55/2625. Fackham Hall (2025)
Finally, a movie that answers the question "What if the makers of Airplane! made a film of Downton Abbey?" As a big fan of both Airplane! and Downton Abbey, I'm very happy to report that I found their marriage very amusing.

56/2626. Shoot Out (1971)
Have you ever wondered what True Grit would have been like it if starred Gregory Peck? Wonder no longer! A little less action, a little more conversation... It's fine.

57/2627. Blondie Johnson (1933)
What if Scarface was a woman? Or perhaps more generally, what if any James Cagney gangster film had starred Joan Blondell instead? Blondell, as usual, is great, but all the beats are familiar enough to belie just how formulaic these Warner Bros. gangster films of the 30s could be.

58/2628. Mirage (1965)
What if Gregory Peck had starred in Charade? In fact, both films were written by Peter Stone and both feature Walter Matthau in key roles. Charade came first, and if you're familiar with that performance, it'll make Matthau's role even better here. Still topical and very enjoyable.

59/2629. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
More TCM Star of the Month Gregory Peck in a film that asks "What if Gregory Peck played a philanderer in a version of The Best Years of Our Lives with one-third of the cast and story but the full two-and-a-half hour runtime?" Answer: it's boring. Not every elevator pitch needs to be made into a movie.

More to come.

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