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"Should I write them a note?" -- Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) in "Clueless," after sideswiping a parked car during her driver's license test. The film opened 20 years ago, on July 21, 1995.

"But I would like to say this. Tardiness is not something you can do all on your own. Many, many people contributed to my tardiness." -- Travis Birkenstock (Breckin Meyer) in "Clueless," giving an acceptance speech after it's announced he leads the class in tardies. The film opened 20 years ago, on July 21, 1995.

"...I swear, on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today." -- Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) in "The Godfather" (1972), making a promise to the other members of the Five Families.

TCM On Demand for July 20, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Fury (1936) -- Sylvia Sydney, Spencer Tracy, Walter Abel, Bruce Cabot, Edward Ellis, Walter Brennan, Frank Albertson, George Walcott, Arthur Stone, Morgan Wallace, George Chandler, Roger Gray, Edwin Maxwell, Howard Hickman, Jonathan Hale, Leila Bennett, Esther Dale, Helen Flint. Uncredited: Ward Bond, Clarence Kolb, Dennis O'Keefe, Minerva Urecal. This drama about the dark side of American justice received an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Original Story (Norman Krasna). It was the first American film for director Fritz Lang (1890-1976), the Austrian-born movie pioneer responsible for the classic German films "Metropolis" (1927) and "M" (1931). He fled Germany in the early 1930s after the Nazis took control, but went on to have a productive career directing pictures in America ("Rancho Notorious," "The Big Heat"). Tracy This film stars Tracy as Jim Wilson, a stranger in a small town wrongly charged in a kidnapping. He finds himself on the wrong side of public opinion and becomes the target of a lynch mob. Sydney, who later appeared in the Lang films "You Only Live Once" (1937) and "You and Me" (1938), co-stars as Wilson's fiancée, Katherine Grant. Expires July 26, 2015. 2. Metropolis (1926) -- Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Heinrich George, Fritz Rasp, Theodor Loos, Erwin Biswanger. This classic, early science-fiction film was directed by Fritz Lang (1890-1976), the Austrian-born movie pioneer also responsible for the classic German productions "M" (1927) and "Spione" (1928). It was co-written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou and is considered the swan song of German Expressionist cinema. This was one of his final silent pictures before he fled Germany in the early 1930s after the Nazis took control. Lang, who was of Jewish heritage, went on to have a productive career directing films in America ("Rancho Notorious," "The Big Heat"). Set in the year 2026 in a dystopian society, Lang's city is divided between the powerful elite who live on the surface and the worker class that toils below. Fröhlich stars as Freder, the rebellious son of the city's ruler (Abel) who becomes an advocate for change. Helm has a dual role. She appears as Freder's beloved Maria, the beautiful maiden who is concerned about the workers' plight. The actress also shows up as an evil robot version of Maria, created by the scientist Rotwang (played by Klein-Rogge, who starred in Lang's German films about a criminal genius named Dr. Mabuse). The late film critic Roger Ebert featured Lang's sci-fi effort among his "Great Movies" selections and noted that the production has influenced many other pictures through the years. "From this film, in various ways," he wrote, "descended not only 'Dark City' but 'Blade Runner,' 'The Fifth Element,' 'Alphaville,' 'Escape from L.A.,' 'Gattaca,' and Batman's Gotham City. The laboratory of its evil genius, Rotwang, created the visual look of mad scientists for decades to come, especially after it was mirrored in 'Bride of Frankenstein' (1935). And the device of the 'false Maria,' the robot who looks like a human being, inspired the 'Replicants' of 'Blade Runner.' Even Rotwang's artificial hand was given homage in 'Dr. Strangelove.' " The film has been restored numerous times, but the most recent updating in 2010 featured about 95 percent of the original project. Numerous pop music artists have made visual references to Lang's film, including Queen in its 1984 video for "Radio Gaga," which inspired the stage name of pop sensation Lady Gaga. The video was directed by David Mallet. Madonna's racy and expensive 1989 video for "Express Yourself," directed by one of today's most in-demand filmmakers, David Fincher, borrowed the theme of "Metropolis": "Without the heart, there can be no understanding between the hand and the mind." Expires July 26, 2015.

