TCM Schedule for Monday July 6, 2020 - Star of the Month: Tony Curtis

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Daytime features journalists in perilous situations; in prime time this month's SOTM salute to Tony Curtis kicks off with some of his 50's films.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM ADVENTURES OF JANE ARDEN, THE ( 1939)
A reporter poses as a jewel smuggler to unmask a criminal gang. Dir: Terry Morse Cast: Rosella Towne , William Gargan , James Stephenson . BW- 58 mins, CC,

7:15 AM COPY ( 1929)
In this short film, the wisecracking staff of a newspaper write articles about the serious safety issues of a local excursion steamboat line. Dir: Norman Houston Cast: Roscoe Karns , Jack Hanlon , Tom McGuire . BW- 21 mins,

7:45 AM BORN FOR TROUBLE ( 1942)
Two reporters take on a murder ring at the state pen. Dir: B. Reeves Eason Cast: Van Johnson , Faye Emerson , George Meeker . BW- 59 mins, CC,

9:00 AM JAILBREAK ( 1936)
A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars. Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Barton MacLane , June Travis , Craig Reynolds . BW- 60 mins,

10:15 AM ESPIONAGE ( 1937)
Rival reporters fight off spies while vying to interview a munitions tycoon. Dir: Kurt Neumann Cast: Edmund Lowe , Madge Evans , Paul Lukas . BW- 67 mins,

11:30 AM BANNERLINE ( 1951)
An idealistic small-town reporter tries to fight corruption. Dir: Don Weis Cast: Keefe Brasselle , Sally Forrest , Lionel Barrymore . BW- 87 mins,

1:00 PM I WAS FRAMED ( 1942)
A news man's political investigations land him in prison. Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast: Michael Ames , Julie Bishop , Regis Toomey . BW- 61 mins,

2:15 PM EACH DAWN I DIE ( 1939)
A crusading reporter becomes a hardened convict when he's framed. Dir: William Keighley Cast: James Cagney , George Raft , Jane Bryan . BW- 92 mins, CC,

4:00 PM BLACKWELL'S ISLAND ( 1939)
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster. Dir: William McGann Cast: John Garfield , Rosemary Lane , Dick Purcell . BW- 71 mins, CC,

5:15 PM TWELVE CROWDED HOURS ( 1939)
A reporter avenges his editor's murder by gangsters. Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Richard Dix , Lucille Ball , Allan Lane . BW- 65 mins, CC,

6:30 PM HOT SUMMER NIGHT ( 1957)
A hot-shot reporter risks his life to land an interview with a notorious crook. Dir: David Friedkin Cast: Marianne Stewart , Claude Akins , Robert Wilke . BW- 86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM TRAPEZE ( 1956)
An aging trapeze star and his protegee fall for the same woman. Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Burt Lancaster , Tony Curtis , Gina Lollobrigida . C- 106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM DEFIANT ONES, THE ( 1958)
Two convicts, a white racist and an angry black, escape while chained to each other. Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast: Tony Curtis , Sidney Poitier , Theodore Bikel . BW- 96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:45 PM VIKINGS, THE ( 1958)
Viking half-brothers fight over a throne and a beautiful captive. Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Kirk Douglas , Tony Curtis , Ernest Borgnine . C- 116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM WINCHESTER '73 ( 1950)
A man combs the West in search of his stolen rifle. Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: James Stewart , Shelley Winters , Dan Duryea . C- 92 mins, CC,

4:00 AM TALL TARGET, THE ( 1951)
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President Lincoln during a train ride. Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Dick Powell , Paula Raymond , Adolphe Menjou . BW- 78 mins, CC,

5:30 AM MGM PARADE SHOW #3 ( 1955)
George Murphy introduces clips from "A Free Soul" with Clark Gable and "Trial." BW- 26 mins,