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CBHagman

(16,986 posts)
Sun Jul 2, 2017, 12:58 PM Jul 2017

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 5: TCM Spotlight: 50 Years of Hitchcock

Note to Viewers: The 50 Years of Hitchcock series is continuing, so don't panic when you only see unfamiliar titles in tonight's movie schedule.

http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/1321999/50-Years-Of-Hitchcock-TCM-Promo-July-2017-From-Ball-State-University.html

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,

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TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 5: TCM Spotlight: 50 Years of Hitchcock (Original Post) CBHagman Jul 2017 OP
My dvr is already set for those silent films. Especially, "The Ring." Kahuna7 Jul 2017 #1
I saw "The Lodger" a few years ago, Matilda Jul 2017 #2

Kahuna7

(2,531 posts)
1. My dvr is already set for those silent films. Especially, "The Ring."
Sun Jul 2, 2017, 01:17 PM
Jul 2017

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)
2. I saw "The Lodger" a few years ago,
Mon Jul 3, 2017, 09:19 PM
Jul 2017

in the local cinema, at a silent film festival.

It was good - even then, he had a unique style that really built tension.

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