TCM On Demand for July 19, 2015 The following feature is now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. The Candidate (1972) -- Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter, Allen Garfield, Karen Carlson, Quinn Redeker, Morgan Upton, Michael Lerner, Kenneth Tobey, Chris Pray, Joe Miksak, Jenny Sullivan, Tom Dahlgren, Gerald Hiken. Cameos: Natalie Wood, Senator George McGovern, Mike Wallace. Jeremy Larner won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for this satire about the ups and downs of American political campaigns. Directed by Michael Ritchie ("Downhill Racer," "The Bad News Bears," "Smile," "Fletch"), the film stars Redford as Bill McKay -- an idealistic attorney and son of a former California governor (Douglas) -- who is persuaded to run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate. In addition to his charisma and political connection, McKay is blessed with a photogenic wife (Carlson) and a savvy consultant (Boyle). But as his chances of winning increase, the candidate begins to compromise his values. McKay's opponent: Republican incumbent Crocker Jarmon (Porter), who is no pushover when it comes to the hustings. The film features an appearance by Wood -- Redford's co-star in the 1960s pictures "Inside Daisy Clover" and "This Property Is Condemned" -- who plays herself. Memorable scene: McKay learns about the advantages of incumbency the hard way. When a fire breaks out in Malibu, the candidate and his aides arrive at the scene to show support and discuss watershed erosion and fire disaster insurance with reporters. Moments later, Senator Jarmon arrives in a helicopter to announce he had spoken by phone to the president, who declared Malibu a national disaster area. Jarmon also reveals his intention to introduce in the Senate a watershed erosion bill with provisions for fire disaster insurance. Jarmon predicts the measure will pass because he is the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Memorable quote: McKay's final line in the movie says a lot about chasing a political goal. Memorable dialogue: McKay: I'm still hoping to debate you. Jarmon: I don't blame you a bit. Seems like old times: This movie's subject matter was familiar territory for Douglas, who won Best Supporting Actor Oscars for his performances in "Hud" (1963) and "Being There" (1979). The veteran actor was married to onetime actress Helen Gahagan, who starred in the 1935 film version of "She." In the 1940s, as Helen Gahagan Douglas, she became a three-term Democratic congresswoman from California. She lost a tough 1950 Senate race to Republican congressman Richard Milhous Nixon. He labeled her as being soft on Communism. She was the first opponent to refer to him as "Tricky Dick." The Candidate, Part II: Redford reportedly tried to put together a sequel featuring McKay as a Democratic president seeking re-election. The actor and political activist had hoped to produce, direct and star in an updated film with a screenplay by Larry Gelbart ("Tootsie," the TV series "M*A*S*H"). But Gelbart died of cancer in 2009 at the age of 81, and the project apparently is on hold. Expires July 25, 2015.

Emmy Award-winning actor Alex Rocco, who played the brash Las Vegas casino operator Moe Greene in "The Godfather," has died at the age of 79. In Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 Academy Award-winning drama, Rocco's character makes the fatal mistake of underestimating -- and disrespecting -- the Corleone family after the ascendance of young Michael Corleone (Al Pacino). Rocco won a 1989-1990 Primetime Emmy for his supporting performances in the CBS sitcom "The Famous Teddy Z," which starred Jon Cryer as a budding Hollywood agent. Rocco appeared as the slick veteran agent Al Floss. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/07/19/alex-rocco-moe-greene-godfather-simpsons/30381989/

"Tonight. Before you go to bed. Cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river." Press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) in "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957), telling syndicated newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) that he'll deliver on a promise.

TCM On Demand for July 19, 2015 The following feature is now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 2. The Last Hurrah (1958) -- Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, James Gleason, Edward Brophy, John Carradine, Willis Bouchey, Basil Ruysdael, Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Ford, Frank McHugh, Carleton Young, Frank Albertson, Bob Sweeney, William Leslie, Anna Lee, Ken Curtis, Jane Darwell, O.Z. Whitehead, Arthur Walsh. Uncredited: Richard Deacon, Roy Jenson, Mae Marsh, Rand Brooks, Harry Lauter. John Ford's drama about a career politician's final campaign was based on the acclaimed 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor. It stars Tracy as Frank Skeffington, the longtime mayor of a New England city, who decides -- perhaps inadvisably -- to run for a fifth term. Expires July 25, 2015.

