by Lani Each month, I scour the Turner Classic Movies schedule for upcoming films that I can't miss. The highlights are posted here for your reading and viewing pleasure! (All listed times are Eastern Standard, check your local listings or TCM.com for actual air times in your area. Each day's schedule begins at 6:00 a.m.; if a film airs between midnight and 6 a.m. it is listed on the previous day's programming schedule.) August is a special month for classic movie fans. TCM's annual Summer Under the Stars programming festival devotes each day of the month to a different classic film star. From icons such as Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne, to character actors like Slim Pickens and Claire Trevor, every star gets a full 24 hours. It is always fun to look for "new" films with your favorite stars, as well as discover the work of actors you aren't as familiar with. This isn't a month to play favorites, so I've chosen one film for each featured star. Of course, the best way to enjoy Summer Under the Stars is to just pick your favorite star and watch all day! 8/1: Marilyn Monroe 2 AM - How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) Marilyn does "Marilyn" to perfection as a model on the prowl for a rich husband in this bubbly ensemble comedy. 8/2: Ray Milland 10 PM - Dial M for Murder (1954) Milland gives a wonderfully restrained performance as a straying husband who plots to kill his wife - just watch the panic flash across his face as his plans begin to unravel. 8/3: Lon Chaney 8 PM - The Phantom of the Opera (1925) A early entry in the Universal Monsters horror series, this silent film provided an iconic role for the "Man of A Thousand Faces" using innovative makeup techniques to transform Chaney into the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera. 8/4: Claire Trevor 2 AM - Key Largo (1948) Trevor won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as an alcoholic gangster's moll, one of several people trapped in a hotel during a hurricane.
8/5: Gene Kelly 3:15 PM - The Three Musketeers (1948) Kelly's athleticism shines in this high-spirited swashbuckler notable for its stunning Technicolor, lavish production value, and outstanding fight choreography. 8/6: Robert Mitchum 8 PM - The Night of the Hunter (1955) Mitchum is unforgettably chilling as an evil reverend who menaces his young step-children while searching for a hidden cache of money. 8/7: Eleanor Parker 8 PM - The Naked Jungle (1954) In this suspenseful adventure story, Parker plays a mail-order bride sent to South America who must help her husband fight off an approaching horde of destructive Marabunta ants. 8/8: Franchot Tone 10:45 AM - Fast and Furious (1939) Don't let the title fool you, there's no stunt driving in this breezy, Thin Man-esque flick about a husband and wife who solve a murder at a beauty pageant.
8/9: Sandra Dee 5:45 PM - Imitation of Life (1959) This is the film that made Dee famous (her starring vehicle, Gidget, would come out later the same year), for her role as Lana Turner's daughter in this tearjerker about parallel mother-daughter relationships. 8/10: Sidney Poitier 8 PM - To Sir, With Love (1967) Poitier is both formidable and endearing in this crowdpleaser about an inexperienced teacher saddled with a class of "incorrigables" at a tough East London high school. 8/11: Ginger Rogers 10 PM - Top Hat (1935) This glossy musical with a screwball plot is one of the best Rogers and Astaire team-ups, with plenty of gorgeous gowns and delightful dancing "cheek to cheek." 8/12: John Wayne 5:45 PM - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) It's the film that launched a thousand John Wayne impressions; the Duke called someone "Pilgrim" for the first time in this dramatic Western that also gave us the quote: "when the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
8/13: Barbara Stanwyck 1:30 AM - Baby Face (1933) A very young Stanwyck is tough and spunky in this Pre-Code drama about a victimized woman who turns the tables on men and uses them to get what she wants. 8/14: Vanessa Redgrave 8 PM - Julia (1977) Redgrave gives her Academy Award-winning performance as the title character in this film about childhood friends who become involved in the anti-Nazi movement prior to WWII. 8/15: Ricardo Montalban 10 AM - Two Weeks with Love (1950) Montalban romances Jane Powell in this musical about a turn-of-the-century family on a Catskills vacation.
