Hey everyone!,
TCM will be treating us with some great classic horror and Abbott and
Costello films this coming week! There will be a block of A&C Films
on Friday night and a block of films directed by James Whale on
Thursday night, plus quite a few more gems! Here is the lineup--all
times EST. Enjoy!
Wednesday, July 21
2:00 AM Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Scientists track a
prehistoric monster in the South American jungle while it tracks them.
Julie Adams, Richard Carlson, Richard Denning. D: Jack Arnold. BW 79m. CC
Thursday, July 22
8:00 PM Frankenstein (1931) A crazed scientist creates a living being
from body parts, not realizing it has a madman's brain. Boris Karloff,
Colin Clive, Mae Clarke. D: James Whale. BW 70m. CC
9:30 PM The Invisible Man (1933) A scientist's experiments with
invisibility turn him into a madman. Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, Una
O'Connor. D: James Whale. BW 71m. CC
11:00 PM Bride of Frankenstein (1935) To save his wife, Baron
Frankenstein must build a mate for his monster. Boris Karloff, Colin
Clive, Elsa Lanchester. D: James Whale. BW 75m. CC
Friday, July 23
8:00 PM Buck Privates (1941) Two small-time con artists enlist in the
Army to avoid the police. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, The Andrews
Sisters. D: Arthur Lubin. 82m. CC
9:30 PM Abbott And Costello Meet The Invisible Man (1951) Two
bumbling private eyes turn a boxer invisible to save him from being
framed for murder. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Arthur Franz. D: Charles
Lamont. BW 82m. CC
11:00 PM Abbott And Costello Meet The Mummy (1955) Two bumblers get
mixed up with Egyptian grave robbers and a murderous mummy. Bud
Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor. D: Charles Lamont. BW 79m. CC
Saturday, July 24
12:30 AM Abbott And Costello In The Foreign Legion (1950) Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello D: Charles Lamont 80m. CC
4:00 PM King Kong (1933) A film crew discovers the "eighth wonder of
the world," a giant prehistoric ape, and brings him back to New York,
where he wreaks havoc. Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong. D: Merian C.
Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack. BW 100m. CC DVS
6:00 PM Mighty Joe Young (1949) Showmen try to exploit a giant ape
raised by an orphan. Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong. D:
Ernest B. Schoedsack. BW & BW 94m.
Monday, July 26
1:30 AM The Bad Seed (1956) A woman suspects that her perfect little
girl is a ruthless killer. Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones.
D: Mervyn LeRoy. BW 129m.
7:30 AM London After Midnight (1927) In this silent film, vampire are
suspected in an unsolved murder. Lon Chaney, Marceline Day, Henry B.
Walthall. D: Tod Browning. BW 47m.
8:30 AM Mr. Wu (1927) A Chinese patriarch goes mad when his daughter
falls for an Englishman. Lon Chaney, Louise Dresser, Anna May Wong. D:
William Nigh. BW 91m.
Mark