TCM On Demand for July 18, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. 99 River Street (1953) -- John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen, Peggie Castle, Jay Adler, Jack Lambert, Glenn Langan, Eddy Waller, John Daheim (billed as John Day), Ian Wolfe, Peter Leeds, William Tannen, Gene Reynolds. Uncredited: Helen Kleeb. Film noir drama starring Payne as a boxer turned cab driver who tries to clear himself of the murder of his unfaithful wife (Castle). The real culprit is a skillful thief (Dexter) who was having an affair with the victim. Keyes and Payne The film was directed by Phil Karlson, whose credits included "The Phenix City Story" (1955) and the 1973 version of "Walking Tall." Expires July 24, 2015. 2. Klute (1971) -- Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider, Dorothy Tristan, Rita Gam, Nathan George, Vivian Nathan, Morris Strassberg, Barry Snider, Betty Murray, Jane White, Shirley Stoler, Robert Milli, Anthony Holland, Fred Burrell, Richard B. Shull, Mary Louise Wilson, Marc Malvin, Rosalind Cash, Jean Stapleton. Uncredited: Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Dobson, Veronica Hamel, Richard Jordan, Candy Darling, Harry Reems. Sutherland plays the title character in this crime drama, about a Pennsylvania detective's search for a missing man he knew personally. But the film belongs to Fonda whose performance is a cinematic tour de force. For her efforts, she earned the first of her two Academy Awards for Best Actress (the second Oscar was for her performance in the 1978 drama "Coming Home"). Fonda stars as a hard-luck, New York City call girl named Bree Daniels, who may have had a connection to the man for whom Klute is searching. Although she continues to pursue acting and modeling jobs, Bree explains to a psychiatriist (Nathan) why she's hooked on being a hooker: In a 2011 interview with Elle magazine, Fonda declared that the film probably could not be done today in the same way. "One of the things that strikes everyone when they see it is that in those days, you could make movies -- if you were working with a great director like Alan Pakula --where you take time," she said. "Where silences are allowed to happen. Where behavior is allowed to evolve -- without constant cutting, editing, and hurrying. It's very striking, this movie, because it's so good. It holds up even though there are these times of silence, which I really treasure. It's a wonderful movie on every level. The lighting, the directing, the soundtrack, the cinematography…everything." To prepare for her role, Fonda spent time interviewing and observing real call girls. At first, she decided that she could never play Bree. "After spending a week with prostitutes, I asked Alan Pakula to let me out of my contract. I said, 'I can't do it. Hire Faye Dunaway. I can't do it.' And then I figured out a way to get into it -- but, I didn't think I could do it." When Fonda won Best Actress honors at the 44th Academy Awards on April 10, 1972, many observers expected her to deliver a politically tinged acceptance speech. The film star was known for her active opposition to America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict. But she simply thanked the Academy and declared, "There's a great deal to say, and I'm not going to say it tonight. I would just like to really thank you very much." In a 2007 Private Screenings interview with Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, Fonda revealed that she decided to make a simple statement on the advice of her father, veteran actor Henry Fonda. The film also received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay (Andy Lewis and David E. Lewis). Fonda and Sutherland, who became romantically involved before they worked together on the movie, teamed up again for a traveling political vaudeville show called "F.T.A" (slang for "**** the Army," although some referred to the revue as "Free the Army"). The tour was the subject of a 1972 documentary, also titled "F.T.A.," which was directed by Francine Parker. Expires July 24, 2015.

I found it interesting that Sally Field didn't say much about Don Porter during a discussion of "The Candidate" for The Essentials on Saturday. Was it because Robert Osborne cut off her train of thought -- or does she despise the "Gidget" TV series? Porter played her dad on the 1960s sitcom. Also, RO said "The Candidate" won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay of 1972. But Jeremy Larner won for Best Original Screenplay.

