The month is coming to an end, so it’s time to discuss the upcoming TCM mystery movies for May!
There are quite a few mystery movie marathons this month – too many to discuss in this paragraph! So I’ll just point them out when they come up. Most are toward the end of the month.
May 2018 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):
Wednesday – May 2, 2018
7:00 PM
MAISIE (1939)
A Brooklyn showgirl tries to clear a ranch foreman of murder charges.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey.
BW- 75 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – May 3, 2018
7:30 AM
UP GOES MAISIE (1946)
A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks out to steal his ideas.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Ann Sothern, George Murphy, Hillary Brooke.
BW- 89 mins, CC
9:15 AM
UNDERCOVER MAISIE (1947)
A stranded showgirl joins the police force and risks her life to expose a phony psychic.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Ann Sothern, Barry Nelson, Mark Daniels.
BW- 90 mins, CC
3:15 PM
GILDERSLEEVE’S BAD DAY (1943)
A small-town politician is the jury hold-out in a sensational murder case.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Harold Peary, Jane Darwell, Nancy Gates.
BW- 63 mins, CC
7:00 PM
PRIVATE SCREENINGS: ROBERT OSBORNE (2014)
TCM host Robert Osborne sits down with Alec Baldwin to discuss Osborne’s life and career.
C- 74 mins, CC
10:30 PM
ROBERT OSBORNE’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE (2015)
A look back at Robert Osborne’s life and career as host of Turner Classic Movies.
C- 47 mins, CC
11:30 PM
LAURA (1944)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb.
BW- 88 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – May 4, 2018
3:30 AM
PRIVATE SCREENINGS: ROBERT OSBORNE (2014)
TCM host Robert Osborne sits down with Alec Baldwin to discuss Osborne’s life and career.
C- 74 mins, CC
1:00 PM
CHARADE (1963)
A beautiful widow tries to find her husband’s lost fortune while eluding the killers who want it themselves.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau.
C- 113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:00 PM
WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967)
A blind woman fights against drug smugglers who’ve invaded her home.
Dir: Terence Young Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna.
C- 108 mins, CC
Saturday – May 5, 2018
2:45 AM
HOMICIDAL (1961)
A nurse and her husband conspire to collect a rich inheritance.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Jean Arless.
BW- 87 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:00 PM
THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster’s moll on a tense train ride.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White.
BW- 72 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – May 6, 2018
12:30 AM
A FEW GOOD MEN (1992)
When a Marine dies on a US Navy base, two fellow Marines stand trial for murder.
Dir: Rob Reiner Cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore.
C- 138 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:00 AM
TWILIGHT OF HONOR (1963)
A struggling lawyer takes on a controversial murder case that could make or break him.
Dir: Boris Sagal Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Joey Heatherton, Nick Adams.
BW- 104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
7:00 AM
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly.
BW- 105 mins, CC
9:00 AM
THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster’s moll on a tense train ride.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White.
BW- 72 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – May 7, 2018
11:30 AM
THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953)
A telephone operator kills in self-defense but can’t remember the details of the encounter.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern.
BW- 88 mins, CC
3:45 PM
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
Tuesday – May 8, 2018
2:15 AM
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (1934)
After escaping prison, an innocent man seeks revenge on the men who framed him.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Robert Donat, Elissa Landi, Louis Calhern.
BW- 113 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – May 11, 2018
11:00 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
3:00 PM
MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935)
Vampires seem to be connected to an unsolved murder.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allen, Lionel Atwill.
BW- 60 mins, CC
5:45 PM
MIRACLES FOR SALE (1939)
A magician turns detective to investigate murder and a phony seance.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven.
BW- 71 mins, CC
7:00 PM
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1979)
Three crooks plot to steal a fortune in gold from a moving train.
Dir: Michael Crichton Cast: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down.
C- 111 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – May 12, 2018
1:45 PM
THE F.B.I. STORY (1959)
A dedicated FBI agent thinks back on the agency’s battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton.
C- 149 mins, CC
9:15 PM
THE RUNNING MAN (1963)
A man fakes his death to get back at the insurance company that denied an earlier claim.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Laurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan Bates.
C- 104 mins, Letterbox Format
Monday – May 14, 2018
8:45 AM
THE KING’S THIEF (1955)
A highwayman uncovers a plot to assassinate King Charles II.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven.
C- 79 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:30 PM
SCARAMOUCHE (1952)
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend’s murder.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh.
C- 115 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – May 15, 2018
8:15 AM
THE STEEL TRAP (1952)
When he has second thoughts, an embezzler races the clock to return what he stole.
