July Picks
Audrey Hepburn is the star of the month for July, but there are still a lot of good movies worth watching on TCM. If I manage to watch every thing that I pick, I wouldn’t be doing much else in July. Descriptions are cribbed from Now Playing.
Friday, July 1
It’s Love I’m After – 6:00 am
Looks like a fun trio of Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Olivia de Havilland as a squabbling stage couple and an amorous fan.
The Heiress – 4:00 pm
Olivia de Havilland gets picked up by Montgomery Clift for her money – or does she? “Bolt the door Mariah.”
Tuesday, July 5
Red Dust – 6:00 am
Clark Gable and Jean Harlow spark in the red dust of Indochina. Classic!
Wednesday, July 6
The Romance of Rosy Ridge – 6:00 am
Janet Leigh makes her film debut with my boy Van Johnson. Set in post-Civil War, a farmer’s daughter falls in love with a man who fought against her family.
Friday, July 8
Johnny Eager – 2:00 pm
Combine a racketeer and a beautiful D.A.’s daughter and you’ve got an interesting film noir. Add Van Heflin as an alcoholic best friend who quotes Shakespeare and it’s worth watching.
Sunday, July 10
Daddy-Long-Legs – 12:00 am
A silent film version of the book which can’t be any worse than the musical version starring Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron. Stars Mary Pickford as the orphan who falls in love through the mail.
Monday, July 11
Too Many Girls – 8:30 am
Van Johnson’s film debut and an entertaining yet fluffy musical about life in a Western college.
Texas Carnival – 4:30 pm
A penniless carnival worker runs up a mountain of debts when he’s mistaken for a millionaire. Starring Esther Williams, Red Skelton (boo!), and Howard Keel (the real reason to watch it!).
Tuesday, July 19
Week-End at the Waldorf – 11:30 pm
An updated version of Grand Hotel, only this time set in the good ol’ U.S. of A. Cast includes Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, and (best of all!) Van Johnson.
Madame Bovary – 2:00 am
For a double feature of Vans, catch Van Heflin as the cuckolded husband in this film, also costarring Jennifer Jones and James Mason.
Saturday, July 23
Described in Now Playing as “Big Balls Night” (get your mind out of the gutter!), it looks like a fun night of films featuring dances.
The Magnificent Ambersons – 8:00 pm
One of Orson Welles’s masterpieces, starring Joseph Cotten.
Jezebel - 10:00 pm
One life lesson to learn: unmarried girls never wear a scarlet dress to a ball unless they are able to face the consequences. Bette Davis doesn’t manage to learn that, but Henry Fonda does finally stand up to her.
Wuthering Heights – 12:00 am
Heathcliff!!
Pride and Prejudice – 2:00 am
Not quite the most faithful version, but Laurence Olivier does make a really smokin’ Mr. Darcy.
Sunday, July 24
Summer Stock - 10:00 am
The musical that got me into classic movies. Perhaps not the best musical ever, but probably the best one that Judy Garland and Gene Kelly did together.
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Friday, July 1
It’s Love I’m After – 6:00 am
Looks like a fun trio of Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Olivia de Havilland as a squabbling stage couple and an amorous fan.
The Heiress – 4:00 pm
Olivia de Havilland gets picked up by Montgomery Clift for her money – or does she? “Bolt the door Mariah.”
Tuesday, July 5
Red Dust – 6:00 am
Clark Gable and Jean Harlow spark in the red dust of Indochina. Classic!
Wednesday, July 6
The Romance of Rosy Ridge – 6:00 am
Janet Leigh makes her film debut with my boy Van Johnson. Set in post-Civil War, a farmer’s daughter falls in love with a man who fought against her family.
Friday, July 8
Johnny Eager – 2:00 pm
Combine a racketeer and a beautiful D.A.’s daughter and you’ve got an interesting film noir. Add Van Heflin as an alcoholic best friend who quotes Shakespeare and it’s worth watching.
Sunday, July 10
Daddy-Long-Legs – 12:00 am
A silent film version of the book which can’t be any worse than the musical version starring Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron. Stars Mary Pickford as the orphan who falls in love through the mail.
Monday, July 11
Too Many Girls – 8:30 am
Van Johnson’s film debut and an entertaining yet fluffy musical about life in a Western college.
Texas Carnival – 4:30 pm
A penniless carnival worker runs up a mountain of debts when he’s mistaken for a millionaire. Starring Esther Williams, Red Skelton (boo!), and Howard Keel (the real reason to watch it!).
Tuesday, July 19
Week-End at the Waldorf – 11:30 pm
An updated version of Grand Hotel, only this time set in the good ol’ U.S. of A. Cast includes Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, and (best of all!) Van Johnson.
Madame Bovary – 2:00 am
For a double feature of Vans, catch Van Heflin as the cuckolded husband in this film, also costarring Jennifer Jones and James Mason.
Saturday, July 23
Described in Now Playing as “Big Balls Night” (get your mind out of the gutter!), it looks like a fun night of films featuring dances.
The Magnificent Ambersons – 8:00 pm
One of Orson Welles’s masterpieces, starring Joseph Cotten.
Jezebel - 10:00 pm
One life lesson to learn: unmarried girls never wear a scarlet dress to a ball unless they are able to face the consequences. Bette Davis doesn’t manage to learn that, but Henry Fonda does finally stand up to her.
Wuthering Heights – 12:00 am
Heathcliff!!
Pride and Prejudice – 2:00 am
Not quite the most faithful version, but Laurence Olivier does make a really smokin’ Mr. Darcy.
Sunday, July 24
Summer Stock - 10:00 am
The musical that got me into classic movies. Perhaps not the best musical ever, but probably the best one that Judy Garland and Gene Kelly did together.
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