TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 24: Bob's Christmas Eve Picks

TCM has been repeating some of its holiday favorites (e.g., Meet Me in St. Louis and The Man Who Came to Dinner), not that there's anything wrong with that.

Tuesday, December 24th, 2013

12:15 AM
Night at the Movies, A: Merry Christmas! (2011)
Star interviews and film clips trace the history of Christmas movies.
Dir: Laurent Bouzereau
C-58 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:30 AM
Little Women (1949)
The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: June Allyson , Peter Lawford , Margaret O'Brien .
C-122 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:45 AM
Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
A child of the tenements helps an ex-con find a new life.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Margaret O'Brien , Angela Lansbury , George Murphy .
BW-75 mins, TV-G, CC,

5:00 AM
Night at the Movies, A: Merry Christmas! (2011)
Star interviews and film clips trace the history of Christmas movies.
Dir: Laurent Bouzereau
C-58 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:00 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, TV-G,

7:30 AM
Susan Slept Here (1954)
A Hollywood screenwriter takes in a runaway girl who's more woman than he can handle.
Dir: Frank Tashlin Cast: Dick Powell , Debbie Reynolds , Anne Francis .
C-98 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

9:15 AM
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, TV-G, CC,

11:10 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,

11:15 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, TV-G, CC,



1:09 PM
Present With A Future, A (1943)
Bette Davis explains to her children why they are getting war bonds for Christmas in this short film promoting the war effort.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Patty Hale ,
BW-2 mins,

1:15 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, TV-G, CC,

2:25 PM
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) (1939)
In this short film, Andy Hardy and the rest of the Hardy family give a holiday greeting to the audience.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Fay Holden , Betty Ross Clarke , Mickey Rooney .
BW-3 mins,

2:30 PM
Shop Around The Corner, The (1940)
Feuding co-workers don't realize they're secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullavan , James Stewart , Frank Morgan .
BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC,



4:10 PM
Holiday Greetings 1941 Lewis Stone (1941)
This short film provides a Christmas greeting from Lewis Stone, sent specially to servicemen overseas and their families.
BW-2 mins,

4:15 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, TV-G, CC,



5:43 PM
Mario Lanza And The Boy Choir Singing "Ave Maria" From The Great Caruso (1951)
Mario Lanza and a choir of boys sing "Ave Marie" in this short clip taken from "The Great Caruso" (1951).
C-3 mins,

5:49 PM
Snow Birds (1932)
This short film showcases various winter sports, from tobogganing to ski-jumping.
Dir: Jules White
BW-10 mins,

6:00 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 , Charlie Ruggles .
BW-115 mins, TV-G, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: BOB'S CHRISTMAS EVE PICKS

8:00 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-102 mins, TV-G, CC,



10:00 PM
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
A Norwegian war orphan adopted by a pianist as a publicity stunt turns out to be a beautiful young woman.
Dir: H. Bruce Humberstone Cast: Sonja Henie , John Payne , Glenn Miller .
BW-86 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:45 PM
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
A soldier meets a woman on Christmas furlough from prison and they fall in love.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Ginger Rogers , Joseph Cotten , Shirley Temple .
BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC,



1:15 AM
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, TV-G, CC,



3:15 AM
Holiday (1938)
An unhappy heiress falls in love with her stodgy sister's freethinking fiance.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , Doris Nolan .
BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC,



5:00 AM
Star in the Night (1945)
In this short film, three cowboys see a bright light in the distance and decide to investigate on Christmas Eve.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: J. Carrol Naish , Donald Woods , Anthony Caruso .
BW-22 mins, TV-G,

5:30 AM
Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, The (1952)
Three children from a small village claim to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary.
Dir: John Brahm Cast: Gilbert Roland , Angela Clark , Frank Silvera .
C-102 mins, TV-G, CC,