TCM in October: Highlights

Happy October!It's time for a close look at the many good things coming this month on Turner Classic Movies.Myrna Loy is the October Star of the Month. A whopping 56 Loy films will be shown every Monday this month, in both the daytime and prime time hours.A separate post listing the complete Star of the Month schedule, featuring many film review links, will be posted here this weekend.The October Noir Alley titles are LOOPHOLE (1954), which is a TCM premiere, plus CRIME WAVE (1954), CHICAGO SYNDICATE (1955), THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL (1951), and a Halloween trio of Val Lewton films: THE LEOPARD MAN (1943), THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943), and CAT PEOPLE (1942). It's a terrific lineup.The TCM Spotlight focuses on "Sweater Weather," and Mario Cantone returns to cohost "Creepy Cinema" with Ben Mankiewicz on Thursday evenings.Halloween-themed viewing will also be featured all day on both October 30th and 31st.Below are a few more highlights from the October schedule. Please click any…