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Subterranean Cinema

What is Subterranean Cinema? 

From the basement of PBS Fort Wayne, Subterranean Cinema is the place to enjoy classic Hollywood movies. This weekly film series is hand-picked to be enjoyed by film fans of every generation. They are broadcast on:

  • Saturday nights at 8pm (Prime Time) on our Explore Channel, 39.4.
  • Saturdays at 12am (Midnight Movie) on our Main Channel, 39.1.
  • Sundays at 2pm (Weekend Matinee) on our Main Channel, 39.1.

 

 Once they premiere on-air, these movies are also available through the PBS app on your smartphone, tablet or smart TV, at pbs.org, and on the PBS Fort Wayne YouTube channel.

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Coming Attractions...

Weekend of January 25-26

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

The film follows the private life of the infamous 16th century British monarch, King Henry the VIII, and his misadventures in his various marriages. Henry is wonderfully portrayed by the highly talented and entertaining Charles Laughton, a masterful one-of-a-kind character actor who managed to land many plum roles. Laughton portrays the Henry as a rollicking, impetuous, boozing lover of women; A man equal parts charming, childish and dangerous.

Meet John Doe (1941)

Weekend of February 2-3

Meet John Doe (1941

Frank Capra directs this story of a recently fired reporter (Barbara Stanwyck) who prints a fake letter from an unknown "John Doe," threatening suicide in protest of social ills. When the note causes an uproar, the newspaper hires her back, along with a homeless man (Gary Cooper) to play the mysterious Doe, whose philosophy unwittingly starts a social movement.

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Angel

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Angel On My Shoulder (1947)

Deceased gangster Eddie Kage (Paul Muni) is an-exact double for very much alive, well-respected judge, Frederick Parker.  The Devil, aka Nick (Claude Rains), arranges for a body swap. Eddie agrees to having his soul transferred to the judge's body, as it will give him a chance to avenge his death.

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McLintock! (1963)

G.W. McLintock would have enjoyed his success a lot more if his wife hadn’t left him...and returned. John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara play the warring couple in a marriage run joyfully amuck. Top ten box-office winner of 1963, based (loosely) on Shakespeare’s "Taming Of the Shrew."

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Fear In The Night (1947)

The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson (DeForest Kelley, Dr. McCoy, Star Trek, in his film debut) finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid, in fact, that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.

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Scrooge (1935)

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Scrooge (1935)

A holiday milestone, being the first sound version of the novel "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, and also the only adaptation of the story with an invisible Marley's ghost. Seymour Hicks plays the title role in this timeless tale about the miser who's visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve and when he wakes up on Christmas morning, he’s a changed man. 

 

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Pot O' Gold (1941)

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Pot O’ Gold (1941)

Jimmy (Jimmy Stewart) goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band who constantly practices.

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Suddenly-1954

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Suddenly (1954)

In advance of a presidential visit to the small town of Suddenly, California, a trio of FBI agents enters the Benson family's home to assess potential security risks. Once inside, leader John Baron (Frank Sinatra) reveals himself as a psychopathic assassin, and he kidnaps the family in order to use their house as his vantage point in his plot to kill the president. Sheriff Tod Shaw (Sterling Hayden) matches wits with the assassin and his gang in an attempt to save the day.

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Algiers-1938

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Algiers (1938)

In Algiers, Algeria, notorious thief Pepe le Moko (Charles Boyer) evades police capture by hiding within the maze-like Casbah district. Pepe's renown makes him a popular target not only with policeman Javier but also sympathetic Inspector Slimane (Joseph Calleia) and jealous thief Regis. Through Slimane, Pepe meets the beautiful American Gaby (Hedy Lamarr) and becomes obsessed with her. Regis' plan to lure Pepe out into the open falls apart, until Pepe learns that he may never see Gaby again.

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Stage Door Canteen - 1943

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Stage Door Canteen (1943)

A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers — and a growing romance.

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To see all of the Subterranean Cinema selections now streaming, visit our show page at pbs.org or search for  Subterranean Cinema with the PBS app!