TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 24: Christmas Eve
It's wall-to-wall Christmas movies today, daytime as well as evening, when the special Christmas Eve theme brings a roster of classics. Have tissues handy for some of them.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
12:00 AM
BACHELOR MOTHER ( 1939)
A fun-loving shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling.
Dir: Garson Kanin Cast: Ginger Rogers , David Niven , Charles Coburn .
BW- 82 mins, CC,
1:27 AM
JUDY GARLAND SINGS "SILENT NIGHT" ( 1937)
In this short film, Judy Garland sings "Silent Night, Holy Night", accompanied by the St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers of Long Beach, California.
BW- 2 mins,
1:30 AM
BUNDLE OF JOY ( 1956)
A shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Eddie Fisher , Debbie Reynolds , Adolphe Menjou .
C- 98 mins, CC,
3:30 AM
THREE GODFATHERS ( 1936)
Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.
Dir: Richard Boleslawski Cast: Chester Morris , Lewis Stone , Walter Brennan .
BW- 81 mins, CC,
5:00 AM
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,
7:00 AM
BEYOND TOMORROW ( 1940)
A ghost tries to smooth the way for two young lovers he knew during his lifetime.
Dir: A. Edward Sutherland Cast: Harry Carey , C. Aubrey Smith , Charles Winninger .
BW- 84 mins, CC,
8:30 AM
FITZWILLY ( 1967)
When an aging philanthropist goes broke, her butler robs from the rich so she can give to the poor.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Dick Van Dyke , Barbara Feldon , Edith Evans .
C- 103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:15 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 .
BW- 111 mins, CC,
12:15 PM
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME ( 1949)
In this musical remake of The Shop Around the Corner, feuding co-workers in a small music shop do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Judy Garland , Van Johnson , S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall .
C- 103 mins, CC,
2:00 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,
4:00 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,
6:15 PM
HOLIDAY AFFAIR ( 1949)
A young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne'er-do-well.
Dir: Don Hartman Cast: Robert Mitchum , Janet Leigh , Wendell Corey .
BW- 87 mins, CC,
7:48 PM
VISIT TO SANTA, A ( 1963)
Two children dreaming of Christmas visit Santa at the North Pole in this short film.
C- 12 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: CHRISTMAS EVE
8:00 PM
BISHOP'S WIFE, THE ( 1947)
An angel helps set an ambitious bishop on the right track.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Cary Grant , Loretta Young , David Niven .
BW- 109 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS ( 1944)
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Garland , Margaret O'Brien , Mary Astor .
C- 113 mins, CC,
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12:00 AM
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,
1:17 AM
SNOW BIRDS ( 1932)
This short film showcases various winter sports, from tobogganing to ski-jumping.
Dir: Jules White
BW- 10 mins,
1:30 AM
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 .
BW- 123 mins, CC,
3:45 AM
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,
5:30 AM
GREAT RUPERT, THE ( 1950)
A squirrel becomes the guardian angel for an impoverished family.
Dir: Irving Pichel Cast: Jimmy Durante , Terry Moore , Tom Drake .
BW- 88 mins, CC,