Dir: Andrew Stone Cast: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale.
BW- 85 mins, CC
9:45 AM
THE MAN WITH A CLOAK (1951)
A mystery man tries to help a young innocent escape a murderous housekeeper.
Dir: Fletcher Markle Cast: Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern.
BW- 80 mins, CC
11:15 AM
HUSH… HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE (1964)
A wealthy southern spinster fights to keep her family’s secrets hidden.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotten.
BW- 133 mins, CC
1:30 PM
THE THIRD MAN (1949)
A man’s investigation of a friend’s death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles.
BW- 105 mins, CC
*****The following Andy Hardy movies (starring Mickey Rooney) are not mysteries. they are fun, family-type movies you may find yourself enjoying.******
7:00 PM
A FAMILY AFFAIR (1936)
In the first Hardy Family film, a small-town judge fights for re-election while dealing with family problems.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden.
BW- 69 mins, CC
8:15 PM
YOU’RE ONLY YOUNG ONCE (1938)
Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Mickey Rooney.
BW- 78 mins, CC
9:45 PM
JUDGE HARDY’S CHILDREN (1938)
A small-town judge’s Washington trip lands his son in hot water with a diplomat’s daughter.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW- 77 mins, CC
11:15 PM
LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (1938)
A small-town boy tries to juggle two girlfriends at once.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW- 91 mins, CC
Wednesday – May 16, 2018
1:00 AM
OUT WEST WITH THE HARDYS (1938)
A small-town judge takes his family on a western vacation so he can help a friend negotiate water rights.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden.
BW- 84 mins, CC
2:30 AM
THE HARDYS RIDE HIGH (1939)
A small-town family inherits a fortune but has trouble adjusting to society life.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW- 81 mins, CC
4:00 AM
ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER (1939)
A teenage boy falls in love with his drama teacher.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW- 85 mins, CC
5:30 AM
JUDGE HARDY AND SON (1939)
A small-town judge tries to save an elderly couple from eviction while coping with his wife’s illness.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW- 90 mins, CC
7:00 AM
ANDY HARDY MEETS DEBUTANTE (1940)
A teenage boy goes into debt to court a Manhattan socialite.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker.
BW- 88 mins, CC
8:30 AM
ANDY HARDY’S PRIVATE SECRETARY (1941)
On the verge of graduation, a high-school boy decides he needs a social secretary.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden.
BW- 101 mins, CC
10:15 AM
LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY HARDY (1941)
A small-town boy tries life in the big city before going to college.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland.
BW- 101 mins, CC
12:00 PM
THE COURTSHIP OF ANDY HARDY (1942)
A teenager dates a girl whose parents’ divorce is being decided by his father.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW- 95 mins, CC
1:45 PM
ANDY HARDY’S DOUBLE LIFE (1942)
A new college student lets romance get in the way of his studies.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW- 92 mins, CC
3:30 PM
ANDY HARDY’S BLONDE TROUBLE (1944)
A college boy has to cope with a pair of beautiful twins.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden.
BW- 107 mins, CC
5:30 PM
ANDY HARDY COMES HOME (1958)
In a sequel to the popular film series, Andy Hardy returns to Carvel to negotiate a land deal.
Dir: Howard W. Koch Cast: Mickey Rooney, Patricia Breslin, Fay Holden.
BW- 80 mins, CC
Thursday – May 17, 2018
5:15 PM
DR. GILLESPIE’S CRIMINAL CASE (1943)
A wheelchair-bound doctor tries to prove a convicted killer’s innocence.
Dir: Willis Goldbeck Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Keye Luke.
BW- 89 mins
7:00 PM
ANGEL (1937)
While vacationing without her husband, a married woman falls for another man.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas.
BW- 91 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – May 18, 2018
10:30 AM
ICE STATION ZEBRA (1968)
A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan.
C- 152 mins, CC
5:15 PM
MATA HARI (1932)
Romantic biography of World War I’s notorious lady spy.
Dir: George Fitzmaurice Cast: Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore.
BW- 89 mins, CC
9:00 PM
THE BELLES OF ST. TRINIAN’S (1954)
Schoolgirls take it upon themselves to uncover the mystery of a valuable missing racehorse.
Dir: Frank Launder Cast: Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole.
BW- 91 mins
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – May 19, 2018
5:00 AM
RIFFRAFF (1936)
Young marrieds in the fishing business run afoul of the law.
Dir: J. Walter Ruben Cast: Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel.
BW- 94 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – May 20, 2018
2:30 AM
MAGNUM FORCE (1973)
A maverick San Francisco police detective hunts down a band of vigilante cops.
