The Turner Classic Movie channel will be celebrating the Fourth of July by showing some movies that feature patriotic-themed issues. If you’re a fan of Jimmy Cagney, be sure to watch Yankee Doodle Dandy. Known as an actor who embodied gangsters and slick characters, this movie shows what a great dancer he was.<\/p>\n
For you Elvis Presley fans, the Turner Classic Movie channel will be showing his movies on Thursday (July 8) and Friday (July 9). These are not mystery movies, but I’m guessing there may be a few Elvis fans who will want to add these movies to their queus of must-watch movies.<\/p>\n
Wednesday (July 28) celebrates immigrants, and on a very different note, Friday (July 30) movies feature spies.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Letter (1940)<\/strong>
\nA woman claims to have killed in self-defense, until a blackmailer turns up with incriminating evidence.
\nDir: William Wyler. Actors: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson
\n97 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Little Foxes (1941)<\/strong>
\nAn ambitious woman takes on her corrupt brothers and honest husband in her drive for wealth.
\nDir: William Wyler. Actors: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright
\n116 mins<\/p>\nFriday – July 2, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nHarper (1966)<\/strong>
\nA broken-down private eye sets out to find a rich woman’s missing husband.
\nDir: Jack Smight. Actors: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris
\n121 mins<\/p>\n
\nPoint Blank (1967)<\/strong>
\nA professional thief seeks revenge on his unfaithful wife and a fellow mobster who double-crossed him.
\nDir: John Boorman. Actors: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn
\n92 mins<\/p>\nSaturday – July 3, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nLady Gangster (1942)<\/strong>
\nA district attorney tries to reform a gangster’s moll who’s been sent up the river.
\nDir: Robert Florey. Actors: Faye Emerson, Julie Bishop, Frank Wilcox
\n62 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Falcon in Hollywood (1944)<\/strong>
\nA society sleuth tours the movie capital, where he uncovers an actor’s murder.
\nDir: Gordon Douglas. Actors: Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Veda Ann Borg
\n67 mins<\/p>\n
\nStrangers on a Train (1951)<\/strong>
\nA man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
\nDir: Alfred Hitchcock. Actors: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker
\n96 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Third Man (1949)<\/strong>
\nA man’s investigation of a friend’s death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
\nDir: Carol Reed. Actors: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles
\n93 mins<\/p>\nSunday – July 4, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nGuilty Bystander (1950)<\/strong>
\nAn alcoholic ex policeman has to solve a crime for which his son and brother-in-law have been framed.
\nDir: Joseph Lerner. Actors: Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Mary Boland
\n92 mins<\/p>\nMonday – July 5, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nObsession (1976)<\/strong>
\nA businessman falls in love with a double for his murdered wife.
\nDir: Brian De Palma. Actors: Don Hood, Sylvia Kuumba Williams, Patrick Mcnamara
\n98 mins<\/p>\nTuesday – July 6, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nSisters (1972)<\/strong>
\nA small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
\nDir: Brian De Palma. Actors: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning
\n92 mins<\/p>\n
\nBlow Out (1981)<\/strong>
\nAn audio technician records a car crash that involves a presidential candidate.
\nDir: Brian De Palma. Actors: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow. Dennis Franz
\n107 mins<\/p>\n
\nBody Double (1984)<\/strong>
\nAn out of work actor thinks he sees a violent crime committed against a woman with whom he’s obsessed.
\nDir: Brian De Palma. Actors: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry
\n109 mins<\/p>\n
\nObsession (1949)<\/strong>
\nA jealous husband plots to dispose of his wife’s lover in an acid bath.
\nDir: Edward Dmytryk. Actors: Robert Newton, Phil Brown, Naunton Wayne
\n96 mins<\/p>\n
\nElevator to the Gallows (1958)<\/strong>
\nA businessman kills his boss to cover up his affair with the man’s wife.
\nDir: Louis Malle. Actors: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly
\n87 mins (in French)<\/p>\n
\nThe Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)<\/strong>
\nA frustrated wife seduces a drifter into murdering her husband.
\nDir: Tay Garnett. Actors: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway
\n111 mins<\/p>\nThursday – July 8, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nThey Won’t Believe Me (1947)<\/strong>
\nA philandering playboy with a wealthy wife and two girlfriends ends up on trial for murder when two of the ladies turn up dead, and he’s the most likely suspect.
\nDir: Irving Pichel. Actors: Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Jane Greer
\n95 mins<\/p>\n
\nOnce a Thief (1965)<\/strong>
\nA young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
\nDir: Ralph Nelson. Actors: Alain Delon, Van Heflin, Jack Palance
\n107 mins<\/p>\nFriday – July 9, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nGet Carter (1971)<\/strong>
\nA small-time gangster searches for the truth behind his brother’s death.
\nDir: Mike Hodges. Actors: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland
\n112 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)<\/strong>
\nAn aging hood turns police informer, with deadly results.
\nDir: Peter Yates. Actors: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan
\n103 mins<\/p>\nSaturday – July 10, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nChinatown (1974)<\/strong>
\nA Los Angeles private eye unwittingly sets up an innocent man for murder, then joins his seductive widow to unearth the corruption behind the crime.
