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Her Meryl-ness is honored tonight, including both of her Oscar-winning roles. Plus, it's Janet Leigh's birthday.!
(all times Eastern)
6:00 AM Psycho (1960) A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother. Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-109 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 AM Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) A Korean War hero doesn't realize he's been programmed to kill by the enemy. Cast: Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury. Dir: John Frankenheimer. BW-127 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
10:15 AM Angels In The Outfield (1951) The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance. Cast: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
11:55 AM Short Film: Opening Day (1938) City treasurer Robert Benchley attends the opening of a new baseball stadium to throw out the first pitch, but the crowd must endure Benchley's horrible, drawn-out monologue before they can finally start the game. Cast: Robert Benchley BW-9 mins,
12:15 PM Safari (1956) While leading a wealthy couple on safari, a hunter tries to avenge his son's murder. Cast: Victor Mature, Janet Leigh, John Justin. Dir: Terence Young. C-91 mins, TV-PG
2:00 PM My Sister Eileen (1955) Two sisters from Ohio, one pretty, one witty, plot to take New York City by storm. Cast: Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon. Dir: Richard Quine. C-107 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format
4:00 PM Houdini (1953) The famed magician and escape artist rises to stardom while haunted by the loss of his mother. Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher. Dir: George Marshall. C-106 mins, TV-14
5:47 PM Short Film: Dark Magic (1939) BW-10 mins,
6:00 PM Who Was That Lady? (1960) A cheating husband convinces his wife his flirtations are actually spy missions. Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Dean Martin. Dir: George Sidney. BW-114 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM Manhattan (1979) A TV comedy writer falls for his best friend's girl. Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep. Dir: Woody Allen. BW-96 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
9:40 PM Short Film: On Location With "Fame" (1980) C-12 mins,
10:00 PM Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) When his wife leaves him, an ad exec gets a crash course in parenting. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Meryl Streep. Dir: Robert Benton. C-105 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
12:00 AM Sophie's Choice (1982) A concentration camp survivor resettles in New York City but can't escape her past. Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol. Dir: Alan J. Pakula. C-151 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format
2:45 AM French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) Co-stars have an affair while filming the story of a doomed love. Cast: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern. Dir: Karel Reisz. C-124 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format
5:00 AM Seventh Sin, The (1957) An adulteress tries to redeem herself by helping her doctor husband fight an epidemic in China. Cast: Eleanor Parker, Bill Travers, George Sanders. Dir: Ronald Neame. BW-93 mins, TV-PG
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