8/16: Elvis Presley 8 PM - Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) See Elvis in all his jump-suited glory in this behind the scenes documentary as "The King" prepares for a series of live concerts after over a decade of making films in Hollywood. 8/17: Rosalind Russell 10 PM - My Sister Eileen (1942) Russell shows her talent for madcap comedy as the sensible one in a pair of sisters making their way in New York City amidst a slew of wacky characters. 8/18: Rod Taylor 8 AM - The Liquidator (1966) In this twist on the spy genre, Taylor plays a secret agent who enjoys the swinging London lifestyle, but has to hire his own hitman to complete the jobs. 8/19: Angela Lansbury 8 PM - The Manchurian Candidate (1962) In one of her most acclaimed film roles, Lansbury plays the mother of a war hero brainwashed by the enemy. 8/20: Cary Grant 2 PM - Suspicion (1941) Grant is perfectly cast as an irresponsible playboy who marries a shy heiress, and may or may not be scheming to bump off his new bride. 8/21: Ann Harding 11:15 PM - When Ladies Meet (1933) Harding locks horns with Myrna Loy as a wife and the woman trying to steal her husband, respectively...witty banter ensues. 8/22: Glenn Ford 8 PM - Experiment in Terror (1962) In this under-appreciated noir thriller, Ford is an FBI agent protecting a bank teller forced to cooperate with a ruthless criminal.
8/23: Greer Garson 1 PM - Mrs. Miniver (1942) Winner of six Oscars, including Best Actress for Garson, this uplifting story centers on an ordinary British family which carries on during WWII. 8/24: Dennis Morgan 12:30 PM - Christmas in Connecticut (1945) A bit out of season, but Morgan is terribly charming as a war hero who falls for a magazine columnist while spending the holidays at her country home. 8/25: Simone Signoret 10:15 PM - Diabolique (1955) In this French-language masterpiece of suspense, a mistress and a wife conspire to kill the cruel man to whom they are both bound. 8/26: James Cagney 10 PM - The Roaring Twenties (1939) A free-wheeling Cagney elevates this above-average gangster film about three Army buddies mixed up with the mob. 8/27: Leslie Caron 5:45 PM - Father Goose (1964) In a non-dancing role, Caron plays French teacher who, along with several pupils, is stranded on a Pacific Island during WWII. Cary Grant is there, too. 8/28: Slim Pickens 10 PM - Blazing Saddles (1974) Pickens memorably plays a henchman to a villainous politician in Mel Brooks' hilarious spoof of classic westerns. 8/29: Marion Davies 10:15 PM - Show People (1928) Davies shows off her talent for slapstick in this silent comedy about a newcomer trying to make it in Hollywood. 8/30: George Sanders 2 PM - The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Sanders is known for his scene-stealing supporting performances, and this film is no exception with Sanders as an upper crust slimeball who leads the title character down a path of debauchery. 8/31: Elizabeth Taylor 8:15 AM - Father of the Bride (1950) This was a signature early role for Taylor as the young bride whose father has difficulty adjusting to her impending marriage.
Each month, I scour the Turner Classic Movies schedule for upcoming films that I can't miss. The highlights are posted here for your reading and viewing pleasure! (All listed times are Eastern Standard, check your local listings or TCM.com for actual air times in your area. Each day's schedule begins at 6:00 a.m.; if a film airs between midnight and 6 a.m. it is listed on the previous day's programming schedule.) After a summer vacation from blogging, I'm back with monthly classic movie picks -- and just in time! August is "Summer Under the Stars" on TCM with each day's programming devoted to a single star. It's a favorite time of the year to discover new-to-me films featuring stars that I enjoy, get a new appreciation for an actor or actress I'm not familiar with, or just catch up with favorite classics. Since I'm feeling refreshed, I've picked a film for every day of the month and every star. Some of these picks are films which I've seen and possibly even recommended before; these picks are marked with a "*". The rest of the films are ones that I'm looking forward to seeing for the first time (so if it turns out to be a stinker, please know that I'm suffering along with you!).
8/1: Gene Tierney 8 PM - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir(1947)* In this supernatural love story Tierney is luminous as the young widow Lucy Muir who takes a cottage on the English coast which happens to be haunted by the ghost of a sea captain.
8/2: Olivia De Havilland 8 PM - The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)* De Havilland stars opposite frequent screen partner Errol Flynn as Maid Marian to his Robin Hood in this classic adventure.
