PAUL NEWMAN
Posted: August 18th, 2014, 9:38 pm
I'm shocked! SHOCKED to find there is no thread devoted to PAUL NEWMAN. TCM makes Paul Newman one of its Summer Under the Stars.
6:00 AM - THE RACK (1956) - A Korean War veteran is accused of cracking under enemy torture. Dir: Arnold Laven. Cast: Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Walter Pidgeon. BW-100 mins.
Atten-HUT! Newman & Edmond O’Brien
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7:45 AM - UNTIL THEY SAIL (1957) - Four sisters in New Zealand fall for Allied sailors en route to World War II. Dir: Robert Wise. Cast: Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman. BW-95 mins. Letterbox Format.
Sisters? A genetic mash-up featuring Joan Fontaine, Piper Laurie, Sandra Dee and Jean Simmons
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9:30 AM - THE OUTRAGE (1964) A Mexican bandit's crimes receive wildly different interpretations from four witnesses. Dir: Martin Ritt. Cast: Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom. BW-96 mins. Letterbox Format.
Mad Dog & Englishman Laurence Harvey
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11:15 AM - THE PRIZE (1963) An American Nobel Prize-winner mixes it up with spies when he travels to Stockholm to collect his award. Dir: Mark Robson. Cast: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer. C-135 mins. Letterbox Format.
Elke Sommers & Newman
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1:45 PM - HARPER (1966) - A broken-down private eye sets out to find a rich woman's missing husband. Dir: Jack Smight. Cast: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris. C-121 mins. Letterbox Format.
Newman...in the tradition of a long line of private ( blue ) eyes
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4:00 PM - RACHEL, RACHEL (1968) - A small town teacher tries to overcome her shyness. Dir: Paul Newman. Cast: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington. C-101 mins. Letterbox Format.
Joanne Woodward...a spinster? I believe it.
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5:45 PM - COOL HAND LUKE (1967) - A free-spirited convict refuses to conform to chain-gang life. Dir: Stuart Rosenberg. Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J. D. Cannon. C-126 mins. Letterbox Format.
Cool. Chillin’. Just chillin’ out being sexy cool.
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8:00 PM - THE LEFT-HANDED GUN (1958) Billy the Kid sets out for vengeance on the men who killed his mentor. Dir: Arthur Penn. Cast: Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner. BW-102 mins.
Blue Eyes as Quick Draw McGraw
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10:00 PM - BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) Two free-spirited bank robbers flee railroad detectives and head for Bolivia. Dir: George Roy Hill. Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross. C-110 mins. Letterbox Format.
Gorgeous and gorgeous(er) trying to make a getaway
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12:00 AM - CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958) A dying plantation owner tries to help his alcoholic son solve his problems. Dir: Richard Brooks. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives. C-108 mins. Letterbox Format.
<< Sigh! >> Eye candy ( and good acting ) for everyone
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2:00 AM - SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956) True story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ. Dir: Robert Wise. Cast: Paul Newman, Joseph Buloff, Sal Mineo, Everett Sloane. BW-114 mins. Letterbox Format.
Newman as Crouching Tiger Graziano
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4:00 AM - THE HELEN MORGAN STORY (1957) A singer rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune... only to lose it all. Dir: Michael Curtiz. Cast: Ann Blyth, Paul Newman, Richard Carlson. BW-118 mins. Letterbox Format.
Ann Blyth and Newman in a very tense duet