TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 20: Christmas Marathon
Today's schedule is another reminder that Barbara Stanwyck made her mark in Christmas classics, as she did everywhere else.
Today is also an opportunity to spend quality time with character actor S.Z. Sakall and with the unofficial patron of the Classic Films Group, Robert Montgomery.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
12:30 AM O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Five stories reveal O. Henry's gift for the surprise ending.
Dir: Jasper Blystone Cast: John Steinbeck, Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe
Runtime: 117 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N
2:45 AM Period of Adjustment (1962)
A newlywed couple's honeymoon is disrupted by their friends' marital problems.
Dir: George Roy Hill Cast: Tony Franciosa, Jane Fonda, Jim Hutton
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:45 AM Metropolitan (1990)
A group of friends from New York's haute-bourgeoisie gather together during the holiday season.
Dir: Whit Stillman Cast: Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
6:30 AM My Night at Maud's (1969)
A devout Catholic engineer, who has his mind set on marrying a nice girl he sees at church, spends a chaste night with a liberated divorcee named Maud. Consequently, the encounter forces him to reassess his own moral standing.
Dir: Eric Rohmer Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N
8:30 AM The Man I Love (1947)
A night-club singer gets involved with a mobster.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
10:30 AM Miracle on Main Street (1939)
On Christmas Eve, a couple hiding from the police find an abandoned baby and decide to raise the child.
Dir: Steve Sekely Cast: Margo, Walter Abel, William Collier Sr.
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:00 PM The Trouble With Angels (1966)
Two free spirits cause problems at a convent school.
Dir: Ida Lupino Cast: Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes, Camilla Sparv
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
2:00 PM Never Say Goodbye (1946)
A husband tries to win back his wife before she can divorce him.
Dir: James V. Kern Cast: Errol Flynn, Eleanor Parker, Lucile Watson
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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4:00 PM Susan Slept Here (1954)
A Hollywood screenwriter takes in a runaway girl who's more woman than he can handle.
Dir: Frank Tashlin Cast: Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:00 PM Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
When a magazine writer invites a rescued sailor to spend Christmas with her, he ends up falling in love with her.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
8:00 PM Remember the Night (1940)
An assistant D.A. takes a shoplifter home with him for Christmas.
Dir: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred Macmurray, Beulah Bondi
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
9:45 PM The Cheaters (1945)
An unemployed actor tries to save a young innocent from greedy relations.
Dir: Joseph Kane Cast: Joseph Schildkraut, Billie Burke, Eugene Pallette
Runtime: 60 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC:
11:30 PM We're No Angels (1955)
After escaping Devil's Island, three offbeat prisoners help a goodhearted family outwit a scheming relative.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC:
1:30 AM Lady in the Lake (1947)
Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective's viewpoint.
Dir: Robert Montgomery Cast: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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3:30 AM Roadblock (1951)
An insurance agent's greedy wife leads him to a life of crime.
Dir: Harold Daniels Cast: Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore
Runtime: 73 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y
5:00 AM Christmas Past (1925)
A compilation of Christmas-themed short, silent films.
Dir: null Cast: null
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: N