Quick Preview of TCM in October

It's time for a brief look at what's coming on Turner Classic Movies this October!

TCM will celebrate the centennial of Charlton Heston, born October 4, 1923, by honoring him as the October Star of the Month. Heston's films will be shown on Wednesday evenings.

The Heston schedule is currently incomplete but is expected to include TOUCH OF EVIL (1958), BEN-HUR (1959), and the TCM premiere of TREASURE ISLAND (1990), to name just a few.

Horror and Suspense films will be featured on Tuesday and Friday evenings.  Halloween falls on Tuesday, and there are also horror films Sunday evening, October 29th, and all day Halloween Eve.

Silent Sunday Nights will also be in an October mood, with the month's titles including THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) and DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920).

The October Noir Alley titles are WHIPLASH (1948), DECEPTION (1946), THE BIG CAPER (1957), CASQUE D'OR (1952), and EXPERIMENT IN TERROR (1962).

September programming themes will include farmers, museums, angels, bridges, autumn, the Mexican border, inheritances, Westerns, and Morocco.

Filmmakers honored with multifilm tributes in October will include Groucho Marx, Elvis Presley, Kathryn Grayson, Jose Ferrer, Tod Browning, Dick Van Dyke, Jack Carson, and Charlie Chaplin.

As always, I'll have more details on the October schedule around September 30th or October 1st.

In the meantime, enjoy the remainder of the August Summer Under the Stars lineup, which will be followed by Dirk Bogarde as the September Star of the Month.

Update: For more on TCM in October 2023, please visit TCM in October: Highlights.

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