TCM Star of the Month: Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh is the Star of the Month this September on Turner Classic Movies.

TCM will air 13 Leigh films and 2 documentaries on Tuesday evenings this month.

On September 7th the 1990 documentary VIVIEN LEIGH: SCARLETT AND BEYOND will be shown, followed by three of Leigh's early British films: DARK JOURNEY (1937) with Conrad Veidt, STORM IN A TEACUP (1937) with Rex Harrison, and SIDEWALKS OF LONDON (1938) with Harrison and Charles Laughton.

I'm especially interested in the films on the 7th, as they are completely unknown to me.

September 14th the focus is on Leigh's two Oscar-winning roles, in GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951). The superb documentary THE MAKING OF A LEGEND: GONE WITH THE WIND (1988) will also be shown this evening.

On Tuesday, September 21st, Leigh's films with Laurence Olivier will be shown: FIRE OVER ENGLAND (1936) and THAT HAMILTON WOMAN (1941).

Leigh is perhaps shown at her all-time loveliest in THAT HAMILTON WOMAN. An interesting bit of trivia: THAT HAMILTON WOMAN was Winston Churchchill's favorite film, which he watched numerous times.

A pair of films Leigh made with Robert Taylor for MGM will also be shown on the 21st, A YANK AT OXFORD (1938) and WATERLOO BRIDGE (1940).

Leigh's month on TCM concluces with four films on the 28th: THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE (1961), ANNA KARENINA (1947), CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA (1945), and SHIP OF FOOLS (1965).

For an overview of other films airing on TCM in September, please visit TCM in September: Highlights.