TCM Schedule for Sunday December 6 - A Tale of Two Adaptations

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Prime time brings two different versions of "The Twelve Chairs". Plus: a double header from director Keisuke Kinoshita on Imports.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM MRS. MINIVER (1942)
A British family struggles to survive the first days of World War II. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon , Teresa Wright . BW-134 mins, CC,

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 . BW-69 mins, CC,

10:00 AM 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, CC,

12:00 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 . BW-87 mins, CC,

1:45 PM SUN VALLEY SERENADE (1941)
A Norwegian war orphan adopted by a pianist as a publicity stunt turns out to be a beautiful young woman. Dir: H. Bruce Humberstone Cast: Sonja Henie , John Payne , Glenn Miller . BW-86 mins, CC,

3:30 PM AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN (1951)
An American artist finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly , Leslie Caron , Oscar Levant . BW-114 mins, CC,

5:30 PM QUIET MAN, THE (1952)
An Irish ex-boxer retires to Ireland and searches for the proper wife. Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Maureen O'Hara , Barry Fitzgerald . C-129 mins, CC,

8:00 PM TWELVE CHAIRS, THE (1970)
A fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs. Dir: Mel Brooks Cast: Ron Moody , Frank Langella , Dom DeLuise . C-93 mins, CC,

10:00 PM IT'S IN THE BAG (1945)
The heir to a fortune hidden in five chairs unwittingly sells them. Dir: Richard Wallace Cast: Fred Allen , Jack Benny , Don Ameche . C-87 mins, CC,

12:00 AM BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT (1926)
A notorious womanizer falls for the woman he has bet he can trick into marriage. Dir: King Vidor Cast: John Gilbert , Eleanor Boardman , Roy D'Arcy . BW-90 mins,

2:00 AM MORNING FOR THE OSONE FAMILY (1946)
A liberal Japanese family pays for its opposition to World War II. Dir: Keisuke Kinoshita Cast: Haruko Sugimura , Toshinosuke Nagao , Shin Tokudaiji . BW-81 mins,

3:30 AM TWENTY FOUR EYES (1954)
A schoolteacher struggles to imbue her students with a positive view of the world and their place in it, despite the fact that she knows of the oncoming war. Dir: Keisuke Kinoshita Cast: Hideki Goko , Itsuo Wantanabe , Makoto Miyagawa . BW-156 mins,