This week:
* Monday—Astigmatism alert! Bob Hope is mistaken for Jesse James!
* Tuesday—Warren Beatty changes viewpoints. (At least he isn’t astigmatic.)
* Wednesday—Brush up your Shakespeare and behold two mobsters sing and dance.
* Thursday—A sight to see: Clark Gable sings (after a fashion) and dances (after a fashion).
* Friday—”You didn’t make any friends back there, but you sure influenced a lot of people.”
* Saturday—Why can’t anybody see that Gene Tierney is up to no good?
* Sunday—How ’bout that! Hollywood serves up a civics lesson.
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Monday—August 9th
12:45 AM—Alias Jesse James (1959)
An insurance agent lands in hot water when people mistake him for the infamous Western outlaw.
12:00 PM—Kaleidoscope (1966)
A pretty girl lures a luckless gambler into a dangerous poker game.
4:00 PM—Mickey One (1965)
A comic tries to escape his mob connections.
6:00 PM—Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The legendary bank robbers run riot in the South of the 1930s.
Tuesday—August 10th
2:00 AM—The Parallax View (1974)
A reporter uncovers the deadly conspiracy behind a political assassination.
6:00 PM—The Desert Song (1953)
A French professor secretly leads a band of desert freedom fighters.
Wednesday—August 11th
2:00 AM—Kiss Me, Kate (1953)
Feuding co-stars reunite for a musical version of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” Don’t miss James Whitmore and Keenan Wynn doing their number.
9:45 AM—Fail Safe (1964)
A failure in the U.S. defense system threatens to start World War III.
3:45 PM—The Fortune Cookie (1966)
A crooked lawyer trumps up an insurance case for a cameraman injured at a pro football game.
Thursday—August 12th
7:15 AM—A Lady of Chance (1928)
In this silent film, a female con artist lures men to her apartment so she can blackmail them.
6:00 PM—Idiot’s Delight (1939)
A hoofer and a fake Russian countess are caught behind enemy lines at the outbreak of World War II.
Friday—August 13th
4:30 AM—Strangers May Kiss (1931)
A sophisticated woman risks her marriage for love of a ruthless schemer.
9:15 AM—Flying Leathernecks (1951)
A World War II Marine officer drives his men mercilessly during the battle for Guadalcanal.
11:00 AM—Men in War (1957)
Two enemies join forces to save their men during a retreat from the North Koreans.
1:00 PM—Crossfire (1947)
A crusading district attorney investigates the murder of a Jewish man.
2:30 PM—Act of Violence (1949)
An embittered veteran tracks down a POW camp informer.
6:00 PM—Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
The infamous submarine captain rescues six shipwreck survivors.
9:30 PM—The Set-Up (1949)
An aging boxer defies the gangsters who’ve ordered him to throw his last fight.
11:00 PM—Billy Budd (1962)
Adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic tale of a ship’s captain caught between an innocent young sailor and an evil officer.
Saturday—August 14th
4:00 AM—The Outfit (1973)
An ex-con takes on the mob to avenge his brother’s death.
11:15 AM—Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
A police detective’s violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
1:00 PM—The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
2:45 PM—Sundown (1941)
An exotic woman helps the Allies fight the Germans in North Africa.
8:00 PM—Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
A beautiful neurotic will stop at nothing to hold onto her husband’s love.
10:00 PM—Dragonwyck (1946)
A farm girl signs on as governess in a gloomy mansion.
Sunday—August 15th
3:30 AM—Advise & Consent (1962)
A controversial presidential nomination threatens the careers of several prominent politicians.
6:00 AM—Dr. Gillespie’s Criminal Case (1943)
A wheelchair-bound doctor tries to prove a convicted killer’s innocence.
9:30 AM—Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
A child of the tenements helps an ex-con find a new life.
2:00 PM—The Canterville Ghost (1944)
A ghost who died a coward tries to inspire U.S. GIs to become heroes.
—Mike Gray