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6:00 AM
1344247200
western
Outcasts of Poker Flat, The (1937)
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6:00 AM
68 min
TV-G
western
Outcasts of Poker Flat, The (1937)

A former lowlife adopts a child to help him go straight.

Dir: Christy Cabanne Cast:  Preston Foster , Jean Muir , Van Heflin .
68 min, TV-G
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D: Christy Cabanne. Preston Foster, Jean Muir, Van Heflin, Virginia Weidler, Margaret Irving, Frank M. Thomas, Si Jenks, Dick Elliott, Al St. John, Bradley Page, Monte Blue, Billy Gilbert. Flavorful, well-acted Western based on two Bret Harte stories about the relationships of gambler Foster, teacher Muir, and preacher Heflin in a California gold mining town in the 1850s. Oft-filmed tale was done by John Ford in 1919 and remade in 1952.

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7:15 AM
1344251700
drama
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
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7:15 AM
120 min
TV-PG
drama
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)

A stuffy businessman livens things up by having a fling.

Dir: King Vidor Cast:  Hedy Lamarr , Robert Young , Ruth Hussey .
120 min, TV-PG
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D: King Vidor. Hedy Lamarr, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Charles Coburn, Van Heflin, Fay Holden, Bonita Granville, Leif Erickson, Sara Haden. Intelligent, mature, and witty film (based on John P. Marquand story) about a man who's lived his life as he was supposed to--not as he chose to. Lamarr is excellent as the spirited career woman who coaxes proper Bostonian Young out of his shell, ever so briefly. Scripted by Elizabeth Hill and director Vidor. Anne Revere has unbilled bit as a secretary in flashback scenes.

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9:15 AM
1344258900
drama
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
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9:15 AM
103 min
TV-G
drama
Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Biography of Andrew Johnson, who followed Abraham Lincoln into office and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.

Dir: William Dieterle Cast:  Van Heflin , Lionel Barrymore , Ruth Hussey .
103 min, TV-G , CC
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D: William Dieterle. Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Charles Dingle, Regis Toomey, Grant Withers, Lynne Carver, Noah Beery, Sr., Morris Ankrum. Sincere historical drama of President Andrew Johnson's rise and subsequent conflicts with Congress, given a glossy MGM production.

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11:00 AM
1344265200
musical
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
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11:00 AM
104 min
TV-PG
musical
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

A small-town girl fights for her big chance on Broadway.

Dir: Norman Taurog Cast:  Judy Garland , Van Heflin , Fay Bainter .
104 min, TV-PG , CC
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D: Norman Taurog. Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay Bainter, Richard Carlson, Spring Byington, Marta Eggerth, Marilyn Maxwell, Ray McDonald, Leonid Kinskey, Connie Gilchrist, Bob Crosby, Tommy Dorsey. Well, there she is, and there lies the script. Stale story of determined girl getting big chance on Broadway only comes alive when Judy sings. From a Booth Tarkington novel.

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12:45 PM
1344271500
drama
Possessed (1947) buy dvd
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12:45 PM
108 min
TV-PG
drama
Possessed (1947)

A married woman's passion for a former love drives her mad.

Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast:  Joan Crawford , Van Heflin , Raymond Massey .
108 min, TV-PG , CC
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D: Curtis Bernhardt. Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges. Crawford gives fine performance in intelligent study of woman whose subtle mental problems lead to ruin. Heflin and Massey are the men in her life; Brooks, as Massey's daughter, is radiant in her film debut.

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2:45 PM
1344278700
suspense
Act Of Violence (1949) buy dvd
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2:45 PM
82 min
TV-PG
suspense
Act Of Violence (1949)

An embittered veteran tracks down a POW camp informer.

Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast:  Van Heflin , Robert Ryan , Janet Leigh .
82 min, TV-PG , CC
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D: Fred Zinnemann. Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor, Phyllis Thaxter, Berry Kroeger, Taylor Holmes. Stark, well-acted drama, with crippled, embittered Ryan stalking former senior officer Heflin, who betrayed his men while a POW. Fine vignette by Astor as a sympathetic call girl.

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"Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 4" (2007) takes a detour into the underworld of femme fatales, fall guys and deep, dark shadows with ten crime thrillers from the post WWII era. In... more

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4:15 PM
1344284100
drama
Madame Bovary (1949) buy dvd
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4:15 PM
114 min
TV-PG
drama
Madame Bovary (1949)

A romantic country girl sacrifices her marriage when she thinks she's found true love.

Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast:  Jennifer Jones , Van Heflin , Louis Jourdan .
114 min, TV-PG , CC
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D: Vincente Minnelli. Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Christopher Kent (Alf Kjellin), Gene Lockhart, Gladys Cooper, George Zucco, Henry (Harry) Morgan. Gustave Flaubert's 19th- century heroine sacrifices her husband and their security for love, meets a horrible end. Once-controversial adaptation looks better every year, despite an odd "framing'' device involving Flaubert's morals trial. Justifiably celebrated ball sequence is among the greatest set pieces of Minnelli's--or anyone else's--career. Screenplay by Robert Ardrey. Previously filmed in 1932 (as UNHOLY LOVE) and 1934 (in France, by Jean Renoir); remade in France in 1991.

