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Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Cozy Mystery Movies – July 2020

OK – Sorry I’m so late in posting the July 2020 Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel line-up of mystery movies. However, I have a good reason for not rushing to post it. As it is July, a lot of you are familiar with the channel’s yearly decision to run reruns of their Christmas movies. However, this year it looks like things may be a little different. 

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel will start the month with their Christmas in July line-up and then switch over later on in the month. During the day they will be showing their “normal” mystery shows like Hart to Hart, Psych, Diagnosis Murder, and Murder, She Wrote. They will also be airing reruns of their Cedar Cove and Good Witch show  (which aired on one of the other Hallmark channels) every morning for two hours.

Now, here comes the confusing part – at least to me it’s confusing! As I am posting this, it looks like the Hallmark M & M channel will stop showing Christmas movies on Monday, July 20. (Unless the person at the network who is in charge of their schedule messed up again!) So, I’m going to start posting the mystery shows as of that day.

Actually, it definitely looks like the person in charge of the Hallmark M & M scheduling is not taking her/his work seriously! Although the network currently has July 20 as the beginning date for showing reruns of their Cozy Mystery movies, they previously had the start date as Monday the 13th. So, apparently they will be showing reruns of their Christmas movies until Monday the 20th. However, I’m not holding my breath for the return of their reruns of Cozy Mystery movies since I have a feeling they will be changing their schedule to Christmas movies for the duration of July… and possibly some of August…)

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Cozy Mystery Movies – July 2020:

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Monday – July 20, 2020

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
Aurora and friends are off to a resort for a true crime convention. While there, they take part in a mystery dinner theater, but art imitates life when a fellow actor gets killed. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

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Tuesday – July 21, 2020

6:00 PM
Riddled with Deceit: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery
Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madeiras to track down their friend’s missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also… a murderer. Stars Jesse Metcalfe, Sarah Lind.

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Wednesday – July 22, 2020

6:00 PM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
Photographer Allie Adams is shocked when the groom at a wedding she is covering is shot dead. What’s even worse, is she must convince Detective Sam Acosta that her brother isn’t the killer. Stars Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega.

8:00 PM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Photographer Allie and Detective Sam’s investigation into a priceless stolen necklace leads to danger and an unexpected death. Stars Alexa & Carlos PenaVega, Erik Estrada.

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Thursday – July 23, 2020

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Friday – July 24, 2020

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
When Sally’s wealthy aunt Gladys, dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, Aurora inspects if Glady’s will hints at who may have wanted her gone. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

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Saturday – July 25, 2020

Signed, Sealed, Delivered marathon

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Sunday – July 26, 2020

8:00 AM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

10:00 AM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Death al Dente
San Francisco homicide detective Maggie Price and former, world-class chef Henry Ross are on the case once again. The crime-solving odd couple investigates the murder of Henry’s friend.

12:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney.

2:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
When a murder takes place at the local Christmas tree carnival, it seems there are quite a few suspects. With the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah’s running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge.

4:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found dead, Hannah is determined to prove she isn’t guilty.

6:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can’t keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose. Stars Alison Sweeney.

8:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
Hannah is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when a fellow judge is found murdered, Hannah takes it upon herself to find the killer. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison.

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Monday – July 27, 2020

6:00 PM
My Gal Sunday
A newlywed couple must prove their crime-solving prowess when their politically-tied parents are taken hostage by a vengeful kidnapper looking for justice for the wrongful murder conviction of his brother.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Bundle of Trouble
Aurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind.

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Tuesday – July 28, 2020

6:00 PM
Mystery 101
When a college student is found dead, English professor Amy uses her crime fiction expertise to unravel the case faster than detective Travis, who ends up working with Amy to catch the killer. Stars Jill Wagner.

8:00 PM
Fixer Upper Mysteries: Framed for Murder
Shannon Hammer, owner of Hammer Construction Company, is an expert in Victorian home restoration. Through her renovations she will find clues to uncover a house’s secret past and in turn become an unlikely sleuth.

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Wednesday – July 29, 2020

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
A taunting clue left for Aurora at a meeting begins a cat-and-mouse game between her and a mysterious criminal who commits increasingly serious crimes that leave the town rattled. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reap What You Sew
Internet sensation and old family friend of Aurora Teagarden, Poppy Wilson, has returned to Lawrenceton to start her new embroidery business. But not everyone is happy with Poppy’s success when she turns up dead.

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Thursday – July 30, 2020

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Friday – July 31, 2020

6:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: Site Unseen
A dedicated archaeologist gets involved in a murder investigation when she and her students unearth a dead body while searching for evidence of a 17th-century coastal Maine settlement. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith and James Tupper.

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If you’re looking for a television series or movie to watch, take a look at the TV and Movies page on my Cozy Mystery site and click on a link (or more!) which will take you to my write-up of the show.

P.S. The above descriptions of the movies were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries website.

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for July 2020

If you love (or if someone you know loves) horses, then the Turner Classic Movies channel is where you/he/she need/s to be on Thursday July 2!  They will be showing several “horse movies” then. The next Thursday (the ninth) nine of The Falcon mystery movies will be airing back-to-back. The original Falcon was Gay Lawrence – who was played by George Sanders in several of these movies. The nine movies TCM is airing on July 9 feature Tom Lawrence, (Gay’s brother – who is played by Tom Conway – who incidentally was George Sanders brother.

The Turner Classic Movies channel will be showing a whole lot of mystery movies featuring reporters trying to uncover the culprits of several crimes.