\nDir: Roman Polanski. Actors: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, Perry Lopez
\n131 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Falcon in Mexico (1944)<\/strong>
\nA society sleuth travels South of the border to investigate an art dealer’s murder.
\nDir: William Berke. Actors: Tom Conway, Mona Maris, Martha Macvicar
\n70 mins<\/p>\n
\nTorture Money (1937)<\/strong>
\nThe police track down a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.
\nDir: Harold S. Bucquet. Actors: Norman Willis, Murray Alper, John Hamilton
\n20 mins<\/p>\n
\nIce Station Zebra (1968)<\/strong>
\nA sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship.
\nDir: John Sturges. Actors: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick Mcgoohan
\n148 mins<\/p>\nSunday – July 11, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nThe Bribe (1949)<\/strong>
\nA sultry singer tries to tempt a federal agent from the straight-and-narrow.
\nDir: Robert Z. Leonard. Actors: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton
\n98 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Bribe (1949)<\/strong>
\nA sultry singer tries to tempt a federal agent from the straight-and-narrow.
\nDir: Robert Z. Leonard. Actors: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton
\n98 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Women (1939)<\/strong>
\nCatty New York socialites gossip about a friend and her husband’s girlfriend.
\nDir: George Cukor. Actors: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell
\n132 mins
\n*****I’m a fan of all three of the main characters listed above, and as this is a movie classic, I’m recommending that you see this movie – even though I know I should be telling you about mystery movies…*****<\/p>\nTuesday – July 13, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nMildred Pierce (1945)<\/strong>
\nA woman’s ambitions for her daughter drastically impact her life.
\nDir: Michael Curtiz. Actors: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott
\n113 mins<\/p>\nThursday – July 15, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nA Stranger in Town (1943)<\/strong>
\nA Supreme Court justice on vacation takes on crooked small-town politicians.
\nDir: Roy Rowland. Actors: Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson, Jean Rogers
\n67 mins<\/p>\nFriday – July 16, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nThe Secret Bride (1935)<\/strong>
\nA district attorney secretly marries the daughter of a man he’s trying to convict.
\nDir: William Dieterle. Actors: Barbara Stanwyck, Warren William, Glenda Farrell
\n76 mins<\/p>\n
\nGambling Lady (1934)<\/strong>
\nTwo gamblers fall in love but one is already married to a possible murderer.
\nDir: Archie Mayo. Actors: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel Mccrea, Pat O’brien
\n66 mins<\/p>\n
\nBody Heat (1981)<\/strong>
\nA femme fatale seduces a Florida lawyer and convinces him to kill her husband.
\nDir: Lawrence Kasdan. Actors: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna
\n113 mins<\/p>\nSaturday – July 17, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nStunts (1977)<\/strong>
\nA stuntman is killed on set, so his brother takes over the job to investigate.
\nDir: Mark L. Lester. Actors: Robert Forster ,Fiona Lewis, Joanna Cassidy
\n90 mins<\/p>\n
\nCity in Terror (1939)<\/strong>
\nFamily who witness a murder are pursued by gangsters.
\nDir: Crane Wilbur. Actors: Jane Bryan, Henry O’Neill, John Russell
\n60 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Falcon Out West (1944)<\/strong>
\nA society sleuth turns cowboy to investigate a Texas murder.
\nDir: William Clemens. Actors: Tom Conway, Carole Gallagher, Barbara Hale
\n64 mins<\/p>\n
\nGreen For Danger (1946)<\/strong>
\nA police inspector investigates an operating room death that may be murder.
\nDir: Sidney Gilliat. Actors: Leo Genn, Alastair Sim, Trevor Howard
\n91 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Last Of Sheila (1973)<\/strong>
\nA game of murder among wealthy vacationers turns into the real thing.
\nDir: Herbert Ross. Actors: James Coburn, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon
\n120 mins<\/p>\n
\nBullitt (1968)<\/strong>
\nA detective is sent by a politician to catch a big-time gangster so he can procure him before a Senate crime committee for selfish gain. When the gangster is killed before this can happen, the detective and the politico clash with each other.
\nDir: Peter Yates. Actors: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset
\n114 mins<\/p>\n
\nRequiem for a Heavyweight (1962)<\/strong>
\nA washed-up prizefighter tries to free himself from his ruthless promoters to build a new life.
\nDir: Ralph Nelson. Actors: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney
\n87 mins<\/p>\nSunday – July 18, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nLos Tallos Amargos (1956)<\/strong>
\nDir: Fernando Ayala. Actors: Carlos Cores, A\u00edda Luz, Julia Sandoval, Pablo Moret
\nA journalist falls into a criminal’s plans.
\n90 mins (This Argentine movie may be in Spanish.)<\/p>\n
\nLos Tallos Amargos (1956)<\/strong>
\nDir: Fernando Ayala. Actors: Carlos Cores, A\u00edda Luz, Julia Sandoval, Pablo Moret
\nA journalist falls into a criminal’s plans.
