TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 25: Comedies for Christmas
It's Christmas movies during the daytime, but at evening TCM throws out the calendar and brings on laughs for all seasons.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
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
DESK SET ( 1957)
A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
Dir: Walter Lang Cast: Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Gig Young .
C- 104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:30 AM
LIVING STEREO ( 1958)
In this promotional short, the RCA Victor company explains one of their innovations, the stereophonic phonograph record.
BW- 8 mins,
5:47 AM
VISIT TO SANTA, A ( 1963)
Two children dreaming of Christmas visit Santa at the North Pole in this short film.
C- 12 mins,
6:00 AM
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,
7:32 AM
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: Betty Ross Clarke , Fay Holden , Lewis Stone .
BW- 3 mins,
7:39 AM
SNOW GETS IN YOUR EYES ( 1938)
In an attempt to win the girl of his dreams, a sausage salesman enters a department store ski jump contest in this short film.
Dir: Will Jason Cast: King Baggot , Margaret Bert , Chester Clute
BW- 20 mins,
8:00 AM
3 GODFATHERS ( 1949)
Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Pedro Armendariz , Harry Carey Jr. .
C- 106 mins, CC,
9:51 AM
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,
10:00 AM
BUNDLE OF JOY ( 1956)
A shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Eddie Fisher , Debbie Reynolds , Adolphe Menjou .
C- 98 mins, CC,
11:40 AM
JUST WHAT I NEEDED ( 1955)
This short film provides a humorous look at "unwanted" gifts.
Dir: Dave O'Brien Cast: Leon Tyler , Dave O'Brien ,
BW- 9 mins,
12:00 PM
BACHELOR MOTHER ( 1939)
A fun-loving shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling.
Dir: Garson Kanin Cast: Ginger Rogers , David Niven , Charles Coburn .
BW- 82 mins, CC,
1:30 PM
FITZWILLY ( 1967)
When an aging philanthropist goes broke, her butler robs from the rich so she can give to the poor.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Dick Van Dyke , Barbara Feldon , Edith Evans .
C- 103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:19 PM
DAY OF REST, THE ( 1939)
In this short film, a family man tries to spend a quiet Sunday at home, but his wife and children have other ideas.
Dir: Basil Wrangell Cast: John Butler , Shirley Coates , Robert Benchley .
BW- 9 mins,
3:30 PM
MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, THE ( 1942)
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,
5:28 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,
5:45 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 , Charles Ruggles .
BW- 115 mins, CC,
7:45 PM
CHRISTMAS PARTY, THE ( 1931)
In this holiday short, Jackie Cooper throws a Christmas party with the help of some friends at MGM.
Dir: Charles F. Reisner Cast: Jimmy Durante ,
BW- 9 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: COMEDIES FOR CHRISTMAS
8:00 PM
SOME LIKE IT HOT ( 1959)
Two musicians on the run from gangsters masquerade as members of an all-girl band.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon .
BW- 122 mins, CC,
10:15 PM
MONKEY BUSINESS ( 1952)
A scientist's search for the fountain of youth makes him and his wife regress to childhood.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Cary Grant , Ginger Rogers , Charles Coburn .
BW- 97 mins, CC,
12:03 AM
CURIOUS CONTESTS ( 1950)
This short film presents a diaper derby, a fireman's ball, and a basket race.
BW- 8 mins,
12:15 AM
LOVER COME BACK ( 1961)
An ad exec in disguise courts his pretty female competitor.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Rock Hudson , Doris Day , Tony Randall .
C- 107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:15 AM
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN ( 1936)
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Gary Cooper , Jean Arthur , George Bancroft .
BW- 116 mins, CC,
4:30 AM
NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK ( 1941)
A filmmaker tries to sell a script about con artists taking on the Russian millionaires of Mexico.
Dir: Edward Cline Cast: W. C. Fields , Gloria Jean , Leon Errol .
BW- 71 mins,
