TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 18: Birthday Tribute: Director George Stevens/National Film Registry

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

12:15 AM Jakob the Liar (1999)
In Nazi-occupied Poland, Poor Jewish cafe owner Jakob overhears a confidential radio news bulletin signalling Soviet military advances against the Germans. It's the first bit of news the depressed ghetto has received in five years and to keep spirits alive, Jakob conjures up fictitious news bulletins about Allied gains.
Dir: Peter Kassovitz Cast: Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


2:30 AM To Be or Not to Be (1942)
A troupe of squabbling actors joins the Polish underground to dupe the Nazis.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:15 AM Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987)
A French boarding school harbors Jewish children during the Nazi occupation.
Dir: Louis Malle Cast: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Francine Racette
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: N


6:00 AM Vigil in the Night (1940)
A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne, Anne Shirley
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

7:45 AM A Damsel in Distress (1937)
An American dancer on vacation in England falls for a sheltered noblewoman.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

9:30 AM The Nitwits (1935)
Two cigar-stand attendants get mixed up in a murder investigation.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Fred Keating
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:00 AM Kentucky Kernels (1934)
Two musicians try to get an orphaned heiress through hillbilly country to claim her inheritance.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Mary Carlisle
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

12:30 PM Woman of the Year (1942)
Tess is a star reporter and Sam covers the sports pages at a major newspaper. When they fall in love and get married, Tess has a difficult time letting go of her work-a-holic ways and Sam feels neglected.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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2:30 PM Bachelor Bait (1934)
A romantic starts a marriage agency so he can play Cupid.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Stuart Erwin, Rochelle Hudson, Pert Kelton
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


3:45 PM 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
Runtime: 125 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

6:00 PM George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
Biography of the Academy Award winning director including dramatic color footage of WWII.
Dir: George Stevens Jr. Cast: Fred Astaire, Warren Beatty, Pandro S. Berman
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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