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Watch This Weekend's Classic Cool Theater Presentation, 'The Big Lift,' Online Now!

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Psst. Didn't catch KCET's Saturday night airing of the Montgomery Clift war film, "The Big Lift"? That's no problem, because right now you can watch the entire film -- plus the cartoon, the musical number and vintage news reel -- over on KCET's "Classic Cool Theater" video channel.

  • To watch the whole feature-length presentation, click here.
  • To watch this week's cartoon, a Popeye short titled "Out to Punch," click here.
  • To watch this week's musical number, Louis Jordan's "Honey Chile," click here.
  • To watcha newsreel of the real-life events that inspired "The Big Lift," click here.
  • And finally, what Hollywood icon once called "The Big Lift" star Montgomery Clift "a little sh--"? To find out, click here and read this week's "Classic, Cool Context" article on the history behind "The Big Lift" as well as a little insight what Los Angeles was like when this film originally hit theaters back on April 16, 1950.

(Note: Links will remain live until Friday night, at which point they'll be replaced with the next's weekend's Classic Cool Theater content.)

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