Dir: Ted Post Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Felton Perry.
C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – May 21, 2018
11:45 PM
DEADLINE U.S.A. (1952)
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter.
BW- 87 mins, CC
Tuesday – May 22, 2018
6:30 AM
FURY (1936)
An innocent man escapes a lynch mob then returns for revenge.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Spencer Tracy, Walter Abel.
BW- 92 mins, CC
*****Yahoo for Nancy Drew!*****
7:00 PM
NANCY DREW…DETECTIVE (1938)
A teen-aged sleuth investigates a wealthy woman’s disappearance.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Bonita Granville, John Litel, James Stephenson.
BW- 66 mins, CC
8:15 PM
NANCY DREW, REPORTER (1939)
A teen-aged sleuth sets out to prove a young girl innocent of murder charges.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frank Thomas Jr..
BW- 68 mins, CC
9:45 PM
NANCY DREW…TROUBLE SHOOTER (1939)
A teen-aged sleuth tries to clear one of her father’s friends of a murder charge.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel.
BW- 68 mins
11:15 PM
NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE (1939)
A teen-aged sleuth helps two old ladies deal with the “haunting” of their mansion.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel.
BW- 60 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – May 23, 2018
*****OK, if you expect to see Miss Marple as Agatha Christie described her >>> these movies may not be for you. However, if you’re in the mood for a fun romp, then be sure not to miss them!******
12:30 AM
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
2:15 AM
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
3:45 AM
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, Letterbox Format
5:30 AM
MURDER AHOY (1964)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Charles Tingwell.
BW- 93 mins, CC
******The following are Torchy Blane mystery movies.******
7:45 AM
SMART BLONDE (1936)
An ambitious reporter forces her policeman boyfriend to let her help with a murder case.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Winifred Shaw.
BW- 59 mins, CC
9:00 AM
FLY AWAY BABY (1937)
Reporter Torchy Blane takes to the skies to track down a band of killers.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Gordon Oliver.
BW- 60 mins
10:15 AM
THE ADVENTUROUS BLONDE (1937)
Reporter Torchy Blane walks out on her own wedding to solve the case of a murdered actor.
Dir: Frank MacDonald Cast: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Anne Nagel.
BW- 61 mins
11:30 AM
BLONDES AT WORK (1938)
Even a jail term for contempt can’t keep reporter Torchy Blane from investigating the case of a murdered department store owner.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy.
BW- 64 mins
12:45 PM
TORCHY BLANE IN PANAMA (1938)
An ambitious newspaper woman traces bank robbers to an ocean liner.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Lola Lane, Paul Kelly, Tom Kennedy.
BW- 59 mins
2:00 PM
TORCHY GETS HER MAN (1938)
Female reporter Torchy Blane tries to crack a counterfeiting case.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy.
BW- 63 mins
3:15 PM
TORCHY BLANE IN CHINATOWN (1938)
A daring lady reporter sets out to catch a blackmailer.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy.
BW- 58 mins, CC
4:30 PM
TORCHY RUNS FOR MAYOR (1939)
After digging up the dirt on local politicians, a newswoman decides to run for office.
Dir: Ray McCarey Cast: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy.
BW- 60 mins, CC
5:45 PM
TORCHY PLAYS WITH DYNAMITE (1939)
A female reporter gets herself arrested so she can interview a gangster’s moll.
Dir: Noel Smith Cast: Jane Wyman, Allen Jenkins, Tom Kennedy.
BW- 59 mins, CC
******TCM usually shows this mystery movie series on New Year’s Eve…******
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
8:45 PM
AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936)
Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora’s cousin of a murder charge.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart.
BW- 112 mins, CC
10:45 PM
ANOTHER THIN MAN (1939)
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey.
BW- 103 mins, CC
Thursday – May 24, 2018
12:45 AM
SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN (1941)
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
Dir: Major W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson.
BW- 97 mins, CC
2:30 AM
THE THIN MAN GOES HOME (1945)
On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson.
BW- 101 mins, CC
4:15 AM
SONG OF THE THIN MAN (1947)
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn.
BW- 86 mins, CC
******What a treat! Here are some Perry Mason movies – with a Perry who even pre-dates Raymond Burr’s.
5:45 AM
THE CASE OF THE HOWLING DOG (1934)
Perry Mason gets caught between feuding neighbors who claim to be married to the same woman.
Dir: Alan Crosland Cast: Warren William, Mary Astor, Allen Jenkins.
BW- 74 mins, CC
7:15 AM
THE CASE OF THE CURIOUS BRIDE (1935)
Perry Mason helps a young woman whose supposedly dead husband suddenly returns to life.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Warren William, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Woods.
