Tuesday, July 15th, 2008.
Pack your fried chicken and potato salad for a very steamy
Picnic this evening. Va-va-va-voom.
1:30 AM Young and Innocent (1937)
A young girl helps an innocent man escape the law when he's framed for murder. Cast: Nova Pilbeam, Derrick de Marney, Percy Marmont. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-83 mins, TV-PG
3:00 AM Hitchcock (1973)
Cliff Robertson narrates this documentary on the life and films of Alfred Hitchcock. Dir: Richard Schickel. C-58 mins, TV-PG, CC
4:00 AM Family Plot (1976)
A phony psychic takes on a pair of kidnappers. Cast: Barbara Harris, Bruce Dern, Karen Black. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. C-120 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
6:15 AM Ace In the Hole (1951)
A small-town reporter milks a local disaster to get back into the big time. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-111 mins, TV-14, CC
8:15 AM Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Detective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob. Cast: Ralph Meeker, Cloris Leachman, Albert Dekker. Dir: Robert Aldrich. BW-106 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
10:08 AM Short Film: So You Want To Be In Pictures (1947)
Joe McDoakes (George O'Hanlon) learns what a bumpy road it can be to become an Hollywood star. Cast: George O'Hanlon, Jack Carson, George Chandler Dir: Richard L. Bare BW-11 mins,
10:30 AM Desert Sands (1955)
A member of the French Foreign Legion falls for an Arab woman whose family has sworn to kill all foreigners. Cast: Ralph Meeker, Marla English, J. Carrol Naish. Dir: Lesley Selander. C-88 mins, TV-G
12:00 PM Sleuth (1972)
A mystery novelist plots revenge on his wife's lover. Cast: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, John Matthews. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. C-138 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
2:30 PM Brannigan (1975)
A Chicago police detective has to bring a crook home from London. Cast: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson. Dir: Douglas Hickox. C-111 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
4:30 PM Pal Joey (1957)
An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, Kim Novak. Dir: George Sidney. C-109 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
6:30 PM One Man's Journey (1933)
Father and son doctors disagree over the son's materialistic goals. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, May Robson, Joel McCrea. Dir: John S. Robertson. BW-72 mins, TV-G, CC
7:44 PM Short Film: How To Read (1938)
BW-9 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH ROSALIND RUSSELL8:00 PM Picnic (1955)
A handsome drifter ignites passions at a small-town Labor Day picnic. Cast: William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell. Dir: Joshua Logan. C-113 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM Majority of One, A (1961)
A Jewish widow falls in love with a Japanese businessman. Cast: Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness, Ray Danton. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. C-149 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
12:36 AM Short Film: Colorful Bombay (1937)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about the history, people, and landscapes of Bombay. C-8 mins,
12:45 AM They Met In Bombay (1941)
Rival jewel thieves on the run find love in the Far East. Cast: Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell, Peter Lorre. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-92 mins, TV-G, CC
2:30 AM China Seas (1935)
A sea captain caught in a romantic triangle has to fight off modern-day pirates. Cast: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery. Dir: Tay Garnett. BW-87 mins, TV-G, CC
4:00 AM Man-Proof (1938)
A woman refuses to give up on the man she loves, even after he marries someone else. Cast: Myrna Loy, Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon. Dir: Richard Thorpe. BW-75 mins, TV-G, CC
5:15 AM Evelyn Prentice (1934)A criminal lawyer's wife faces blackmail when she has an affair. Cast: Myrna Loy, William Powell, Una Merkel. Dir: William K. Howard. BW-79 mins, TV-G, CC