I’m pretty excited for July’s round of Friday Night Spotlight, which will be focused on the films of French director Francois Truffaut. If you’ve never seen a Truffaut film or haven’t seen very many of them, this is a perfect opportunity to see more of his work.
This month will also feature Carson on TCM, a series of classic Tonight Show interviews by Johnny Carson, which I’m sure is going to be very fun.
July 1: The Carson on TCM series kicks off tonight at 8:00 PM and will feature classic Tonight Show interviews with Drew Barrymore, Kirk Douglas, Mary Tyler Moore, Neil Simon, and George Burns.
July 2: Paul Henreid gets his first night of Star of the Month with In Our Time at 8:00 PM, Devotion at 10:00 PM, Song of Love at 12:00 AM, Deep in my Heart at 2:15 AM, and Meet Me in Las Vegas at 4:30 AM.
July 4: Happy Independence Day! No Independence day would be complete without Yankee Doodle Dandy at 5:30 PM and 1776 at 1:30 AM.
July 5: Friday Night Spotlight returns with a night of Francois Truffaut movies with The 400 Blows at 8:00 PM, Stolen Kisses at 10:30 PM, Bed and Board at 12:15 AM, Love on the Run at 2:00 AM, and The Green Room at 4:00 AM.
July 6: Three movies based on the works of Maxwell Anderson tonight with Key Largo at 8:00 PM, What Price Glory at 10:00 PM, and The Bad Seed at 12:00 AM.
July 7: During the day, there’s An American in Paris at 2:00 PM, Rebel Without a Cause at 4:00 PM, and Picnic at 6:00 PM. Tonight’s Silent Sunday feature is Douglas Fairbanks in The Thief of Bagdad at 12:00 AM.
July 8: TCM hits the beach today with Bikini Beach at 4:00 PM and Beach Blanket Bingo at 6:00 PM. Then Johnny Carson returns at 8:00 PM with interviews with Doris Day, Charlton Heston, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Tony Curtis. Then you can stay tuned for some Billy Wilder movies with Some Like it Hot at 9:00 PM, The Fortune Cookie at 11:15 PM, Spirit of St. Louis at 1:30 AM, and The Seven Year Itch at 4:00 AM.
July 9: It’s a day of Glenn Ford movies starting with Gilda at 6:00 AM, Terror on a Train at 8:00 AM, The Big Heat at 9:15 AM, The Fastest Gun Alive at 11:00 AM, Ransom! at 12:45 PM, The Teahouse of the August Moon at 2:30 PM, Imitation General at 4:30 PM, and The Gazebo at 6:15 PM. Then Paul Henreid takes over with Now Voyager at 8:00 PM, Deception at 10:00 PM, Dead Ringer at 12:00 AM, The Madwoman of Chaillot at 2:00 AM, and The Spanish Main at 4:15 AM.
July 10: Happy birthday to John Gilbert! See him in Bardleys the Magnificent at 6:30 AM, The Show at 8:15 AM, A Woman of Affairs at 9:45 AM, Desert Nights at 11:30 AM, Redemption at 12:45 AM, Way for a Sailor at 2:00 PM, The Phantom of Paris at 3:30 PM, West of Broadway at 5:00 PM, and The Captain Hates the Sea at 6:30 PM. Then it’s on to a night of Robert Osborne’s picks with The Reckless Hour at 8:00 PM, Trade Winds at 9:30 PM, Algiers at 11:15 PM, and Comrade X at 1:00 AM.
July 11: Tonight is a tribute to special effect genius Ray Harryhausen with Jason and the Argonauts at 8:00 PM, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad at 10:00 PM, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger at 12:00 AM, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers at 2:00 AM, and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms at 3:30 AM.
July 12: Francois Truffaut is back in the Friday Night Spotlight with The Bride Wore Black at 8:00 PM, Confidentially Yours at 10:00 PM, Mississippi Mermaid at 12:00 AM, Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me at 2:15 AM, and Shoot the Piano Player at 4:00 AM.
July 13: It’s a Rosalind Russell triple feature with The Women at 8:00 PM, Hired Wife at 10:30 PM, and The Feminine Touch at 12:15 AM.
