TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 31: The Marx Brothers (continued)/New Year's Eve

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Star of the Month: Merle Oberon (continued)

12:45 AM Deep in My Heart (1954)
Life story of Sigmund Romberg who grew to become one of Broadway's most prolific composers and producers in the 1920s.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: José Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel
Runtime: 132 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y


3:00 AM Hotel (1967)
A New Orleans hotel owner fights off a corporate raider while his guests struggle through a variety of personal problems.
Dir: Richard Quine Cast: Rod Taylor, Catherine Spaak, Karl Malden
Runtime: 124 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

TCM Daytime: The Marx Brothers

5:30 AM Room Service (1938)
Three zany producers try to extend their hotel credit until they can get a play mounted.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


7:00 AM At the Circus (1939)
The Marx Bros. team up to keep a circus from going bankrupt.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

8:30 AM A Day at the Races (1937)
A group of zanies tries to save a pretty girl's sanitarium.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Groucho [marx], Chico [marx], Harpo [marx]
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

10:30 AM A Night at the Opera (1935)
The Marx Brothers are pitted against high culture as they try to help two young opera singers who are in love.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

12:30 PM The Cocoanuts (1929)
While running a hotel in Florida, three clowns get caught up in the search for stolen jewels.
Dir: Joseph Santley Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx
Runtime: 140 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC:

2:15 PM Animal Crackers (1930)
Three zanies try to recover a stolen painting during a madcap house party.
Dir: Victor Heerman Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

4:00 PM Monkey Business (1931)
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
Dir: Norman McLeod Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Runtime: 77 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

5:30 PM Horse Feathers (1932)
In an effort to beef up his school's football team, a college president mistakenly recruits two loonies.
Dir: Norman McLeod Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

6:45 PM Duck Soup (1933)
When he's named dictator of Freedonia, a con artist declares war on the neighboring kingdom.
Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

TCM Primetime: New Year's Eve

8:00 PM Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
At the start of the New Year, 32-year-old "singleton" Bridget decides it's time to take control of her life and start keeping a diary.
Dir: Sharon Maguire Cast: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

10:00 PM Only You (1994)
As a teen, Faith was told that her destiny is a man named Damon Bradley. Years later, when she's about to marry someone else, a Damon Bradley calls to wish them well, and Faith decides to follow Damon to Italy.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N

12:00 AM Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.
Dir: Nora Ephron Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

2:00 AM Diner (1982)
A group of friends who hang out in a Baltimore diner face the problems of growing up.
Dir: Barry Levinson Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke, Daniel Stern
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

4:00 AM Metropolitan (1990)
A group of friends from New York's haute-bourgeoisie gather together during the holiday season.
Dir: Whit Stillman Cast: Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-14 CC: Y