TCM Schedule for Sunday December 18 - Dickens Musical Double Feature

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Tonight a pair of musical adaptations of Charles Dickens. Plus: the original silent Ben-Hur.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM BACKFIRE (1950)
A veteran tries to clear an old friend of a murder charge. Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Viveca Lindfors , Dane Clark , Virginia Mayo . BW-91 mins, CC,

7:30 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,

9:00 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,

10:15 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,

12:00 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 SWING TIME (1936)
To prove himself worthy of his fiancee, a dancer tries to make it big, only to fall for his dancing partner. Dir: George Stevens Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Victor Moore . BW-104 mins, CC,

4:00 PM ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, THE (1938)
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Olivia De Havilland , Basil Rathbone . C-102 mins, CC,

6:00 PM PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE (1940)
Tabloid reporters crash a society marriage. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Cary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , James Stewart . BW-112 mins, CC,

8:00 PM SCROOGE (1970)
A miser faces the ghosts of his past on Christmas Eve. Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Albert Finney , Alec Guinness , Edith Evans . C-114 mins, CC,

10:00 PM OLIVER! (1968)
Musical version of the Dickens classic about an orphan taken in by a band of boy thieves. Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Ron Moody , Shani Wallis , Oliver Reed . C-153 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:45 AM BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST (1925)
In this silent film, a rebellious Israelite prince out for vengeance crosses paths with the Messiah. Dir: Fred Niblo Cast: Ramon Novarro , Francis X. Bushman , May McAvoy . BW-143 mins,

3:00 AM PAISAN (1946)
Short vignettes reveal the personal effects of the Allied invasion of Italy. Dir: Roberto Rossellini Cast: Carmela Sazio , Robert Von Loon , . BW-126 mins,

5:15 AM MGM PARADE SHOW #25 (1955)
Jeanette MacDonald and Allan Jones perform in a clip from "The Firefly"; Dan Dailey introduces a clip from "Meet Me in Las Vegas." Hosted by George Murphy. BW-29 mins, CC,