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TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES CHANNEL MYSTERY MOVIES – JULY 2020

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Wednesday – July 1

11:45 AM
LIBEL (1959)
A former POW is accused of being an impostor.
Dir:  Anthony Asquith Cast:  Dirk Bogarde, Olivia De Havilland, Paul Massie.
BW- 100 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 2

8:45 AM
THE ALPHABET MURDERS (1965)
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders committed in alphabetical order.
Dir:  Frank Tashlin Cast:  Tony Randall, Anita Ekberg, Robert Morley.
BW- 90 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 4

11:45 PM
THE SIGN OF THE RAM (1948)
An invalid matriarch manipulates her entire family.
Dir:  John Sturges Cast:  Susan Peters, Alexander Knox, Phyllis Thaxter.
BW- 84 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 5

5:00 AM
LET FREEDOM RING (1939)
A crusader returns to his Western hometown to root out corruption.
Dir:  Jack Conway Cast:  Nelson Eddy, Virginia Bruce, Victor McLaglen.
BW- 87 mins, CC

7:00 AM
THE SCARLET COAT (1955)
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Dir:  John Sturges Cast:  Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders.
C- 101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 AM
THE SIGN OF THE RAM (1948)
An invalid matriarch manipulates her entire family.
Dir:  John Sturges Cast:  Susan Peters, Alexander Knox, Phyllis Thaxter.
BW- 84 mins, CC

5:00 PM
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
A man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
Dir:  Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker.
BW- 101 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – July 6

5:00 AM
THE ADVENTURES OF JANE ARDEN (1939)
A reporter poses as a jewel smuggler to unmask a criminal gang.
Dir:  Terry Morse Cast:  Rosella Towne, William Gargan, James Stephenson.
BW- 58 mins, CC

6:45 AM
BORN FOR TROUBLE (1942)
Two reporters take on a murder ring at the state pen.
Dir:  B. Reeves Eason Cast:  Van Johnson, Faye Emerson, George Meeker.
BW- 59 mins, CC

8:00 AM
JAILBREAK (1936)
A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.
Dir:  Nick Grinde Cast:  Barton MacLane, June Travis, Craig Reynolds.
BW- 60 mins

9:15 AM
ESPIONAGE (1937)
Rival reporters fight off spies while vying to interview a munitions tycoon.
Dir:  Kurt Neumann Cast:  Edmund Lowe, Madge Evans, Paul Lukas.
BW- 67 mins

10:30 AM
BANNERLINE (1951)
An idealistic small-town reporter tries to fight corruption.
Dir:  Don Weis Cast:  Keefe Brasselle, Sally Forrest, Lionel Barrymore.
BW- 87 mins

12:00 PM
I WAS FRAMED (1942)
A news man’s political investigations land him in prison.
Dir:  D. Ross Lederman Cast:  Michael Ames, Julie Bishop, Regis Toomey.
BW- 61 mins

1:15 PM
EACH DAWN I DIE (1939)
A crusading reporter becomes a hardened convict when he’s framed.
Dir:  William Keighley Cast:  James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan.
BW- 92 mins, CC

3:00 PM
BLACKWELL’S ISLAND (1939)
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
Dir:  William McGann Cast:  John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell.
BW- 71 mins, CC

4:15 PM
TWELVE CROWDED HOURS (1939)
A reporter avenges his editor’s murder by gangsters.
Dir:  Lew Landers Cast:  Richard Dix, Lucille Ball, Allan Lane.
BW- 65 mins, CC

5:30 PM
HOT SUMMER NIGHT (1957)
A hot-shot reporter risks his life to land an interview with a notorious crook.
Dir:  David Friedkin Cast:  Marianne Stewart, Claude Akins, Robert Wilke.
BW- 86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Tuesday – July 7

3:00 AM
THE TALL TARGET (1951)
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President Lincoln during a train ride.
Dir:  Anthony Mann Cast:  Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou.
BW- 78 mins, CC

3:15 PM
GASLIGHT (1944)
A newlywed fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
Dir:  George Cukor Cast:  Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten.
BW- 114 mins, CC

8:45 PM
PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (1953)
A petty thief accidentally steals a communist spy’s purse.
Dir:  Samuel Fuller Cast:  Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter.
BW- 80 mins, CC

10:15 PM
HOUSE OF BAMBOO (1955)
An Army investigator infiltrates a Tokyo crime syndicate to solve a colleague’s murder.
Dir:  Samuel Fuller Cast:  Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi.
C- 103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Wednesday – July 8

12:15 AM
UNDERWORLD, U.S.A. (1961)
A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.
Dir:  Samuel Fuller Cast:  Cliff Robertson, Dolores Dorn, Beatrice Kay.
BW- 98 mins, CC

7:15 AM
THE BAT (1959)
A female mystery novelist turns detective to unmask a demented killer.
Dir:  Crane Wilbur Cast:  Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon.
BW- 80 mins, CC

8:45 AM
THE TROUBLE WITH GIRLS (1969)
A traveling show’s star gets involved in a small-town murder case.
Dir:  Peter Tewksbury Cast:  Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe.
C- 99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Thursday – July 9

6:30 AM
THE FALCON STRIKES BACK (1943)
A society sleuth is framed for murder by criminals running a war-bond racket.
Dir:  Edward Dmytryk Cast:  Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph.
BW- 66 mins, CC

7:45 AM
THE FALCON IN DANGER (1943)
A society sleuth tracks a lost plane carrying $100,000.
Dir:  William Clemens Cast:  Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Elaine Shepard.
BW- 70 mins, CC

9:00 AM
THE FALCON AND THE CO-EDS (1944)
A society sleuth investigates murder at a girls’ school.
Dir:  William Clemens Cast:  Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Rita Corday.
BW- 68 mins, CC

10:30 AM
THE FALCON OUT WEST (1944)
A society sleuth turns cowboy to investigate a Texas murder.
Dir:  William Clemens Cast:  Tom Conway, Carole Gallagher, Barbara Hale.
BW- 64 mins, CC

12:00 PM
THE FALCON IN MEXICO (1944)
A society sleuth travels South of the border to investigate an art dealer’s murder.
Dir:  William Berke Cast:  Tom Conway, Mona Maris, Martha MacVicar.
BW- 70 mins, CC

1:30 PM
THE FALCON IN HOLLYWOOD (1944)
A society sleuth tours the movie capital, where he uncovers an actor’s murder.
Dir:  Gordon Douglas Cast:  Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Veda Ann Borg.
BW- 67 mins, CC

3:00 PM
THE FALCON IN SAN FRANCISCO (1945)
A society sleuth enlists a little girl’s help in nabbing a mob of silk smugglers.
Dir:  Joseph H. Lewis Cast:  Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Edward S. Brophy.
BW- 66 mins, CC

4:30 PM
THE FALCON’S ALIBI (1946)
A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron’s lost jewels.
Dir:  Ray McCarey Cast:  Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Vince Barnett.
BW- 63 mins, CC

