Turner Classic Movies spends each August showcasing films of one performer each day.
Despite the differences of this summer from any that came before it, “Summer Under the Stars” always is a part of the season.
Turner Classic Movies spends each August showcasing films of one performer each day, and the festival begins anew with a 24-hour tribute to Barbara Stanwyck on Saturday. Dave Karger says “the calendar gods have smiled on me” by again making him the TCM host who both opens and closes the event, wrapping it up with a salute to veteran French talent Alain Delon on Aug. 31.
In between is the traditional mix of screen icons and notable character actors. Working his usual Monday-night and Saturday-afternoon beat on TCM, Karger also has on his “Summer Under the Stars” watch Rita Hayworth, Charlie Chaplin, Norma Shearer, Nina Foch, Maureen O’Hara, Natalie Wood, George Raft and Eva Marie Saint.
