TCM Schedule for Sunday December 17 - Directed by and Starring Albert Brooks

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Tonight a pair from one of the smartest and funniest people on the planet. Plus; a pair of biographical films from Roberto Rossellini on Imports.

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6:00 AM MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY ( 1935)
Classic adventure about the sadistic Captain Bligh, who drove his men to revolt during a South Seas expedition. Dir: Frank Lloyd Cast: Charles Laughton , Clark Gable , Franchot Tone . BW- 133 mins, CC,

8:45 AM NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: MERRY CHRISTMAS!, A ( 2011)
Star interviews and film clips trace the history of Christmas movies. Dir: Laurent Bouzereau C- 58 mins, CC,

10:00 AM POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, THE ( 1946)
Illicit lovers plot to kill the woman's older husband. Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Lana Turner , John Garfield , Cecil Kellaway . BW- 113 mins, CC,

12:15 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,

2:15 PM BISHOP'S WIFE, THE ( 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, CC,

4:15 PM CAREFREE ( 1938)
A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else. Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Ralph Bellamy . BW- 83 mins, CC,

5:45 PM NOW, VOYAGER ( 1942)
A repressed spinster is transformed by psychiatry and her love for a married man. Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Bette Davis , Paul Henreid , Claude Rains . BW- 118 mins, CC,

8:00 PM REAL LIFE ( 1979)
Filmmakers invade an Arizona home to shoot a documentary about family life. Dir: Albert Brooks Cast: Dick Haynes , Albert Brooks , Matthew Tobin . C- 99 mins, CC,

10:00 PM MODERN ROMANCE ( 1981)
A film editor's neuroses complicate his love life. Dir: Albert Brooks Cast: Albert Brooks , Kathryn Harrold , Bruno Kirby . C- 94 mins, CC,

12:00 AM SUNRISE ( 1927)
In this silent film, a farmer's affair with a city woman almost destroys his life. Dir: F. W. Murnau Cast: George O'Brien , Janet Gaynor , Margaret Livingston . BW- 94 mins, CC,

2:00 AM FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS, THE ( 1950)
St. Francis of Assisi sends his followers into the world to spread God's word. Dir: Roberto Rossellini Cast: Aldo Fabrizi , Nazario Gerardi , Severino Pisacane . BW- 87 mins,

3:45 AM BLAISE PASCAL ( 1972)
A biography about the 17th century French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. Dir: Roberto Rossellini Cast: Pierre Arditi , Rita Forzano , Giuseppe Addobbati . C- 130 mins,

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1. Albert Brooks. Always good for a few chuckles. nt