5:45 PM
THE FALCON’S ADVENTURE (1946)
A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.
Dir:  William Berke Cast:  Tom Conway, Madge Meredith, Edward S. Brophy.
BW- 62 mins, CC

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Friday – July 10

7:00 PM
THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING (1935)
A gangster hides from the law by trading places with a mild-mannered double.
Dir:  John Ford Cast:  Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl.
BW- 93 mins, CC

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Saturday – July 11

11:00 PM
BODYGUARD (1948)
A cop on suspension is framed for murder.
Dir:  Richard O. Fleischer Cast:  Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Philip Reed.
BW- 63 mins, CC

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Sunday – July 12

9:00 AM
BODYGUARD (1948)
A cop on suspension is framed for murder.
Dir:  Richard O. Fleischer Cast:  Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Philip Reed.
BW- 63 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – July 14

9:15 AM
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955)
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero’s family.
Dir:  John Sturges Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis.
C- 81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:45 AM
PETE KELLY’S BLUES (1955)
The jazz band’s leader gets mixed up with gangster in ’20s Kansas City.
Dir:  Jack Webb Cast:  Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O’Brien.
C- 95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 PM
POINT BLANK (1967)
A gangster plots an elaborate revenge on the wife and partner who did him dirty.
Dir:  John Boorman Cast:  Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn.
C- 92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 16

2:30 PM
STAR OF MIDNIGHT (1935)
A New York lawyer tries to track down a kidnapped actress.
Dir:  Stephen Roberts Cast:  William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly.
BW- 90 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 17

7:15 AM
THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR (1929)
A phony medium tries to prove her protege innocent of murder.
Dir:  Tod Browning Cast:  Conrad Nagel, Leila Hyams, Margaret Wycherly.
BW- 73 mins

11:00 AM
GIDEON OF SCOTLAND YARD (1959)
A Scotland Yard inspector struggles to get through a typical day on the job.
Dir:  John Ford Cast:  Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster, Cyril Cusack.
C- 91 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 18

7:26 AM
THE LAW IN HER HANDS (1936)
A lady lawyer for the mob tries to break free of her criminal connections.
Dir:  William Clemens Cast:  Margaret Lindsay, Glenda Farrell, Warren Hull.
BW- 58 mins

1:00 PM
MURDER, MY SWEET (1944)
Detective Philip Marlowe’s search for a two-timing woman leads him to blackmail and murder.
Dir:  Edward Dmytryk Cast:  Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley.
BW- 95 mins, CC

3:00 PM
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955)
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero’s family.
Dir:  John Sturges Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis.
C- 81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir:  John Huston Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George.
BW- 100 mins, CC

11:00 PM
THREE STRANGERS (1946)
Three people who share a sweepstakes ticket travel a tangled road to collect their winnings.
Dir:  Jean Negulesco Cast:  Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre.
BW- 93 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 19

9:00 AM
THREE STRANGERS (1946)
Three people who share a sweepstakes ticket travel a tangled road to collect their winnings.
Dir:  Jean Negulesco Cast:  Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre.
BW- 93 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – July 21

12:30 AM
THE BOSTON STRANGLER (1968)
Federal and local law officers try to catch a deadly serial killer.
Dir:  Richard Fleischer Cast:  Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy.
C- 116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM
THE LAST RIDE (1944)
A detective suspects foul play in a series of accidental deaths.
Dir:  D. Ross Lederman Cast:  Richard Travis, Charles Lang, Eleanor Parker.
BW- 57 mins

7:15 AM
CONSPIRACY (1930)
A brother and sister take on the drug ring that caused their father’s death.
Dir:  Christy Cabanne Cast:  Bessie Love, Ned Sparks, Hugh Trevor.
BW- 69 mins

8:30 AM
GRAND JURY (1936)
A small town man mounts a civic crusade to bring a local gang of racketeers to justice.
Dir:  Albert S. Rogell Cast:  Fred Stone, Louise Latimer, Owen Davis Jr..
BW- 61 mins

9:45 AM
EMERGENCY CALL (1933)
A promising surgeon discovers his hospital is run by gangsters.
Dir:  Edward Cahn Cast:  Bill Boyd, Wynne Gibson, William Gargan.
BW- 61 mins

11:00 AM
MISSING WITNESSES (1937)
Government investigators take on a powerful protection racket.
Dir:  William Clemens Cast:  John Litel, Dick Purcell, Jean Dale.
BW- 61 mins

12:15 PM
SMASHING THE RACKETS (1938)
Pushed into a do-nothing job, an FBI man finds his own way of going after the mob.
Dir:  Lew Landers Cast:  Chester Morris, Frances Mercer, Rita Johnson.
BW- 69 mins, CC

1:30 PM
SMASHING THE MONEY RING (1939)
The Secret Service investigates a fleet of gambling ships.
Dir:  Terry Morse Cast:  Ronald Reagan, Margot Stevenson, Eddie Foy Jr..
BW- 57 mins

2:30 PM
TRAPPED (1949)
Dir:  Richard Fleischer Cast:  Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt.
BW- 80 mins, CC

4:00 PM
SPECIAL AGENT (1935)
A government agent poses as a newspaperman to get the goods on a mobster.
Dir:  William Keighley Cast:  Bette Davis, George Brent, Ricardo Cortez.
BW- 76 mins, CC

5:30 PM
EXCLUSIVE STORY (1936)
A newspaper’s attorney tries to get the goods on the numbers racket.
Dir:  George B. Seitz Cast:  Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin.
BW- 74 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – July 22

3:45 PM
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
A man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
Dir:  Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker.
BW- 101 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 24

5:00 AM
HOT SUMMER NIGHT (1957)
A hot-shot reporter risks his life to land an interview with a notorious crook.
Dir:  David Friedkin Cast:  Marianne Stewart, Claude Akins, Robert Wilke.
BW- 86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 25

11:30 PM
THE BREAKING POINT (1950)
A desperate fishing boat captain rents his ship to some gunmen on the lam.
Dir:  Michael Curtiz Cast:  John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter.
BW- 97 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 26

9:00 AM
THE BREAKING POINT (1950)
A desperate fishing boat captain rents his ship to some gunmen on the lam.
Dir:  Michael Curtiz Cast:  John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter.
BW- 97 mins, CC

1:00 PM
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
Dir:  Frank Capra Cast:  Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey.
BW- 118 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – July 28

