Quick Preview of TCM in July

Here's a quick peek ahead at what's coming in July on Turner Classic Movies.

The July Star of the Month will be a "theme" month focused on "Ladies of the '80s" instead of a single star.

Look for films starring actresses such as Kathleen Turner, Goldie Hawn, Melanie Griffith, Jessica Lange, Julia Roberts, and more on Tuesday evenings beginning July 8th.

The TCM Spotlight theme for July will be Greek mythology. The series will feature titles such as DOWN TO EARTH (1947), HELEN OF TROY (1956), JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963), CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981), and more on Wednesdays beginning July 9th.

The July Noir Alley films will be THIS SIDE OF THE LAW (1950), THE GANGSTER (1947), INTRUDER IN THE DUST (1949), and RIFIFI (1955).

It was a pleasant surprise to spot the 20th Century-Fox film DAY-TIME WIFE (1939), starring Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell, on the schedule. It's not a title regularly shown on TCM.

It's also great to see the 20th Century-Fox film DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (1939) scheduled for Independence Day.  The July 4th schedule will also include (of course) YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942).

July programming themes will include bankers, musicals, the ocean, the Cold War, Washington D.C., murder mysteries, the British monarchy, movies with the word "strange" in the title, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Filmmakers receiving multifilm tributes in July will include Farley Granger, Warren William, Clarence Brown, Christopher Reeve, Robert Montgomery, Leslie Goodwins, William Dieterle, Barbara Stanwyck, Doris Day, Natalie Wood, Audie Murphy, and Gregory Peck.

There will be a memorial tribute for director David Lynch on July 11th.

I'll have more on the July schedule here around July 1st. In the meantime, enjoy Gary Cooper as the Star of the Month in June!

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