TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 25: TCM Special Theme: Pets on Sets

The animals don't get a day off even today, but I don't think anyone will howl, given Asta and human costars Myrna Loy and William Powell have a prime spot in the schedule.

And there are plenty of Christmas movies in the daytime schedule to cheer the heart of a classic film fan.

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

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,

7:00 AM
BABES IN TOYLAND ( 1934)
Two employees of a toy maker try to borrow money from their employer to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe.
Dir: Gus Meins Cast: Virginia Karns , Charlotte Henry , Felix Knight .
BW- 78 mins, CC,

8:30 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- 74 mins, CC,

10:00 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- 115 mins, CC,



12:00 PM
O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE ( 1952)
Five stories reveal O. Henry's gift for the surprise ending.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: John Steinbeck , Charles Laughton , Marilyn Monroe .
BW- 118 mins, CC,

2:02 PM
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,

2:15 PM
LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY ( 1938)
A small-town boy tries to juggle two girlfriends at once.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone , Mickey Rooney , Cecilia Parker .
BW- 91 mins, CC,

4:00 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, CC,



5:48 PM
LET'S TALK TURKEY ( 1939)
This comedic short provides the "do's" and "don'ts" of carving a turkey for Thanksgiving.
Dir: Felix E. Feist Cast: William Newell , Max O. Cullen , Sally Payne .
BW- 10 mins,

6:00 PM
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, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPECIAL THEME: PETS ON SETS

8:00 PM
THIN MAN, THE ( 1934)
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Maureen O'Sullivan .
BW- 91 mins, CC,



9:45 PM
TOPPER TAKES A TRIP ( 1939)
A glamorous ghost helps a henpecked husband save his wife from gold-digging friends.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Constance Bennett , Roland Young , Billie Burke .
BW- 80 mins, CC,

11:15 PM
BEST IN SHOW ( 2000)
Eccentric contestants prepare to compete in a national dog show.
Dir: Christopher Guest Cast: Jay Brazeau , Parker Posey , Michael Hitchcock .
C- 90 mins, CC,

1:00 AM
GOOD-BYE, MY LADY ( 1956)
A stray dog brings together a young boy and an old man in the Georgia swamps.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Walter Brennan , Phil Harris , Brandon de Wilde .
BW- 95 mins, CC,

2:45 AM
SOUNDER ( 1972)
Black sharecroppers during the Depression fight to get their children a decent education.
Dir: Martin Ritt Cast: Cicely Tyson , Paul Winfield , Kevin Hooks .
C- 105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:45 AM
UMBERTO D. ( 1952)
A retiree copes with the realities of old age.
Dir: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Carlo Battisti , Maria Pia Casilio , Lina Gennari .
BW- 88 mins,