5:00 AM
THE THIN MAN (1934)
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Dir:  W. S. Van Dyke Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan.
BW- 91 mins, CC

11:15 AM
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945)
Two married strangers meet in a train station and fall in love.
Dir:  David Lean Cast:  Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway.
BW- 87 mins, CC
*****This movie is not a mystery. It has been ranked as one of the best British films ever made.*****

7:00 PM
TOO LATE FOR TEARS (1949)
A married woman’s discovery of stolen money changes her character for the worse.
Dir:  Byron Haskin Cast:  Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea.
BW- 101 mins, CC

9:00 PM
DEAD RECKONING (1947)
A tough veteran sets out to solve his war buddy’s murder.
Dir:  John Cromwell Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky.
BW- 100 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – July 29

12:45 AM
THE RACKET (1951)
A tough cop has to fight his superiors in order to battle the mob.
Dir:  John Cromwell Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan.
BW- 89 mins, CC

2:30 AM
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946)
Years after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.
Dir:  Lewis Milestone Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott.
BW- 115 mins, CC

10:15 AM
FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956)
A group of space troopers investigates the destruction of a colony on a remote planet.
Dir:  Fred McLeod Wilcox Cast:  Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen.
C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****This is not a mystery movie, however, sometimes it’s fun to watch a science fiction movie from the 1950s…*****

7:00 PM
THE THIN MAN (1934)
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Dir:  W. S. Van Dyke Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan.
BW- 91 mins, CC

11:30 PM
THE LADY EVE (1941)
A lady cardsharp tries to con an eccentric scientist only to fall for him.
Dir:  Preston Sturges Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn.
BW- 94 mins, CC
*****This is another non mystery movie. However, if you haven’t seen this comedy, you really should try it.*****

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 30

1:15 AM
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
Dir:  Frank Capra Cast:  Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey.
BW- 118 mins, CC

6:00 AM
PHANTOM RAIDERS (1940)
Detective Nick Carter tries to stop enemy agents from sabotaging the Panama Canal.
Dir:  Jacques Tourneur Cast:  Walter Pidgeon, Donald Meek, Joseph Schildkraut.
BW- 70 mins

9:00 AM
THE LEOPARD MAN (1943)
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
Dir:  Jacques Tourneur Cast:  Dennis O’Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks.
BW- 66 mins, CC

6:30 PM
THE SHIP THAT DIED (1938)
This short film looks at the mystery of the Mary Celeste, a ship that was discovered abandoned for no discernible reason.
Dir:  Jacques Tourneur Cast:  Leonard Penn, Rhea Mitchell, Charles Sullivan.
BW- 10 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 31

9:15 PM
SERGEANT RUTLEDGE (1960)
A 19th-century lawyer tries to clear a black man of rape and murder charges.
Dir:  John Ford Cast:  Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Billie Burke.
C- 111 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

If you’re really looking forward to these or other mystery-themed tv specials coming up in July, be sure to leave a comment below!

In case you’re interested in seeing the rest of this month’s television mystery movies, here’s the June 2020 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for June 2020 on Turner Classic Movies channel

And here is the page on my site with plenty of entries about movies and television shows you may enjoy:

Cozy Mystery List TV and Movie Section – all you have to do is click on the link to go to that page on my site.

(The above movie descriptions were taken off the TCM website.)

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Cozy Mystery Movies – June 2020

When I started compiling this list of Cozy Mystery movies that will be shown on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel during June 2020, I wondered where the weather was going to take us in June month! I always try to start this particular blog entry during the middle of the previous month (as soon as the channel allows us to see some of the next month’s shows) and on May 19 the temperature here in San Antonio was going to be 101°! Good grief! And our humidity index was 86%! Yow!!! That Irving Berlin song says it all: “We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave…” Summer is upon us!

Anyway, I just finished updating most of the month (except the last three days) and see that the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel doesn’t have any Cozy Mystery movies premiering this month. However there is one more Sunday the channel hasn’t yet made public, so there may be a premiere coming on Sunday 28. It looks like the channel has moved some of their romantic movies over from their other channel in lieu of having new mystery movies. So, here’s hoping there will be a new mystery movie the last Sunday of the month…

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Cozy Mystery Movies – June 2020

Monday – June 1, 2020

6:00 PM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
ng she is covering is shot dead. What’s even worse, is she must convince Detective Sam Acosta that her brother isn’t the killer. Stars Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega.

8:00 PM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Photographer Allie and Detective Sam’s investigation into a priceless stolen necklace leads to danger and an unexpected death. Stars Alexa & Carlos PenaVega, Erik Estrada.

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Tuesday – June 2, 2020

6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Dating is Murder
Attorney turned therapist Hailey Dean is pulled into another investigation when a popular new dating app links multiple missing persons cases from around the city. Stars Kellie Martin.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
When Sally’s wealthy aunt Gladys, dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, Aurora inspects if Glady’s will hints at who may have wanted her gone. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

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Wednesday – June 3, 2020

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
A taunting clue left for Aurora at a meeting begins a cat-and-mouse game between her and a mysterious criminal who commits increasingly serious crimes that leave the town rattled. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

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Thursday – June 4, 2020

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Friday – June 5, 2020

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Bone to Pick
A librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery.

8:00 PM
Hello, It’s Me
A woman coping with the loss of her husband and the task of raising two children on her own meets a handsome, rich man but doesn’t feel right about pursuing anything. Stars Kellie Martin and Kavan Smith.

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Saturday – June 6, 2020

8:00 AM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty
Hailey Dean’s best friend DA Investigator Fincher Garland asks for her help when his old Marine friend is found dead and the Military Police take over the investigation. Stars Kellie Martin and Viv Leacock.

10:00 AM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder
Hailey Dean must prove a doctor’s innocence in a string of unexplainable deaths at Atlanta Memorial Hospital and stop the true killer before he can strike again. Stars Kellie Martin.

12:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence
Hailey Dean knows District Attorney Paulina D’Orazio is innocent of the murder of a man she once put behind bars and must do all she can to prove it in the face of mounting evidence. Stars Kellie Martin.

2:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: Past Malice
When Emma Fielding is recruited to aid in a groundbreaking discovery beneath the Chandler Castle, she is swept into another mystery when she finds her colleague murdered in the crypts. Stars Courtney Thorne Smith, James Tupper.

4:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter than Death
After a friend and head of the National Archaeological Society meets an untimely death, Emma and Agent Conner find themselves questioning her colleagues’ motives. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith, James Tupper.

6:00 PM
Flower Shop Mysteries: Mum’s The Word
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She’s determined to track down the driver, but when the trail turns deadly, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

8:00 PM
Flower Shop Mysteries: Snipped in the Bud
When Abby Knight, former lawyer turned flower shop owner, agrees to deliver an anonymous bouquet of black roses to her daughter’s disagreeable law professor, she is hoping for a chance to get him on her good side. When he responds by throwing the flowers in the trash, Abby realizes she may be fighting a losing battle and leaves. Unwilling to sacrifice the bouquet, she returns to claim the flowers, only to discover the dead body of another professor and her former courtroom adversary. Now as the main suspect, Abby must work to clear her name and keep those she loves out of danger. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

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Sunday – June 7, 2020

8:00 AM
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
By all appearances, suburban housewife Cathy Davis is your typical mother of two. But when a top secret government security agency calls on their top-agent-turned-mom back to duty, can Cathy manage to get dinner on the table.

10:00 AM
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don’t
When the Declaration of Independence is stolen while on display at a Los Angeles bank, NSA agent Frank Darnell calls in Cathy Davis – code name “Jane Doe” – in hopes of figuring out who did it. Stars Lea Thompson, Joe Penny.

12:00 PM
Jane Doe: ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Cathy is brought back to work a case for Frank Darnell and the NSA to find a missing arms dealer who faked a heart attack in prison to escape. Stars Lea Thompson and Joe Penny.

2:00 PM
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Cathy is brought in to find the U.S. Attorney’s missing wife and to ensure a money laundering investigation does not fall apart at a crucial point. Stars Lea Thompson and Joe Penny.

4:00 PM
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Cathy’s mom, Polly, a former CSA agent, comes for a visit. When a British agent with some top secret information is kidnapped, Cathy and Polly work together to uncover a plot which has global implications.

6:00 PM
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Horning Cereal is dumping contaminated food on Third World countries. When former CSA agent, Jim Monroe, is found with the drowned body of CEO Melville Horning, he is immediately the prime suspect.

8:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
Tess dives into Logan’s murder investigation of her friend who was about to propose with her help. As she grows closer to the truth, she fears it could ruin everyone’s happily ever after. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.

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Monday – June 8, 2020

6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
Henry and Maggie attend party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical dual. Someone, however, has loaded the pistol with a real musket ball, so when son pulls the trigger, he kills his stepbrother.

8:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
Hannah is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when a fellow judge is found murdered, Hannah takes it upon herself to find the killer. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison.

***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 9, 2020

8:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: Site Unseen
A dedicated archaeologist gets involved in a murder investigation when she and her students unearth a dead body while searching for evidence of a 17th-century coastal Maine settlement. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith and James Tupper.

***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 10, 2020

6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder With Love
Former prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean is acutely observant. During a tragic week, one of her patients loses her parents to fatal accidents. Stars Kellie Martin, Giacomo Baessato, Cindy Busby.

8:00 PM
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars. Starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.

***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 11, 2020

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Friday – June 12, 2020

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Julius House
Aurora Teagarden is a beautiful young librarian with a passion for solving murders. After an exhaustive search for the perfect home, Aurora finally purchases her dream house, unaware of its murky history.

***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 13, 2020

8:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Game Time
Samantha is thrilled when she finally gets the reclusive mystery writer Donald Fiske to agree to a book signing in her store. But when Mr. Fiske is found dead, Samantha must solve his latest mystery, his own murder.

10:00 AM
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
When Samantha receives news of a hereditary health problem, she must go in search her birth mother to find answers. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

12:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
When a traveling Wild West Show comes into town, Samantha gets involved in solving the murder of one of the cowboys. Stars Kellie Martin and Clarence Williams III.

2:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
When a baby boy is left at the door of the Mystery Woman book store, Samantha gets involved in solving a murder tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Redemption
Although the Mystery Woman Bookstore is under construction, Samantha and Philby are busier than ever …that is, investigating the murder of a mysterious visitor. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

6:00 PM
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
Mystery bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey and her secretive friend and store manager, Philby are thrust into the murderous world of international espionage. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

8:00 PM
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder
When crime reporter Ruby Herring receives clues to a murder that happened five years earlier involving a local psychic, she joins forces with Detective Jake Killian to help crack the case. Stars Taylor Cole, Stephen Huszar.

***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 14, 2020

8:00 AM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
Aurora and her new neighbor, a handsome professor named Nick, investigate when four students from a nearby college (including her cousin) go missing. Stars Candace Cameron Bure.

10:00 AM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
A taunting clue left for Aurora at a meeting begins a cat-and-mouse game between her and a mysterious criminal who commits increasingly serious crimes that leave the town rattled. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

12:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
When Sally’s wealthy aunt Gladys, dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, Aurora inspects if Glady’s will hints at who may have wanted her gone. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

2:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
Aurora and friends are off to a resort for a true crime convention. While there, they take part in a mystery dinner theater, but art imitates life when a fellow actor gets killed. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

4:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – June 15, 2020

8:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: Past Malice
When Emma Fielding is recruited to aid in a groundbreaking discovery beneath the Chandler Castle, she is swept into another mystery when she finds her colleague murdered in the crypts. Stars Courtney Thorne Smith, James Tupper.

***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 16, 2020

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Dead Over Heels
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns. She also never wanted to see him dead, but when he winds up murdered, she can’t help but get involved.

8:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn’t always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.

***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 17, 2020

6:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

8:00 PM
MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement
When a woman is murdered, and her fiance is the prime suspect, successful matchmaker Angie works to prove her client’s innocence, much to the dismay of Kyle, the detective working the case. Stars Danica McKellar, Victor Webster.

***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 18, 2020

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Friday – June 19, 2020

6:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
Tess dives into Logan’s murder investigation of her friend who was about to propose with her help. As she grows closer to the truth, she fears it could ruin everyone’s happily ever after. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.

***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 20, 2020

8:00 AM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
Photographer Allie Adams is shocked when the groom at a wedding she is covering is shot dead. What’s even worse, is she must convince Detective Sam Acosta that her brother isn’t the killer. Stars Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega.

