Turner Classic Movies wraps up a month-long series of True Crime classic films on Thursday, January 27, 2022, with “A Place in the Sun,” “Double Indemnity,” and more films.
At 8 pm ET every Thursday in January, TCM begins a series of four or more true crime films, including Bonnie and Clyde, In Cold Blood, and Double Indemnity. TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz is host for each evening.
“This month, TCM turns the spotlight on movies based on True Crime – some recounting the actual events, others loosely inspired by them, and some taking liberties with the facts to create cinematic myths and legends out of notorious criminals,” TCM said in their announcement.
The schedule for the series is below; all times are Eastern Time.
Thursday, January 6, 2022 extending into Friday
8:00 PM Rope (1948). Two wealthy young men try to commit the perfect crime by murdering a friend.
Director Alfred Hitchcock. Cast James Stewart, Dick Hogan, John Dall, Farley Granger
9:30 PM Bonnie and Clyde (1967). The legendary bank robbers run riot in the South of the 1930s.
Director Arthur Penn. Cast Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard
11:30 PM Badlands (1973). A teenager from a dead-end town decides to join a charming older boy on his shooting spree.
Director Terrence Malick. Cast Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates.
Friday January 7 1:15 AM The Honeymoon Killers (1969). A lonely nurse and her gigolo lover murder a string of widows.
Director Leonard Kastle. Cast Shirley Stoler, Tony Lobianco, Mary Jane Higby.
3:15 AM The Town That Dreaded Sundown. A small Texas town is terrorized by a hooded serial killer.
Director Charles B Pierce. Cast Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells.
5:00 AM The Hitch-Hiker (1953). A dangerous madman kidnaps two businessmen on a hunting trip.
Director Ida Lupino. Cast Edmond O’Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman.
Thursday, January 13, 2022 extending into Friday
8:00 PM In Cold Blood (1967). Two vagrants try to outrun the police after committing a savage crime in this real-life shocker.
Director Richard Brooks. Cast Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe.
10:30 PM The Boston Strangler (1968). The true story of the extensive police manhunt for a serial killer in Boston.
Director Richard Fleischer. Cast Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy.
FRI, Jan. 14 12:45 AM River’s Edge (1986). Based on a true story, a group of apathetic high school students learn that a friend has killed his girlfriend, and after they are shown the body, decline to inform the police.
Director Tim Hunter. Cast Jim Metzler, Josh Richman, Leo Rossi.
2:30 AM The Onion Field (1979). When his partner is killed by a disturbed ex-con, a policeman struggles to regain his confidence.
Director Harold Becker. Cast John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales.
4:45 AM 10 Rillington Place (1971). A serial killer frames a mentally challenged man.
Director Richard Fleischer. Cast Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt.
6:45 AM The Strangler (1964). A lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
Director Burt Topper. Cast Victor Buono, David Mclean, Diane Sayer.
Thursday, January 20, 2022 extending into Friday
8:00 PM The French Connection (1971). A tough-talking New York City detective and his partner uncover an international drug smuggling ring.
Director William Friedkin. Cast Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider.
10:00 PM Patty Hearst (1988). Based on Hearst’s own memoirs, a retelling of her 1974 kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army and her subsequent involvement with the self-styled revolutionaries.
Director Paul Schrader. Cast Natasha Richardson, William Forsythe, Ving Rhames.
FRI, Jan. 21 12:00 AM Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). The singles scene takes its toll on a young teacher.
Director Richard Brooks. Cast Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, William Atherton.
2:30 AM Dog Day Afternoon (1975). A desperate and crazed man, with the help of an accomplice, takes a local Brooklyn bank hostage with plans to rob it in order to pay for his lover’s sex-change operation. Director Sidney Lumet. Cast Al Pacino, John Cazale, Carol Kane.
Thursday, January 27, 2022 extending into Friday
8:00 PM A Place in the Sun (1951). An ambitious young man wins an heiress’ heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend’s pregnancy.
Director George Stevens. Cast Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters.
10:15 PM Double Indemnity (1944). An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client’s death.
Director Billy Wilder. Cast Fred Macmurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson.
FRI, Jan. 28 12:15 AM The Phenix City Story (1955). A crusading lawyer takes on the corrupt machine running a Southern town.
Director Phil Karlson. Cast John Mcintire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant.
2:00 AM I Want to Live! (1958). True story of the small-time lady crook who fought to escape the gas chamber.
Director Robert Wise. Cast Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent.
4:15 AM The Wrong Man (1956). Based on the true story of a musician wrongly accused of robbing an insurance company.
Director Alfred Hitchcock. Cast Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle.
6:15 AM Madeleine (1950). A beautiful young woman stands trial for poisoning her lover.
Director David Lean. Cast Ann Todd, Norman Woland, Ivan Desny.
8:15 AM Al Capone (1959). Chicago’s most notorious gangster rules the city ruthlessly.
Director Richard Wilson. Cast Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory.
10:15 AM Dillinger (1945). The legendary gunman plots a series of daring heists.
Director Max Nosseck. Cast Lawrence Tierney, Edmund Lowe, Anne Jeffreys.
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TCM Highlights for January 2022
TCM Alphabetical List of January 2022 Films
Movie Trailers
Below are trailers for some of the top TCM True Crime features from Movieclips Classic Trailers.
