TCM in June: Highlights

It's time for a detailed look at the June schedule on Turner Classic Movies!

I'm very excited about the June Star of the Month theme, "Fox Stars." Tuesday evenings will feature movies with many favorite actors, including Betty Grable, Alice Faye, Sonja Henie, Don Ameche, John Payne, Linda Darnell, Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and more. I'll be highlighting those films below.

The June Noir Alley films will be TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY (1951) on June 1st and 2nd, NEVER OPEN THAT DOOR (1952) paired with IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE (1952) on June 8th and 9th, CALL NORTHSIDE 777 (1948) on June 15th-16th, THE LOCKET (1946) on June 22nd-23rd, and NO QUESTIONS ASKED (1951) on June 29th and 30th.

NEVER OPEN THAT DOOR and IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE will be TCM premieres. I enjoyed NEVER OPEN THAT DOOR at the recent Noir City Hollywood Festival and plan to review it here when the upcoming Flicker Alley Blu-ray is released.

The TCM Spotlight will focus on Great Film Composers.

There will also be special programming for the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6th, including the TCM premieres of EYE OF THE NEEDLE (1981) and CODE NAME: EMERALD (1985). Other films that day will include THE LONGEST DAY (1962) and RED BALL EXPRESS (1952).

Also of special note on Sunday, June 2nd, TCM Imports will feature classic-era Mexican remakes of a pair of RKO films. EL CASADO CASA QUIERE (1950) is a remake of TOO MANY COOKS (1931), while LOS QUE VOLVIERON (1947) remakes FIVE CAME BACK (1939).

Below are a few more highlights from what promises to be a wonderful month of movie viewing on TCM. Please click any hyperlinked title to read my extended review.

...Ethan Hawke guests on the Two for One series Saturday evening, June 1st, discussing a pair of films from 1950: THE GUNFIGHTER (1950) and GUN CRAZY (1950).

...The Great Film Composers series kicks off on Monday, June 3rd, with the movie featuring my all-time favorite film score, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938).

...The first evening of Fox Stars films, on June 4th, features Shirley Temple in BRIGHT EYES (1934), Betty Grable, Don Ameche, and Carole Landis in MOON OVER MIAMI (941), Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda in THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1943), and John Payne, Sonja Henie, and Glenn Miller in SUN VALLEY SERENADE (1941). This is a wonderful evening of programming which I recommend!

...A four-film tribute to John Ford on June 5th spans films released over two two decades between STAGECOACH (1939) and SERGEANT RUTLEDGE (1960). Everything airing that night is worth watching, of course!

...I saw ANGEL FACE (1953), with Jean Simmons in the title role, for the first time last year and really enjoyed it and its wild story. Robert Mitchum also stars. It will be shown June 8th.

...There are a number of good movies airing on June 9th. The one I most highly recommend is ALIAS NICK BEAL (1949), a spooky, expertly made noir starring Ray Milland.

...There's another great evening of Fox Stars on June 11th: BLOOD AND SAND (1941) starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Rita Hayworth; FOREVER AMBER (1947) starring Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, and Richard Greene; and BROKEN LANCE (1954) with Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, and Jean Peters.

...A fun evening on June 12th features all three TOPPER films: TOPPER (1937), TOPPER TAKES A TRIP (1939), and TOPPER RETURNS (1941).

...A seven-film birthday tribute to Dorothy McGuire on June 14th includes an interesting film on postwar adjustment, TILL THE END OF TIME (1946). Guy Madison and Robert Mitchum costar.

...Father's Day on June 16th will be celebrated with a lineup including LIFE WITH FATHER (1947) and FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950). Additional films will include a favorite of mine, DAUGHTERS COURAGEOUS (1939), seen at right, starring the Lane Sisters, John Garfield, Claude Rains, and more..

...A day of films featuring "Great Composers" on June 17th includes SUPERMAN (1978) and John Williams' superlative score.

...The third evening of Fox Stars, on June 18th, features GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953) with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) with Bette Davis and Anne Baxter, and LAURA (1944) starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews.

...A day of Nicholas Ray films on June 19th includes some excellent viewing, with my favorites being the soapy BORN TO BE BAD (1950) and the superb noir ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1952).

 

...The daytime theme on June 20th is "light-hearted Westerns," including the goofy MANY RIVERS TO CROSS (1955) starring Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker. Watch it and see if you can spot the re-used sets from SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954)!

...A tribute to Allied Artists films on June 21st includes the delightful Christmas film IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE (1947).

...One of my favorite actors, Kevin Costner, is the guest programmer on Sunday evening, June 23rd. One of his selections is one of my all-time favorite films, RIO GRANDE (1950), starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, and the John Ford "Stock Company." I noticed watching the trailer for Costner's upcoming HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA (2024) that it was filmed around the same area as RIO GRANDE, outside, Moab, Utah.

...The Great Film Composers lineup on Monday, June 24th, includes THE RIGHT STUFF (1984), with Bill Conti's outstanding score, and LITTLE WOMEN (1994), with Thomas Newman's beautiful music.

...On June 25th the final evening of Fox Stars features STATE FAIR (1933) with Janet Gaynor, THE MODEL AND THE MARRIAGE BROKER (1951) with Jeanne Crain, and KISS OF DEATH (1947) with Victor Mature, Coleen Gray, and Richard Widmark.

..."Foreign Adventures" on June 28th includes TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944), the first film costarring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. It's one of the key films which helped turn me into a classic film fan, so needless to say I recommend it!

...THE NARROW MARGIN (1952) can never be seen too many times! Charles McGraw, Jacqueline White, and Marie Windsor star. Catch it on June 29th.

...A memorial tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. on June 30th will include AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982), costarring Richard Gere and Debra Winger.

For more on TCM in June 2024, please visit my Quick Preview of TCM in June along with TCM's online schedule.

Have a great summer!

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