TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 23: Religious Favorites

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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014

1:15 AM
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, CC,



3:01 AM
How To Read (1938)
This comedic short makes light of the proper reading technique.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Robert Benchley , Barbara Bedford , Marie Blake .
BW-9 mins,

3:15 AM
Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
Tabloid reporters crash a society marriage.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Cary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , James Stewart .
BW-112 mins, CC,

5:15 AM
Holiday (1938)
An unhappy heiress falls in love with her stodgy sister's freethinking fiance.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , Doris Nolan .
BW-96 mins, CC,



7:00 AM
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
A female con artist masquerades as a boy to escape the police.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , Brian Aherne .
BW-95 mins, CC,

8:45 AM
Penny Serenade (1941)
A woman on the verge of divorce recalls her heartbreaking attempts to adopt a child.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Irene Dunne , Cary Grant , Beulah Bondi .
BW-119 mins, CC,

10:50 AM
Mendelssohn'S Wedding March (1939)
This short film provides an account of how Mendelssohn came to write "The Wedding March."
Dir: James A. FitzPatrick Cast: E. Alyn Warren , Vernon Dent , Mary Anderson .
C-8 mins,

11:00 AM
In Name Only (1939)
A wealthy man falls for a widow but can't get his wife to divorce him.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Carole Lombard , Cary Grant , Kay Francis .
BW-95 mins, CC,

12:45 PM
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (1967)
With the help of his handy guidebook, a window washer talks his way into the executive suite.
Dir: David Swift Cast: Robert Morse , Michele Lee , Rudy Vallee .
C-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 PM
Oliver! (1968)
Musical version of the Dickens classic about an orphan taken in by a band of boy thieves.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Ron Moody , Shani Wallis , Oliver Reed .
C-154 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
A leprechaun follows the Irishman who stole his pot of gold to the U.S. South.
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Fred Astaire , Petula Clark , Tommy Steele .
C-145 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: RELIGIOUS FAVORITES

8:00 PM
King of Kings (1961)
Epic retelling of Christ's life and the effects of his teachings on those around him.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Jeffrey Hunter , Siobhan McKenna , Robert Ryan .
C-160 mins, CC,



10:51 PM
Ben-Hur: Behind The Scenes With Glenn H. Randall & Yakima Canutt (1959)
This promotional short offers a behind-the-scenes look of the making of "Ben-Hur" (1959), focusing on how Glen Randall and Yakima Canutt worked together to film the legendary chariot race.
BW-7 mins,

11:00 PM
Ben-Hur (1959)
While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Charlton Heston , Jack Hawkins , Haya Harareet .
C-222 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



3:00 AM
Big Fisherman, The (1959)
Drama that focuses on the later life of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Howard Keel , Susan Kohner , John Saxon .
C-165 mins, CC,

5:46 AM
Shoes Of The Fisherman, The (1968)
This promotional short film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the political drama "The Shoes of the Fisherman" (1968).
C-9 mins,