This week:
* Monday—Jack Lemmon can twirl a mustache with the best of them.
* Tuesday—Cyberheaven.
* Wednesday—James Stewart falls under Kim Novak’s spell—who wouldn’t?
* Thursday—Are you ready to rock around the clock?
* Friday—Criminals get around.
* Saturday—”Escorts” indeed!
* Sunday—Laurence Olivier steals the picture.
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12:30 AM—Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
In this silent film, a playboy fights to save a young woman from the smugglers who have kidnapped them.
10:00 AM—Too Many Wives (1937)
An heiress and a dog-catcher go searching for a priceless stamp.
12:30 PM—Boy Slaves (1939)
A young runaway ends up in a juvenile labor camp.
3:00 PM—The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
A dance-band manager has to cope with hooligans trying to get into the act.
8:00 PM—The Great Race (1965)
Snidely Whiplash goes automotive.
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1:00 AM—Brainstorm (1983)
A scientist battles the military for control of a machine that records sensory experiences—including death.
3:00 AM—Penelope (1966)
A neglected wife turns to bank robbery to get her husband’s attention.
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1:45 AM—Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
An actress’s rising career is threatened when she finds a dead gangster in her apartment.
6:00 AM—Two O’Clock Courage (1945)
An amnesiac discovers he’s wanted for murder.
7:15 AM—Desperate (1947)
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he’s accused of robbery.
8:30 AM—Border Incident (1949)
Quaint film made when the federal government actually enforced immigration laws.
10:15 AM—Side Street (1950)
A New York City mailman is chased by both cops and crooks when he steals a shipment of dirty money and attempts to get it drycleaned.
12:00 PM—The Naked Spur (1953)
A captive outlaw uses psychological tactics to prey on a bounty hunter.
10:00 PM—Bell, Book and Candle (1959)
A beautiful witch puts a love spell on an unsuspecting publisher.
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4:00 AM—To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.
8:00 PM—Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
A defeated Confederate teenager sees the writing on the wall.
10:00 PM—Blackboard Jungle (1955)
An idealistic teacher confronts the realities of today’s yoots.
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12:00 AM—The Delinquents (1957)
When he’s separated from the girl he loves, the future Billy Jack goes feral.
1:30 AM—Crime in the Streets (1956)
Can you think of a better place for it?
3:15 AM—Hot Rods to Hell (1967)
A family traveling through the desert tries to overcome a hyperbolic title.
5:00 AM—The Wild One (1954)
A motorcycle-riding delinquent throws a rod.
9:15 AM—Flying High (1931)
A hare-brained inventor invents a new flying machine but can’t figure out how to land it.
10:45 AM—Success at Any Price (1934)
A young man ruthlessly climbs the corporate ladder only to attempt suicide when the stock market crashes.
5:30 PM—13 Ghosts (1960)
A family inherits a house haunted by 13 ghosts and a living killer.
10:30 PM—Fury (1936)
An innocent man escapes a lynch mob then returns for revenge.
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Saturday—July 3rd
10:30 AM—Blonde Dynamite (1950)
The Bowery Boys get into the escort service and get mixed up with crooks.
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6:30 AM—Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
An idealistic senate replacement takes on political corruption.
9:00 AM—The Devil’s Disciple (1959)
A preacher and a rebel leader change places during the Revolution.
12:30 PM—The Scarlet Coat (1955)
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
2:30 PM—1776 (1972)
The Founding Fathers struggle to draft the Declaration of Independence.
5:30 PM—Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
George M. Cohan dances his heart out for FDR.
10:00 PM—Oklahoma! (1955)
Pride and a lecherous ranch hand stand between an amorous cowboy and his farm girl sweetheart.
—Mike Gray
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