TCM Schedule for Monday December 18, 2023 - Christmas Marathon
(all times Eastern)
5:45 AM Fanny and Alexander (1982)
3h 8m | Drama | TV-MA
A widowed actress and her children suffer hardships when she mistakenly marries a conservative church leader.
Director: Ingmar Bergman. Cast: Bertil Guve, Borje Ahlstedt, Pernilla Allwin
9:00 AM Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
1h 14m | Drama | TV-G
A child of the tenements helps an ex-con find a new life.
Director: Roy Rowland. Cast:Margaret O'brien, Angela Lansbury, George Murphy
10:15 AM Kind Lady (1935)
1h 16m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
A con artist and his criminal colleagues move in on a trusting old lady.
Director: George B. Seitz. Cast: Aline Macmahon, Basil Rathbone, Mary Carlisle
11:45 AM Room for One More (1952)
1h 38m | Comedy | TV-G
New Jersey couple Anna and Poppy Rose adopt several kids born into less fortunate circumstances.
Director: Norman Taurog. Cast: Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Lurene Tuttle
1:30 PM Bundle of Joy (1956)
1h 38m | Musical | TV-PG
A recently fired shop girl is mistaken for a single mother when she finds an abandoned baby.
Director: Norman Taurog. Cast: Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Adolphe Menjou
3:30 PM Bachelor Mother (1939)
1h 20m | Comedy | TV-G
A fun-loving shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling.
Director: Garson Kanin. Cast: Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn
5:00 PM The Great Rupert (1950)
1h 26m | Comedy | TV-G
A squirrel becomes the guardian angel for an impoverished family.
Director: Irving Pichel. Cast: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake
6:45 PM A Christmas Carol (1938)
1h 9m | Drama | TV-G
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways
Director: Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart
8:00 PM Miracle on Main Street (1939)
1h 18m | Drama | TV-G
On Christmas Eve, a couple hiding from the police find an abandoned baby and decide to raise it.
Director: Steve Sekely. Cast: Margo, Walter Abel, William Collier Sr.
9:30 PM Blast of Silence (1961)
1h 17m | Crime | TV-PG
A hit man loses his nerve after allowing himself to feel emotion--and pays the price.
Director: Allen Baron. Cast: Allen Baron, Molly Mccarthy, Larry Tucker
11:00 PM Cash on Demand (1961)
1h 24m | Crime | TV-PG
A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal money.
Director: Quentin Lawrence. Cast: Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Richard Vernon
12:30 AM Cover Up
1h 25m | Suspense | TV-PG
An insurance investigator smells something wrong when he looks into a small-town suicide.
Director: Alfred E. Green. Cast: William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton
2:00 AM The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
1h 10m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
A child explores her late mother's life and discovers her maternal bloodline is cursed.
Director: Gunther V. Fritsch. Cast: Simone Simon, Kent Smith
3:30 AM Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
2h 4m | Adaptation | TV-MA
During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.
Director: Nagisa Oshima. Cast: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto
5:45 AM Star in the Night (1945)
21m | Short | TV-G
Three cowboys see a bright light in the distance and decide to investigate on Christmas Eve.
Director: Don Siegel. Cast: J. Carrol Naish, Lynne Baggett, Anthony Caruso