8/3: Adolphe Menjou 7:30 AM - A Woman of Paris (1923) In this silent melodrama directed by Charlie Chaplin, leading lady Edna Purviance is jilted by her lover and runs off to a life of sin in Paris, including becoming the mistress to a dashing rake played by Menjou. 8/4: Teresa Wright 9:15 AM - The Steel Trap (1952)* An underseen gem! Joseph Cotten stars as a frustrated bank manager who attempts a clever robbery, yet finds his plan thwarted by circumstance every step of the way. His wife, played by Wright with her usual wholesome strength, serves as his conscience...but is it too late to turn back?
8/5: Fred Astaire 11 AM - Top Hat (1935)* My favorite of the Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals, this film has all the hallmarks of that series - a farcical plot involving mistaken identity, toe-tapping music, exuberant dancing, and glamorous settings and costumes from start to finish. 8/6: Michael Caine 3:30 PM - The Man Who Would Be King (1975)* Caine and Sean Connery star in this epic adventure as swindlers who install themselves as rulers of a remote Asian land. The lead characters are not the heroic types we're used to seeing in adventure tales, but rather roguish opportunists who serve as prime examples of the corrosive effects of absolute power. 8/7: Katharine Hepburn 3 PM - Adam's Rib (1949)* My favorite Hepburn-Tracy pairing has the two stars facing off as married lawyers on opposite sides of an attempted murder case. The scene-stealing supporting cast includes Judy Holliday, Jean Hagen, and David Wayne.
8/8: Raymond Massey 9:45 AM - The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935) In this costumed adventure set amid the French Revolution, Leslie Howard plays the titular British vigilante and Massey is the crafty Frenchman on his trail. Often cast in colorful villain roles, Massey cited this film as a favorite. 8/9: Robert Walker 6:15 PM - The Clock (1945)* This understated romance provides strong roles for both Walker and leading lady Judy Garland as a young G.I. on leave and the young woman who catches his eye. There is a magical quality to this film which is not only a love story, but a love letter to New York City (though it was shot almost entirely in Hollywood).
8/10: Joan Crawford 3:30 PM - The Women (1939)* Crawford has a leading role among this cast of over 130 women (they say even the animals were female). In a perfect bit of casting, she's the scheming mistress who has enticed away poor Norma Shearer's dumb husband. Her final line is one of the movie's best! 8/11: Rex Ingram 10 PM - Cabin in the Sky (1943) Ingram plays Lucius Jr., aka Lucifer, in this musical about the battle for a gambler's soul. The cast includes Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as the gambler, Ethel Waters as his faithful wife, and Lena Horne as a vampy temptress.
8/12: Robert Mitchum 10:45 PM - Thunder Road (1958) Mitchum starred, produced, and wrote the original story for this drive-in classic about a Tennessee bootlegger who clashes with gangsters and the Feds. Look for Mitchum's son Jim, cast as the elder Mitchum's brother, and jazz singer Keely Smith. 8/13: Ann-Margret 8:30 AM - Viva Las Vegas (1964)* This has to be the definitive Ann-Margret film; she gets to sing and dance with abandon, and she makes a perfect foil for the film's star, Elvis Presley. The first time I saw this as a kid, her dancing scared me a little -- she's like a wild animal! I wasn't used to Elvis having a screen partner who could match his raw energy and charisma, but that's really what makes the movie so fun! 8/14: Groucho Marx 8 PM - Monkey Business (1931)* In this first Marx Brothers film made in Hollywood, Groucho plays..."Groucho." He, along with Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo also playing "themselves," is a stowaway on an ocean liner who gets mixed up with rival mobsters and their dames, all the while staying one step ahead the ship's crew. Love the gag where the brothers each pretend to be popular French crooner Maurice Chevalier (yes, even Harpo!). 8/15: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. 10 PM - The Corsican Brothers (1941) You get double the "Young Doug" in this classic swashbuckler about conjoined twins who are separated at birth, both physically and geographically, but reunite as adults to avenge their parents' murder.
