TCM Schedule for Sunday December 12, 2021 - Directed by Francis Ford Coppola part II

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Two of Coppola's earliest films tonight.

(all times Eastern)

6:15 am Libeled Lady (1936)
1h 38m | Comedy | TV-G
When an heiress sues a newspaper, the editor hires a reporter to compromise her.
Director: Jack Conway. Cast: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy

8:00 am Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
1h 36m | Comedy | TV-G
A man-shy fashion editor pretends to be married until a suitor claims to be her husband.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard. Cast: Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Raymond Walburn

10:00 am Cruel Gun Story (1964)
Action | TV-14
Togawa plans to rob an armored car to help his sister.
Director: Takumi Furukawa. Cast: Jo Shishido, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawachi

12:00 pm All Mine to Give (1957)
1h 50m | Drama | TV-G
Pioneer children fight to build a new family after their parents die.
Director: Allen Reisner. Cast: Glynis Johns, Cameron Mitchell, Rex Thompson

2:00 pm O. Henry's Full House (1952)
1h 57m | Drama | TV-PG
Five stories reveal O. Henry's gift for the surprise ending.
Director: Jasper Blystone. Cast: John Steinbeck, Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe

4:15 pm Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
1h 41m | Comedy | TV-G
A homemaking specialist who can't boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Director: Peter Godfrey. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet

6:15 pm Remember the Night (1940)
1h 26m | Comedy | TV-G
An assistant D.A. takes a shoplifter home with him for Christmas.
Director: Mitchell Leisen. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred Macmurray, Beulah Bondi

8:00 pm Finian's Rainbow (1968)
2h 40m | Musical | TV-G
A leprechaun follows the Irishman who stole his pot of gold to the U.S. South.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Cast: Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele

10:30 pm You're a Big Boy Now (1966)
1h 36m | Comedy | TV-MA
A young man moves to New York City and falls for a cold-hearted beauty,
Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Cast: Peter Kastner, Elizabeth Hartman, Geraldine Page

12:15 am The Mysterious Lady (1928)
1h 25m | Silent | TV-PG
In this silent film, an Austrian officer unwittingly falls in love with a Russian spy.
Director: Fred Niblo. Cast: Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Gustav Von Seyffertitz

2:00 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

4:15 am Street Of Love And Hope (1959)
1h 3m | Drama
Director: Nagisa Oshima. Cast: Fumio Watanabe, Yuki Tominaga, Kakuko Chino

5:30 am MGM Parade Show #22 (1955)
25m | Documentary | TV-G
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald perform in a clip from "Maytime"; Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz introduce a clip from "Forever Darling." Hosted by George Murphy.

[CBHagman]

1. TCM's certainly working in the Christmas theme, even when it's unannounced.

All Mine to Give, O. Henry's Full House, Remember the Night, and other scheduled features are Christmas movies.