TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 14: Ernst Lubitsch - Part II

The daytime theme is Widows and Widowers, some of whom have offspring who aspire to be matchmakers.

And tonight TCM once again showcases the movies of Ernst Lubitsch, with some matches no one could have predicted...

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

12:30 AM
The Heiress (1949)
1h 55m | Drama | TV-PG
A plain young woman's wealth makes her prey to fortune hunters.
Director
William Wyler
Cast
Olivia De Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson

2:45 AM
Body and Soul (1925)
1h 26m | Silent | TV-PG
In this film, a corrupt small town minister leads his congregation astray.
Director
Oscar Micheaux
Cast
Paul Robeson, Marshall Rodgers, Lawrence Chenault

4:30 AM
The Bride Wore Red (1937)
1h 43m | Romance | TV-G
A chorus girl crashes an exclusive Swiss resort to snare a rich husband.
Director
Dorothy Arzner
Cast
Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Robert Young

6:30 AM
Make Way for a Lady (1936)
1h 5m | Comedy | TV-G
A widower's daughter plays matchmaker for her father.
Director
David Burton
Cast
Herbert Marshall, Anne Shirley, Gertrude Michael

7:45 AM
Listen, Darling (1938)
1h 10m | Romance | TV-G
Two children try to find a new husband for their widowed mother.
Director
Edwin L. Marin
Cast
Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Mary Astor



9:15 AM
Kathleen (1941)
1h 28m | Comedy | TV-G
A neglected daughter tries to find the right wife for her widowed father.
Director
Harold S. Bucquet
Cast
Shirley Temple, Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day

10:45 AM
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
1h 55m | Musical | TV-G
Three young girls try to help their widowed mother find the right husband.
Director
Fred M. Wilcox
Cast
Jeanette MacDonald, Jane Powell, Edward Arnold

12:45 PM
A Ticklish Affair (1963)
1h 29m | Romance | TV-G
A naval commander gets mixed up with a widow and her three children.
Director
George Sidney
Cast
Shirley Jones, Gig Young, Red Buttons

2:15 PM
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
1h 57m | Comedy | TV-G
A widower with a six-year-old boy has a hard time finding a new wife/stepmother that meets with his son's approval.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Cast
Glenn Ford, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens



4:15 PM
Promise Her Anything (1966)
1h 38m | Comedy | TV-PG
A single mother must choose between two suitors.
Director
Arthur Hiller
Cast
Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron, Bob Cummings

6:00 PM
Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968)
1h 51m | Comedy | TV-PG
A widow with eight children marries a widower with ten, then gets pregnant.
Director
Melville Shavelson
Cast
Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ERNST LUBITSCH - PART II

8:00 PM
The Doll (1919)
Adaptation
A young man trying to get out a forced marriage opts to "marry" a mechanical doll. But there are complications...
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
Victor Janson, Ossi Oswalda, Josefine Dora

9:15 PM
Die Austernprinzessin (1919)
1h 10m | Comedy
The daughter of an American industrialist falls in love with a European prince.
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke, Julius Falkenstein

10:30 PM
Three Women (1924)
Comedy
Three's a crowd when a mother and daughter are both interested in the same man, but the complications are only beginning...
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
May McAvoy, Pauline Frederick, Marie Prevost

12:00 AM
So This Is Paris (1926)
1h 8m | Comedy | TV-PG
When Dr. Giraud goes to a neighboring apartment to make a complaint, he is shocked to find an old flame of his.
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
Monte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller, Lilyan Tashman



1:15 AM
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
1h 46m | Silent | TV-G
In this silent film, a young prince attending college falls for a barmaid below his station.
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
Ramon Novarro, Norma Shearer, Jean Hersholt



3:15 AM
Rosita (1923)
1h 57m | Adaptation | TV-PG
Rosita, a peasant singer in Seville, captures the attention of the king.
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
Mary Pickford, Holbrook Blinn, Irene Rich