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6:15 PM
1344291300
war
Cry Of Battle (1963)
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6:15 PM
C- 99 min
TV-PG
war
Cry Of Battle (1963)

The son of a wealthy businessman finds himself in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese in World War II.

Dir: Irving Lerner Cast:  Van Heflin , Rita Moreno , James MacArthur .
C- 99 min, TV-PG
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8:00 PM
1344297600
western
3:10 To Yuma (1957) buy dvd
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8:00 PM
92 min
TV-PG
western
3:10 To Yuma (1957)

A sheriff must run the gauntlet to get his prisoner out of town.

Dir: Delmer Daves Cast:  Glenn Ford , Van Heflin , Felicia Farr .
92 min, TV-PG , CC
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D: Delmer Daves. Van Heflin, Glenn Ford, Felicia Farr, Leora Dana, Henry Jones, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Emhardt. Extremely suspenseful Western, one of the best of the 1950s. Farmer Heflin, needing the money, agrees to hold captured outlaw Ford until the train arrives, but Ford starts to psych him out. Gripping every step of the way, with memorable George Duning theme sung by Frankie Laine. Script by Halsted Welles from an Elmore Leonard story.

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For all its classic Western action, "3:10 to Yuma" (1957) manages to showcase deep psychological elements in the characters that make up the story. Van Heflin plays a poor rancher, down... more

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9:45 PM
1344303900
crime
Johnny Eager (1942) buy dvd
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9:45 PM
107 min
TV-G
crime
Johnny Eager (1942)

A handsome racketeer seduces the DA's daughter for revenge, then falls in love.

Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast:  Robert Taylor , Lana Turner , Edward Arnold .
107 min, TV-G , CC
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D: Mervyn LeRoy. Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Van Heflin, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane, Glenda Farrell, Barry Nelson. Slick MGM melodrama with convoluted plot about sociology student (and daughter of D.A. Arnold) Turner falling in love with unscrupulous racketeer Taylor. Heflin won Best Supporting Actor Oscar as Taylor's alcoholic friend.

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Lana Turner ("Peyton Place," "The Postman Always Rings Twice") stars as the daughter of a prominent D.A. who is manipulated by gangster Robert Taylor ("Ivanhoe," "All the Brothers Were... more

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11:45 PM
1344311100
suspense
Prowler, The (1951) buy dvd
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11:45 PM
93 min
TV-14
suspense
Prowler, The (1951)

A policeman's obsession with a married woman leads to murder.

Dir: Joseph Losey Cast:  Van Heflin , Evelyn Keyes , John Maxwell .
93 min, TV-14 , CC
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D: Joseph Losey. Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell, Katharine Warren. Fairly good thriller about sector car cop Heflin, who complains he's had one too many "lousy breaks.'' He becomes obsessed with, and seduces, married Keyes... and plots to do in her husband.

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In this fully-restored, 1951 nail-biting thriller, a policeman falls in love with a married housewife after responding to her 911-call to report a prowler. In an effort to secure the... more

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1:30 AM
1344317400
drama
Patterns (1956) buy dvd
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1:30 AM
84 min
TV-G
drama
Patterns (1956)

A replacement in a large corporation encounters loyalty and power struggles.

Dir: Fielder Cook Cast:  Van Heflin , Everett Sloane , Ed Begley .
84 min, TV-G
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D: Fielder Cook. Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight, Elizabeth Wilson. Trenchant, masterfully acted drama of greed and abuse of power in corporate America, about an all-powerful company head (Sloane) who makes life miserable for humanistic underling Begley. Much better than the similar EXECUTIVE SUITE. Scripted by Rod Serling from his 1956 Kraft TV Theatre production (which also starred Sloane and Begley).

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3:00 AM
1344322800
western
Battle Cry (1955) buy dvd
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3:00 AM
C- 148 min
TV-PG
western
Battle Cry (1955)

A group of Marines eagerly await deployment during World War II.

Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast:  Van Heflin , Aldo Ray , Mona Freeman .
C- 148 min, TV-PG
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D: Raoul Walsh. Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson, James Whitmore, Raymond Massey, Tab Hunter, Dorothy Malone, Anne Francis, William Campbell, John Lupton, Fess Parker, Rhys Williams, Allyn (Ann) McLerie. Entertaining version of Leon Uris WW2 Marine novel, with much barracks profanity removed for film, focusing on servicemen in training, wartime romance, and frustrating battle assignments--with Heflin striving to get his men the tough combat action they yearn for. Hunter as wholesome soldier and Malone a love-hungry Navy wife stand out in episodic actioner. Ray gives good performance as rough-hewn gyrene who falls in love with "nice girl" Olson. Film debut of Justus McQueen, who thereafter acted under the name of his character, L.Q. Jones. Musical score by Max Steiner. Screenplay by Uris. CinemaScope.

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Based on the Leon Uris novel, the gritty war saga "Battle Cry" follows a group of marines from basic training to combat fighting during World War II. Van Heflin is the disciplinarian... more

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5:37 AM
1344332260
short
Tell-Tale Heart (1941)
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5:37 AM
20 min
short
Tell-Tale Heart (1941)

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