TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 26: TCM Spotlight: 50 Years of Hitchcock

[CBHagman]

Horror during the day, essential Hitchcock at night. No one's going to get anything done today.

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Wednesday, July 26th, 2017

12:15 AM
HOT CARS ( 1956)

To pay for his son's operation, a man gets mixed up with a stolen car ring.
Dir: Donald McDougall Cast: John Bromfield , Joi Lansing , Mark Dana .
BW- 61 mins, CC,

1:30 AM
FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE ( 1954)

A wrongly convicted man takes a young woman hostage while fighting to clear his name.
Dir: Edwards Sampson Cast: John Ireland , Dorothy Malone , Bruce Carlisle .
BW- 74 mins, CC,

2:51 AM
TEENAGERS ON TRIAL ( 1955)

This short film focuses on the dangers and potential causes of teenage delinquency.
BW- 8 mins,

3:00 AM
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE ( 1955)

An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean , Natalie Wood , Sal Mineo .
C- 111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM
JALOPY ( 1953)

The Bowery Boys enter an auto race when one of them invents a new super gas.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Bernard Gorcey .
BW- 62 mins, CC,

6:15 AM
BODY SNATCHER, THE ( 1945)

To continue his medical experiments, a doctor must buy corpses from a grave robber.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Boris Karloff , Bela Lugosi , Henry Daniell .
BW- 78 mins, CC,

7:47 AM
TREASURES FROM TRASH ( 1946)

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.
Dir: Dave O'Brien Cast: Dave O'Brien ,
BW- 10 mins,

8:00 AM
BAT, THE ( 1959)

A female mystery novelist turns detective to unmask a demented killer.
Dir: Crane Wilbur Cast: Vincent Price , Agnes Moorehead , Gavin Gordon .
BW- 80 mins, CC,

9:30 AM
BEDLAM ( 1946)

When an actress tries to reform an asylum, its corrupt keeper has her committed.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Boris Karloff , Anna Lee , Billy House .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

11:00 AM
DIARY OF A MADMAN ( 1963)

The body of a French magistrate is taken over by the soul of a murderer.
Dir: Reginald Le Borg Cast: Vincent Price , Nancy Kovack , Chris Warfield .
C- 97 mins, CC,

1:00 PM
CAT PEOPLE ( 1942)

A newlywed fears that an ancient curse will turn her into a bloodthirsty beast.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Simone Simon , Tom Conway , Jane Randolph .
BW- 73 mins, CC,

2:20 PM
LETTER FROM A SOLDIER, A ( 1951)

In this excerpt from the feature film "It's A Big Country" (1951), a U.S. GI back stateside from Korea delivers a letter to the mother of a dead fellow soldier.
Dir: Don Weis Cast: Marjorie Main , Keefe Brasselle ,
BW- 9 mins,

2:30 PM
HOUSE OF WAX ( 1953)

A scarred sculptor re-populates his ravaged wax museum with human corpses.
Dir: Andre DeToth Cast: Vincent Price , Frank Lovejoy , Phyllis Kirk .
C- 88 mins, CC,

4:15 PM
CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE, THE ( 1944)

A lonely child creates an imaginary playmate with surprisingly dangerous results.
Dir: Gunther V. Fritsch Cast: Simone Simon , Kent Smith , Jane Randolph .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

5:30 PM
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL ( 1958)

A millionaire offers total strangers a fortune to spend the night in a haunted house.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Vincent Price , Carol Ohmart , Richard Long .
BW- 75 mins, CC,

6:50 PM
SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN, THE ( 1968)

This promotional short film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the political drama "The Shoes of the Fisherman" (1968).
C- 9 mins,

7:00 PM
KIM NOVAK: LIVE FROM THE TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL ( 2013)

The legendary actress talks with TCM host Robert Osborne during the TCM Classic Film Festival.
BW- 50 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: 50 YEARS OF HITCHCOCK

8:00 PM
VERTIGO ( 1958)

A detective falls for the mysterious woman he's been hired to tail.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart , Kim Novak , Barbara Bel Geddes .
C- 128 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 PM
NORTH BY NORTHWEST ( 1959)

An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant , Eva Marie Saint , James Mason .
C- 136 mins, CC,

1:00 AM
PSYCHO ( 1960)

A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anthony Perkins , Vera Miles , John Gavin .
BW- 109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM
BIRDS, THE ( 1963)

In a California coastal area, flocks of birds unaccountably make deadly attacks on humans.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Rod Taylor , Tippi Hedren , Jessica Tandy .
C- 119 mins, CC,

5:15 AM
BELOVED BRAT, THE ( 1938)

A compassionate teacher tries to reach a spoiled tomboy.
Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Bonita Granville , Dolores Costello , Donald Crisp .
BW- 62 mins,

[longship]

1. Oh boy! Three great Hitches! All in a row!

Vertigo with Kim Novak in what many call Hitchcock's best.

North by Northwest, a movie without a plot, all MacGuffin! What a romp! And of course, with the recently deceased Martin Landau. My favorite Hitch.

Psycho, just when you thought that it was safe to take a shower again.

[CBHagman]

2. Don't forget "The Birds."

Especially when the birds know where you live and work.

[longship]

3. Skree! Skree! Skree! Skree! Skree! Dun Dun Dunnnnn!

A little Psycho for you.

Not a big fan of The Birds. My omitting it was deliberate. The others are so much better.

My best to you.