Family Movie Classics (FAMMCLSD)

Outlaw-turned-lawman Robert Taylor helps old buddy Richard Widmark escape hanging. He soon wishes he hadn't. Patricia Owens, Robert Middleton, DeForest Kelley, Henry Silva, Burt Douglas. Outdoor show. Directed by John Sturges.

Tale of a sheriff helping a boyhood pal clear himself of holdup charges.

Amid an investigation of police corruption, Cagney (Sharon Gless) plays politics for a prestigious post, while Lacey (Tyne Daly) copes with her now seriously ill father. Cardenas: Lynne Thigpen. Off. Lum: Sandra Oh. Cornell: Mark Melymick. Trayne: Chip Zien. Zibiski: Richard Bradford. Directed by John Patterson.

The duo (Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly) investigates a capital murder case, and Cagney gets involved with the father (Michael Moriarty) of a neighbor who commits suicide. Foy: Beau Starr. Moyer: Darryl Thierse. Trayne: Chip Zien. Kaplovitz: Sam Coppola. Harvey: John Karlen.

Courtroom drama based on the real-life trial of Madeleine Smith, a Scottish socialite accused of poisoning her lover.

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

Early vehicle for John Wayne as a cowpoke working with a sheriff to solve the mysterious deaths of rodeo contestants. Sheriff: George Cleveland. Marjorie: Polly Ann Young. Cheyenne Kent: Yakima Canutt. Higgins: George Hayes. Judge: Lafe (Lafayette) McKee. Dolores: Anita Campillo.

Gene Autry protects a wagon train. Smiley Burnette, Kay Hughes, Monte Blue, Iron Eyes Cody, Champion the Horse.

Religious Programming.

Action-packed Roy Rogers outdoor show. Jane Frazee, Stephanie Bachelor, Andy Devine, Roy Barcroft. William Witney directed.

Courtroom drama based on the real-life trial of Madeleine Smith, a Scottish socialite accused of poisoning her lover.

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

A former Civil War sergeant seeks revenge against a Confederate soldier who tried to scalp him in battle. The pair end up planning a bank robbery together that leads to the death of a young boy. The sergeant feels guilty about this, and soon also finds himself in love with the boy's mother.

Post-Civil War yarn about captured outlaws forced to help round up their former saddle pals. Audie Murphy, Gloria Talbott. Brady: Michael Dante. Willie: Ben Cooper. Andrews: Buster Crabbe. Danny: Ray Stricklyn. Directed by William Witney.

A rancher's foreman schemes against him on a cattle drive from Oregon to Wyoming.

Dick Van Dyke in the slapstick tale of a teller who becomes an anti-Establishment hero. Rachel: Angie Dickinson. Pamela: Rosemary Forsyth. Gardner: Elliot Reid. Bunny: Zohra Lampert. Baxter: Steve Roland. Havemeyer: Dennis King. Dr. Sara: Pippa Scott. Suzumi: Peter Brocco. Mrs. Boland: Connie Gilchrist. Garson Kanin directed.

Tale of a boy (Ted Donaldson) who has a dancing caterpillar, and the unwanted fame it brings. Cary Grant, Janet Blair, James Gleason, William Demarest. Some amusing moments, but mostly on the heavy side. Alexander Hall directed.

In the second entry in the series, the teenage sleuth enters a newspaper contest and heads to a courtroom to cover a murder trial, where she deduces the young lady charged with the crime just might be innocent and sets out to prove it.

Spoof of old-time melodramas, replete with a mustachioed scoundrel and a harassed heroine. Hugh Herbert, Anita Louise, Buster Keaton, Alan Mowbray, Joyce Compton. Edward: Richard Cromwell. Vagabond: William Farnum. Mrs. Wilson: Margaret Hamilton. Edward F. Cline directed.

Silent Buster Keaton vehicle about a bookworm trying to become an athlete. Girl: Anne Cornwall. Her Friend: Flora Bramley. Rival: Harold Goodwin. His Friends: Grant Withers, Buddy Mason. Dean: Snitz Edwards. Mother: Florence Turner. Crew Coach: Carl Harbaugh. Baseball Coach: Sam Crawford. Filmed at USC.

Gene Autry is sent to Canada to prevent his boss's daughter from marrying a ne'er-do-well. Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Carolina Cotton, Russ Ford, Tom London.

Sequel in which a fugitive cowboy, falsely accused of murder and robbery, is pursued by his uncle, a lawman. Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay, Ted Adams, Forrest Taylor.

Religious Programming.

Gene Autry is framed for orchestrating a prison break by a villain (Arthur Hoyt) who wants the copper on Autry's land. Frog: Smiley Burnette. Patsy: Mary Lee. Tom Bennett: Edward Norris. Taffy: Jacqueline Wells (Julie Bishop). Duke Winston: Addison Richards. Directed by Lew Landers.

Dick Van Dyke in the slapstick tale of a teller who becomes an anti-Establishment hero. Rachel: Angie Dickinson. Pamela: Rosemary Forsyth. Gardner: Elliot Reid. Bunny: Zohra Lampert. Baxter: Steve Roland. Havemeyer: Dennis King. Dr. Sara: Pippa Scott. Suzumi: Peter Brocco. Mrs. Boland: Connie Gilchrist. Garson Kanin directed.