TCM On Demand for July 18, 2015 The following feature is now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 3. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) --Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Dame Judith Anderson, Roman Bohnen, Darryl Hickman, Janis Wilson, Ann Doran, Frank Orth, James Flavin, Mickey Kuhn, Charles D. Brown. Uncredited: Blake Edwards. Directed by Lewis Milestone ("All Quiet on the Western Front"), this film noir effort probably is best known today as the screen debut of Douglas -- who went on to have one of the greatest of film careers. He appears as Walter O'Neil, a Pennsylvania district attorney married to the title character (Stanwyck), who inherited an industrial empire. For years, they have been harboring an important secret, which may come to light because of the return of Sam Masterson (Heflin), an old flame of Martha's. Stanwyck and Douglas Douglas, who observed his 101st birthday on December 9, 2017, is the oldest-living person on the American Film Institute's 1999 list of the top 50 greatest screen legends of all time. He was ranked No. 17 in the category of Top 25 Male Legends. The other living members on the list are Sidney Poiter (the No. 22 male) and Sophia Loren (the No. 21 female). Douglas earned Best Actor nominations for "Champion" (1949), "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952) and "Lust for Life" (1956). He also produced -- as well as headlined -- the acclaimed Stanley Kubrick films "Paths of Glory" (1957) and "Spartacus" (1960). Douglas never won a competitive Oscar, but on March 25, 1996, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented him with a special statuette for "50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community." Look for Edwards, who became the prolific director of "The Pink Panther" series, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Victor/Victoria," as a sailor who catches a ride with Masterson. Expires July 24, 2015.

"I'd hate to take a bite outta you. You're a cookie full of arsenic." -- Syndicated newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) to press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) in "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957).

TCM On Demand for July 17, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Brannigan (1975) -- John Wayne, Sir Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, John Vernon, Daniel Pilon, John Stride, James Booth, Arthur Batanides, Ralph Meeker, Barry Dennen, Lesley-Anne Down, Pauline Delaney, Del Henney, Brian Glover, Stewart Bevan, Janette Legge, Anthony Booth, Tony Robinson, Don Henderson, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Enid Jaynes. American icon Wayne stars as a Chicago cop who shakes things up in Jolly Old England when he's assigned to accompany an extradited mobster (Vernon) back to the United States. The task becomes difficult when the mobster is kidnapped and held for ransom. Directed by Douglas Hickox ("Sky Riders," "Zulu Dawn"), the film was a reunion for Attenborough and Geeson, four years after they co-starred in the 1971 British crime-drama "10 Rillington Place." This was one of six 1970s Wayne films aired by Turner Classic Movies during prime time on Thursday, July 16, 2015 and the early morning hours of Friday, July 17, 2015. Expires July 23, 2015. 2. McQ (1974) -- John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, Colleen Dewhurst, Clu Gulager, David Huddleston, Julian Christopher (billed as Jim Watkins), Al Lettieri, Julie Adams, Roger E. Mosley, William Bryant, Richard Kelton, Joe Tornatore, Dick Friel, Richard Eastham, Fred Waugh. Uncredited: Chuck Roberson, Azizi Johari. In this police drama directed by John Sturges ("The Magnificent Seven," "The Great Escape"), Wayne played a contemporary investigator for the first time since the 1952 anti-Communism film "Big Jim McLain." In this effort, he stars as veteran Seattle detective Lon McHugh -- nicknamed "McQ" -- who tries to get to the bottom of several recent attacks on local cops. McQ himself was almost a victim of an assassination attempt, but he foiled the would-be killer. The action picture includes a high-speed chase scene in the tradition of the 1968 Steve McQueen cop drama "Bullitt": Expires July 23, 2015.

TCM On Demand for July 17, 2015 The following feature is now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 3. The Train Robbers (1973) -- John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ricardo Montalban, Ben Johnson, Christopher George, Bobby Vinton, Jerry Gatlin. Wayne stars as Lane, a veteran gunman hired by a comely widow named Mrs. Lowe (Ann-Margret). She has a special assignment for him: Recover a hidden shipment of gold stolen by her late husband and return it to the railroad. She intends to clear her husband's name and go on with a clear conscience. But the mission proves to be tricky for several reasons. Meanwhile, Lane, Mrs. Lowe and a group of hired hands are being followed down to Mexico by a mysterious figure (Montalban). The Western adventure was written and directed by Burt Kennedy, whose credits included "The Rounders," "Support Your Local Sheriff!" and "Support Your Local Gunfighter!" Twenty years before this film, Wayne starred as "Hondo" Lane in the 1953 Western "Hondo" -- based on a 1952 short story by Louis L'Amour. Geraldine Page received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a homesteader named Mrs. Lowe. Expires July 23, 2015.

