Quick Preview of TCM in November

Here's a quick look ahead at what's coming to Turner Classic Movies this November!

TCM will celebrate the centennial of Rock Hudson's birth by honoring him as the November Star of the Month. 

Roughly 20 of Hudson's movies will be shown on Tuesday evenings, including the TCM premiere of ONE DESIRE (1955), costarring Anne Baxter and Julie Adams.

The November Noir Alley lineup will feature THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBER (1940, BLIND SPOT (1947), HIGH AND LOW (1963), THE STRIP (1951), and POSTMARK FOR DANGER (1955).

I'm especially enthused about the new-to-me BLIND SPOT, which stars Chester Morris and Constance Dowling; it will be a TCM premiere.

I saw the restored HIGH AND LOW at the Egyptian Theatre last month and loved it all over again. Seeing it on a big screen in a perfect print was mesmerizing.

The TCM Spotlight will be focused on political thrillers on Wednesday evenings. Titles range from THE 39 STEPS (1935) to ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976) and many more.

November will also feature the TCM premieres of the silent films BEAU GESTE (1926) with Ronald Colman and JOHANNA ENLISTS (1918) starring Mary Pickford.

Several World War II classics will be shown on Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day will feature family films such as THE SECRET GARDEN (1949) during the day, followed by musicals in the evening.

November programming themes will include circuses, hypnotism, socialites, murder mysteries, and characters "on the run."

Filmmakers honored with multifilm tributes in November include Darryl F. Zanuck, Claude Rains, Jerry Goldsmith, Ronald Colman, Richard Burton, Zita Johann, Jeff Bridges, Billy Wilder, Vincent Sherman, Eleanor Powell, Lionel Barrymore, Goldie Hawn, Joan Crawford, and George Cukor.

I'll have much more on TCM's November schedule posted here around Halloween. In the meantime, October is around the corner next week, and Angela Lansbury will be the Star of the Month.

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