Tale of a boy (Ted Donaldson) who has a dancing caterpillar, and the unwanted fame it brings. Cary Grant, Janet Blair, James Gleason, William Demarest. Some amusing moments, but mostly on the heavy side. Alexander Hall directed.

Post-Civil War yarn about captured outlaws forced to help round up their former saddle pals. Audie Murphy, Gloria Talbott. Brady: Michael Dante. Willie: Ben Cooper. Andrews: Buster Crabbe. Danny: Ray Stricklyn. Directed by William Witney.

A rancher's foreman schemes against him on a cattle drive from Oregon to Wyoming.

A law-abiding citizen witnesses a killing and is opposed by townspeople who think the murderer is innocent.

Action-filled railroad yarn of the Old West.

A successful businesswoman who wants to adopt an orphan can only do so if she has a husband.

Frank Capra's Best Picture nominee about a wide-eyed patriotic bumpkin named Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), who's appointed to the Senate by corrupt politicos, chief among them and unbeknownst to Smith is a senior senator whom he idolized. Stewart was nominated for Best Actor and the film was up for a total of 10 Academy Awards. A TV series of the same name had a one-season run (1962-3).

The titular hillbilly is erroneously informed he only has twenty four hours to live and gets himself in a whole mess of trouble, including a bank robbery and engagement to different women. Based on the comic strip by Al Capp.

Silent comedy about a lovestruck fireman (Harry Langdon), who's advised by his misogynist uncle (Vernon Dent) to avoid marriage at all costs.

Indians vs. settlers in frontier days, padded out with footage from old horse operas. Bill: Clayton Moore. Cactus: Slim Andrews. Janet: Sharon Dexter. Not up to par. Directed by Bernard B. Ray.

A Federal agent (Gene Autry) tries to track down fur thieves who are smuggling pelts into the U.S. Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Tully Marshall, Harry Woods, Al Bridge.

Religious Programming.

An Army captain is sent out to the frontier before the start of the Civil War to thwart saboteurs from the South who are trying to destroy railroad constructions sites.

A successful businesswoman who wants to adopt an orphan can only do so if she has a husband.

Frank Capra's Best Picture nominee about a wide-eyed patriotic bumpkin named Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), who's appointed to the Senate by corrupt politicos, chief among them and unbeknownst to Smith is a senior senator whom he idolized. Stewart was nominated for Best Actor and the film was up for a total of 10 Academy Awards. A TV series of the same name had a one-season run (1962-3).

Action-filled railroad yarn of the Old West.

A law-abiding citizen witnesses a killing and is opposed by townspeople who think the murderer is innocent.

During the Civil War, a Southerner joins the Union Army and is accused of leaking information to the Confederates.

Conflict arises in Denver at the outbreak of the Civil War.

A professor tells his wife he's on an undercover mission for the FBI after she catches him kissing one of his female students. She believes him and soon they are caught up in a plot involving the real FBI and enemy spies. Based on the play "Who Was That Lady I Saw You With?" by Norman Krasna.

James Stewart at his best as a one-eyed ex-con involved in a battle of wits, guns and dynamite in Depression-era West Virginia. Council: George Kennedy. Lee: Strother Martin. Johnny: Kurt Russell. Cleo: Anne Baxter. Chanty: Kathy Cannon. Sizemore: William Windom. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.

Chase melodrama with various people seeking a jeweled gauntlet. Glenn Ford, Geraldine Brooks, Cedric Hardwicke, George Macready. Gaby: Gaby Andre. Countess: Jany Holt. Singer: Juliette Greco.

Gene Autry sings and fights as he joins a rodeo show and helps protect it from a rival outfit. Smiley Burnette, Virginia Grey, Lucien Littlefield, Morgan Conway, Claire DuBrey.

Rita Cansino (Hayworth) is an undercover agent investigating rodeo thefts. Tex Ritter, Earl Dwire, Yakima Canutt, Charles King, Horace Murphy, Dick Palmer, Hal Price, Fred Parker, Tex Cooper.

Religious Programming.

The Three Mesquiteers (Bob Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune), Mary Russell, Roger Williams, Fern Emmett. Mack V. Wright directed.

A professor tells his wife he's on an undercover mission for the FBI after she catches him kissing one of his female students. She believes him and soon they are caught up in a plot involving the real FBI and enemy spies. Based on the play "Who Was That Lady I Saw You With?" by Norman Krasna.

James Stewart at his best as a one-eyed ex-con involved in a battle of wits, guns and dynamite in Depression-era West Virginia. Council: George Kennedy. Lee: Strother Martin. Johnny: Kurt Russell. Cleo: Anne Baxter. Chanty: Kathy Cannon. Sizemore: William Windom. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.

Conflict arises in Denver at the outbreak of the Civil War.

During the Civil War, a Southerner joins the Union Army and is accused of leaking information to the Confederates.

A peace-loving former Union officer strives to sell his ranch and retire, but goes head to head with a scheming businessman who wants his land cheap. The former officer sets aside his pacifist ways as one of his ranch hands is murdered. Based on the novel "Smoky Valley" by Donald Hamilton.

A boozy, unkempt apple seller in Depression-era New York learns her long-overseas daughter, who believes her to be a wealthy dowager, is returning with her fiancé to visit, so the old gal gets help from a gangster in transforming into a society matron. Frank Capra retooled his own 1933 hit "Lady for a Day" for this Runyonesque yarn. The film's title tune was nominated for a Best Song Oscar.