"You think you're God Almighty, but you know what you are? You're a cheap, lousy, dirty, stinkin' mug! And I'm glad what I done to you. Ya hear that? I'm glad what I done!" -- Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) in "On the Waterfront" (1954), standing up to the corrupt union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb).

"Bring on the Empty Horses" WAS the sequel. It followed Niven's first best-selling memoir "The Moon's a Balloon," published in 1972.

TCM On Demand for July 16, 2015. The following features are now available on TCM on Demand for a limited time: 1. Her Sister's Secret (1946) -- Nancy Coleman, Margaret Lindsay, Phillip Reed, Felix Bressart, Regis Toomey, Henry Stephenson, Fritz Feld, Winston Severn, George Meeker, Helene Heigh, Frances E. Williams, Rudolph Anders, Douglas Fowley, Pierre Watkin. Based on the 1934 novel "Dark Angel" by Gina Kaus, this drama stars Coleman as an unwed mother who agrees to let her sister (Lindsay) take responsibility for the child. It is a decision she ultimately will regret. Expires July 22, 2015 2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) -- Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden, Peter Graves, Don Beddoe, Billy Chapin, Sally Jane Bruce, Gloria Castillo. Directed by actor Charles Laughton -- the only behind-the-camera effort of his long and distinguished screen career -- this stylish drama stars Mitchum as Harry Powell, a shady minister obsessed with money. When he is released from prison on an auto theft charge, he marries the widow (Winters) of his ex-cellmate (Graves), who was excuted for murders he committed during a bank robbery. Ten thousand dollars taken from the bank have never been found, and Powell believes his new stepchildren (Chapin and Bruce) may provide the key to locating it. Gish, one of the great stars of the silent era, has a noteworthy supporting role as an elderly woman who tries to protect the children. The film's score was composed by Walter Schumann, probably best known as the creator of the "Dragnet" theme. Chapin, who previously starred in the 1953 baseball movie "The Kid from Left Field," was the brother of actress Lauren Chapin -- Kathy "Kitten" Anderson on TV's "Father Knows Best" from 1954 to 1960. Memorable scene: The minister explains why the knuckle areas on his left hand are tattooed with the letters H-A-T-E and the ones on the right with L-O-V-E: Movie crossover reference: In Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" (1989), the ill-fated Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood character Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn) delivers a variation of the sinister preacher's exposition. Instead of tattoos, Raheem, who is fond of blaring the Public Enemy song "Fight the Power" on his boom box, wears a four-fingered ring with "Hate" on the left hand and one with "Love" on his right hand. When Lee served as a Turner Classic Movies guest programmer in July 2012, "The Night of the Hunter" was one of his four choices. Expires July 22, 2015.

TCM On Demand for July 16, 2015. The following feature is now available on TCM on Demand for a limited time: 3. Turnabout (1940) -- Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis, John Hubbard, William Gargan, Verree Teasdale, Mary Astor, Donald Meek, Joyce Compton, Inez Courtney, Franklin Pangborn, Marjorie Main, Berton Churchill, Margaret Roach, Ray Turner, Norman Budd, Polly Ann Young, Eleanor Riley, Murray Alper, Miki Morita, Yolande Donlan (billed as Yolande Mollot), Georges Renavent. Hal Roach, the man responsible for the Laurel and Hardy movies and the "Our Gang" series, directed this comedy/fantasy based on the 1931 novel by Thorne Smith ("Topper"). The film stars Landis and Hubbard as Sally and Tim Willows, a contentious married couple who switch bodies -- thanks to a magic idol from India. The film's first "switch" occurs when Tim buys a Pekingese as a surprise for Sally. Somehow, he winds up with a rambunctious bear cub instead. The motion picture inspired a short-lived 1979 sitcom starring John Schuck and Sharon Gless as a husband and wife who find themselves magically inhabiting each others' bodies. Expires July 22, 2015.

