TCM Schedule for Fri, July 10, 2026: Motorcycles / Classic Film Noir / Neo-Noir

Prime time: A trio of excellent Film Noir productions, all of which are listed in TCM host Eddie Muller's blog, 25 Noir Films That Will Stand The Test Of Time (https://www.eddiemuller.com/top25noir.html). Three very different films, all very watchable.


DAYTIME (listings EST)

6:15 AM Sherlock Jr. (1924)
A film projectionist, unjustly accused of stealing a watch, dreams of being a great detective.
Dir: Buster Keaton Cast: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Ward Crane

7:15 AM The Pace That Thrills (1952)
A reckless motorcycle racer and his pal vie for the same beautiful blonde.
Dir: Leon Barsha Cast: Bill Williams, Carla Balenda, Robert Armstrong

8:45 AM Code Two (1953)
Three young men train to become motorcycle cops.
Dir: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Ralph Meeker, Sally Forrest, Keenan Wynn

10:00 AM The Gumball Rally (1976)
An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race
Dir: Charles Bail Cast: Michael Sarrazin, Norman Burton, Gary Busey

12:00 PM The Wild Angels (1966)
A motorcycle gang party their way through the Coachella Valley while searching for a stolen bike.
Dir: Roger Corman Cast: Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern

1:30 PM The Wild One (1953)
A vicious biker gang terrorizes a small town while their leader falls for a local girl.
Dir: Laslo Benedek Cast: Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith

3:00 PM The Born Losers (1967)
A Vietnam vet stands alone against a motorcycle gang terrorizing a small town.
Dir: Tom Laughlin Cast: Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jeremy Slate

5:00 PM Viva Knievel! (1977)
Daredevil motorcyclist Evil Knievel travels to Mexico for a stunt while a drug lord plots against him.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Frank Gifford, Evel Knievel, Cameron Mitchell

7:00 PM The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1950)
A collection of MGM previews.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Dore Schary



PRIME TIME, LATE NIGHT, EARLY MORNING

8:00 PM They Live by Night (1948)
An escaped convict falls in love with the daughter of an accomplice. Complications ensue.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva



10:00 PM Gun Crazy (1950)
A young couple release their passion for guns through a crime spree.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Peggy Cummins, John Dall



12:00 AM Night and the City (1950)
A hustler works to become a player in the management of professional wrestling.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers





EARLY MORNING NEO-NOIR

2:00 AM Body Heat (1981)
A woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her husband.
Dir: Lawrence Kasdan Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna



4:00 AM Night Moves (1975)
A private detective traces a nymphet to the Florida Keys.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast: Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark