THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT...MY HEART
RALPH MEEKER.
TCM spotlights this under-rated, intense and interesting actor in a myriad performances today:
7:00 AM SHADOW IN THE SKY (1951)
A shell-shocked veteran tries to recover his sanity while living with his sister. Dir: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Ralph Meeker, Nancy Davis, James Whitmore. BW-78 mins, TV-PG,
8:30 AM GLORY ALLEY (1952)
A boxer's drinking problem threatens his career and his love life. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Ralph Meeker, Leslie Caron, Kurt Kaszner. BW-79 mins, TV-G, CC,
(Gilbert Roland's in this one...)
10:00 AM JEOPARDY (1953)
A woman desperately seeks help to prevent her trapped husband from drowning. Dir: John Sturges Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker. BW-69 mins, TV-PG, CC,
11:15 AM NAKED SPUR, THE (1953)
A captive outlaw uses psychological tactics to prey on a bounty hunter.Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan. C-92 mins, TV-PG, CC,
1:00 PM KISS ME DEADLY (1955)
Detective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob. Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart. BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
3:00 PM PATHS OF GLORY (1957)
A military lawyer comes to question the status quo when he defends three men accused of cowardice. Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Fred Bell, John Stein, Harold Benedict. BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC,
4:30 PM RUN OF THE ARROW (1957)
A bitter Confederate veteran joins a Sioux tribe to keep his war against the Union going. Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast: Rod Steiger, Sarita Montiel, Brian Keith. C-86 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
6:00 PM ADA (1961)
A call girl weds an easygoing politician and helps him against corrupt state officials. Dir: Daniel Mann Cast: Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfrid Hyde-White. C-108 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format