TCM On Demand for July 15, 2015. The following features are now available on TCM on Demand for a limited time: 1. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) -- James Franciscus, Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison, Paul Richards, Victor Buono, James Gregory, Jeff Corey, Natalie Trundy, Thomas Gomez, David Watson, Don Pedro Colley, Tod Andrews, Gregory Sierra, Eldon Burke, Paul Frees (end narration). Sequel to the 1968 science-fiction hit "Planet of the Apes" and the end of the series, chronologically speaking. But there would be three other sequels showing how apes became Earth's dominant species -- "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971), "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" (1972) and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (1973). Expires July 21, 2015. 2. The Harvey Girls (1946) -- Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, Dame Angela Lansbury, Preston Foster, Virginia O'Brien, Kenny Baker, Marjorie Main, Chill Wills, Selena Royle, Cyd Charisse, Ruth Brady, Jack Lambert, Edward Earle, Morris Ankrum, Stephen McNally. Directed by George Sidney, this musical is about women who become waitresses for the Harvey House chain of restaurants that expanded to the West in the late 19th century. Among the film's best-known songs is "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe," which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The Oscar went to Harry Warren (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics). Expires July 21, 2015.

TCM On Demand for July 15, 2015. The following features are now available on TCM on Demand for a limited time: 3. Mail Order Bride (1964) -- Buddy Ebsen, Keir Dullea, Lois Nettleton, Warren Oates, Barbara Luna, Paul Fix, Marie Windsor, Denver Pyle, William Smith, Kathleen Freeman, Abigail Shelton, Jimmy Mathers, Doodles Weaver, Diane Sayer, Ted Ryan. Uncredited: Roy Jensen, Chuck Roberson, Nydia Westman. Ebsen, who was starring in TV's "The Beverly Hillbillies" at the time, headlines this Western comedy co-written and directed by Burt Kennedy ("The Rounders," "Support Your Local Sheriff!"). Ebsen stars as a retired lawman in Montana concerned about the wild ways of an old friend's son (Dullea). His solution: Find the young man a marriageable woman through a mail-order catalog. Expires July 21, 2015. 4. Planet of the Apes (1968) -- Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Robert Gunner, Lou Wagner, Woodrow Parfrey, Jeff Burton, Buck Kartalian, Norman Burton, Wright King, Paul Lambert. With this memorable sci-fi film, Heston morphed from epic movie hero into a protagonist in dystopian tales of the future. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner ("Patton," "Papillon") and based on the 1963 novel "La Planète des Singes" by Pierre Boulle, the film became a boxoffice sensation and launched a movie series that stretched into the 1970s. Appropriately, one of the screenwriters who adapted Boulle's book for the screen was Rod Serling, the creator of television's "The Twilight Zone." In the tradition of Serling's series, this film provided one of the great surprise endings in movie history. Heston stars as Colonel George Taylor, part of an American astronaut team that finds itself stranded in a futuristic society in which apes are intelligent and dominant, while humans are treated like wild creatures. There are definite ape personality traits -- orangutans are the sage leaders, gorillas provide the muscle, while chimpanzees are the curious ones. The film received an honorary Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup (John Chambers). It also was nominated for Best Costume Design (Morton Haack) and for Jerry Goldsmith's original motion picture score. In 2005, the American Film Institute selected the Top 25 film scores of all time. Goldsmith's inventive composition for this movie was ranked No. 18. Goldsmith also was responsible for the No. 9 score -- "Chinatown" (1974). Heston returned as Taylor for brief appearances in the 1970 sequel "Beneath the Planet of the Apes." The other sequels -- "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971), "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" (1972) and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (1973) -- revolve around the family of Taylor's chimpanzee allies Cornelius (McDowall) and Zira (Hunter). Heston went on to star in two other films featuring a bleak future: "The Omega Man" (1971) and "Soylent Green" (1973). In 2001, he made a cameo appearance as a chimp in the Tim Burton remake "Planet of the Apes," which starred Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, and Estella Warren. The series was rebooted in 2011 with "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo and Andy Serkis. A 2014 sequel "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" emerged as one of the biggest moneymakers of the year, earning $707.1 billion worldwide. A third film is targeted for a 2016 release. Memorable quote: Because of a throat injury, Taylor doesn't speak for 25 minutes of screen time after he is captured by the apes. What he finally says clocked in at No. 66 on the American Film Institute's 2005 ranking of the greatest movie quotes of all time. Expires July 21, 2015.

