TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 20 --- BASED ON PULITZER PRIZE WINNING PLAYS

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20 Saturday






6:00 AM A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
Aladdin tries to make his fortune with the help of a beautiful genie. Cast: Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers. Dir: Alfred E. Green. C-94 mins, TV-G

7:39 AM Short Film: Compliments Of The Season (1930)
BW-14 mins,

8:00 AM Crime Doctor's Manhunt (1946)
A criminal psychologist investigates the murder of a veteran with amnesia. Cast: Warner Baxter, Ellen Drew, William Frawley. Dir: William Castle. BW-61 mins,

9:15 AM Just Before Dawn (1946)
A criminal psychologist is tricked into injecting a diabetic with poison instead of insulin. Cast: Warner Baxter, Adele Roberts, Mona Barrie. Dir: William Castle. BW-66 mins, TV-G

10:30 AM My Favorite Spy (1951)
A comedian poses as an international spy to recover mysterious microfilm. Cast: Bob Hope, Hedy Lamarr, Francis L. Sullivan. Dir: Norman Z. McLeod. BW-93 mins, TV-G, CC

12:06 PM Short Film: The Capital City Washington D.C. (1940)
An installment of James A. Fitzpatrick's Travel Talks honoring Washington D.C. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-9 mins,

12:15 PM Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
An idealistic Senate replacement takes on political corruption. Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-130 mins, TV-G, CC

2:30 PM The Bells Of St. Mary's (1945)
A liberal priest tries to soften the strict nun running a boys' school. Cast: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers. Dir: Leo McCarey. BW-126 mins, TV-G, CC

4:45 PM A Christmas Carol (1938)
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve. Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart. Dir: Edwin L. Marin. BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC

6:00 PM Scrooge (1970)
A miser faces the ghosts of his past on Christmas Eve. Cast: Albert Finney, Edith Evans, Kenneth More. Dir: Ronald Neame. C-113 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: BASED ON PULITZER PRIZE WINNING PLAYS

8:00 PM You Can't Take It With You (1938)
A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker. Cast: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-126 mins, TV-G, CC

10:15 PM How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (1967)
With the help of his handy guidebook, a window washer talks his way into the executive suite. Cast: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee. Dir: David Swift. C-121 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
A dying plantation owner tries to help his alcoholic son solve his problems. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives. Dir: Richard Brooks. C-108 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

2:30 AM Abe Lincoln In Illinois (1940)
An exploration into the domestic and political life of this past president. Cast: Raymond Massey, Ruth Gordon, Gene Lockhart. Dir: John Cromwell. BW-110 mins, TV-G, CC

4:30 AM The Time Of Your Life (1948)
A philosophical drunk encourages his friends to live their dreams to the hilt. Cast: James Cagney, William Bendix, Wayne Morris. Dir: H.C. Potter. BW-105 mins, TV-PG