TCM Star of the Month: Angela Lansbury

Actress Angela Lansbury is the October Star of the Month on Turner Classic Movies.

Lansbury was previously the Star of the Month in January 2012. Over 13 years later, TCM is celebrating the centennial of Lansbury's birth on October 16, 1925.

Lansbury passed away on October 2022, a few days short of her 97th birthday.

I feel very fortunate that I saw her in person briefly as part of a panel discussion honoring Robert Osborne in October 2019.

Below is the complete Star of the Month schedule. Please click on any hyperlinked title to read a full-length review.

October 2nd

THE HARVEY GIRLS (1946)

TENTH AVENUE ANGEL (1948)

THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1948)

THE RED DANUBE (1949)

NATIONAL VELVET (1944)

October 9th

IN THE COOL OF THE DAY (1963)

IF WINTER COMES (1947)

DEAR HEART (1964)

THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT (1964)

MISTER BUDDWING (1966)

October 16th (Lansbury's centennial)

GASLIGHT (1944)

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945)

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)

KIND LADY (1951)

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (1982)

October 23rd

DEATH ON THE NILE (1978)

THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE (1958)

ALL FALL DOWN (1962)

THE HOODLUM SAINT (1946)

TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY (1946)

As is often the case with Star of the Month programming, there are a number of other titles which won't be shown as part of the series due to licensing or other reasons.

I also recommend seeking out Lansbury's work in films such as STATE OF THE UNION (1948), SAMSON AND DELILAH (1949), THE COURT JESTER (1956), BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS (1971), THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (1983), and of course BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991).

For more on TCM in October 2025, please visit my posts TCM in October: Highlights and Quick Preview of TCM in October, along with TCM's online schedule.

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