TCM On Demand for July 14, 2015. The following feature is now available on TCM on Demand for a limited time: 1. Heidi (1937) -- Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher, Helen Westley, Thomas Beck, Mary Nash, Sidney Blackmer, Pauline Moore, Macy Christians, Marcia Mae Jones, Delmar Watson, Egon Brecher, Christian Rub, George Humbert, Sig Ruman. Uncredited: Gene Reynolds. This adaptation of Johanna Spyri's children's tale became one of Temple's most beloved movies. The screen legend stars as a young Swiss girl named Heidi who goes to live with her reclusive grandfather (Hersholt) at his home in the Alps. Orphan status: After the deaths of her parents, Heidi lived for six years with her Aunt Dete (Mady Christians). Pet dog: There's no canine in this movie, but a humorous episode in a Frankfurt household involves an organ grinder's monkey named Louise. The Danish-born Hersholt (1886-1956), who starred in 140 films during his long career, probably is best known today for the special humanitarian award presented in his honor by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the most recent recipient was Harry Belafonte on November 8, 2014). Hersholt, who served as president of the Academy from 1945 to 1949, dedicated his efforts to charitable works. For instance, he was the longtime president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, a support group for people in the entertainment industry Spyri's story has been filmed several other times for the movies and television. Perhaps the most notorious remake was the 1968 made-for-TV version that caused a stir when NBC aired it on Sunday, November 17, 1968. Network operatives switched to the program at 7 p.m. Eastern time, although there was a minute remaining in an overlong American Football League game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders. When the network made the switch, the Jets were ahead 32-29. But the Raiders scored twice in the game's final stages for a dramatic 43-32 comeback victory. The incident outraged home viewers and the game became notorious in pro football and TV history as "The Heidi Bowl." Memorable dialogue: Fräulein Rottenmeier (played by Nash): What is your name? Heidi: Heidi. Fräulein Rottenmeier: Heidi? Ridiculous. What name did they give you when you were baptized? Heidi: I don't remember that. Expires July 20, 2015.

TCM On Demand for July 14, 2015. The following features are now available on TCM on Demand for a limited time: 2. Rudyard Kipling's 'Wee Willie Winkie' (1937) -- Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen, Sir C. Aubrey Smith, June Lang, Michael Whalen, Cesar Romero, Constance Collier, Douglas Scott, Gavin Muir, Willie Fung, Brandon Hurst, Lionel Pape, Clyde Cook, Lauri Beatty, Lionel Braham, Mary Forbes, Cyril McLaglen, Pat Somerset, Hector Sarno. Uncredited: Lynn Bari, Noble Johnson. John Ford directed "America's Sweetheart" in this screen adaptation of author Kipling's 1888 short story. Kipling's hero was a young boy named Percival Williams. The character was modified for Temple, who stars as Priscilla Williams, a young girl residing at a British military post in northern India commanded by her crusty paternal grandfather (Smith). Through her irrepressible personality, Priscilla manages to charm almost everyone -- including her grandfather, veteran Army Sgt. Donald MacDuff (McLaglen) and a native rebel leader named Khoda Khan (Romero). Orphan status: Priscilla travels to India with her widowed mother Joyce Williams (Lang). Pet dog: A puppy named Archie. Memorable scene: Priscilla bids farewell to the mortally wounded MacDuff by singing "Auld Lang Syne." The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction (William S. Darling and David S. Hall). Temple worked again with Ford a decade later in "Fort Apache" (1948), which was the first installment of the director's famed "Cavalry Trilogy" (the other films: "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949) and "Rio Grande" (1950). McLaglen appeared in all three pictures. Now and forever: During a publicity tour for her 1988 autobiography "Child Star," Shirley Temple Black said on a Seattle TV talk show that this was her favorite of all the movies she made as a preteen. "I liked it because I liked to march," she said. "I liked wearing the uniform with kilts. And my wooden rifle and learning the manual of arms. And John Ford." Expires July 20, 2015. 3. Stowaway (1936) -- Shirley Temple, Robert Young, Alice Faye, Eugene Pallette, Helen Westley, Arthur Treacher, Allan Lane, J. Edward Bromberg, Astrid Allwyn, Robert Greig, Jayne Regan, Julius Tannen, Willie Fung, Philip Ahn, Paul McVey, Helen Jerome Eddy, William Stack, Honorable Wu. Uncredited: Selmer Jackson, Richard Loo, Sammee Tong. Directed by William A. Seiter ("Dimples," "Susannah of the Mounties"), this Temple vehicle stars the child star as an orphan in China named Barbara Stewart ("Ching-Ching" to her Chinese friends). When she becomes lost in Shanghai, she makes the acquaintance of millionaire playboy Tommy Randall (Young) who takes a shine to her. When she falls asleep in his automobile, she winds up as a stowaway on the ocean liner taking Randall to another destination. Orphan status: Both of Barbara's parents were killed by bandits during an uprising at a Chinese village. Pet dog: Mr. Wu, said to be a Pekingese -- but likely a mixed terrier. "The Perfect Butler": This was one of four Temple films that co-starred the British actor Treacher, who specialized in playing butlers and manservants. He also appeared in "Curly Top" (1935), "Heidi" (1937) and "The Little Princess" (1939). Before he died in 1975, Treacher served as the announcer and sidekick for Merv Griffin's syndicated television talk show in the 1960s. Memorable scene: During a stage performance of the song "You Gotta S-M-I-L-E to Be H-A-Double-P-Y," Temple imitates Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor, and then dances as Ginger Rogers with a Fred Astaire dummy attached to her shoes. Expires July 20, 2015.