July 14: Tonight is all about movies with the word “seven” in the title. The Magnificent Seven at 8:00 PM, Seven Angry Men at 10:15 PM, Seven Years Bad Luck at 12:00 AM, Seven Chances at 1:15 AM, and Seven Samurai at 2:15 AM.
July 15: Johnny Carson is back at 8:00 PM with interviews with Shelley Winters, Ronald Reagan, Robin Williams, Jonathan Winters, and Michael Caine.
July 16: Star of the Month Paul Henreid returns with Never So Few at 8:00 PM, Siren of Bagdad at 10:15 PM, Hollow Triumph at 11:30 PM, Joan of Paris at 1:00 AM, Thief of Damascus at 2:45 AM, and So Young, So Bad at 4:15 AM.
July 17: Tony Randall is the man of the night with 7 Faces of Dr. Lao at 8:00 PM, Our Man in Marrakesh at 10:00 PM, The Mating Game at 11:45 PM, Boys’ Night Out at 1:30 AM, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at 3:30 AM.
July 18: Who doesn’t enjoy an afternoon of Preston Sturges movies? There’s Christmas in July at 1:30 PM, Sullivan’s Travels at 2:45 PM, Hail the Conquering Hero at 4:30 PM, and The Sin of Harold Diddlebock at 6:15 PM. This month’s Guest Programmer is Frank Rich, who has chosen The Palm Beach Story at 8:00 PM, The Manchurian Candidate at 9:45 PM, Rules of the Game at 12:00 AM, and Petulia at 2:00 AM.
July 19: Francois Truffaut is back with The Soft Skin at 8:00 PM, Jules et Jim at 10:00 PM, Two English Girls at 12:00 AM, A Story of Water at 2:15 AM, The Woman Next Door at 2:30 AM, and The Man Who Loved Women at 4:30 AM.
July 20: If you’re a Charles Boyer fan, you’re not going to want to miss Gaslight at 8:00 PM, History is Made at Night at 10:00 PM, and Une Parisienne at 12:00 AM. And if you’re up for some hilariously bad movies, stay tuned for The Thing That Couldn’t Die at 2:00 AM and The Brain that Wouldn’t Die at 3:15 AM.
July 21: Mon Oncle at 8:00 PM, Modern Times at 10:00 PM, and A Nous La Liberte at 2:00 AM.
July 22: Carson is back tonight at 8:00 PM with interviews with Mel Brooks, Dom Deluise, Bette Davis, Burt Reynolds, and Fred Astaire. Then it’s on to a night of Astaire/Rogers movies with The Gay Divorcee at 9:00 PM, Top Hat at 11:00 PM, Follow the Fleet at 1:00 AM, Swing Time at 3:00 AM, and The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle at 5:00 AM.
July 23: Ready for more Paul Henreid? Tonight we get Of Human Bondage at 8:00 PM, Between Two Worlds at 10:00 PM, Hollywood Canteen at 12:00 AM, Pirates of Tripoli at 2:15 AM, Last of the Buccaneers at 3:30 AM, and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 5:00 AM.
July 24: TCM celebrates Mel Brooks’ AFI Lifetime Achievement Award tonight with the AFI’s Tribute to Mel Brooks at 8:00 PM, Twelve Chairs at 9:30 PM, his Tonight Show interview with Johnny Carson at 11:15 PM, Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man at 11:30 PM, Young Frankenstein at 2:00 AM, The Producers at 4:00 AM, and his Dick Cavett interview at 5:30 AM.
July 26: Truffaut returns for one last night in the Friday Night Spotlight with Day for Night at 8:00 PM, The Last Metro at 10:00 PM, The Wild Child at 12:15 AM, and The Story of Adele H. at 1:45 AM.
July 29: One more night of Johnny Carson starting at 8:00 PM with interviews with Henry Fonda, Elizabeth Taylor, Susan Sarandon, William Holden, and Goldie Hawn.
July 30: July ends on a high note with Anchors Aweigh at 6:00 AM, Scaramouche at 12:00 PM, The Pirate at 2:00 PM, and Silk Stockings at 3:45 PM. Then it’s one last night of Paul Henreid with The Conspirators at 8:00 PM, Casablanca at 10:00 PM, Ten Thousand Bedrooms at 12:00 AM, Operation Crossbow at 2:00 AM, and Goodbye, Mr. Chips at 4:00 AM.