getTV Goes Back In Time With "The Year Was" Block Celebrating 1939, 1948, 1954, 1963 And 1970, Respectively, Every Tuesday In June At 7 P.M. ET

Highlights Include a Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday Double Feature, and Golden Age Classics Starring Danny Kaye, Randolph Scott, Charlton Heston, and More

05/05/2015

CULVER CITY, Calif., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- getTV travels back in time with The Year Was, a themed block celebrating cinema through the ages, every Tuesday in June at 7 p.m. ET. The month-long lineup features a new double feature each week, kicking off on June 2 with a night of 1939 classics starring Ralph Bellamy as a police lieutenant trying to help Henry Fonda dodge a false murder charge in LET US LIVE, with Maureen O'Sullivan; and Bellamy's back in action as the commander of a rescue ship in COAST GUARD, with Randolph Scott and Frances Dee. June 9 highlights 1948 with William Holden as an escaped psycho holding Lee J. Cobb hostage in THE DARK PAST; and comedy king Red Skelton stars as a hapless salesman wrongly accused of murder in THE FULLER BRUSH MAN, with Adele Jergens.

getTV is a free-to-air broadcast television digital network dedicated to showcasing Hollywood's legendary movies through 1960.

getTV celebrates Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon with a special block of comedies from 1954 on June 16. The night begins with the Oscar®-winning duo in the George Cukor comedy IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU, starring Holliday as a desperate model who shoots to fame overnight, and Lemmon—in his big screen debut—as the lowly filmmaker who loves her; and Lemmon and Holliday rethink their divorce when old feelings start to resurface in the quirky romantic comedy PHFFFT!, with Kim Novak.

Then, getTV presents a pair of 1963 favorites on June 23, starring Charlton Heston as a domineering landowner in DIAMOND HEAD with George Chakiris, featuring a score by legendary composer John Williams; and beloved funnyman Danny Kaye gets mixed up in a mobster's scheme in THE MAN FROM THE DINER'S CLUB, co-written by THE EXORCIST scribe William Peter Blatty. And Oscar®-winning songstress Barbra Streisand headlines an evening of films from 1970 on June 30, starring in the odd couple comedy THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT with George Segal; followed by Terrence Stamp as a comatose man-child who awakens at the age of 30 in the sci-fi oddity THE MIND OF MR. SOAMES, with Robert Vaughn and Nigel Davenport.

For a complete schedule of films and times, visit www.get.tv/schedule. In addition to airing these films on the dates noted above, some of the movies mentioned are scheduled for further broadcasts throughout the month. (See listings for further details.)

About getTV
getTV is a digital subchannel dedicated to showcasing Hollywood's legendary movies and is available over the air and on local cable systems. The network, operated by Sony Pictures Television Networks, launched in February 2014.  It features Academy Award® winning films and other epic classics titles. getTV distribution is close to covering nearly 70 percent of all U.S. television households across 65 markets, including 40 of the top 50 designated market areas (DMAs). The network is broadcast by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Univision Television Group and Cox Media Group owned stations and others. For information, visit get.tv and connect with the network on Facebook and Twitter @getTV.

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