TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 19: Christmas Marathon

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Feast on traditional and nontraditional cinematic Christmas fare all the way into next week!

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

12:30 AM Cover Up (1949)
An insurance investigator smells something wrong when he looks into a small-town suicide.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-14 CC: N


2:00 AM The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
A child explores her late mother's life and discovers her maternal bloodline is cursed.
Dir: Gunther V. Fritsch Cast: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

3:30 AM Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
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.
Dir: Nagisa Oshima Cast: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Runtime: 124 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

5:45 AM Star in the Night (1945)
Three cowboys see a bright light in the distance and decide to investigate on Christmas Eve.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: J. Carrol Naish, Lynne Baggett, Anthony Caruso
Runtime: 21 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


6:15 AM Mrs. Parkington (1944)
A lady's maid marries a man whose prospects push her into high society.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold
Runtime: 124 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

8:30 AM And So They Were Married (1936)
The children of a divorcee and a widower try to keep their parents apart.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor, Edith Fellows
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N


10:00 AM Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
A small-town boy tries to juggle two girlfriends at once.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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12:00 PM The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
Against her widowed father's wishes, a vaudeville star's daughter takes to the stage.
Dir: David Butler Cast: June Haver, Gordon MacRae, James Barton
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

2:00 PM On Moonlight Bay (1951)
A small-town tomboy falls for the boy-next-door in the years before World War I.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, "Smiling" Jack Smith
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

4:00 PM Meet John Doe (1941)
A reporter's fraudulent story turns a tramp into a national hero and makes him a pawn of big business.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

6:15 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Feuding co-workers do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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8:00 PM Going My Way (1944)
A young priest revitalizes a failing parish and brings new life to the elder priest.
Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh
Runtime: 130 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

10:15 PM The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
A liberal priest tries to soften the strict nun running St. Mary's school.
Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers
Runtime: 126 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC:

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

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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

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