getTV Prime Time Programming Highlights for August 25-31
Monday, August 25 at 7:15 pm ET - Good Neighbor Sam - A wacky comedy about a happily married advertising agent who helps out his single neighbor by posing as her husband so she can inherit $15 million. Starring: Dorothy Provine, Edward G. Robinson, Jack Lemmon, Michael Connors, Romy Schneider, David Swift.
Tuesday, August 26 at 7 pm ET - The Swimmer - An adman decides to swim home via his neighbors’ pools. Starring: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Kim Hunter, Frank Perry.
Wednesday, August 27 at 7 pm ET - The Member Of The Wedding - A lonely adolescent tomboy who can only find real companionship with the family cook and her bespectacled, seven year-old cousin. Starring: Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon De Wilde, Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates, Fred Zinnemann.
Thursday, August 28 at 7 pm ET - The Notorious Lone Wolf - Mohr plays the jewel thief turned detective. Because of his notorious past, Mohr is the main suspect in the theft of a museum jewel. Much like the THIN MAN series starring William Powell, Mohr coolly and smoothly works on catching the real crooks and maintaining his innocence, all the while eluding the authorities until he is proven right. Starring: Don Beddoe, Eric Blore, Gerald Mohr, John Abbott, Janis Carter, William B. Davidson, D. Ross Lederman.
Friday, August 29 at 7 pm ET - Too Many Husbands - A romantic comedy starring Jean Arthur, who is married to Melvyn Douglas. When her first husband (Fred MacMurray), thought dead, shows up, he turns her world upside down. Comic tensions flare when both husbands vie for Arthur’s affections. The two men finally become fed up with Arthur’s love for attention--they leave and become friends. Starring: Dorothy Peterson, Edgar Buchanan, Fred MacMurray, Harry Davenport, Jean Arthur, Melville Cooper, Melvyn Douglas, Tom Dugan, Wesley Ruggles
Saturday, August 30 at 7:10 pm ET - Hello Trouble - Buck Jones quits the Texas Rangers after accidentally killing a boy he once knew. The ex-Ranger goes to work at a ranch owned by one of his father’s old friend. Shortly after his arrival, the owner is killed, and his niece becomes upset when Jones won’t take up his gun again. He does finally pack his pistol and goes on the trail of the murderer. Starring: Buck Jones, Lina Basquette, Wallace MacDonald, "Spec" O’Donnell, Ruth Warren, Otto Hoffman, Ward Bond, Frank Rice, Lambert Hillyer
Sunday, August 31 at 7 pm ET - Cover Girl - Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny. Starring: Eve Arden, Gene Kelly, Jinx Falkenburg, Lee Bowman, Leslie Brooks, Otto Kruger, Phil Silvers, Rita Hayworth, Charles Vidor
For a complete schedule of films and times, visit www.get.tv/schedule. In addition to airing these films on the dates noted above, some of the movies mentioned are scheduled for further broadcasts throughout the month. (See listings for further details.)