TCM Schedule for Monday August , 2020 - Summer Under the Stars: George Raft

Today's star, George Raft, may be more famous for what he turned down (High Sierra, The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, to name a few) than for what he made.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM MANPOWER ( 1941)
Power linemen feud over the love of a sultry nightclub singer. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Marlene Dietrich , George Raft . BW- 103 mins, CC,

8:00 AM BACKGROUND TO DANGER ( 1943)
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: George Raft , Brenda Marshall , Sydney Greenstreet . BW- 80 mins, CC,

9:30 AM JOHNNY ANGEL ( 1946)
A sailor sets out to solve his father's murder. Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: George Raft , Claire Trevor , Signe Hasso . BW- 79 mins, CC,

11:00 AM RACE STREET ( 1948)
A night-club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend. Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: George Raft , William Bendix , Marilyn Maxwell . BW- 79 mins, CC,

12:30 PM OUTPOST IN MOROCCO ( 1949)
In the middle of a desert war, a Foreign Legionnaire falls for his Arab enemy's daughter. Dir: Robert Florey Cast: George Raft , Marie Windsor , Akim Tamiroff . BW- 91 mins, CC,

2:30 PM RED LIGHT ( 1949)
An embezzler's revenge on the businessman who turned him in leads to a bloody vendetta. Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: George Raft , Virginia Mayo , Gene Lockhart . BW- 83 mins, CC,

4:15 PM DANGEROUS PROFESSION, A ( 1950)
A bail bondsman is asked to raise money to free his girlfriend's husband. Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast: George Raft , Ella Raines , Pat O'Brien . BW- 79 mins, CC,

5:45 PM SOME LIKE IT HOT ( 1959)
Two musicians on the run from gangsters masquerade as members of an all-girl band. Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon . BW- 122 mins, CC,

8:00 PM THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT ( 1940)
Truck driving brothers are framed for murder by a lady psycho. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: George Raft , Ann Sheridan , Ida Lupino . BW- 95 mins, CC,

10:00 PM EACH DAWN I DIE ( 1939)
A crusading reporter becomes a hardened convict when he's framed.Dir: William Keighley Cast: James Cagney , George Raft , Jane Bryan . BW- 92 mins, CC,

11:45 PM NOCTURNE ( 1946)
A police detective refuses to believe a composer's death was suicide. Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: George Raft , Lynn Bari , Virginia Huston . BW- 87 mins, CC,

4:30 AM INVISIBLE STRIPES ( 1940)
On his release from prison, a crook tries to stop his brother from following in his footsteps. Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: George Raft , Jane Bryan , William Holden . BW- 81 mins, CC,