Turner Employee Picks - Mondays & Thursdays in March

* Films in bold will air on TCM in March

In this fun evolution of the Guest Programmer series, Turner Broadcasting System employees from a variety of departments who contribute to TCM were invited to step from behind the scenes and select one film each to help introduce on air. The wide range of decades and genres in their choices reveals the knowledge of and passion for classic movies among our employees. Here are their programming picks and the reasons behind them:

Jeff Stafford, TCM Digital: Safe in Hell (1931) - "One of the most lurid pre-Code melodramas, featuring a terrific performance by Dorothy Mackaill, outrageous dialogue and a tough, unsentimental storyline."

Terra Washington, Digital Platforms: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - "Because of its dark, menacing story line and also because Bette Davis is so ridiculously believable -- she takes cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs to a whole new level!"

Les Howell, TCM On-Air Creative: The Uninvited (1944) - "My favorite ghost story. It blends suspense, chills and romance with excellent cinematography and a haunting musical score."

Cathy Boardman, Affiliate Marketing: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) - "I love how simultaneously race is and isn't a big deal."

Scott McGee, TCM On-Air Creative: The Searchers (1956) - "Exemplifies what the most durable American film genre, the Western, does best: both exalts and examines our heroes, histories and myths."

Millie De Chirico, TCM Programming: A Taste of Honey (1962, TCM premiere) - "The subject material was really ahead of its time, and the movie is ultimately about friendship."

Carmen Madison, Marketing: Cabin in the Sky (1943) - "I love the roles played by the beautiful Lena Horne, sweet-spirited Ethel Waters and funnyman Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson."

Marna Grantham, Program Planning and Acquisitions: Imitation of Life (1959) - "My sister, mom and I would watch this movie over and over together. Our favorite movie ever!"

Monica Neal, Marketing: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) - "Ingrid Bergman's excellent portrayal of a humble woman's divine sense of purpose captures my attention time and again."

Richard Steiner, TCM Digital: The Man from Laramie (1955) - "Underappreciated director [Anthony Mann] instrumental in contemporizing and redefining the Western genre."

Holly Hadesty, TCM Studio Production: Strangers on a Train (1951) - "A really clever movie and one of the first classic films that I saw."

Fernando Salinas, Finance: The Graduate (1967) - "It is as relevant today as it was in 1967."

Anna Davis, TCM Digital: Female (1933) - "A great example of 'the beginning of the end' of pre-Code fi lmmaking."

Shannon Clute, TCM Brand Department: Rififi (1955, TCM premiere) - "An enjoyable and visually inventive heist film that can be seen as a self-conscious reflection on the lingering effects of the Hollywood blacklist."

Christina Chyn, TCM Digital: Trouble Along the Way (1953) - "A football film starring John Wayne, and the father-daughter relationship is portrayed very well."

Courtney O'Brien, TCM Studio Production: Seconds (1966) - "John Frankenheimer is a filmmaker who has never received the recognition he deserves. Once discovered, you realize this is one of his finest films and one of Rock Hudson's best roles."

Peter McIntosh, TCM Studio Production: Kings Row (1942) - "It's a lesser-known film with a strong cast, terrific story and I think it's one our viewers will really enjoy."

Lee Tsiantis, Legal: Caught (1949, TCM premiere) - "It has always been hard to see in decent-quality video copies in the U.S. A very interesting film from a world-class director, Max Ophuls."

Megan Buckle-Robinson, Network Operations: A Summer Place (1959) - "A very interesting love story."

Kevin Little, Public Relations: The Seven Samurai (1954) - "Not only because I consider it to be the greatest film of all time but also because of my personal connection to Japanese culture through my partner."

Mira J. Koplovsky, Legal: On the Waterfront (1954) - "The performances are astonishingly beautiful and real; it marks the turning point in American film acting."

Dennis Camlek, Turner Media Group: Ninotchka (1939) - "For its hilarious wordplay and how it romantically skewers world ideologies."

Gary Freedman, TCM Studio Production: Waterloo Bridge (1940) - "I produced a TCM Guest Programmer segment with Elaine Stritch, who reacted very emotionally on camera when discussing this movie...When I saw it, I became just as emotional."

Emily Boyd, Turner Media Group: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - "Devastatingly relentless about the illusions required to make some relationships work. The intensity of emotion and verbal sparring make for an exhausting yet riveting experience."

Christine Drayer, Marketing: Annie Hall (1977) - "What makes the film stand out for me is the writing--great conversation and sharp wit between two very different characters who try unsuccessfully to fall in love."

Genevieve McGillicuddy, TCM Brand Department: In Which We Serve (1942) - "One of the most effective and moving of wartime fi lms with an impeccable pedigree, marking David Lean's directorial debut and featuring the talents of a young John Mills and, of course, Noel Coward!"

Matt Pylant, Brand Digital Activation/Festivals: Elevator to the Gallows (1958) - "A fantastic cast, a score by Miles Davis and beautiful 1950s Paris make Louis Malle's first film simply mesmerizing."

Sara Turner, Network Operations: Jason and the Argonauts (1963) - "Because I'm a huge fan of Greek mythology. I enjoy watching the heroes (Hercules, etc.) defeat the giant monsters."

Gabrielle Ballard, Marketing: All About Eve (1950) - "The great quotes from Bette Davis and the themes in the movie are just as relevant today as they were in the 1950s."

Alexa Foreman, TCM Studio Production: The Last of Sheila (1973, TCM premiere) - "A mystery that few have heard of, even though it was written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, and may be the best-cast movie EVER."

Crystal Wheeler, TCM Studio Production: Splendor in the Grass (1961) - "Because it illustrates how two dysfunctional families destroy a young couple's future together."

Barry M. Burnett, Technical Millwork: The Story of G.I. Joe (1945) - "Because of my interest in film, World War II journalism and its history in general."