Classic Films

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(9,373 posts) Tue Jul 4, 2023, 04:31 PM Jul 2023

TCM Schedule Sat. 7/8 - Dog Day Afternoon, Forbidden Planet, Monterey Pop, Bob Dylan, Popeye's debut

SATURDAY, JULY 8 AT A GLANCE
STAR OF THE MONTH: 1970s STARS
- ANYTHING FOR LOVE
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Badlands (1973)
Zandy's Bride (1974)

- TCM DAYTIME
WEEKEND FEATURES
Forbidden Planet (1956)
MGM Cartoons: Little Johnny Jet (1953)
Personalities (1942) (short)
Natural Wonders of Washington State (1939) (doc.)
Expensive Women (1931)
Batman and Robin Ch. 4: Batman Trapped (1949)
Popeye: Popeye the Sailor (1933)
Kennel Murder Case, The (1933)
Buzzin' Around (1933) (short)
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) (Musical Matinee)
Great Train Robbery, The (1979)
Three Musketeers, The (1973)
Lusty Men, The (1952)
- TCM PRIMETIME
GUEST PROGRAMMER: ALICE TROUGHTON
Hitch-Hiker, The (1953)
Withnail & I (1987)
- NOIR ALLEY
Impact (1949)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: CONCERT FILMS
Monterey Pop (1969)
Don't Look Back (1967)
Movie-Mania (1937) (short)

12:00 AM Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

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On one of the hottest days of August 1972, three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a Brooklyn bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Carol Kane
Runtime: 130 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Oscar win:
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Frank Pierson

Oscar nominations:
ACTOR -- Al Pacino {"Sonny"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Chris Sarandon {"Leon"}
DIRECTING -- Sidney Lumet
FILM EDITING -- Dede Allen
BEST PICTURE -- Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand, Producers

Trivia: Although he had initially agreed to play the part of Sonny, Al Pacino told Sidney Lumet near the start of production that he couldn't play it. Pacino had just completed production on The Godfather Part II (1974) and was physically exhausted and depressed after the shoot. With his reliance on the Method, Pacino didn't relish the thought of working himself up to a state of near hysteria every day. Lumet unhappily accepted the actor's decision and dispatched the script to Dustin Hoffman. Pacino changed his mind when he heard that his rival was being considered. During production, Al Pacino reportedly only slept a couple hours a night, ate sparingly, and would sometimes take cold showers in order to emphasize Sonny's disheveled, exhausted and yet wired appearance.

2:30 AM Badlands (1973)
A teenager from a dead-end town decides to join a charming older boy on his shooting spree through Montana's badlands.
Dir: Terrence Malick Cast: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Trivia: The actor originally cast as the architect who rings at the rich man's door did not show up, so Terrence Malick played the part himself. Malick later wanted to re-shoot the scene with another actor, but Martin Sheen refused to re-do the sequence with anyone else.

4:15 AM Zandy's Bride (1974)
This western follows the relationship that tough rancher Zandy Allan develops with his mail-order bride, Hannah Lund. Although Zandy sent off for a compliant slave, he ends up with a feisty, headstrong woman.
Dir: Jan Troell Cast: Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann, Eileen Heckart
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: Eileen Heckart and Frank Cady played a very different married couple eighteen years earlier in "The Bad Seed (1956)."

6:00 AM Forbidden Planet (1956)

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A futuristic version of Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Dir: Fred McLeod Wilcox Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
SPECIAL EFFECTS -- A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving Ries, Wesley C. Miller

Trivia: In addition to animating the monster that invades the camp, Walt Disney Studios artist Joshua Meador provided approximately 29 other animation effects depicting laser beams and other forms of visual energy.

8:00 AM Cartoon: Little Johnny Jet (1953)
A B-29 plane has problems finding work in the modern times but his son is a jet and helps out his dad.
Dir: Tex Avery Cast: June Foray, Daws Butler, Colleen Collins
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-G CC: Y

8:09 AM Short: Personalities (1942)
This film showcases new studio talents for MGM.
Dir: null Cast: Donna Reed, Carole Gallagher, Esther Williams
Runtime: 9 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N

8:20 AM Short: Natural Wonders of Washington State (1939)
This Traveltalks short takes the viewer to a number of natural wonders of Washington State.
Dir: null Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, C Bakaleinikoff, Robert Carney
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N

8:29 AM Expensive Women (1931)

A bright young woman can't decide which of her flirtations should lead to marriage.
Dir: Hobart Henley Cast: Dolores Costello, H. B. Warner, Warren William
Runtime: 60 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: The $25.70 that Neil Hartley (Warren William) gives to the cab driver amounted to $436.65 in 2020.