8/16: Patricia Neal 8 PM - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)* In this sic-fi classic, the alien Klaatu arrives on earth with a message of peace, but finds that humans don't necessarily want to hear it. Neal plays a single mother whose son forms a bond with the strange visitor. 8/17: Lee J. Cobb 9:45 PM - 12 Angry Men (1957)* If you've ever been called to jury duty and imagined yourself as Henry Fonda's thoughtful and reasonable Juror 8, well, you're surely not alone. Cobb is a stand-out among this talented ensemble cast as Juror 3, so certain of the defendant's guilt due to his own prejudices, that he stubbornly resists any argument to the contrary. 8/18: Vivien Leigh 3:45 AM - A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)* Can an actor have two signature roles? I think so; after all, Harrison Ford is Han Solo and Indiana Jones. If Scarlett O'Hara was Vivien Leigh's "Han," then perhaps Streetcar's Blanche DuBois -- a delicate, but troubled woman who clashes with her loutish brother-in-law -- is her "Indy." Of course, Leigh won an Oscar for both roles! 8/19: John Wayne 8 PM - The Quiet Man (1952)* Just a gorgeous movie -- for the Irish countryside in which it takes place, stars Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and the lovely story of a quiet American newcomer who courts an independent Irish beauty. Wayne and O'Hara have an undeniable chemistry that gives the film a surprising amount of sex appeal. 8/20: Mae Clarke 8 PM - Waterloo Bridge (1931)* I think I prefer this version of the tragic romance between a streetwalker and a soldier to the better-known 1940 film of the same name starring Vivien Leigh. Made in the pre-code era, the 1931 version is a bit grittier and features a memorable performance by Clarke. 8/21: Alan Arkin 1 PM - Wait Until Dark (1967)* This tight thriller pits Audrey Hepburn, as a newly-blind woman, up against a trio of thugs led by a menacing Alan Arkin who invade her home to locate smuggled cargo. Both Hepburn and Arkin give first-class performances.
8/22: Marlene Dietrich 8 PM - Witness for the Prosecution (1958)* Dietrich is deliciously wicked in this courtroom drama adapted from an Agatha Christie play. Her other-worldly demeanor is used to great effect as a wife taking the stand when her husband is tried for murder. 8/23: Debbie Reynolds 8 PM - Singin' in the Rain (1952)* Debbie is a "shining star in the cinema firmament" as a young actress who helps a silent-film actor transition to talkies. I guess this is my favorite Debbie Reynolds movie, since it is my favorite movie full-stop! 8/24: Warren Oates 6 PM - The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973) In this light caper, Oates plays an insurance investigator pursuing a jewel thief infiltrating Houston high society, played by Ryan O'Neal. Looking forward to seeing the Houston locations, including the Museum of Fine Arts. 8/25: Virginia Bruce 11 PM - Born to Dance (1936)* This is a fun depression-era musical featuring the stellar dancing of Eleanor Powell and the not quite as impressive singing of Jimmy Stewart. These two youngsters get embroiled in a love triangle when sailor Jimmy rescues the pet pekingese of the famous actress Lucy James, played by Bruce, and her press agent manufactures a romance between Jimmy and Ms. James. 8/26: Greta Garbo 8 PM - A Woman of Affairs (1928) This silent romantic drama stars Garbo and real-life boyfriend John Gilbert as lovers kept apart by prejudice and circumstance, triggering a series of tragedies. 8/27: Monty Woolley 8 PM - Holy Matrimony (1943)* A frequent supporting player, Woolley takes the lead here as a famous, but reclusive artist who adopts the identity of his recently deceased valet to pursue a life outside the public eye. Complications arise, as they must in such comedies, as Woolley's ego gets in the way of his anonymity. 8/28: Ingrid Bergman 4:15 PM - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973) A TCM premiere! Bergman plays a wealthy patron of the arts who helps two children hiding out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I've heard mixed reviews of this one, but I've been waiting about 20 years to see it! I remember reading the children's book of the same name and wanting to watch the movie version so that I could see what the museum looked like. (I had never been to New York and this was before the internet was available.)
