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rdmtimp

(1,648 posts)
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 08:39 PM Dec 2018

TCM Schedule for Sunday December 23 - Christmas Classics

The build-up continues with more Christmas movie cheer (well, maybe not so cheerful on Imports).

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM SCROOGE ( 1935)
The legendary miser searches his past, present and future to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Dir: Henry Edwards Cast: Seymour Hicks , Donald Calthrop , Maurice Evans . BW- 78 mins,

7:30 AM NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: MERRY CHRISTMAS!, A ( 2011)
Star interviews and film clips trace the history of Christmas movies. Dir: Laurent Bouzereau C- 58 mins,

8:30 AM BUSH CHRISTMAS ( 1947)
A group of children track down rustlers they accidentally helped steal their father's horses. Dir: Ralph Smart Cast: Chips Rafferty , John Fernside , Stan Tolhurst . BW- 77 mins,

10:00 AM BEWARE, MY LOVELY ( 1952)
A widow discovers her handyman is an escaped mental patient. Dir: Harry Horner Cast: Ida Lupino , Robert Ryan , Taylor Holmes . BW- 77 mins, CC,

11:45 AM O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE ( 1952)
Five stories reveal O. Henry's gift for the surprise ending. Dir: Henry Koster Cast: John Steinbeck , Charles Laughton , Marilyn Monroe . BW- 118 mins, CC,

2:00 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 . C- 98 mins, CC,

4:00 PM ALL MINE TO GIVE ( 1957)
Pioneer children fight to build a new family after their parents die. Dir: Allen Reisner Cast: Glynis Johns , Cameron Mitchell , Rex Thompson . C- 102 mins, CC,

6:00 PM HOLIDAY INN ( 1942)
When he loses in love, a song-and-dance man retires from show business to run a country inn. Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Bing Crosby , Fred Astaire , Marjorie Reynolds . BW- 101 mins, CC,

8:00 PM HOLLY AND THE IVY, THE ( 1952)
A minister's family torn apart by World War II reunites for the Christmas holidays. Dir: George More O'Ferrall Cast: Ralph Richardson , Celia Johnson , Denholm Elliott . BW- 83 mins,

10:00 PM CHRISTMAS CAROL, A ( 1951)
Ghosts visit a miser during the holidays to teach him the errors of his ways. Dir: Brian Desmond-Hurst Cast: Alastair Sim , Kathleen Harrison , Mervyn Johns . BW- 87 mins, CC,

12:00 AM KING OF KINGS, THE ( 1927)
In this silent film, Cecil B. DeMille directs an epic retelling of the life of Christ. Dir: Cecil B. De Mille Cast: H. B. Warner , Dorothy Cumming , Ernest Torrence . C- 158 mins,

2:45 AM FANNY AND ALEXANDER ( 1982)
A widowed actress and her children suffer hardships when she mistakenly marries a conservative church leader. Dir: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Borje Ahlstedt , Pernilla Allwin , Allan Edwall . C- 189 mins,
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TCM Schedule for Sunday December 23 - Christmas Classics (Original Post) rdmtimp Dec 2018 OP
One of our family Christmas traditions Staph Dec 2018 #1
I have two Christmas classics I always watch Auggie Dec 2018 #2
Miracle on 34th Street frequently shows up on TCM this time of year, Staph Dec 2018 #3
I didn't see it on the listings ... Auggie Dec 2018 #4

Staph

(6,340 posts)
1. One of our family Christmas traditions
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 10:10 PM
Dec 2018

is to watch Holiday Inn (on DVD -- it's too hard to get everyone together on TCM's schedule). It's greatly superior to White Christmas!


Auggie

(31,772 posts)
2. I have two Christmas classics I always watch
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 03:57 PM
Dec 2018
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and a small independent called The Silent Partner (1978). The Silent Partner is hardly a "Christmas" film, but half of it does take place over Christmas, and it's one of the finest thrillers made in the late 1970s. I had to purchase both from iTunes -- they rarely if never show up on broadcast or cable anymore.

Very much appreciate Fred Astaire, especially in Holiday Inn, but I've never been a fan of Bing Crosby.

Staph

(6,340 posts)
3. Miracle on 34th Street frequently shows up on TCM this time of year,
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 04:08 PM
Dec 2018

and I try to catch it every time. Little Natalie Wood is adorable, and even at that age, a good actor.

But I've never heard of The Silent Partner. After reading about it on IMDB, I'll have to try to find it!


Auggie

(31,772 posts)
4. I didn't see it on the listings ...
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 04:33 PM
Dec 2018

guess I missed it.

The Silent Partner is dated by now. I first saw it on HBO in the early 1980s when it was still very new and it blew me away. The broadcast version is censored -- look for the DVD, or stream it, to see it in it's original "R" rated glory.

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