SHR - CHRISTMAS 2021
Created for the Self Help Radio* show "A Very Self Help Radio Christmas 2021!", which aired on KBOO 90.7 Portland on 12/21/21. (*not a self help show)
Films/TV episodes on the list are tagged on IMDb with 'Christmas'* and are available for free. (you may need to check IMDb page)
Also, they are all from the 1950s as last year I covered films & shorts released up until then.
More info here: https://twitter.com/robotmonkeycat/status/1473156632171450370
Also, check out the YouTube playlist I made with trailers & full films from the list: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYSrBE-5DDzmmZR1UrP68Swy
Last year's playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYQD5-2ocE_94F2h8JZjERj_
Films/TV episodes on the list are tagged on IMDb with 'Christmas'* and are available for free. (you may need to check IMDb page)
Also, they are all from the 1950s as last year I covered films & shorts released up until then.
More info here: https://twitter.com/robotmonkeycat/status/1473156632171450370
Also, check out the YouTube playlist I made with trailers & full films from the list: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYSrBE-5DDzmmZR1UrP68Swy
Last year's playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYQD5-2ocE_94F2h8JZjERj_
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- DirectorIrving PichelStarsJimmy DuranteTerry MooreTom DrakeA little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbHerbert EllisWilliam JohnstoneFriday and Smith search for a missing boy. The first sign that the case is serious is when blood is found. Further probing reveals the boy's parents had purchased him a .22-caliber rifle for Christmas -- and the weapon is missing, removed from its wrapped package.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.
- DirectorFrank SatensteinStarsJackie GleasonJack AlbertsonEvelyn AyBelieving that Alice is pregnant, Ralph takes a job as a sidewalk Santa, with Norton as his helper, in order to earn extra money. But they are unaware of the fact that their new bosses are bookies who are using Ralph and Norton as a front to receive their betting slips.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderHarry BartellIt's Christmas Eve when Father Rojas at the Old Mission Plaza Church in Los Angeles discovers that the statue of the Infant Jesus is stolen from the crib. The statue's worth is only a few dollars, but it is of great sentimental value for the parish. Friday and Smith promise to try to get it back before mass on Christmas Day, but this means that they have less than 24 hours to catch the thief.
- DirectorSteve PrevinStarsRonald HowardHoward Marion-CrawfordEugene DeckersWhen a serial killer is sentenced to death, he issues a threat that he will kill Sherlock Holmes before he himself is executed.
- DirectorRay NazarroStarsGail DavisJimmy HawkinsBrad JohnsonA elderly sharpshooter, Snowy Kringle, arrives in town for show where he will demonstrate his skill with a flintlock rifle and cap-and-ball pistol. The man who is charged with delivering the Army payroll warns the Deputy Sheriff that the old sharpshooter is really a crook and is probably after the payroll. When the express office is robbed, all the evidence points to the old man, but Annie suspects he's been framed for the crime.
- DirectorPeter TewksburyStarsRobert YoungJane WyattElinor DonahueKathy is certain that the Andersons' Christmas Eve will be ruined by the visit of spinsterish Aunt Neva, but she learns a valuable lesson when she stops pouting long enough to listen to a Christmas story told by an elderly repairman.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsAdam KennedySean McCloryNan LeslieLord Charlie fights for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco.
- DirectorWilliam D. RussellStarsRobert YoungJane WyattElinor DonahueThe Anderson's are preparing for the holidays. As they decorate the tree, they recall the story of how they managed to get that particular tree.
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsSteve McQueenMort MillsVirginia GreggOn Christmas Eve Randall receives his most daunting assignment yet from a young boy who has eight cents to pay: bring in Santa Claus. Tricked into the job, Randall tries to make the best of a bad situation for the boy's family.
- DirectorOscar RudolphStarsDonna ReedCarl BetzShelley FabaresDonna is frantically making last-minute preparations for Christmas and is vexed when no one seems to care for the fruitcakes she is giving for Christmas presents. Her Christmas spirit is rejuvenated when she learns that no one has planned a Christmas party for the children who cannot leave their ward and return home for the holiday. With the help of the hospital handyman, she tries to rectify the oversight.
- DirectorRichard SaleStarsJock MahoneyKevin HagenX BrandsChristmas in New Orleans may not be particularly festive in the Derringer household this year, since Yancy's Uncle Henry Spinner, a government engraver, has been murdered and the plates for the new hundred-dollar greenback he was designing have disappeared. While Yancy searches for the murderer, his old hound-dog Dixie shows up at this family seat along with the news that the dog is the only one who can lead Yancy to where the family treasure is buried. The episode ends with an impromptu Christmas party attended by most of the series' recurring characters.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsJosé Elías MorenoCesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito'José Luis Aguirre 'Trotsky'With Merlin's aid, Santa Claus must defeat the evil machinations of the devil Pitch to ruin Christmas.
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsJay NorthHerbert AndersonGloria HenryIt's Christmas time and Dennis is going around the house looking for his presents. Henry and Alice think they have the perfect place to hide them, The Wilson's house in Mr. Wilson's closet which works for a while but eventually Dennis figures it out when he goes over to the Wilson's house and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are over at his so Dennis opens the closet door and sees his gifts.
- DirectorRod AmateauStarsDwayne HickmanFrank FaylenFlorida FriebusHerbert T. Gillis finds himself in jail on Christmas Eve after being stripped of his holiday spirit and driven to desperation by his family and customers.