10:00 AM
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Photographer Allie and Detective Sam’s investigation into a priceless stolen necklace leads to danger and an unexpected death. Stars Alexa & Carlos PenaVega, Erik Estrada.

12:00 PM
Mystery 101
When a college student is found dead, English professor Amy uses her crime fiction expertise to unravel the case faster than detective Travis, who ends up working with Amy to catch the killer. Stars Jill Wagner.

2:00 PM
Mystery 101: Playing Dead
The local theater is producing a mystery that crime fiction expert Amy unearthed. When one of the actress’ life is threatened, Amy & Travis must uncover which character is playing for keeps. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha.

4:00 PM
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
When a guest at the college book festival is killed, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests an unlikely person for murder. Amy must fight to prove he’s got the wrong person behind bars. Starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.

6:00 PM
Mystery 101: Dead Talk
Amy heads to Seattle to give a TED Talk-style lecture. When a tech genius dies, Amy suspects foul play. When local cops shut her out, Travis joins forces with Amy to figure out whodunit. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha.

8:00 PM
Mystery 101: An Education in Murder
A young writer’s research prompts the police to revisit a famous murder case that convicted Amy’s colleague at Elmstead, so Travis & Amy get a second chance at clearing the professor’s name. Stars Jill Wagner & Kristoffer Polaha.

***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 21, 2020

Magnum PI marathon

8:00 PM
Riddled with Deceit: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery
Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madeiras to track down their friend’s missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also… a murderer. Stars Jesse Metcalfe, Sarah Lind.

***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – June 22, 2020

6:00 PM
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Dating is Murder
Attorney turned therapist Hailey Dean is pulled into another investigation when a popular new dating app links multiple missing persons cases from around the city. Stars Kellie Martin.

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
Aurora and friends are off to a resort for a true crime convention. While there, they take part in a mystery dinner theater, but art imitates life when a fellow actor gets killed. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 23, 2020

8:00 PM
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it. Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.

***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 24, 2020

6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Death al Dente
San Francisco homicide detective Maggie Price and former, world-class chef Henry Ross are on the case once again. The crime-solving odd couple investigates the murder of Henry’s friend.

8:00 PM
Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter than Death
After a friend and head of the National Archaeological Society meets an untimely death, Emma and Agent Conner find themselves questioning her colleagues’ motives. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith, James Tupper.

***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 25, 2020

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Friday – June 26, 2020

6:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
Hannah is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when a fellow judge is found murdered, Hannah takes it upon herself to find the killer. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison.

***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 27, 2020

8:00 AM
MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement
When a woman is murdered, and her fiance is the prime suspect, successful matchmaker Angie works to prove her client’s innocence, much to the dismay of Kyle, the detective working the case. Stars Danica McKellar, Victor Webster.

10:00 AM
MatchMaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance
When a romance writer is murdered, matchmaker Angie Dove gets entangled in another case…and with Detective Kyle Carter. Can they read between the lines to find the murderer? Stars Danica McKellar, Victor Webster, Bruce Boxleitner.

12:00 PM
Gourmet Detective Mysteries: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
Henry and Maggie attend party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical dual. Someone, however, has loaded the pistol with a real musket ball, so when son pulls the trigger, he kills his stepbrother.

2:00 PM
Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery
Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where secrets hidden within a treasured recipe book have dire consequences for all who own it. Starring Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

4:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
After several of her puzzles are linked to the murder of an art gallery owner, a crossword puzzle editor teams up with a no nonsense detective to stop a killer in their midst. Stars Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.

6:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
Tess dives into Logan’s murder investigation of her friend who was about to propose with her help. As she grows closer to the truth, she fears it could ruin everyone’s happily ever after. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.

8:00 PM
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn’t always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead. Starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott.

***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 28, 2020

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Monday – June 29, 2020

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Tuesday – June 30, 2020

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Sorry, I forgot to finish posting the last three days of June’s Cozy Mystery movies. I sure wish the channel would post the entire month at one time!

If you’re looking for a television series or movie to watch, take a look at the TV and Movies page on my Cozy Mystery site and click on a link (or more!) which will take you to my write-up of the show.

P.S. The above descriptions of the movies were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries website.

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for June 2020

Here is next month’s list of mystery (and some personal favorites of mine) movies on Turner Classic Movies for next month, June 2020…

I don’t have a lot to say about next month – there will be plenty of movies, but not really any particularly noteworthy marathons or any other obvious structure to what I personally want to see.

So, I hope you enjoy the June lineup! 

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Monday – June 1

9:30 AM
A STRANGER IN TOWN (1943)
A Supreme Court justice on vacation takes on crooked small-town politicians.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson, Jean Rogers.
BW- 67 mins

11:30 PM
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)
A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara.
BW- 161 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – June 2

2:30 AM
BULLITT (1968)
When mobsters kill the witness he was assigned to protect, a dedicated policeman investigates the case on his own.
Dir: Peter Yates Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset.
C- 114 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – June 3

2:45 AM
MYSTERY HOUSE (1938)
A detective tries to solve a murder in a house full of suspects.
Dir: Noel Smith Cast: Dick Purcell, Ann Sheridan, Anne Nagel.
BW- 57 mins

4:00 AM
THE PATIENT IN ROOM 18 (1938)
A hospitalized detective probes the murder of a fellow patient.
Dir: Bobby Connolly Cast: Patric Knowles, Ann Sheridan, Eric Stanley.
BW- 59 mins, CC

5:15 AM
THE GREAT O’MALLEY (1937)
A ruthless cop gets mixed up with a man who’s only turned to crime to help his crippled daughter.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Pat O’Brien, Sybil Jason, Humphrey Bogart.
BW- 71 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – June 6

7:29 AM
THE FIGHTING GRINGO (1939)
A cowboy tries to clear an innocent Mexican rancher of murder charges.
Dir: David Howard Cast: George O’Brien, Lupita Tovar, Lucio Villegas.
BW- 59 mins

11:00 AM
THE WOMAN IN GREEN (1945)
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of seemingly unrelated murders.
Dir: Roy William Neill Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke.
BW- 67 mins, CC

