Thursday, July 12, 2018

TCM to Remember Legendary Actor Tab Hunter on July 20

Turner Classic Movies will celebrate the life and career of acclaimed actor, pop singer, author and gay icon Tab Hunter with an eight-film tribute on Friday, July 20. Hunter, who passed away on July 8 at the age of 86, was a Hollywood heartthrob who starred in more than 40 films dating back to the 1950s and who also had a hit single “Young Love” at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks in 1957.

The following is the complete schedule for TCM's tribute to Tab Hunter:

TCM Remembers Tab Hunter Friday, July 20

6:00 a.m. The Steel Lady (1953) - Four U.S. soldiers trapped in the Sahara find refuge in an abandoned Nazi tank.
7:30 a.m. Return to Treasure Island (1954) - A student vies with crooks for buried treasure.
9:00 a.m. Lafayette Escadrille (1958) - A hotshot young flyer falls for a French prostitute during World War I.
10:45 a.m. Operation Bikini (1963) - An underwater demolition team goes behind Japanese lines during World War II to re-take a strategic island.
12:15 p.m. The Golden Arrow (1964) - An Arabian bandit discovers he's the long-lost son of a Sultan.
2:00 p.m. The Girl He Left Behind (1956) - The misadventures of a new army recruit.
4:00 p.m. The Burning Hills (1956) - A young cowboy and a Mexican girl run from a ruthless criminal.
5:45 p.m. Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) - A self-appointed judge cleans up a corrupt western town twice.