II. Dir: Irving Lerner Cast: Van Heflin , Rita Moreno , James MacArthur C-99 mins, TV-PG,

8:00 PM 3:10 To Yuma (1957)
A sheriff must run the gauntlet to get his prisoner out of town. Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Glenn Ford , Van Heflin , Felicia Farr BW-92 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

9:45 PM Johnny Eager (1942)
A handsome racketeer seduces the DA's daughter for revenge, then falls in love. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Robert Taylor , Lana Turner , Edward Arnold BW-107 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:45 PM Prowler, The (1951)
A policeman's obsession with a married woman leads to murder. Dir: Joseph Losey Cast: Van Heflin , Evelyn Keyes , John Maxwell BW-93 mins, TV-14,

1:30 AM Patterns (1956)
A replacement in a large corporation encounters loyalty and power struggles. Dir: Fielder Cook Cast: Van Heflin , Everett Sloane , Ed Begley BW-84 mins, TV-G,

3:00 AM Battle Cry (1955)
A group of Marines eagerly await deployment during World War II. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Van Heflin , Aldo Ray , Mona Freeman C-148 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
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TCM Schedule for Monday August 6- Summer Under the Stars: Van Heflin (Original Post) rdmtimp Aug 2012 OP
What about Shane? (n/m) El Supremo Aug 2012 #1
I think TCM likes to mix it up. CBHagman Aug 2012 #2

CBHagman

(16,981 posts)
2. I think TCM likes to mix it up.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 07:08 AM
Aug 2012

For instance, Sidney Poitier's day leaves out several of his key films.

Anyway, Van Heflin made literally dozens of movies, so this is a chance to check out some of the lesser-known titles. 3:10 to Yuma is quite exciting, I recall.

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