8/29: George C. Scott 5 PM - Patton (1970) Scott won an Oscar (and famously refused it!) for his performance as the larger than life General George S. Patton in this biopic which also earned Academy Awards for Best Picture, director Franklin Schaffner, and its screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola. 8/30: Gary Cooper 9:30 AM - Friendly Persuasion (1956)* In this late-career role, Cooper plays the head of an Indiana Quaker family whose values of non-violence are tested when the Civil War reaches their doorstep. 8/31: Shelley Winters 12:45 AM - The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Winters received her fourth Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination, having won twice, for her portrayal of a Holocaust survivor and former champion swimmer who is one of the surviving passengers aboard a capsized ocean liner. A classic of the disaster film genre!
by Lani Each month, I scour the Turner Classic Movies schedule for upcoming films that I can't miss. The highlights are posted here for your reading and viewing pleasure! (All listed times are Eastern Standard, check your local listings or TCM.com for actual air times in your area. Each day's schedule begins at 6:00 a.m.; if a film airs between midnight and 6 a.m. it is listed on the previous day's programming schedule.) I haven't done this in a few years, but this month, in honor of TCM's "Summer Under the Stars" programming which devotes an entire day's line-up to one actor or actress, I'm picking one film for each day of the month. Most of these picks are films that I haven't seen before, but that is one of the things I love about Summer Under the Stars -- the chance to discover new films from favorite actors and actresses. If you don't agree with my choice for your favorite star, just tune in any time during the 24 hour mini-marathon and catch another great film! 8/1: Jane Fonda 5:45 PM - The China Syndrome (1979) This tense drama features Fonda, during a peak period in her career, as a TV reporter who witnesses a meltdown at a nuclear power plant.
8/2: David Niven 10 PM - Around the World in 80 Days (1956) Niven stars as Phileas Fogg in this adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel. The extensive cast, exotic locations, and lavish sets and costumes make it feast for the eyes. 8/3: Walter Pidgeon 3:30 PM - Scandal at Scourie (1953) This one may seem like an odd choice, but I find it so interesting to watch films from the past that deal with social issues which are virtually irrelevant for modern audiences. In this case, Pidgeon and frequent co-star Greer Garson play a Protestant couple who adopt a Catholic orphan, thus causing a scandal and threatening Pidgeon's political career. 8/4: Judy Garland 6 PM - Summer Stock (1950) In this delightful musical, Garland plays a farmer (!) whose younger sister allows a theatre troupe, led by Gene Kelly, to take over the family barn. Of course, when the show needs a new leading lady, Kelly discovers that the lady farmer also happens to be a pro at singing and dancing...naturally. 8/5: Barbara Stanwyck 10 PM - Night Nurse(1931) Stanwyck plays the title character in this pre-Code melodrama, as a nurse looking after two young children who are being abused by their neglectful mother and her violent chauffeur. 8/6: Paul Muni 9:30 PM - Scarface (1932) Muni stars as the original Scarface (a character unofficially based on Al Capone) in a film which shocked audiences at the time for its violence and vulgarity. How does it hold up against modern gangster films? 8/7: James Stewart
11:15 AM - No Time for Comedy (1940) This farce set in the theatre world was the only co-starring vehicle for Stewart and Rosalind Russell. Russell plays a successful Broadway actress and Stewart is the naive Minnesota playwright who charms her into a marriage. 8/8: Jeanne Moreau 10:15 PM - Elevator to the Gallows (1958) In this French thriller, Moreau and her lover plan the seemingly "perfect murder," but their plan goes awry with unpredictable results. 8/9: William Powell 11:45 PM - Crossroads (1942) I had never heard of this whodunit drama in which a diplomat is blackmailed for crimes he can't remember, but I love William Powell in just about everything. Co-stars Hedy Lamarr and Basil Rathbone just sweeten the pot. 8/10: Carole Lombard 10 PM - True Confession (1937) Lombard is in her element here as a pathological liar who ends up confessing to a murder she didn't commit. Fred MacMurray plays her straitlaced husband and defense lawyer. 8/11: Marlon Brando 8:30 AM - The Young Lions (1958) This World War II film tells stories of soldiers on both sides. Brando stars as a Nazi officer and Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin play American soldiers. 8/12: Alexis Smith 9 AM - One Last Fling (1949) In this light, husband-wife comedy Smith plays a wife who ran the family business during the war. Now that her husband has returned, she finds life as a housewife boring and jumps at a chance to go back to work at their store -- and keep tabs on husband Zachary Scott.
