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Cast:David Niven
1910 to 1983
British actor, soldier, memorist, and novelist
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The Bishop's Wife (1947)
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church. /// An angel helps a bishop to change his life and save his marriage before Christmas.
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1947
12/09/1947
Not Rated
Film
109 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Director(s):
Henry Koster
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Christmas Elements:

00:00:10 "Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread."—Dudley
00:00:15 Zuzu Young Bailey
00:00:20 Actors - Elsa Lanchester (Bishop’s), Boris K ((Grinch)
00:00:25
00:00:30
Cast:

Cary Grant / Dudley (angel)
Loretta Young / Julia Brougham
David Niven / Henry Brougham
Monty Woolley / Professor Wutheridge
James Gleason / Sylvester
Gladys Cooper / Mrs. Hamilton
Elsa Lanchester / Matilda
Sara Haden / Mildred Cassaway
Karolyn Grimes / Debby Brougham
Tito Vuolo / Maggenti



Tagline: One of those really rare pictures that leaves you with a wonderful glow!
The Bishop's Wife  (1947)



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The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed overseas. Over 50 top names from stage, screen and television appear in this truly all-star concert film - a magical evening of music, comedy and fun.
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1958
12/01/1958
Not Rated
TV Special
90 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Musical
Director(s):
Norman Abbott
Alan Handley
Bob Hultgren
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Cast:

Bing Crosby / Self - Host
Anna Maria Alberghetti / Self
June Allyson / Self
Louis Armstrong / Self
Jack Benny / Self
Polly Bergen / Self
Milton Berle / Self
Ray Bolger / Self
George Burns / Self
Red Buttons / Self



AKA: Bing Crosby's White Christmas USO All Star Show
The All-Star Christmas Show  (1958)



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Christmas Snowtime Special (1979)
BBC's compilation of four TV specials made earlier in the year, including the Abba Easter Special and a programme called Disco in the Snow, featuring Boney M and guests. Kate Bush appeared in this special with a recorded version of December Will Be Magic Again, (known as the ‘Bongo Version’). Originally she had filmed a version of Wuthering Heights standing barefoot in the snow on the Swiss Alps, but this footage was never used. The programme consists of the following songs: Chiquitita (Abba) Mary’s Boy Child (Boney M) When I Need You (Leo Sayer) Destiny (The Jacksons) It’s A Heartache (Bonnie Tyler) December Will Be Magic Again (Kate Bush) I Wonder (Departure) (Wolfgang Danne and Jillian Denise Biellmann skating to this Abba song)
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1979
12/22/1979
Approved
TV Special
50 minutes
A
Genre:
Musical
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Cast:

ABBA / Themselves - Performers
Jillian Denise Biellmann / Self - Performer
Kate Bush / Self - Performer
Wolfgang Danne / Self - Performer
Geoff Richer's First Edition / Themselves - Dancers
Barry Humphries / Self - Presenter
The Jacksons / Themselves - Performers
Boney M. / Themselves - Performers
David Niven / Self
The Ronnie Hazlehurst Orchestra / Themselves - Performers



Christmas Snowtime Special  (1979)



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A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
TCM looks back at the history of Christmas movies from classics like "Scrooge," "It's a Wonderful Life," "Miracle on 34th Street," and "White Christmas" to contemporary films like "Home Alone."
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2011
12/06/2011
Approved
TV Movie
58 minutes
TCM
A
Genre:
Documentary
Director(s):
Laurent Bouzereau
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Cast:

Julie Salamon / Self - Interviewee
Michael Patrick Hearn / Self - author
Seymour Hicks / Ebenezer Scrooge (archive footage)
Joe Dante / Self - Interviewee
Chevy Chase / Self - Interviewee
Brian Henson / Self - Interviewee
Michael Caine / Ebeneezer Scrooge (archive footage)
Chazz Palminteri / Self - Interviewee
James Stewart / George Bailey (archive footage)
Alonso Duralde / Self - Interviewee



A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!  (2011)



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Bachelor Mother (1939)
An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.
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1939
08/04/1939
Passed
Film
82 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Romance
Director(s):
Garson Kanin
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

00:01:00 Headquarters of Santa
00:01:05 Merriest of Christmases, Happiest of New Years
00:02:40 layoff due to Christmas; quite the Christmas Card
00:02:50 getting a job after Christmas
00:03:00 Whattya gettin' me for Christmas?
Cast:

Ginger Rogers / Polly Parrish
David Niven / David Merlin
Charles Coburn / J. B. Merlin
Frank Albertson / Freddie Miller
E.E. Clive / Merlin's Butler
Elbert Coplen Jr. / Johnnie - the Baby
Ferike Boros / Mrs. Weiss - the Landlady
Ernest Truex / Orphanage Investigator
Leonard Penn / Jerome Weiss
Paul Stanton / Hargraves



Trivia: remake of LIttle Mother (1935)
Bachelor Mother  (1939)



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Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956) 
The Answer (1954)      S3.E13
A disillusioned Hollywood screenwriter returns to his old neighborhood bar, where he meets an alcoholic genius and undergoes an epiphany.
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1954
12/23/1954
Approved
TV Series Episode
26 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Director(s):
Roy Kellino
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

David Niven / Deacon
Anthony Caruso / Bart
Nestor Paiva / Rocco
Carolyn Jones / Dolores
John Harmon / Sailor
Ted Stanhope / Cabman
Richard Reeves / Truck Driver
Jack Lomas / Sharpy
Four Star Playhouse  (1952–1956) 



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The Guns of Navarone (1961)
A team of Allied saboteurs is assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held Greek island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
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1961
04/28/1961
Not Rated
Film
158 minutes
M
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Cast:

Gregory Peck / Capt. Keith Mallory
David Niven / Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Anthony Quinn / Col. Andrea Stavros
Stanley Baker / CPO 'Butcher' Brown
Anthony Quayle / Maj. Roy Franklin
James Darren / Spyros Pappadimos
Irene Papas / Maria Pappadimos
Gia Scala / Anna
James Robertson Justice / Jensen /  Prologue Narrator
Richard Harris / Squadron Leader Barnsby



The Guns of Navarone (1961)



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