Film Noir star Dana Andrews is the featured star of the month for July on Turner Classic Movies, with his top films being shown on Tuesday nights.
TCM is showing Andrews’ films every Tuesday in July, including Laura (showing on July 5) and The Best Years of Our Lives (showing July 12).
Here are the scheduled films for the first two Tuesdays in July; more dates will be added as schedules become available.
Tuesday, July 5: 1940s Dana Andrews Films
8:00 PM The Westerner (‘40)
10:00 PM Laura (‘44)
11:45 PM State Fair (‘45)
1:30 AM Ball of Fire (‘41)
3:30 AM Tobacco Road (‘41)
5:30 AM December 7th: The Movie (‘43)
6:00 AM The North Star (‘43)
8:30 Up in Arms (1944)
Tuesday, July 12: 1940s and 1950s
8:00 PM The Best Years of Our Lives (‘46)
11:00 PM Elephant Walk (‘54)
1:00 AM Boomerang (‘47)
2:45 AM Daisy Kenyon (‘47)
4:30 AM Night Song (‘47)
6:30 AM My Foolish Heart (1950)
8:15 AM Sword in the Desert (1949)
10:00 AM I Want You (1951)
12:00 PM Sealed Cargo (1951)
1:45 PM Assignment – Paris (1952)
Tuesday, July 19: 1950s and 1960s
8:00 PM Where the Sidewalk Ends (‘50)
10:00 PM While the City Sleeps (‘56)
12:00 AM Curse of the Demon (‘57)
2:00 AM Zero Hour! (‘57)
3:30 AM Three Hours to Kill (‘54)
5:15 AM Strange Lady in Town (‘55)
7:15 am Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1955)
8:45 AM Enchanted Island (1958)
10:30 AM Comanche (1955)
12:15 PM Spring Reunion (1956)
1:45 PM The Fearmakers (1958)
Tuesday, July 26: 1950s and 1960s
8:00 PM In Harm’s Way (‘65)
11:00 PM Battle of the Bulge (‘65)
2:00 AM The Crowded Sky (‘60)
4:00 AM Brainstorm (‘65)
8:15 AM The Satan Bug (1965)
10:15 AM The Frozen Dead (1967)
Below are trailers for “Laura,” “Best Years of Our Lives” and “Where the Sidewalk Ends.”
See more at: TCM Star of the Month: Dana Andrews
Also featured on TCM in July is “The History of Rock on Film,” with a film by Elvis Presley and other rockers every Monday.
For TCM schedules and more information see the links below.
TCM Schedules
TCM Now Playing Newsletter for July
TCM Alphabetical List of July Films
TCM Facebook Page (latest posts are below).
Dana Andrews 1909 – 1992
Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor who became a major star in what is now known as film noir. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into the 1980s. He is best known for his portrayal of obsessed police detective Mark McPherson in the noir Laura (1944) and his critically acclaimed performance as World War II veteran Fred Derry in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Andrews was born on a farmstead near Collins in southern Mississippi, the third of 13 children of Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister, and his wife Annis (née Speed). The family subsequently relocated to Huntsville, Texas, the birthplace of his younger siblings, including fellow Hollywood actor Steve Forrest (born William Forrest Andrews).
Andrews attended college at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville and studied business administration in Houston. During 1931, he traveled to Los Angeles to pursue opportunities as a singer. He worked various jobs, such as at a gas station in the nearby community of Van Nuys. To help the struggling Andrews study music at night, “The station owners stepped in … with a deal: $50 a week for full-time study, in exchange for a five-year share of possible later earnings”, which he started repaying after signing with Goldwyn.
During the last years of his life, Andrews suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. He spent his final years living at the John Douglas French Center for Alzheimer’s Disease in Los Alamitos, California.
On December 17, 1992, Andrews died of congestive heart failure and pneumonia. His wife died in 2003 at the age of 86. Read more at Wikipedia.
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