Wednesday, October 7th TV listings for Turner Classic Movies USA
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)
London dandy Sir Percy (Leslie Howard) dons disguises to save French nobles from the Reign of Terror guillotine.
The Glass Slipper (1955)
Mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, scullery maid Ella (Leslie Caron) finally meets her prince (Michael Wilding).
When in Rome (1952)
A priest (Van Johnson) on a pilgrimage tours Roman cathedrals with an escaped convict (Paul Douglas) posing as a priest.
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
An outcast husband (James Ellison) flirts with another woman who turns out to be his wife (Lucille Ball).
Quality Street (1937)
A British spinster (Katharine Hepburn) poses as her niece to woo an ex-suitor (Franchot Tone) back from the Napoleonic wars.
The Guardsman (1931)
An Austrian actor suspicious of his wife's loyalty decides to test her by posing as a charming military officer.
Hero at Large (1980)
An actor (John Ritter) costumed as Captain Avenger foils a grocery-store robbery and becomes a sensation.
Matinee (1993)
A producer (John Goodman) sells his new monster movie with gimmicks in Key West, Fla., during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
The 'Burbs (1989)
A suburban homeowner's vacation with his wife becomes a horror after some odd neighbors move in next door.
The Howling (1981)
A shaken TV newswoman (Dee Wallace) finds a doctor's (Patrick Macnee) retreat crawling with werewolves.
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
A TV newswoman (Lauren Tewes) catches a pervert (John DiSanti) watching her sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who cannot see, hear or speak.
The First Deadly Sin (1980)
A New York police detective with a bedridden wife hunts a killer who uses a mountaineer's ice ax.
Jupiter's Darling (1955)
Roman general Fabius sends his swimming bride (Esther Williams) to stall an invasion by Hannibal (Howard Keel) and his elephants.
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
A blacksmith (Preston Foster) becomes a gladiator and Pontius Pilate's (Basil Rathbone) partner, then sees Vesuvius erupt and finds Christ.