TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 25: Merry Christmas/Spirits
Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! Have a thoroughly cinematic holiday, whatever you're celebrating.
But you will need tissues today, given a couple of the selections.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 
1:30 AM Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
A ghost tries to smooth the way for two young lovers he knew during his lifetime.
Dir: A. Edward Sutherland Cast: Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
3:00 AM Hell's Heroes (1930)
Three cowboys risk their lives to get an abandoned baby to civilization.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton, Fred Kohler
Runtime: 65 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:30 AM Kind Lady (1951)
A con artist and his criminal cohorts hold an old lady hostage in her own home.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Evans, Angela Lansbury
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:00 AM Star in the Night (1945)
Three cowboys see a bright light in the distance and decide to investigate on Christmas Eve.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: J. Carrol Naish, Lynne Baggett, Anthony Caruso
Runtime: 21 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:30 AM Never Say Goodbye (1946)
A husband tries to win back his wife before she can divorce him.
Dir: James V. Kern Cast: Errol Flynn, Eleanor Parker, Lucile Watson
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
8:30 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
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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10:15 AM The Great Rupert (1950)
A squirrel becomes the guardian angel for an impoverished family.
Dir: Irving Pichel Cast: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:00 PM Little Women (1933)
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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2:15 PM In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
In this musical remake of The Shop Around the Corner, feuding co-workers in a small music shop do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S. Z. "cuddles" Sakall
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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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
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:00 PM The Man Who Came to Dinner (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
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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What's on Tonight: Spirits
8:00 PM Defending Your Life (1991)
In an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting.
Dir: Albert Brooks Cast: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC:
10:00 PM Topper (1937)
A fun-loving couple returns from the dead to help a henpecked husband.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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12:00 AM Cabin in the Sky (1943)
God and Satan battle for the soul of a wounded gambler.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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2:00 AM Blithe Spirit (1945)
A man and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife.
Dir: David Lean Cast: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:00 AM Our Town (1940)
Small town lovers search for happiness.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Frank Craven, William Holden, Martha Scott
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y