TCM Schedule for Sunday December 25 - Capra vs. Sturges

[rdmtimp]

On Christmas night, it's a knockdown drag-out fight between two of classic Hollywood's most iconic writer-directors.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM GOING MY WAY (1944)
A young priest revitalizes a failing parish and brings new life to the elder priest. Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Bing Crosby , Barry Fitzgerald , Frank McHugh . BW-127 mins, CC,

8:30 AM BOYS TOWN (1938)
True story of Father Flanagan's fight to build a home for orphaned boys. Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Spencer Tracy , Mickey Rooney , Henry Hull . BW-93 mins, CC,

10:30 AM ROBE, THE (1953)
Biblical epic in which a Roman military tribune, who commands the unit that crucified Jesus Christ, tries to learn about the man he killed. Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Richard Burton , Jean Simmons , Victor Mature . C-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM BEN-HUR (1959)
While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Charlton Heston , Jack Hawkins , Haya Harareet . C-222 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM KING OF KINGS (1961)
Epic retelling of Christ's life and the effects of his teachings on those around him. Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Jeffrey Hunter , Siobhan McKenna , Robert Ryan . C-160 mins, CC,

8:00 PM MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life. Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Gary Cooper , Jean Arthur , George Bancroft . BW-116 mins, CC,

10:00 PM SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1942)
A filmmaker masquerades as a hobo to get in touch with the little people. Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Joel McCrea , Veronica Lake , Robert Warwick . BW-91 mins, CC,

11:45 PM IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour. Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Clark Gable , Claudette Colbert , Walter Connolly . BW-105 mins, CC,

1:45 AM PALM BEACH STORY, THE (1942)
To finance her husband's career, a married woman courts an eccentric millionaire. Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Claudette Colbert , Joel McCrea , Mary Astor . BW-88 mins, CC,

3:30 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,

5:45 AM HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO (1944)
A group of veterans help a small-town fraud convince his family he was a war hero. Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Eddie Bracken , Ella Raines , Raymond Walburn . BW-101 mins, CC,

[longship]

1. My father always called Victor Mature, Victor Manure.

I'm not a big fan of cinematic Christmas religious fare.

And I prefer Alistair Sim as Scrooge.

Merry, merry to you all.

[CBHagman]

2. And to you and yours.

Alastair Sim does indeed rock the Dickens.

[Staph]

3. I've heard a recording by Groucho Marx.

He was talking about some film with Victor Mature. Groucho complained that "Victor Mature had bigger knockers than Hedy Lamar!"

Since then, I've thought of Mature as a kind of bimbo!