Quick Preview of TCM in July

Time for a quick look at some of the good things coming this summer from Turner Classic Movies!

An online preview of the July schedule is now available.

There will not be a traditional single Star of the Month on TCM in July; instead the Star of the Month lineup will focus on 1970s stars including Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, and Richard Dreyfuss.

The July Noir Alley titles are DEEP VALLEY (1947), IMPACT (1949), SHOCKPROOF (1949), JULIE (1956), and DESPERATE (1947).

I'm particularly excited about the July TCM Spotlight which will be focused on "B" movies. "B" films are dear to my heart; I'm especially curious about THE PREVIEW MURDER MYSTERY (1936) with Reginald Denny and Gail Patrick and THE STRANGE MR. GREGORY (1945) with Edmund Lowe and Jean Rogers.

Other "Special Themes" on TCM in July will be "Disability" and "The South on Film."

As usual, Independence Day will be celebrated with a lineup which includes YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942), THE MUSIC MAN (1962), and 1776 (1972).

Later in the month there's a fun primetime evening of "Christmas in July" films including CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945), IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947), and A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938).

Some of the daily programming themes in July include Hope and Crosby's "Road" movies, pianos, Las Vegas, luck, Shakespeare, the moon, nightclubs, Africa, blondes, and murder mysteries.

A July 5th day of films on opposing Communism will include several films I've enjoyed, including THE STEEL FIST (1952), BIG JIM MCLAIN (1952), and the TCM premiere of ARCTIC FLIGHT (1952), starring Wayne Morris.

Filmmakers receiving multifilm tributes in July include Rock Hudson, Joe E. Brown, James Cagney, and Natalie Wood. There will also be a memorial tribute to Harry Belafonte.

I'll have much more on TCM in July posted here around July 1st. In the meanwhile, the June Star of the Month will be Katharine Hepburn.

Have a great summer!

Update: For more on TCM in July 2023, please visit TCM in July: Highlights.

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