Even beyond the horror movies Peter Cushing made for Hammer and Amicus, there are many movies worth checking out. I highly recommend Cash on Demand (1961), a wonderful crime thriller made at Hammer. It features one of Mr. Cushing's very best performances. It airs at 7:00 PM Central/8:00 PM Eastern on October 5. Following Cash on Demand is The End of the Affair (1955), in which Peter Cushing appears alongside Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, and John Mills. It airs at 9:30 PM Central/9:30 PM Eastern. On Monday, October 12 TCM is airing Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), a Robin Hood film produced by Hammer and starring Richard Greene as Robin Hood (reprising the role from the classic TV show The Adventures of Robin Hood) and Peter Cushing as the Sheriff of Nottingham. It's on at 7:00 PM Central/8:00 PM Eastern. Following Sword of Sherwood Forest is Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) at 8:30 PM Central/9:30 Eastern and Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966). Both films are loosely based on the TV series Doctor Who and, while neither movie is particularly good, they will be of historical interest to Whovians. Similarly, Violent Playground (1958), at 12:30 AM Central/1:30 AM Eastern on October 13, will be of interest as it features David McCallum (later of The Great Escape and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) as the leader of a juvenile gang.
Of course, October 19 is the night I am sure many Peter Cushing fans will be waiting for, a night of Hammer Horrors. It kicks off with The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, at 7:00 PM Central/8:00 Eastern. It is followed by Dracula (1958, known in the United States as Horror of Dracula), The Mummy (1959), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), and Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969).
October 26 will see another night of horror movies starring Peter Cushing, kicked off with Nothing but the Night (1973) at 7:00 PM Central/8:00 PM Eastern. It is followed by three films from Amicus Productions: Madhouse (1974), From Beyond the Grave (1974), and Scream and Scream Again (1970). Peter Cushing's stint as Star of the Month ends with two latter day Hammer Films: The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and Dracula A.D. 1972.
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Thank you for this informative post about Peter Cushing being honored on TCM. It's fascinating to learn about the schedule, since I don't have cable television. Nonetheless, I find it very interesting that this lesser known actor is being honored. I have only seen him in two films so far, "Star Wars" and "The End of the Affair." I think he gives a very good performance in both!
By the way, PEPS is hosting three blogathons in the remainder of 2020, The 4th Annual Great Blogathon in October (https://pureentertainmentpreservationsociety.wordpress.com/2020/09/22/announcing-the-4th-annual-great-breening-blogathon/), The Third Annual Claude Rains Blogathon in November (https://pureentertainmentpreservationsociety.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/an-old-friend-is-never-an-added-guest-please-join-us-for-the-third-annual-claude-rains-blogathon/), and The 2nd Happy Holidays Blogathon
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Yours Hopefully,
Tiffany Brannan
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