TCM Schedule for Sunday December 8, 2019 - Christmas Double Feature

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Plus: Silent Sunday spotlights pioneering African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM Weekend at the Waldorf ( 1945)
In this remake of Grand Hotel, guests at a New York hotel fight to survive personal tragedy. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Ginger Rogers , Lana Turner , Walter Pidgeon .- 129 mins, CC,

8:30 AM Carefree ( 1938)
A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else. Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Ralph Bellamy . BW- 83 mins, CC,

10:00 AM Berlin Express ( 1948)
Allied agents fight an underground Nazi group in post-war Europe. Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Merle Oberon , Robert Ryan , Charles Korvin . BW- 86 mins, CC,

12:00 PM Christmas Carol, A ( 1938)
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve. Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Reginald Owen , Gene Lockhart , Kathleen Lockhart . BW- 69 mins, CC,

1:30 PM Man Who Came to Dinner, The ( 1942)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family. Dir: William Keighley Cast: Bette Davis , Ann Sheridan , Monty Woolley . BW- 113 mins, CC,

3:45 PM 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,

6:00 PM 3 Godfathers ( 1949)
Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization. Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Pedro Armendariz , Harry Carey Jr. . C- 106 mins, CC,

8:00 PM It Happened on 5th Avenue ( 1947)
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South. Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Don DeFore , Ann Harding , Charles Ruggles . BW- 115 mins, CC,

10:15 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 , Margaret Leighton . BW- 81 mins, CC,

12:00 AM Within Our Gates ( 1920)
In this silent film, a black schoolteacher finds the battle against racism is everywhere when she goes North to raise money for better schools. Dir: Oscar Micheaux Cast: Evelyn Preer , Flo Clements , James D. Ruffin . BW- 74 mins,

2:00 AM Something Different ( 1963)
Dir: Vera Chytilovß Cast: Eva Bosßkovß , Vera Uzelacova , Jiri Kodet . BW- 85 mins,

4:00 AM Smilin' Through ( 1932)
A young woman falls in love with the son of an old family enemy. Dir: Sidney Franklin Cast: Norma Shearer , Fredric March , Leslie Howard . BW- 98 mins, CC,

[CBHagman]

1. LOVE "The Man Who Came to Dinner"

It features Bette Davis in a very un-Bette Davis role, as long-suffering assistant, but it's also got a riotous supporting cast of character actors and comedians.

And penguins. It's got PENGUINS.

[CBHagman]

2. And I finally caught "The Holly and the Ivy" last year.

Featuring a cast that includes Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, and Denholm Elliot, plus a musical score by Malcolm Arnold, this is another Christmas classic that remains relevant today and deserves to be better known.