TCM Star of the Month: George Raft

The January Star of the Month on Turner Classic Movies is George Raft.

20 Raft films will be shown on TCM on Tuesday evenings over the course of the month, beginning on January 7th.

The schedule even includes LOVE IS A RACKET (1932), despite Raft's scenes in that film having been deleted.

As I wrote a couple years ago, over time I've gradually warmed up to Raft and his unique screen persona.  I've reviewed a great many Raft movies, and I encourage classic film fans to check out this schedule, which is filled with some very entertaining films.

Please click any hyperlinked title to read my extended review.

January 7th

SCARFACE (1932)

NIGHT AFTER NIGHT (1932)

YOU AND ME (1938)

SIDE STREET (1929)

LOVE IS A RACKET (1932) (scenes deleted)

January 14th

EACH DAWN I DIE (1939)

THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940)

INVISIBLE STRIPES (1940)

MANPOWER (1941)

TAXI! (1932)

January 21st

BACKGROUND TO DANGER (1943)

JOHNNY ANGEL (1945)

NOCTURNE (1946)

RACE STREET (1948)

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1956)

January 28th

JOHNNY ALLEGRO (1949)

RED LIGHT (1949)

A DANGEROUS PROFESSION (1950)

SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

OCEAN'S ELEVEN (1960)

For more on TCM in January 2025, please visit my post TCM in January: Highlights, along with TCM's online schedule.

Related Post: Book Review: The George Raft Films.

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