"You and what man's army?" -- Vantine (Jean Harlow) in "Red Dust" (1932), after French Indochina rubber plantation owner/manager Dennis Carson (Clark Gable) threatens her with physical violence.

From "A Night in Casablanca" (1946): Mr. Smythe (Paul Harvey): "Sir, this lady is my wife. You should be ashamed." Hotel manager Ronald Kornblow (Groucho Marx): "If this lady is your wife, YOU should be ashamed."

TCM On Demand for July 13, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Divorce American Style (1967) -- Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, Van Johnson, Joe Flynn, Shelley Berman, Martin Gabel, Lee Grant, Pat Collins, Tom Bosley, Emmaline Henry, Dick Gautier, Tim Matheson (billed as Tim Matthieson), Gary Goetzman, Eileen Brennan, Shelley Morrison, Bella Bruck, John J. Anthony. Uncredited: Doris Roberts. Study of a married couple -- Richard and Barbara Harmon (Van Dyke, Reynolds) -- and how their union goes on the rocks after 17 years. Robards and Simmons co-star as former mates who would like to see Barbara remarry for their own benefit. Memorable scene: Reynolds displays her considerable skills as a performer in a scene in which she's hypnotized by Collins during a nightclub act: This film was an early collaboration by Bud Yorkin (who directed it) and Norman Lear (who produced it and wrote the screenplay). Through their Tandem Productions, they went on to create several television hits of the 1970s -- "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Maude" and "Good Times." Yorkin died of natural causes at the age of 89 on August 18, 2015. Expires July 19, 2015. 2. Ivan's Childhood (1962) -- Nikolay Burlyaev (Ivan, billed as Kolya Burlyaev), Valentin Zubkov (Captain Kholin), Evgeniy Zharikov (Galtsev), Stepan Krylov (Katasonov), Nikolay Grinko (Gryaznov), Dmitri Milyutenko (Old Man), Valentina Malyavina (Masha), Irina Tarkovskaya (Ivan's mother), Andrei Konchalovsky (Soldier with glasses), Vera Miturich (Girl). This tragic World War II drama from the Soviet Union was directed by Andrei Tarkovsky ("Solaris," "Andrei Rublev"). Based on the 1957 short story "Ivan" by Vladimir Bogomolov, the movie's screenplay was credited to Bogomolov and Mikhail Papava. But Tarkovsky also worked on the screenplay with his frequent collaborator Konchalovsky, who went on to direct "Maria's Lovers" (1984) and "Runaway Train" (1985). Burlyaev stars as Ivan Bondarev, a 12-year-old Russian orphan who spies on German soldiers and their movements for his country. He is frequently haunted by dreams about his mother (Tarkovskaya) and others from his village who were massacred by Nazis. This was Tarkovsky's first feature-length motion picture. His films were hailed in the West, but they sometimes were squelched by Soviet Union authorities who disliked them. The director eventually left his homeland and settled in Western Europe, where he resided until his death in 1986 at the age of 54. Expires July 19, 2015.