Westerns And War Epics Head to Sony Movie Channel This August

Sony Movie Channel (SMC) presents a block of Westerns and war epics all month long in "The Recline," every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET in August. Western icon Randolph Scott kicks things off on August 5, in an action-packed double feature directed by Bud Boetticher, as the gun-slinging hero takes on a band of outlaws while trying to return a captured woman to her husband in COMANCHE STATION (1960), with Claude Akins. Then, Scott rides out for revenge against the man he blames for his wife's suicide in DECISION AT SUNDOWN (1957), with John Carroll and Karen Steele.

Sparks fly in with a pair of "WWII Action" epics on August 12, featuring Ronald Reagan as a submarine commander who must put his feelings aside when romantic rival ARTHUR Franz needs saving in HELLCATS OF THE NAVY (1957), with Nancy Reagan-marking the first and only time that the former president and first lady appeared together on the big screen. And Glenn Ford stars as a Naval commander who helps develop and test the first submarine-mounted missiles, in the 1950 Cold War drama THE FLYING MISSILE.

On August 19, SMC gathers a posse of Old West favorites directed by prolific filmmaker Fred F. Sears, with John Hodiak as a wrongly-convicted cowboy who joins three robbers on a quest for hidden loot in 1953's AMBUSH AT TOMAHAWK GAP, with John Derek. And ranch foreman Rory Calhoun battles the villainous Ray Teal and his pack of range wolves in the 1957 Louis L'Amour adaptation UTAH BLAINE, with Angela Stevens and Susan Cummings.

The "WWII Action" continues on August 26, as the network closes out the month with Lee Marvin as an Army sergeant on a dangerous mission to rescue a trapped soldier in 1952's EIGHT IRON MEN with ARTHUR Franz and Richard Kiley. And Oscar®-winner Sidney Poitier stars as a young sergeant who must take control of a belligerent platoon when their commander is mortally wounded in ALL THE YOUNG MEN (1960), with Alan Ladd and James Darren.

For a complete schedule of films and times, visit www.Sonymoviechannel.com/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.)

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