DECEMBER 2019 Cry ‘Havoc’ (‘43) 1SUNDAY 2MONDAY PRIMETIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): CHRISTMAS DOUBLE FEATURE PREMAKES 8:00 PM A Christmas Carol (‘51) PRIMETIME THEME(S): 10:00 PM The Bishop’s Wife (‘47) PREMAKES Silents to Sound 8:00 PM Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (‘25) 10:45 PM Ben-Hur (‘59) 2:45 AM The Sea Hawk (‘24) 5:00 AM The Sea Hawk (‘40) 3TUESDAY 4WEDNESDAY DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): FINAL FILMS LIFE DURING THE DEPRESSION PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): STARRING OSCAR LEVANT (MICHAEL FEINSTEIN) PETS ON SETS 8:00 PM Humoresque (‘46) Hounds for the Holidays – part 1 10:15 PM Close-Up: Oscar Levant Interview (‘58) 8:00 PM Lassie Come Home (‘43) 10:30 PM The Band Wagon (‘53) 9:45 PM Adventures of Rusty (‘45) 12:30 AM The Barkleys of Broadway (‘49) 11:00 PM A Dog’s Best Friend (‘59) 2:30 AM The I Don’t Care Girl (‘53) 12:30 AM Git! (‘65) DECEMBER 4:00 AM Romance on the High Seas (‘48) 2:15 AM It’s a Dog’s Life (‘55) THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY S STAR OF THE MONTH: Joan Blondell 5 6 7 DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): P TCM SPOTLIGHT: Remakes THIS THING OF OURS SJOAN BLONDELL / TCM BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: AGNES GEORGE STEVENS’ WWII PRIMETIME THEME(S): MOOREHEAD 8:00 PM The Diary of Anne Frank (‘59) TCM PREMIERE SJOAN BLONDELL PRIMETIME THEME(S): (The Essentials) TWITTER EVENTS Early Pre-Code Years BURTON BEFORE TAYLOR 11:15 PM George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (‘94) 8:00 PM Sinners’ Holiday (‘30) 8:00 PM The Dupont Show of the Month: 9:15 PM Millie (‘31) Wuthering Heights (‘58) TCM BIG SCREEN CLASSICS 11:00 PM Blonde Crazy (‘31) 10:00 PM Look Back in Anger (‘59) TCM BACKLOT 12:30 AM Make Me a Star (‘32) 12:00 AM Bitter Victory (‘57) 2:15 AM Blondie Johnson (‘33) NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA 3:30 AM The Crowd Roars (‘32) 4:45 AM Three on a Match (‘32) 8SUNDAY 9MONDAY 10TUESDAY PRIMETIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): CHRISTMAS DOUBLE FEATURE PREMAKES PLAYING CUPID 8:00 PM It Happened on Fifth Avenue (‘47) PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): 10:15 PM The Holly and the Ivy (‘52) PREMAKES TICKLED PINK Musical Remakes 8:00 PM The Pink Panther (‘63) 8:00 PM The Philadelphia Story (‘40) 10:15 PM A Shot in the Dark (‘64) 10:00 PM High Society (‘55) 12:15 AM The Return of the Pink Panther (‘75) 12:00 AM The Women (‘39) 2:30 AM The Pink Panther Strikes Again (‘76) 2:15 AM The Opposite Sex (‘56) 4:30 AM Revenge of the Pink Panther (‘78) 4:15 AM Libeled Lady (‘36) 6:00 AM Easy to Wed (‘46) A Shot in the Dark (‘64) DECEMBER 2019 11WEDNESDAY 12THURSDAY 13 FRIDAY 14SATURDAY DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): ECCENTRIC RELATIONS TCM BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: FRANK SINATRA PROS AT CONS GANDHI PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): 8:00 PM Gandhi (‘82) (The Essentials) PETS ON SETS SJOAN BLONDELL GONE WITH THE WIND 80TH ANNIVERSARY Cats Pre-Code Leading Lady 8:00 PM Gone With the Wind (‘39) 8:00 PM Bell, Book and Candle (‘58) 8:00 PM Smarty (‘34) 12:00 AM The Making of a Legend: Gone with 10:00 PM Harry and Tonto (‘74) 9:15 PM Gold Diggers of 1933 (‘33) the Wind (‘88) Horses 11:00 PM Havana Widows (‘33) 12:15 AM The Black Stallion (‘79) 12:15 AM I’ve Got Your Number (‘34) 2:30 AM Run Wild, Run Free (‘69) 1:30 AM Lawyer Man (‘32) 4:15 AM National Velvet (‘44) 2:45 AM He Was