On November 21, 12 of Angela Lansbury’s movies will be shown as a tribute to her by Turner Classic Movies (TCM). During the course of the 24-hour marathon, viewers will be able to see some of her most iconic movies, such as Gaslight and The Manchurian Candidate, as well as the film adaptation of Sweeney Todd from 1982. Angela Lansbury left this world on October 11, 2022, having reached the age of 96.
The following is TCM’s lineup of tribute programming:
6:15 AM – “National Velvet” (1944) – A British farm girl fights to train a difficult horse for the Grand National Steeplechase.
8:30 AM – “The Three Musketeers” (1948) – Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure about the king’s musketeers and their mission to protect France.
10:45 AM – “Tenth Avenue Angel” (1948) – A child of the tenements helps an ex-con find a new life.
12:00 PM – “If Winter Comes” (1947) – Scandal results when a well-meaning man takes in a pregnant girl.
2:00 PM – “All Fall Down” (1962) – A young drifter’s romance with an older woman is threatened by his possessive mother.
4:00 PM – “Dear Heart” (1964) – A middle-aged postmistress falls for an engaged man during a convention in New York.
6:00 PM – “The Harvey Girls” (1946) – Straitlaced waitresses battle saloon girls to win the West for domesticity.
8:00 PM – “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962) – A Korean War hero doesn’t realize he’s been programmed to kill by the enemy.
10:15 PM – “Gaslight” (1944) – A newlywed fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
12:15 AM – “The Picture of Dorian Gray” (1945) – A man remains young and handsome while his portrait shows the ravages of age and sin.
2:15 AM – “Kind Lady” (1951) – A con artist and his criminal cohorts hold an old lady hostage in her own home.
3:45 AM – “Sweeney Todd” (1982) – The adventures of a mad barber with a penchant for cutting his customers’ throats, and his companion, a pastry chef who uses the victims’ remains as filler for meat pies.
