TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 21: The Essentials: Family Ties

[CBHagman]

Viewer alert: Bush Christmas is a film about Australia, not a home movie from Kennebunkport.

Saturday, December 21st, 2013

2:00 AM
Stepford Wives, The (1975)
A recent arrival in suburbia suspects a sinister reason for the local women's model behavior.
Dir: Bryan Forbes Cast: Katharine Ross , Paula Prentiss , Peter Masterson .
C-115 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
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, TV-G, CC,

6:00 AM
Seven Little Foys, The (1955)
The famed vaudevillian puts his children in the act to keep the family together when his wife dies.
Dir: Melville Shavelson Cast: Bob Hope , Milly Vitale , George Tobias .
C-93 mins, TV-G,

7:34 AM
Foy Family In "Chips Of The Old Block", The (1928)
This short film presents a vaudeville act performed by The Foy Family.
Dir: Bryan Foy
BW-8 mins,

8:00 AM
MGM Parade Show #15 (1955)
George Murphy hosts a special Christmas show featuring Judy Garland performing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in a clip from "Meet Me in St. Louis."
BW-26 mins, TV-G,

8:30 AM
Tea For Two (1950)
An heiress has to say no to every question for 24 hours if she wants to star on Broadway.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Doris Day , Gordon MacRae , Gene Nelson .
C-98 mins, TV-PG, CC,

10:15 AM
Carson on TCM: Doris Day (1/16/76) (2013)
TCM presents an interview from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, with Doris Day from 1/16/76.
C-10 mins, TV-PG, CC,

10:30 AM
Maisie Goes To Reno (1944)
On a trip to Reno, a Brooklyn showgirl tries to stop a soldier and his wife from divorcing.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Ann Sothern , John Hodiak , Tom Drake .
BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC,

12:00 PM
Bush Christmas (1947)
A group of children track down rustlers they accidentally helped steal their father's horses.
Dir: Ralph Smart
BW-77 mins, TV-G,

1:30 PM
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Rex Harrison , Samantha Eggar , Anthony Newley .
C-149 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 PM
Mouse That Roared, The (1959)
An impoverished nation declares war on the U.S. hoping to lose and score foreign aid.
Dir: Jack Arnold Cast: Peter Sellers , Jean Seberg , William Hartnell .
C-83 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM
Jaws (1975)
The sheriff of an island town takes to the seas when a bloodthirsty shark invades the local waters.
Dir: Steven Spielberg Cast: Roy Scheider , Richard Dreyfuss , Robert Shaw .
C-124 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: FAMILY TIES

8:00 PM
Auntie Mame (1958)
An eccentric heiress raises her nephew to be a free spirit.
Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast: Rosalind Russell , Forrest Tucker , Coral Browne .
C-143 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 PM
Christmas Eve (1947)
To save her fortune, an aging woman must reunite her three adopted sons.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: George Raft , George Brent , Randolph Scott .
BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:15 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, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM
Massacre Mafia Style (1978)
A Don's disgraced son returns to the U.S. to rebuild his family¿s reputation.
Dir: Duke Mitchell
C-83 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
Husbands (1970)
A man's death inspires his three best friends to reevaluate their lives.
Dir: John Cassavetes Cast: Ben Gazzara , Peter Falk , John Cassavetes .
C-131 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

[Staph]

1. Thanks for posting Saturday.

Shall I do it next weekend?

[CBHagman]

2. That would be great!

Thank you.

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