Her Man (‘34) 4:15 AM Kansas City Princess (‘34) 15SUNDAY 16MONDAY 17TUESDAY 18WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): CHRISTMAS DOUBLE FEATURE PREMAKES WRITTEN BY DANIEL MAINWARING TCM BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: JULES DASSIN 8:00 PM Holiday Affair (‘49) PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): 10:00 PM Remember the Night (‘40) PREMAKES IN MEMORIAM PETS ON SETS Literary Remakes 8:00 PM The Creature from the Black Lagoon Other Animals 8:00 PM Little Women (‘33) (‘54) (Julie Adams) 8:00 PM The Yearling (‘46) 10:15 PM Little Women (‘49) 9:30 PM The Fly (‘58) (David Hedison) 10:30 PM Born Free (‘66) 12:30 AM Imitation of Life (‘34) 11:15 PM Thoroughly Modern Millie (‘67) 12:15 AM Every Which Way But Loose (‘78) 2:30 AM Imitation of Life (‘59) (Carol Channing) 2:30 AM Flipper (‘64) 4:45 AM Anna Karenina (‘35) 2:00 AM McHale’s Navy (‘64) (Tim Conway) 4:15 AM Flipper’s New Adventure (‘64) 6:30 AM Anna Karenina (‘48) 3:45 AM Eureka (‘83) (Rutger Hauer) 19THURSDAY 20FRIDAY Remember the Night (‘40) DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): MELODRAMATIC MALES ANN MARGRET/MICHAEL PARKS PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): SJOAN BLONDELL ANTHONY QUINN Hays Code Years 8:00 PM Zorba the Greek (‘64) 8:00 PM Topper Returns (‘41) 10:30 PM Lawrence of Arabia (‘62) 9:45 PM Cry ‘Havoc’ (‘43) 11:30 PM Off the Record (‘39) 12:45 AM Bullets or Ballots (‘36) 2:15 AM We’re in the Money (‘35) 3:30 AM Three Men on a Horse (‘36) 5:00 AM Two Girls on Broadway (‘40) 21SATURDAY 22SUNDAY PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): ARTISTIC AFFAIRS CHRISTMAS DOUBLE FEATURE 8:00 PM Losing Ground (‘82) (The Essentials) 8:00 PM Going My Way (‘44) 9:45 PM The Sandpiper (‘65) 10:15 PM The Bells of St. Mary’s (‘45) DECEMBER 2019 23MONDAY 24TUESDAY 25WEDNESDAY DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): WEEKLY SHOWCASES PREMAKES CHRISTMAS EVE MERRY CHRISTMAS! PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): PREMAKES CHRISTMAS EVE PETS ON SETS THE ESSENTIALS Christmas Remakes 8:00 PM The Bishop’s Wife (‘47) Hounds for the Holidays – part 2 Saturdays at 8:00pm (ET) / 5:00pm (PT) 8:00 PM The Shop Around the Corner (‘40) 10:00 PM Meet Me in St. Louis (‘44) 8:00 PM The Thin Man (‘34) The Diary of Ann Frank (‘59) 10:00 PM In the Good Old Summertime (‘49) 12:00 AM A Christmas Carol (‘38) 9:45 PM Topper Takes a Trip (‘38) Gandhi (’82) 12:00 AM Bachelor Mother (‘39) 1:30 AM Meet John Doe (‘41) 11:15 PM Best in Show (2000) Claudine (‘74) 1:30 AM Bundle of Joy (‘56) 3:45 AM All Mine to Give (‘57) 1:00 AM Good-Bye, My Lady (‘56) Losing Ground (‘78) 3:30 AM Three Godfathers (‘36) 2:45 AM Sounder (‘72) 5:00 AM 3 Godfathers (‘48) 4:45 AM Umberto D (‘52) TCM UNDERGROUND Fridays at 2:00am (ET) / 11:00pm (PT) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (‘74) 26THURSDAY 27FRIDAY 28SATURDAY Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (‘73)* DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): The Harder They Come (‘72)* STAYING YOUNG TCM BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: SYDNEY GREENSTREET REMAKES Countryman (‘82)* PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): Made in U.S.A. (‘87)* SJOAN BLONDELL TCM WINE CLUB STARRING DIAHANN CARROLL Border Radio (‘87)* Character Actress 8:00 PM All That Heaven Allows (‘55) (Rock Hudson) 8:00 PM Claudine (‘74) (The Essentials) Satanis: The Devil’s Mass (‘70) 8:00 PM The Cincinnati Kid (‘65) 9:45 PM The Little Foxes (‘41) (Bette Davis) 10:00 PM The