TCM Schedule for Sunday January 4, 2026 - Barry Levinson Double Feature
(all times Eastern)
6:15 AM The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
1h 46 | Adventure | TV-G
A young thief faces amazing monsters to return Bagdad's deposed king to the throne.
Director: Ludwig Berger. Cast: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez
8:15 AM A Day on Treasure Island (1939)
9m | Short | TV-G
This Traveltalks short visits the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the "World's Fair of the West," on man-made Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick
8:30 AM Captain Sindbad (1963)
1h 25m | Adventure | TV-PG
Sindbad takes on an evil wizard to save the princess he loves.
Director: Byron Haskin. Cast: Guy Williams, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendariz
10:00 AM The Second Woman (1950)
1h 31m | Drama | TV-PG
Architect Jeff Cohalan is tormented after the death of his wife in a mysterious car accident, and he seems to be followed by bad luck. When he meets Ellen Foster and she learns about his past, she begins to suspect that he may be in more danger than he realizes.
Director: James V. Kern. Cast: Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton
12:00 PM Homecoming (1948)
1h 52m | Romance | TV-PG
A married man's wartime love affair spells trouble when peace comes.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter
2:00 PM The Mating Game (1959)
1h 37m | Comedy | TV-G
A tax agent falls for a farm girl whose father he's investigating.
Director: George Marshall. Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Tony Randall, Paul Douglas
3:45 PM The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
2h 3m | Drama | TV-PG
A deaf mute changes the lives of all he meets.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller. Cast: Alan Arkin, Chuck McCann, Peter Mamakos
6:00 PM Sweet November (1968)
1h 54m | Romance | TV-PG
A woman refuses to let her romances last longer than one month.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller. Cast: Anthony Newley, Sandy Dennis, Theodore Bikel
8:00 PM Rain Man (1988)
2h 20m | Drama | TV-MA
Charlie Babbitt has just discovered he has an autistic brother named Raymond and is now taking him on the ride of his life.
Director: Barry Levinson. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino
10:15 PM Avalon (1990)
2h 7m | Drama | TV-14
This prequel to Levinson's autobiographical "Diner" and "Tin Men" traces his family's roots and their Russian Jewish heritage. The film focuses on four brothers, and their assimilation into American society.
Director: Barry Levinson. Cast: Rachel Aviva, Christine Mosere, Frank Tamburo
12:30 AM A Woman of Paris (1923)
1h 24m | Silent | TV-PG
In this silent film, when a young woman thinks her fiance has jilted her, she runs off to Paris and a life of sin.
Director: Charles Chaplin. Cast: Edna Purviance, Adolphe Menjou, Carl Miller
2:00 AM Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
2h 7m | Drama | TV-14
Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for his beloved, Ligaya.
Director: Lino Brocka. Cast: Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador Jr.
4:15 AM Touki Bouki (1973)
1h 31m | Drama | TV-G
A cowherd and a university student plan different con schemes to escape to France.
Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty. Cast: Magaye Niang, Myriam Niang, Christoph Colomb