Updated for Week 5 after the jump. Time once again for Turner Classic Movies’ yearly tribute to one star per day for the month of August. Below I’m listing at least one pick for every day. These might include my favorites for each day if any, the new-to-me titles and/or any available rarities that I’m most likely to watch or DVR. I say “most likely” because there are just too many great titles — or at least ones I enjoy. Tell me what I missed in the comments.

But first, here is a handy table of the first-time honorees and this month’s TCM premières. All times are Eastern.

First-Time Stars		TCM Premières
Sat, Aug 2	Christopher Plummer	Sat. Aug 2	Aces High (1976)
Thurs, Aug 7	Ruby Dee		The Sound of Music (1965)
Tues, Aug 12	Pedro Armendariz		The Last Station (2009)
Sat, Aug 16	Charles Bronson	Thurs, Aug 7	Uptight (1968)
Mon, Aug 18	James Gleason		The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
Sat, Aug 23	Gina Lollobrigida	Tues, Aug 12	Soledad’s Shawl (1952)
Tues, Aug 26	Tom Courtenay	Sat, Aug 16	Chato’s Land (1971)
Thurs, Aug 28	Donald O’Connor		Death Wish (1974)
		Sat, Aug 23	Strange Bedfellows (1965)
			The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
		Thurs, Aug 28	The Millkman (1950)
			Double Crossbones (1950)

And now the day-by-day rundown….

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