Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Genre Films on TCM (06.16.10)

Turner Classic Movies is playing a bundle of creepy crime capers tonight, Wednesday June 16th, for those of you who are interested. They run until the wee hours, so you better start drinking your Mountain Dew right now.

8:00 PM: In Cold Blood (1967)
Two vagrants try to outrun the police after committing a savage crime in this real-life shocker. Cast: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart Dir: Richard Brooks BW-134 mins, TV-14

10:30 PM: 10 Rillington Place (1971)
A serial killer frames a mentally challenged man. Cast: Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt, Pat Heywood Dir: Richard Fleischer C-111 mins, TV-14

12:30 AM: He Walked By Night (1948)
After killing a cop, a burglar fights to evade the police.
Cast: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell Dir: Alfred Werker BW-79 mins, TV-14

2:00 AM: Onion Field, The (1979)
When his partner is killed by a disturbed ex-con, a policeman struggles to regain his confidence. Cast: John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson Dir: Harold Becker C-126 mins, TV-MA

4:15 AM: True Story of Lynn Stuart, The (1958)
A concerned housewife goes undercover for the police to bust a drug ring. Cast: Betsy Palmer, Jack Lord, Barry Atwater, Edmund G. Brown Dir: Lewis Seiler BW-78 mins, TV-PG