8/13: Cary Grant 9:30 PM - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) The dashing Cary Grant is in total goofball mode here as the increasingly frustrated Mr. Blandings, yearning for the simple life with wife Myrna Loy and family in the Connecticut countryside, but thwarted at every turn. 8/14: Charles Chaplin 9 PM - A Dog's Life (1918) 9:45 PM - The Kid (1921) These silent films directed by and starring Chaplin are both under 1 hour each, so why not watch both? Chaplin shares the screen with two adorable co-stars, the adorable dog Mutt and young Jackie Coogan (possibly the cutest kid to ever act on film). 8/15: Faye Dunaway 8 PM - The Three Musketeers (1973) Dunaway plays the duplicitous Milady de Winter in this comedic take on the Musketeers story, which stands out from other adaptations for its combination of slapstick and swashbuckle. 8/16: Herbert Marshall 10:15 PM - Murder! (1930) This Alfred Hitchcock mystery was Herbert Marshall's first "talkie." He plays a juror who, unconvinced of the jury's guilty verdict, sets out to solve the murder and prove the condemned woman innocent. 8/17: John Hodiak 12 AM - The Harvey Girls (1946) Hodiak gets to sing and dance alongside Judy Garland in this musical about a battle of wills on the American frontier between the upstanding Harvey House waitresses and the denizens of the town saloon. 8/18: Claudette Colbert 10 PM - Skylark (1941) Ray Milland's neglect of wife Colbert drives her into the arms of handsome lawyer Brian Aherne to form the love triangle at the heart of this marital comedy. 8/19: Paul Newman 6 AM - The Rack (1956) This military courtroom drama is a showcase for Newman's talent in one of his earliest film roles, He plays a Korean war veteran accused of breaking under torture and put on trial for treason. 8/20: Thelma Ritter 11:30 PM - The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) With wisecracking character actress Thelma Ritter starring as a marriage broker-for-hire who interferes in the love life of model Jeanne Crain, this film doesn't look like your average romantic comedy. 8/21: Lee Tracy 6:30 PM - Turn Back the Clock (1933) In this film Tracy plays a middle-aged man who gets the chance to go back in time and live his life over again. Look for the Three Stooges (before they were the Stooges) in cameos as wedding singers. 8/22: Audrey Hepburn 9:30 AM - Secret People (1952) I've seen just about every Audrey Hepburn movie, so I was excited to see this unfamiliar title in today's line up. Hepburn plays a supporting role as the younger of two refugee sisters who become connected to an assassination plot. 8/23: Ernest Borgnine 11:45 PM - The Badlanders (1958) This western remake of heist classic The Asphalt Jungle stars Borgnine alongside Alan Ladd and future wife Katy Jurado. 8/24: Gladys George 10 PM - Madame X (1937) Character actress Gladys George takes center stage here as a woman who abandoned her family and is reunited years later with her son when he must defend her in a murder trial. 8/25: Dick Powell 2:45 PM - Hard to Get (1938) Powell plays a gas station owner who sparks with a spoiled heiress played by Olivia deHavilland -- sure it's an old story, but it works. And I love to hear Dick Powell sing, so I'm happy that he gets at least one musical number in this film: "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" written by Johnny Mercer. 8/26: Sophia Loren 12:15 AM - Arabesque (1966) Loren plays an exotic spy opposite Gregory Peck's straitlaced professor in this fun spy caper directed by Stanley Donen. 8/27: Edmond O'Brien 8 PM - D.O.A. (1950) In this inventive noir O'Brien plays a victim of a slow-acting poison who sets out to solve his own murder before the poison kills him. 8/28: Arlene Dahl 10:30 PM -Wicked as They Come (1956) Dishy bad girl Dahl uses seduction to manipulate a series of men and move higher up the food chain. The tag line says it all: "What she wanted out of life...she got out of men!" 8/29: Joseph Cotten 9:45 PM - Duel in the Sun (1946) Cotten plays the honorable Jesse McCanles caught in a love triangle with his amoral half brother Lewt (Gregory Peck) and the fiery Pearl (Jennifer Jones) in this epic western. 8/30: Betty Grable 10 PM - Down Argentine Way (1940) Grable is at her charming, likeable best as an American girl who falls in love with an Argentinian horse breeder (the also charming Don Ameche). Look for outlandish costumes and vivacious musical numbers featuring Carmen Miranda and the Nicholas Brothers. 8/31: Alan Ladd 11 AM - The Man in the Net (1959) Finish off the month with this little-known drama directed by Michael Curtiz in which Ladd plays a reclusive artist falsely accused of murdering his wife. In an interesting twist, it's the children of the town who come to his aid to clear his name.
