TCM Schedule for Sunday December 2 - Christmas Classics

[rdmtimp]

Plus: Imports features Chantal Akerman's magnum opus.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM MGM Parade Show #18 (1955)
Greta Garbo and John Barrymore perform in a clip from "Grand Hotel"; Roger Moore introduces a clip from "Diane." Hosted by George Murphy. B/W - 29 m TV-G

6:30 AM 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 , Charlie Ruggles . B/W - 115 m TV-G

8:30 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. B/W - 69 m TV-G CC

10:00 AM Crack-Up (1946)
An art critic risks his reputation and his life to track down a forgery racket. Dir: Irving Reis Cast: Pat O'Brien , Claire Trevor , Herbert Marshall . B/W - 93 m TV-PG CC

11:45 AM Adam's Rib (1949)
Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women's rights case. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Judy Holliday . B/W - 101 m TV-G CC

1:45 PM Catered Affair, The (1956)
A working-class mother fights to give her daughter a big wedding whether the girl wants it or not. Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Bette Davis , Ernest Borgnine , Debbie Reynolds . B/W - 94 m TV-G CC

3:30 PM Bells Are Ringing (1960)
An answering service operator gets mixed up in her clients' lives. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Holliday , Dean Martin , Fred Clark. B/W - 94 m TV-G CC

5:45 PM Charade (1963)
A beautiful widow tries to find her husband's lost fortune while eluding the killers who want it themselves. Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Cary Grant , Audrey Hepburn , Walter Matthau . C - 113 m TV-PG Widescreen CC

8:00 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

10:00 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

12:00 AM Pandora's Box (1928)
A young innocent's sexuality destroys all who come near her. Dir: G. W. Pabst Cast: Louise Brooks , Fritz Kortner , Francis Lederer . B/W - 133 m TV-PG CC

2:30 AM Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles (1977)
A lonely widow turns to prostitution to make ends meet. Dir: Chantal Akerman Cast: Delphine Seyrig , Jan Decorte , Henri Storck . C - 202 m TV-MA

[CBHagman]

1. "Holiday Affair" is gradually winning its place in the classic Christmas movie roster.

I know TCM's been showing it for a while, but I suspect there are relatively few people who know it the way they'd know Christmas in Connecticut or The Shop Around the Corner. It has a very clever opening and a matching conclusion, and a great deal of action in between...