\n90 mins (This Argentine movie may be in Spanish.)<\/p>\n
\nThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)<\/strong>
\nYears after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.
\nDir: Lewis Milestone. Actors: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott
\n116 mins<\/p>\nThursday – July 22, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nThirteen Women (1932)<\/strong>
\nA mysterious Eurasian tries to murder the 12 boarding school roommates who treated her like an outsider.
\nDir: George Archainbaud. Actors: Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond
\n74 mins<\/p>\nFriday – July 23, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nBlood Simple (1984)<\/strong>
\nAn owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
\nDir: Joel & Ethan Coen. Actors: John Getz, Frances Mcdormand, Dan Hedaya
\n95 mins<\/p>\n
\nNight Moves (1975)<\/strong>
\nAn L.A. private detective puts aside his own marital woes while tracing a topless nymphet to the Florida Keys.
\nDir: Arthur Penn. Actors: Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark
\n99 mins<\/p>\nSaturday – July 24, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nWhen a Stranger Calls (1979)<\/strong>
\nA babysitter is tormented by a series of ominous phone calls until the psycnotic killer is captured. Seven years later, it all starts again.
\nDir: Fred Walton. Actors: Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst
\n97 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Falcon in San Francisco (1945)<\/strong>
\nA society sleuth enlists a little girl’s help in nabbing a mob of silk smugglers.
\nDir: Joseph H. Lewis. Actors: Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Edward S. Brophy
\n66 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Petrified Forest (1936)<\/strong>
\nPeople in a desert diner\/gas station are held up at gunpoint by a desperate gangster.
\nDir: Archie L. Mayo. Actors: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin
\n83 mins<\/p>\nSunday – July 25, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nCause for Alarm! (1951)<\/strong>
\nA woman fights to intercept a letter in which her husband tries to prove her guilty of murder.
\nDir: Tay Garnett. Actors: Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling
\n74 mins<\/p>\n
\nNight Watch (1973)<\/strong>
\nEllen Wheeler is an unhappy housewife who settles her fraying nerves with alcohol while staring out her window. When she witnesses what she thinks is a murder through a neighbor’s window, she calls the police, who find nothing when they investigate. With her neglectful husband skeptical and unsupportive, Ellen turns to her friend Sarah, who is slig
\nDir: Brian G. Hutton. Actors: Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Billie Whitelaw
\n105 mins<\/p>\n
\nCause for Alarm! (1951)<\/strong>
\nA woman fights to intercept a letter in which her husband tries to prove her guilty of murder.
\nDir: Tay Garnett. Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling
\n74 mins<\/p>\nMonday – July 26, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nHeat Lightning (1934)<\/strong>
\nA lady gas station attendant gets mixed up with escaped murderers.
\nDir: Mervyn Leroy. Actors: Aline Macmahon, Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster
\n63 mins<\/p>\n
\nHot Summer Night (1957)<\/strong>
\nA hot-shot reporter risks his life to land an interview with a notorious crook.
\nDir: David Friedkin. Actors: Leslie Nielsen, Colleen Miller, Edward Andrews
\n86 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)<\/strong>
\nA frustrated wife seduces a drifter into murdering her husband.
\nDir: Tay Garnett. Actors: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway
\n111 mins<\/p>\n
\nRed Hot Tires (1935)<\/strong>
\nA race-car driver wrongly convicted of murder escapes prison to prove his innocence.
\nDir: D. Ross Lederman. Actors: Lyle Talbot, Mary Astor, Roscoe Karns
\n61 mins<\/p>\n
\nJohnny Belinda (1948)<\/strong>
\nA small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.
\nDir: Jean Negulesco. Actors: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford
\n102 mins<\/p>\nThursday – July 29, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nPrivate Detective 62 (1933)<\/strong>
\nA private eye in Paris falls for the beautiful gambling lady he’s investigating.
\nDir: Michael Curtiz. Actors: William Powell, Margaret Lindsay, Ruth Donnelly
\n67 mins<\/p>\n
\nCrossroads (1942)<\/strong>
\nA French diplomat who’s recovering from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can’t remember.
\nDir: Jack Conway. Actors: William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor
\n84 mins<\/p>\nSaturday – July 31, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nThe Falcon’s Adventure (1946)<\/strong>
\nA society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.
\nDir: William Berke. Actors: Tom Conway, Madge Meredith, Edward S. Brophy
\n61 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Asphalt Jungle (1950)<\/strong>
\nRecently paroled master criminal Erwin “Doc” Riedenschneider gathers several crooks together in Cincinnati for a heist. The robbery is pulled off successfully until an alert night watchman shoots the team’s safe-cracker.
\nDir: John Huston. Actors: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen
\n112 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Late Show (1977)<\/strong>
\nAn aging private eye hooks up with a Hollywood eccentric to investigate his partner’s murder.
\nDir: Robert Benton. Actors: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy
\n94 mins<\/p>\nSunday – August 1, 2021<\/h3>\n
\nHollow Triumph (1948)<\/strong>
\nA crook on the lam poses as a psychiatrist.
\nDir: Steve Sekely. Actors: Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz
\n83 mins<\/p>\n