TCM Schedule for Sunday December 24 - Christmas Eve

[rdmtimp]

Tis the night before Christmas, and TCM keeps us in the mood with more holiday classics.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM LITTLE WOMEN ( 1933)
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Joan Bennett , Paul Lukas . BW- 116 mins, CC,

8:00 AM MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, THE ( 1941)
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,

10:00 AM 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 , Charlie Ruggles . BW- 115 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,

2:15 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,

4:00 PM CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT ( 1945)
A homemaking specialist who can't boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero. Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Dennis Morgan , Sydney Greenstreet . BW- 101 mins, CC,

6:00 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,

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 BELLS OF ST. MARY'S, THE ( 1945)
A liberal priest tries to soften the strict nun running a boys' school. Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Bing Crosby , Ingrid Bergman , Henry Travers . BW- 126 mins, CC,

12:15 AM CHEATERS, THE ( 1945)
An unemployed actor tries to save a young innocent from greedy relations. Dir: Joseph Kane Cast: Joseph Schildkraut , Billie Burke , Eugene Pallette . BW- 87 mins,

2:00 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,

3:30 AM POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES ( 1961)
A good-hearted gangster turns an old apple seller into a society matron so she can impress her daughter. Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Glenn Ford , Bette Davis , Hope Lange . C- 137 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

[lkinwi]

1. My favorite is The Bishops Wife.

A Christmas Carol 1938 is a close 2nd.