More retro rewinds

“Splash” (Hulu, streaming): Tom Hanks landed his first spot in movie stardom with this charming 1984 romantic comedy from director Ron Howard, with whom he has worked again several times since. The first film released under the Touchstone banner, it makes good use of Hanks’ ordinary-guy persona as his character falls in love with a woman who turns out to be a mermaid (Daryl Hannah). John Candy earns big laughs as Hanks’ brother and business partner, with Eugene Levy as a determined scientist who could be a spoiler.

“The Gene Autry Show” (get TV, Sunday, Jan. 7, and Saturday, Jan. 13): The legendary “singing cowboy” – whose signature tune was “Back in the Saddle Again” – moved from radio and movies to television with this 1950s series, which now has a regular weekend-morning berth and features the star aboard his famous horse Champion. His steadiest sidekick was played by Pat Buttram, later known as Mr. Haney on “Green Acres.”

“Citizen Kane” (Turner Classic Movies, Thursday, Jan. 11): If you’re serious about loving movies, you likely know a lot about Orson Welles’ 1941 masterpiece already. Regarded by some as the best film ever made, the drama stars producer, director and co-writer Welles as a media titan partially based on William Randolph Hearst … who was furious about being a model for such a depiction, Stylistically innovative in many ways, the picture was edited by Robert Wise, later a director of note himself. The cast of supporting players from the Welles-co-founded Mercury Theatre includes Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins and Everett Sloane.