12:15 PM
M (1951)
When the police hunt for a child killer cramps their style, the criminal underworld tries to track him down.
Dir: Joseph Losey Cast: David Wayne, Howard Da Silva, Luther Adler.
BW- 88 mins

2:00 PM
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)
A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara.
BW- 161 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 PM
THE UNDERWORLD STORY (1950)
A corrupt newspaperman, blacklisted from his big-city paper, becomes involved with a murder case for a small town paper.
Dir: Cyril Endfield Cast: Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm.
BW- 91 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – June 7

9:00 AM
THE UNDERWORLD STORY (1950)
A corrupt newspaperman, blacklisted from his big-city paper, becomes involved with a murder case for a small town paper.
Dir: Cyril Endfield Cast: Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm.
BW- 91 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – June 8

1:15 AM
JUDEX (1963)
Remake of a silent serial, concerning the adventures of a mysterious, pulp avenger. (In French)
Dir: Georges Franju Cast: Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé, Edith Scob.
BW- 98 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – June 9

7:00 AM
DESERT PASSAGE (1952)
A cowboy doesn’t realize the man he’s been hired to drive to Mexico is an outlaw.
Dir: Lesley Selander Cast: Tim Holt, Joan Dixon, Walter Reed.
BW- 61 mins, CC

9:45 AM
ROUGH RIDERS’ ROUNDUP (1939)
A suspended Texas ranger sets out to catch the outlaws who killed his partner.
Dir: Joe Kane Cast: Roy Rogers, Mary Hart, Raymond Hatton.
BW- 53 mins

11:30 PM
WOMAN ON THE RUN (1950)
A woman searches for her husband, who ran off after witnessing a mob hit.
Dir: Norman Foster Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis O’Keefe, Robert Keith.
BW- 78 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – June 12

8:45 PM
VICTIM (1961)
A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.
Dir: Basil Dearden Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price.
BW- 100 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – June 13

11:00 AM
THE PETRIFIED FOREST (1936)
An escaped convict holds the customers at a remote desert cantina hostage.
Dir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin.
BW- 82 mins, CC

12:30 PM
GUN CRAZY (1950)
Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger.
BW- 87 mins, CC

2:15 PM
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason.
C- 136 mins, CC

11:15 PM
MURDER BY CONTRACT (1958)
A ruthless contract killer balks when he discovers his next hit is a woman.
Dir: Irving Lerner Cast: Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi.
BW- 80 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – June 14

3:00 AM
SPRINGFIELD RIFLE (1952)
A Union officer goes undercover to root out Confederate raiders.
Dir: Andre DeToth Cast: Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian.
C- 93 mins, CC

9:00 AM
MURDER BY CONTRACT (1958)
A ruthless contract killer balks when he discovers his next hit is a woman.
Dir: Irving Lerner Cast: Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi.
BW- 80 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – June 15

9:45 AM

I CONFESS (1953)
A priest suspected of murder can only clear himself by violating the sanctity of the confessional.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden.
BW- 95 mins, CC

7:00 PM
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW (1959)
Desperate losers plan a bank robbery with unexpected results.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters.
BW- 96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 PM
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (1975)
Dir: Dick Richards Cast: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland.
BW- 95 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – June 16

9:00 PM
THE UNFAITHFUL (1947)
While her husband is away, a woman gets mixed up in murder.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott.
BW- 109 mins

11:00 PM
THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940)
Truck driving brothers are framed for murder by a lady psycho.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino.
BW- 95 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – June 17

11:00 AM
THE HAUNTING (1963)
A team of psychic investigators moves into a haunted house that destroys all who live there.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson.
BW- 112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – June 18

8:30 PM
ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (1958)
A businessman kills his boss to cover up his affair with the man’s wife.
Dir: Louis Malle Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly.
BW- 92 mins

10:15 PM
KNIFE IN THE WATER (1962)
A young businessman and a hitchhiker develop a deadly rivalry during a boating weekend. (In Polish)
Dir: Roman Polanski Cast: Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz.
BW- 94 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – June 19

12:00 AM
PALE FLOWER (1964) (In Japanese)
Dir: Masahiro Shinoda Cast: Ryo Ikebe, Mariko Kaga, Takashi Fujiki.
BW- 96 mins, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM
SIDE STREET (1950)
A New York City mailman is chased by both cops and crooks when he steals a shipment of dirty money.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Farley Granger, Cathy O’Donnell, James Craig.
BW- 83 mins, CC

8:30 AM
D.O.A. (1950)
The victim of a slow-acting poison tracks down his own killer.
Dir: Rudolph Maté Cast: Edmond O’Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler.
BW- 84 mins, CC

10:00 AM
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (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

12:00 PM
KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952)
To commit the perfect crime, a former detective keeps his colleagues’ identities secret from each other.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster.
BW- 99 mins, CC

1:45 PM
THE PITFALL (1948)
A married insurance man falls for a criminal’s girlfriend.
Dir: Andre DeToth Cast: Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt.
BW- 86 mins, CC

3:30 PM
NIAGARA (1953)
Honeymooners get mixed up with an obsessive husband and his cheating wife.
Dir: Henry Hathaway Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters.
C- 89 mins, CC

11:00 PM
IN A LONELY PLACE (1950)
An aspiring actress begins to suspect that her temperamental boyfriend is a murderer.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy.
BW- 93 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – June 20

1:00 AM
HARDCORE (1979)
Dir: Paul Schrader Cast: George C Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley.
BW- 108 mins, CC

3:00 AM
THE NEW CENTURIONS (1972)
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: George C Scott, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson.
BW- 103 mins, CC

7:26 AM
THE CASE OF THE BLACK PARROT (1941)
A newspaperman sets out to catch a sea-going thief.
Dir: Noel M. Smith Cast: William Lundigan, Maris Wrixon, Eddie Foy Jr..
BW- 60 mins, CC

11:00 AM
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945)
A man remains young and handsome while his portrait shows the ravages of age and sin.
Dir: Albert Lewin Cast: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed.
BW- 110 mins, CC

11:15 PM
UNDERWORLD, U.S.A. (1961)
A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.
Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast: Cliff Robertson, Dolores Dorn, Beatrice Kay.
BW- 98 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – June 21

1:15 AM
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976)
Two Washington Post reporters investigate the Watergate break-in that ended Nixon’s presidency.
Dir: Alan J. Pakula Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jason Robards Jr..
C- 138 mins, CC

