TCM Schedule for Sunday December 1, 2019 - Christmas Double Feature

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Tonight begins a run of Sunday holiday-themed double bills. Plus: Imports has a pair from modern British master Mike Leigh.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM Double Wedding (1937)
A dress designer tries to break her sister's engagement to a free-living artist, only to discover the man is falling for her instead. Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Florence Rice . B/W - 87 m TV-G

7:30 AM Night and Day (1946)
Fanciful biography of songwriter Cole Porter, who rose from high society to find success on Tin Pan Alley. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Cary Grant , Alexis Smith , Monty Woolley . C - 128 m TV-G CC

10:00 AM Mask of Dimitrios, The (1944)
A meek novelist investigates the mysterious death of a notorious scoundrel. Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Sydney Greenstreet , Zachary Scott , Faye Emerson . B/W - 96 m TV-PG CC

12:00 PM Lady in the Lake (1947)
Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective's viewpoint. Dir: Robert Montgomery Cast: Robert Montgomery , Audrey Totter , Lloyd Nolan . B/W - 103 m TV-PG CC

2:00 PM 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 m TV-G CC

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 . B/W - 87 m TV-G CC

6:00 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 . B/W - 99 m TV-G CC

8:00 PM Christmas Carol, A (1951)
Ghosts visit a miser during the holidays to teach him the errors of his ways. Dir: Brian Desmond-Hurst Cast: Alastair Sim , Kathleen Harrison , Mervyn Johns . B/W - 87 m TV-G CC

10:00 PM 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 . B/W - 109 m TV-G CC

12:00 AM Smart Set, The (1928)
An egotistical polo player has to redeem himself after he's kicked off the U.S. team. Dir: Jack Conway Cast: William Haines , Jack Holt , Alice Day . B/W - 80 m TV-G CC

2:00 AM Career Girls (1997)
Dir: Mike Leigh Cast: Katrin Cartlidge , Lynda Steadman , Kate Byers . B/W - 87 m

3:45 AM Life Is Sweet (1990)
A tale of everyday survival for several individuals in Margaret Thatcher's Britain. Dir: Mike Leigh Cast: Alison Steadman , Jim Broadbent , Claire Skinner . C - 104 m Widescreen

[CBHagman]

1. A classic holiday line-up followed by...

...the brilliant Katrin Cartlidge (gone far too soon) in the poignant comedy Career Girls. Set your DVRs.

Holiday Affair

The Shop Around the Corner

A Christmas Carol

Career Girls