TCM Schedule for Sunday December 15 - TCM Spotlight: Christmas Comedies

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It's a pair of Xmas time stories in prime time. Plus: some classic Lon Chaney on Silent Sunday and a landmark Robert Bresson film on Imports.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A (1935)
Three zanies turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege's romance with the leading lady. Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Groucho Marx , Chico Marx , Harpo Marx . BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC,

7:32 AM NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, A (1937)
In this comedic short, a man and wife suffer through a night together at the movies. Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Robert Benchley , Gwen Lee , Betty Ross Clarke . BW-10 mins,

8:00 AM ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men. Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Cary Grant , Priscilla Lane , Raymond Massey . BW-118 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:00 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. BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:15 AM NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, A: MERRY CHRISTMAS! (2011)
Star interviews and film clips trace the history of Christmas movies. Dir: Laurent Bouzereau C-58 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:15 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 . BW-87 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:00 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 . BW-109 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:00 PM BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
A madcap heiress upsets the staid existence of a straitlaced scientist. Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , Charlie Ruggles . BW-102 mins, TV-G, CC,

5:49 PM THINGS YOU NEVER SEE ON THE SCREEN (1935)
This short film presents a series of bloopers from various Warner Bros. productions. BW-10 mins,

6:00 PM THIN MAN, THE (1934)
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts. Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Maureen O'Sullivan . BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC,

7:40 PM TOYLAND CASINO (1938)
A group of children sing and dance in costume in this musical short film. Dir: Joseph Henabery BW-19 mins,

8:00 PM MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, THE (1941)
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, TV-G, CC,

10:00 PM LEMON DROP KID, THE (1951)
A bookie has the Christmas holidays to raise the money he owes a gangster. Dir: Sidney Lanfield Cast: Bob Hope , Marilyn Maxwell , Lloyd Nolan . BW-92 mins, TV-PG, CC,

11:37 PM STAR IN THE NIGHT (1945)
In this short film, three cowboys see a bright light in the distance and decide to investigate on Christmas Eve. Dir: Don Siegel Cast: J. Carrol Naish , Donald Woods , Anthony Caruso . BW-22 mins, TV-G,

12:00 AM UNHOLY THREE (1925)
In this silent film, a ventriloquist masquerades as an old lady to front a crime ring. Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lon Chaney , Mae Busch , Matt Moore . BW-86 mins, TV-G,

1:31 AM MATINEE IDLE (1929)
In this short film, a script begins to coincide with reality as a filmmaker rehearses a new scene with his popular but adulterous actor... or does it? Dir: Arthur Hurley Cast: James Dale , Henry Hull , BW-8 mins,

2:00 AM PICKPOCKET (1959)
A man released from jail after serving a sentence for thievery resorts to pickpocketing as a means of survival after his mother dies. Dir: Robert Bresson BW-76 mins, TV-PG,

3:15 AM CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, USA (1959)
In an update of the Dostoyevsky classic novel, a murderer believes he can escape the penalties of justice. Dir: Denis Sanders Cast: Mary Murphy , Frank Silvera , Marian Seldes . BW-96 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STORY, THE (1950)
A collection of MGM previews with an introduction by Lionel Barrymore. Dir: Herman Hoffman C-57 mins, TV-G, CC,