TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 24 --- THE ESSENTIALS: BOB'S CHRISTMAS EVE PICKS

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6:00 AM Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
A small-town boy tries to juggle two girlfriends at once.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone , Mickey Rooney , Cecilia Parker .
BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC,

7:37 AM One Reel Wonder: Star In The Night (1945)
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: J. Carrol Naish , Donald Woods , Anthony Caruso .
BW-22 mins,

8:00 AM Little Women (1949)
The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: June Allyson , Peter Lawford , Margaret O'Brien .
C-122 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:15 AM Meet John Doe (1941)
A reporter's fraudulent story turns a tramp into a national hero and makes him a pawn of big business.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Gary Cooper , Barbara Stanwyck , Edward Arnold .
BW-122 mins, TV-G, CC,

12:27 PM One Reel Wonder: Holiday Greetings 1941 With Lewis Stone (1941)
A Christmas greeting from Lewis Stone, sent specially to servicemen overseas and their families during the 1941 holiday season.
BW-2 mins,

12:30 PM 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 .
BW-115 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:30 PM Holiday Affair (1950)
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,

4:00 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 .
C-103 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:47 PM One Reel Wonder: Silent Night: Judy Garland (1937)
BW-2 mins,

6:00 PM Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Garland , Margaret O'Brien , Mary Astor .
C-113 mins, TV-G, CC,


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8:00 PM Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
A department store Santa claims to be the real thing.
Dir: George Seaton Cast: Maureen O'Hara , John Payne , Edmund Gwenn .
BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:43 PM One Reel Wonder: Loews Christmas Greeting (Hardy Family) (1939)
BW-3 mins,

9:49 PM One Reel Wonder: The Christmas Party (1931)
Cast: Norma Shearer , Jackie Cooper , Jackie Cooper .
C-9 mins,

10:00 PM Margie (1946)
A brainy school girl falls apart over a new, handsome teacher.
Dir: Henry King Cast: Jeanne Crain , Glenn Langan , Lynn Bari .
C-94 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:39 PM One Reel Wonder: Compliments Of The Season (1930)
C-14 mins,

12:00 AM Auntie Mame (1958)
An eccentric heiress raises her nephew to be a free spirit.
Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast: Rosalind Russell , Forrest Tucker , Coral Browne .
C-143 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM The Bishop's Wife (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,

4:24 AM One Reel Wonder: Present With A Future: Bette Davis Christmas War Bonds Trailer (1943)
BW-2 mins,

4:30 AM Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
A child of the tenements helps an ex-con find a new life.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Margaret O'Brien , Angela Lansbury , George Murphy .
BW-75 mins, TV-G, CC,

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1. Wow! What a FANTASTIC movie day!!

There are SO many fabulous movies today-- SO many of my favorites!! Enjoy!