9:00 AM
UNDERWORLD, U.S.A. (1961)
A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.
Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast: Cliff Robertson, Dolores Dorn, Beatrice Kay.
BW- 98 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – June 22

8:15 AM
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client’s death.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson.
BW- 108 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – June 23

2:15 AM
BLOW-UP (1966)
A photographer discovers a murder in the background of a candid photo.
Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, David Hemmings.
C- 111 mins, CC

5:00 AM
TIGER BAY (1959)
Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast: John Mills, Horst Buchholz, Hayley Mills.
BW- 107 mins, CC

3:15 PM
LITTLE WOMEN (1933)
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas.
BW- 115 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery, however, out of all the “Little Women” movies I have seen, I think this one is the best.*****

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – June 25

1:00 PM
MURDER, SHE SAID (1961)
When nobody will believe she witnessed a murder, elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes a job as a maid to ferret out clues.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow.
BW- 86 mins, CC
*****Margaret Rutherford starred in four Miss Marple movies. “Murder Ahoy” is not on this three-feature showing today.*****

2:30 PM
MURDER AT THE GALLOP (1963)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple suspects foul play when an old friend is supposedly scared to death by a cat.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Robert Morley, Flora Robson.
BW- 81 mins, CC

4:15 PM
MURDER MOST FOUL (1964)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple joins a small-town theatre to investigate a murder.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles Tingwell.
BW- 91 mins, CC

11:15 PM
PETE KELLY’S BLUES (1955)
The jazz band’s leader gets mixed up with gangster in ’20s Kansas City.
Dir: Jack Webb Cast: Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O’Brien.
C- 95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – June 26

5:30 AM
STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR (1940)
A newspaperman serves as key witness in a circumstantial murder case.
Dir: Boris Ingster Cast: Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet.
BW- 64 mins, CC

1:00 PM
SCENT OF MYSTERY (1960)
Dir: Jack Cardiff Cast: Denholm Elliott, Peter Lorre, Beverly Bentley.
BW- 109 mins, Letterbox Format

3:00 PM
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George.
BW- 100 mins, CC

5:00 PM
M (1931)
The mob sets out to catch a child killer whose crimes are attracting too much police attention.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Theo Lingen, Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke.
BW- 110 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – June 27

7:27 AM
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN (1938)
An insurance man tangles with a fraud ring.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Ronald Reagan, Gloria Blondell, Dick Purcell.
BW- 62 mins, CC

7:00 PM
A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964)
A typical day in the life of the Beatles.
Dir: Richard Lester Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison.
BW- 87 mins, CC
*****AND Ringo!*****Not a mystery.*****

11:00 PM
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1948)
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane.
BW- 87 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – June 28

9:00 AM
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1948)
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane.
BW- 87 mins, CC

3:00 PM
ADAM’S RIB (1949)
Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women’s rights case.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday.
BW- 101 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Tracy and Hepburn at their best AND the wonderful Judy Holliday.*****

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – June 29

5:00 AM
MAD HOLIDAY (1936)
A temperamental film star’s vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Edmund Lowe, Elissa Landi, ZaSu Pitts.
BW- 72 mins

6:15 AM
SINNER TAKE ALL (1936)
Members of a wealthy family are murdered one-by-one.
Dir: Erroll Taggart Cast: Bruce Cabot, Margaret Lindsay, Joseph Calleia.
BW- 74 mins

7:45 AM
THE CASE OF THE BLACK PARROT (1941)
A newspaperman sets out to catch a sea-going thief.
Dir: Noel M. Smith Cast: William Lundigan, Maris Wrixon, Eddie Foy Jr..
BW- 60 mins, CC

9:00 AM
HOMICIDE (1949)
Killers scare a murder witness into silence.
Dir: Felix Jacoves Cast: Robert Douglas, Helen Westcott, Robert Alda.
BW- 77 mins, CC

10:30 AM
BODYGUARD (1948)
A cop on suspension is framed for murder.
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Philip Reed.
BW- 63 mins, CC

11:45 AM
POSTMARK FOR DANGER (1955)
When a journalist dies, his brother takes up his investigation of a smuggling ring.
Dir: Guy Green Cast: Terry Moore, Robert Beatty, William Sylvester.
BW- 78 mins, Letterbox Format

1:15 PM
MURDER IS MY BEAT (1955)
After a businessman is found dead, two detectives scramble to find the killer.
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer Cast: Paul Langton, Barbara Payton, Robert Shayne.
BW- 77 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 PM
SOUTH OF SUEZ (1940)
A murder defendant falls for his alleged victim’s daughter.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast: George Brent, Brenda Marshall, George Tobias.
BW- 86 mins, CC

4:15 PM
A SHOT IN THE DARK (1941)
A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner’s murder.
Dir: William McGann Cast: William Lundigan, Nan Wynn, Ricardo Cortez.
BW- 57 mins, CC

5:15 PM
THEY ONLY KILL THEIR MASTERS (1972)
A small-town sheriff attempts to clear a Doberman of murder charges.
Dir: James Goldstone Cast: James Garner, Katharine Ross, Hal Holbrook.
C- 98 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – June 30

5:00 AM
WHISTLING IN DIXIE (1942)
A radio detective’s southern honeymoon is cut short by the discovery of a murder.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, George Bancroft.
BW- 74 mins, CC

9:00 AM
STORM WARNING (1951)
A model on vacation discovers that her sister’s husband is a murderous Ku Klux Klansman.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day.
BW- 93 mins, CC

1:00 PM
THE PHENIX CITY STORY, (1955)
A crusading lawyer takes on the corrupt machine running a Southern town.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant.
BW- 100 mins, CC

5:00 PM
CAPE FEAR (1962)
An ex-convict plots to destroy the district attorney who sent him to prison.
Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen.
BW- 106 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

If you’re really looking forward to these or other mystery-themed tv specials coming up in May, be sure to leave a comment below!

In case you’re interested in seeing the rest of this month’s television mystery movies, here’s the February 2020 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for May 2020 on Turner Classic Movies channel

And here is the page on my site with plenty of entries about movies and television shows you may enjoy:

Cozy Mystery List TV and Movie Section – all you have to do is click on the link to go to that page on my site.

(The above movie descriptions were taken off the TCM website.)

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