9:30 AM Serial: Batman and Robin, Chapter 4: Batman Trapped (1949)
Batman and Robin follow an evil mastermind's henchmen to a lonely mountain road.
Dir: Spencer Bennett. Cast: Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams
Runtime: 17 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: N

10:00 AM Cartoon: Popeye the Sailor (1933)

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Popeye begins his movie career by singing his theme song, demonstrating his strength at a carnival, dancing the hula with Betty Boop, pummeling Bluto, eating his spinach and saving Olive Oyl from certain doom on the railroad tracks. First Popeye cartoon.
Dir: Dave Fleischer. Cast: William Costello, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

10:08 AM The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Society sleuth Philo Vance investigates a murder tied to a Long Island dog show.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette
Runtime: 73 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y

11:30 AM Short: Buzzin' Around (1933)
In his rush to demonstrate his invention of "wonder liquid," a country boy unknowingly grabs a jar of moonshine instead in this short film. Vitaphone Release 1509-1510.
Dir: Alfred J. Goulding Cast: Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, Fritz Hubert, Al Ochs
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N

12:00 PM Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)

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The surfing gang rescues a beautiful singer from evil bikers.
Dir: William Asher Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Deborah Walley
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Robin Ward (real name Jackie Ward) did the singing for Linda Evans. Her female background vocalists are The Blossoms, which included Darlene Love.

2:00 PM The Great Train Robbery (1979)
Three crooks plot to steal a fortune in gold from a moving train.
Dir: Michael Crichton Cast: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: Sean Connery spent several days running on top of a moving train. The train was supposed to be traveling at thirty-five miles per hour; Connery argued it was going faster. The train driver was counting telegraph poles to measure the speed. A helicopter pilot confirmed Connery's suspicion. The train was travelling at over fifty-five miles per hour.

4:00 PM The Three Musketeers (1973)
A country boy joins the famed musketeers and fights to protect the queen's name.
Dir: Richard Lester Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: Oliver Reed was severely injured and almost died when he was stabbed in the throat during the windmill duel scene.

6:00 PM The Lusty Men (1952)
A faded rodeo star mentors a younger rider but falls for his wife.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

8:00 PM The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
A dangerous madman kidnaps two businessmen on a hunting trip.
Dir: Ida Lupino Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman
Runtime: 71 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: William Talman recalled an incident that happened shortly after the release of this film in which he gave a chilling portrayal of escaped murderer and serial killer Emmett Meyers. He was driving his convertible in Los Angeles with the top down, and he stopped at a red light. Another driver in a convertible who was stopped next to him stared at him for a few seconds, then said, "You're the hitchhiker, right?" Talman nodded, indicating that he was. The other driver got out of his car, went over to Talman's car and slapped him across the face, then got back in his car and drove off. In recalling the story, Talman said, "You know, I never won an Academy Award but I guess that was about as close as I ever will come to one."

9:30 PM Withnail & I (1987)

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In London, 1969, two out-of-work actors take a holiday in the country and are unprepared for what lies in store for them.
Dir: Bruce Robinson Cast: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: It was this film that prompted the family of Jimi Hendrix to take back full control over the use of his songs. They had grown dismayed by the association of Hendrix with drug culture in general.

12:00 AM Impact (1949)

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After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.
Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: The building that served as the exterior of Sue Lin's apartment, 834 Washington St., San Francisco, CA., was still standing as of April 2019 almost completely intact. There is now a business on the ground floor, but the three floors above it remain, and nearly all the adornments remain (it can be viewed on Google maps, street view).

2:15 AM Monterey Pop (1969)

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Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s from this 1967 California festival. Included: The Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar.
Dir: D. A. Pennebaker Cast: Lou Adler, Sam Andrew, Marty Balin
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Trivia: Although they declined the invitation to perform because they had sworn off touring permanently, all four of The Beatles were on the festival's board of directors. George Harrison had helped recommend Ravi Shankar, and Paul McCartney had pushed for the organizers to sign Jimi Hendrix, who was unknown in the United States at the time.

3:45 AM Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967)

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Bob Dylan is followed as he tours England in 1965.
Dir: D. A. Pennebaker Cast: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Donovan, Alan Price
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: The scene where Donovan visits Dylan in his hotel was generally viewed as Dylan putting the young singer-songwriter in his place when he grabs the guitar and performs "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." But a 2015 Criterion Collection remaster, with improved sound, revealed that Donovan actually requested Dylan play that song for him. That gave the entire scene a new meaning and revealed Dylan and Donovan as more friends than rivals.

Trivia: At 1:04:37, as Dylan is trying to escape a scrum of young fans, a voice calls out, "Get in a taxi, Pete, come on!" The camera follows the young men to the taxi where at 1:04:42, one can briefly see the young Pete Townshend of The Who.

5:30 AM Movie-Mania (1937)
A producer becomes a one-man production staff for a show.
Dir: Joseph Henabery Cast: Caryl Gould, Dave Apollon, Yvonne Moray
Runtime: 21 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N