TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 30: To Tell the Truth
It's only November 30th, but TCM is really breaking out the holiday films today, including the rediscovered classic Holiday Affair (Yes, Robert Mitchum made a Christmas movie) and two retellings of Miklós Lászlo's Illatszertár, aka Parfumerie: In the Good Old Summertime and The Shop Around the Corner. And speaking of Hungarian immigrants, character actor S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall turns up in a couple of the holiday treats, too.
Enjoy.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2016
1:15 AM
TOO YOUNG TO KISS (1951)
A grown woman poses as a child prodigy to advance her career as a concert pianist.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: June Allyson , Van Johnson , Gig Young .
BW-89 mins, CC,
3:00 AM
BRIDE GOES WILD, THE (1948)
A womanizing author of children's books borrows a son to woo his illustrator.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Van Johnson , June Allyson , Butch Jenkins .
BW-98 mins, CC,
4:45 AM
CONFIDENTIALLY CONNIE (1953)
An expectant mother hatches a series of madcap schemes to improve her husband's financial standing.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Van Johnson , Janet Leigh , Louis Calhern .
BW-72 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
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,
7:30 AM
BUNDLE OF JOY (1956)
A shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Eddie Fisher , Debbie Reynolds , Adolphe Menjou .
C-98 mins, CC,
9:30 AM
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, CC,
11:30 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-123 mins, CC,
1:45 PM
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,
3:00 PM
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
A homemaking specialist who can't boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Dennis Morgan , Sydney Greenstreet .
BW-101 mins, CC,
4:45 PM
SNOWED UNDER (1936)
A playwright in search of solitude is besieged by three women.
Dir: Raymond Enright Cast: George Brent , Genevieve Tobin , Glenda Farrell .
BW-64 mins, CC,
6:00 PM
SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, THE (1940)
Feuding co-workers don't realize they're secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullavan , James Stewart , Frank Morgan .
BW-99 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TO TELL THE TRUTH
8:00 PM
BEST BOY (1979)
An aging couple tries to plan for the future of their mentally challenged son.
Dir: Ira Wohl Cast: Philip Wohl , Max Wohl , Pearl Wohl .
C-104 mins,
10:00 PM
SHERMAN'S MARCH (1986)
A documentarian's attempts to study the effects of General Sherman's march through the South keep getting sidelined.
Dir: Ross Mcelwee
C-157 mins,
12:45 AM
KOYAANISQATSI (1982)
Experimental documentary that moves from images of untouched nature to others depicting human beings' increasing dependence on technology.
Dir: Godfrey Reggio
C-86 mins,
2:30 AM
SANS SOLEIL (1983)
A woman shares her thoughts as the camera traces her travels and memories.
Dir: Chris Marker Cast: Kazuko Kawakita , Hayao Shibata , Ichiro Hagiwara .
C-104 mins, Letterbox Format
4:30 AM
ANTONIO GAUDI (1984)
The camera explores the buildings of Spanish architect and sculptor Antonio Gaudi.
Dir: Hiroshi Teshigahara
C-72 mins,
