Welcome to What to Watch, the weekly series in which I share my TCM picks! All times are listed in EST and subject to change. Check your local schedule for updates. Films marked with asterisks are films that I hope to catch this week and have never seen before. Happy viewing!
July 24
7:45 am – Foreign Correspondent (1940) – Hitchcock alert!
1:30 pm – The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
11:30 pm – Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012)* – Documentary “explor[ing] the origin and influence of ‘The 2000 Year Old Man,’ the classic comedy routine created by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner.”
July 25
2:00 am – Young Frankenstein (1974)
6:30 am – The Black Room (1935)* – Karloff portrays twin brothers, which is reason enough for me to tune in.
9:30 am – Two-Faced Woman (1941)* – Final film of the great Greta Garbo
12:30 pm – A Stolen Life (1947)
6:30 pm – The Old Dark House (1963) – William Castle alert!
July 26
12:15 am – These Three (1936)* – The 1961 remake, The Children’s Hour, is one of my favorite films, so I’m interested in seeing this earlier version!
6:00 am – You’ll Never Get Rich (1941)
3:15 pm – Guys and Dolls (1955)
6:00 pm – No Way Out (1950)
July 27
3:30 am – Wuthering Heights (1939)
12:00 pm – The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964)* – A ’60s horror flick about mummies returning from the dead. I can’t skip this one!
8:00 pm – Tootsie (1982)
July 28
6:00 am – Kiss Me Kate (1953)
10:00 am – Dangerous When Wet (1953)
12:00 pm – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
10:15 pm – So Long at the Fair (1950)
July 29 (My birthday!)
11:45 am – Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)* – Lucille Ball alert!
3:15 pm – Kings Row (1942)*
11:00 pm – Hello, Dolly! (1969)
July 30
6:00 am – Anchors Aweigh (1945)
2:00 pm – The Pirate (1948)
5:45 – Lust for Life (1956)* – Vincente Minnelli directs the life of Vincent Van Gogh.
10:00 pm – Casablanca (1942)