TCM in June: Highlights

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

The June Star of the Month will be Gary Cooper. 24 films and a documentary will be shown on Wednesday evenings this month, beginning on June 4th.

I'll have a separate Star of the Month post available here in the near future.  (Update: Please visit my post TCM Star of the Month: Gary Cooper.)

The June Noir Alley films will be THE UNDERCOVER MAN (1949) on June 7th and 8th, CRACK-UP (1946) on June 14th-15th, PALE FLOWER (1964) on June 21st and 22nd, and SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948) on June 28th and 29th.

It's of note that THE UNDERCOVER MAN was written by Sydney Boehm, the screenwriter behind not one but two films I've reviewed this weekend, MYSTERY STREET (1950) and UNION STATION (1950).

On Friday evenings, the TCM Spotlight theme will be "The Art of the Con," featuring films such as THE LADY EVE (1941), MR. LUCKY (1943), and THE MUSIC MAN (1962).

Also look for Alicia Malone hosting "Summer Romance," showing a classic romantic comedy each Sunday in June.

Below are a few more highlights from this month's schedule. Please click any hyperlinked title for a full-length review.

...A centennial tribute to Tony Curtis on June 3rd will include SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957), which I very much recommend.

...There's a marvelous run of films directed by Vincente Minnelli on June 6th. All seven films are worthwhile, but I especially recommend the undervalued YOLANDA AND THE THIEF (1945), a film I've always loved. Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer perform one of my all-time favorite dance numbers, "Coffee Time," seen in this photo.

...One of my favorite silent movies, GIRL SHY (1934), will be shown on Silent Sunday Nights on June 8th. Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston are a charming couple.

...Monday, June 9th, the schedule alternates films starring offscreen sisters Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland. I've seen all but one of the films and enjoyed them all; I particularly recommend Fontaine in THE CONSTANT NYMPH (1943), seen here, and de Havilland in HARD TO GET (1938). The latter film introduced the Warren-Mercer standard "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby," sung by Dick Powell.

...Another outstanding day of programming is Judy Garland's birthday on June 10th. Every film is a gem; my favorites are MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944) and THE HARVEY GIRLS (1946). But they're all deserving of attention!

...There's a wonderful day of suspense films on June 12th. I've seen every film in the lineup and they're all worthwhile, including THE NARROW MARGIN (1952), THE STRANGER (1946), and HIGH TIDE (1947), to name just a few.

...Father's Day on June 15th features Edward G. Robinson as Margaret O'Brien's father in OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES (1945). Be sure to also catch that day's "Summer Romance," the comedy MIDNIGHT (1939). MIDNIGHT is an all-time favorite.

...There's a full day of romances on June 16th, including the short "Streamliner" movie NIAGARA FALLS (1941), a film rarely seen on TCM, plus fun films like a pair of "summer resort" movies, HAVING WONDERFUL TIME (1938) and TWO WEEKS WITH LOVE (1950).

...Errol Flynn's June 20th birthday will be celebrated with a lineup including CRY WOLF (1947), which I just enjoyed seeing theatrically at this year's Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs.

...One of my all-time favorite films, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954), will be shown on June 22nd. Also showing is the cute SEVEN SWEETHEARTS (1942) with Kathryn Grayson, Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, and more.

...Another all-time favorite comedy, MERRILY WE LIVE (1938), is on June 23rd.

...One of my favorite days of the month is June 24th, with a lineup of extremely short movies. Titles include FOG OVER FRISCO (1934), which is 68 minutes; ARMORED CAR ROBBERY (1950), which runs 67 minutes; and THE AFFAIRS OF DOBIE GILLIS (1953), which is 72 minutes.

...TWO GIRLS AND A SAILOR (1944), starring June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Van Johnson, and Tom Drake, is a charmer, including some great big band music performers. It's on June 26th.

...You won't find a better adventure film than KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950), showing on June 29th. Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr star.

...The month wraps up on June 30th with the great RED RIVER (1948), starring John Wayne and a top cast, directed by Howard Hawks.

For more on TCM in June 2025, please visit my posts Quick Preview of TCM in June and TCM Star of the Month: Gary Cooper, along with TCM's online schedule.

Happy summer!

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