Split (‘68) Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (‘22)* 10:00 PM The Opposite Sex (‘56) 12:00 AM Animal Crackers (‘30 (The Marx Brothers) 12:15 AM This Could Be the Night (‘57) 2:15 AM Angel Baby (‘61) NOIR ALLEY 4:15 AM Advance to the Rear (‘64) Saturdays at Midnight (ET) / 9:00pm (PT) The Mask of Dimitrios (‘44) Criss Cross (‘49) Berlin Express (‘48)* Cash on Demand (‘62) 29SUNDAY 30MONDAY The Thin Man (‘34) Repeat Performance (‘47) PRIMETIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): JUDY HOLLIDAY DOUBLE FEATURE PREMAKES 8:00 PM Bells Are Ringing (‘60) PRIMETIME THEME(S): SILENT SUNDAY NIGHTS 10:15 PM Born Yesterday (‘50) PREMAKES Sundays at Midnight (ET) / 9:00pm (PT) Over and Over Again The Smart Set (‘28) 8:00 PM A Star is Born (‘37) Within Our Gates (‘20) 10:00 PM A Star is Born (‘54) Beauty’s Worth (‘22) 1:15 AM A Star is Born (‘76) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (‘25)* 3:45 AM High Sierra (‘41) The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (‘21) 5:30 AM Colorado Territory (‘49) 7:15 AM I Died a Thousand Times (‘55) TCM IMPORTS Sundays at 2:00am (ET) / 11:00pm (PT) Career Girls (‘97) 31TUESDAY Life is Sweet (‘90)* DAYTIME THEME(S): Something Different (‘63) THIN MAN MARATHON Ordet (‘55) PRIMETIME THEME(S): Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (‘83)* NEW YEAR’S EVE ENTERTAINMENT The Seventh Seal (‘57)* 8:00 PM That’s Entertainment! (‘74) 10:30 PM That’s Entertainment! Part II (‘76) *Programming times are subject to change. Check the monthly schedule for 12:45 AM That’s Entertainment! III (‘94) up-to-date showtimes. 3:00 AM That’s Dancing! (‘85) View a sneak peek of next month on the next page! DECEMBER 2019 The Fountainhead (‘49) 1 WEDNESDAY 2 THURSDAY DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): THE FUTURE IS NOW ACTORS/DIRECTORS DUOS PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): PTHE ROARING ‘20S ON FILM: GANGSTERS, STARRING BOB HOPE FLAPPERS & SPEAKEASIES 8:00 PM Road to Morocco (‘42) Gangsters – part I 9:30 PM Road to Utopia (‘45) 8:00 PM The Roaring Twenties (‘39) 11:15 PM Sorrowful Jones (‘49) 10:00 PM The Public Enemy (‘31) 1:00 AM My Favorite Brunette (‘47) 12:30 AM The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (‘60) 2:45 AM Alias Jesse James (‘59) 2:30 AM King of the Roaring Twenties (‘61) 4:30 AM Mad Dog Coll (‘61) 3 FRIDAY 4 SATURDAY DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): WILLIAM CAMERON MENZIES SATURDAY MATINEES PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): PLANET OF THE APES LOUISIANA COMING OF AGE 8:00 PM Planet of the Apes (‘68) 8:00 PM Sounder (‘72) (The Essentials) COMING IN JANUARY 10:00 PM Beneath the Planet of the Apes (‘70) 10:00 PM Louisiana Story (‘48) PATRICIA NEAL 12:00 AM Escape from the Planet of the Apes (‘71) 5 SUNDAY 6 MONDAY 7 TUESDAY 8 WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): DAYTIME THEME(S): MAKE ME A MATCH GIG YOUNG STAYING YOUNG HAUNTINGS 8:00 PM Fiddler on the Roof (‘71) PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): PRIMETIME THEME(S): 11:15 PM Bachelor Bait (‘34) OVERLOOKED AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMANCES SPATRICIA NEAL PTHE ROARING ‘20S ON FILM: GANGSTERS, (WITH DONALD BOGLE) 8:00 PM The Fountainhead (‘49) FLAPPERS & SPEAKEASIES 8:00 PM Imitation of Life (‘34) 10:00 PM Bright Leaf (‘50) Gangsters – part II 10:15 PM Body and Soul (‘47) 12:00 AM John Loves Mary (‘49) 8:00 PM Some Like it Hot (‘59) 12:30 AM Intruder in the Dust (‘49) 1:45 AM The Hasty Heart (‘49) 10:15 PM The St.