TCM Schedule for Monday July 18 - Guest Programmer: Louis Gossett Jr.

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By day, it's happy birthday Red Skelton; in prime time, Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. chooses tonight's selections.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM SHOW-OFF, THE (1946)
A man's loud-mouthed bumbling almost ruins his new wife's family. Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Red Skelton , Marilyn Maxwell , Marjorie Main . BW-83 mins, CC,

7:30 AM MERTON OF THE MOVIES (1947)
A star-struck hick goes to Hollywood to become a star. Dir: Robert Alton Cast: Red Skelton , Virginia O'Brien , Gloria Grahame . BW-82 mins, CC,

9:00 AM SOUTHERN YANKEE, A (1948)
A bellboy masquerades as a spy and lands behind enemy lines during the Civil War. Dir: Edward Sedgwick Cast: Red Skelton , Brian Donlevy , Arlene Dahl . BW-91 mins, CC,

10:45 AM YELLOW CAB MAN, THE (1950)
An inventor's unbreakable glass attracts the attention of businessmen and gangsters. Dir: Jack Donohue Cast: Red Skelton , Gloria De Haven , Walter Slezak . BW-84 mins, CC,

12:15 PM EXCUSE MY DUST (1951)
An inventor's new automobile could put his girlfriend's livery stable out of business. Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Red Skelton , Sally Forrest , MacDonald Carey . BW-83 mins, CC,

1:45 PM TEXAS CARNIVAL (1951)
A penniless carnival worker runs up a mountain of debts when he's mistaken for a millionaire. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Esther Williams , Red Skelton , Howard Keel . C-77 mins, CC,

3:15 PM LOVELY TO LOOK AT (1952)
All-star remake of Roberta, with three Broadway producers inheriting a Parisian fashion house. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Red Skelton , Howard Keel . C-102 mins, CC,

5:00 PM CLOWN, THE (1953)
In this remake of The Champ, a drunken clown tries to make a comeback so he can keep his son. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Red Skelton , Jane Greer , Tim Considine . BW-91 mins, CC,

6:45 PM GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY, THE (1953)
A diamond cutter unwittingly helps a jewel thief. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Red Skelton , Cara Williams , James Whitmore . BW-70 mins, CC,

8:00 PM BLACKBOARD JUNGLE (1955)
An idealistic teacher confronts the realities of juvenile delinquency. Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Glenn Ford , Anne Francis , Louis Calhern . BW-101 mins, CC,

9:45 PM TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
A narcotics agent risks his wife's life to investigate a crooked cop. Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Charlton Heston , Janet Leigh , Orson Welles . BW-111 mins, CC,

11:45 PM LIFEBOAT (1944)
Survivors of a torpedoed boat take in a German Naval officer from the sub that sank them. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Tallulah Bankhead , William Bendix , Walter Slezak . BW-97 mins, CC,

1:30 AM NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, THE (1955)
A bogus preacher marries an outlaw's widow in search of the man's hidden loot. Dir: Charles Laughton Cast: Robert Mitchum , Shelley Winters , Lillian Gish . BW-93 mins, CC,

3:15 AM BIG STEAL, THE (1949)
Seduction and murder follow the theft of an Army payroll. Dir: Don Siegel Cast: Robert Mitchum , Jane Greer , William Bendix . BW-71 mins, CC,

4:30 AM OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
A private eye becomes the dupe of a homicidal moll. Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Robert Mitchum , Jane Greer , Kirk Douglas . BW-97 mins, CC,

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1. Two Jane Greer noir classics.

Both with Robert Mitchum.

The Big Steal is the more obscure of the two, but nonetheless a good drama.

Out of the Past is incredible noir.

Both are highly recommended. Greer is great in both.