BW- 80 mins, CC
8:45 AM
THE CASE OF THE LUCKY LEGS (1935)
Perry Mason tries to stay on the wagon while investigating the murder of a crooked beauty contest promoter.
Dir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Warren William, Genevieve Tobin, Patricia Ellis.
BW- 78 mins, CC
10:15 AM
THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS (1936)
Perry Mason’s honeymoon with Della Street is interrupted by the murder of a scandal-sheet publisher.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Warren William, Claire Dodd, Winifred Shaw.
BW- 63 mins, CC
11:30 AM
THE CASE OF THE BLACK CAT (1936)
Perry Mason looks into a trio of murders heralded by the shriek of a cat.
Dir: William McGann Cast: Ricardo Cortez, June Travis, Jane Bryan.
BW- 66 mins, CC
12:45 PM
THE CASE OF THE STUTTERING BISHOP (1937)
Perry Mason tries to find out if a long-lost heiress is the real thing.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Donald Woods, Ann Dvorak, Anne Nagel.
BW- 70 mins, CC
***** Yow-zee! We’re even getting Dick Tracy this month!*****
2:00 PM
DICK TRACY (1945)
Dick is faced with a series of murders in which the victims all come from different social and economic backgrounds.
Dir: William Berke Cast: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Mike Mazurki.
BW- 61 mins, CC
3:15 PM
DICK TRACY VS. CUEBALL (1946)
A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.
Dir: Gordon M. Douglas Cast: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Lyle Latell.
BW- 62 mins
4:30 PM
DICK TRACY’S DILEMMA (1947)
Dick Tracy takes on “The Claw” in this crime thriller
Dir: John Rawlins Cast: Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell, Kay Christopher.
BW- 60 mins
5:45 PM
DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (1947)
Dick Tracy tracks down a bank robber using nerve gas.
Dir: John Rawlins Cast: Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne.
BW- 65 mins
Sunday – May 27, 2018
12:15 AM
CORNERED (1946)
A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Dick Powell, Walter Slezak, Micheline Cheirel.
BW- 103 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – May 29, 2018
6:45 AM
MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE (1947)
A baby photographer mistaken for a private eye ends up framed for murder.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre.
BW- 86 mins, CC
*****On to Boston Blackie…*****
7:00 PM
MEET BOSTON BLACKIE (1941)
A reformed thief uncovers a spy ring while investigating a murder at sea.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane.
BW- 61 mins, CC
8:15 PM
CONFESSIONS OF BOSTON BLACKIE (1941)
A reformed thief cracks a ring of art thieves to clear himself of murder charges.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard, Richard Lane.
BW- 65 mins, CC
9:30 PM
ALIAS BOSTON BLACKIE (1942)
A reformed thief tracks down an escaped convict so he can prove the man is innocent.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane.
BW- 67 mins, CC
10:45 PM
BOSTON BLACKIE GOES HOLLYWOOD (1942)
When he’s framed for robbery, a reformed thief takes off to find the real culprit.
Dir: Michael Gordon Cast: Chester Morris, William Wright, Constance Worth.
BW- 68 mins, CC
Wednesday – May 30, 2018
12:00 AM
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH BOSTON BLACKIE (1943)
A reformed thief gets himself arrested fetching some jewels for a friend.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Chester Morris, Richard Lane, Ann Savage.
BW- 65 mins, CC
*****Bulldog Drummond….*****
1:15 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND (1929)
A British adventurer helps a blonde beauty rescue her uncle from an unscrupulous psychiatrist.
Dir: F. Richard Jones Cast: Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, Lilyan Tashman.
BW- 89 mins, CC
3:00 AM
THE RETURN OF BULLDOG DRUMMOND (1934)
Dir: Walter Summers Cast: Joyce Kennedy, Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd.
BW- 0 mins
4:15 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND ESCAPES (1937)
Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner when he intents to protect a beautiful heiress of an espionage organization.
Dir: James Hogan Cast: Ray Milland, Sir Guy Standing, Heather Angel.
BW- 67 mins
5:30 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND AT BAY (1937)
A rock thrown through his window sets a gentleman adventurer on a search for enemy agents.
Dir: Norman Lee Cast: John Lodge, Dorothy Mackaill, Victor Jory.
BW- 74 mins
7:00 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND COMES BACK (1937)
An old enemy kidnaps Bulldog Drummond¿s fiancée.
Dir: Louis King Cast: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell.
BW- 59 mins
8:00 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND’S REVENGE (1937)
Captain Drummond travels to Switzerland in order to marry his girlfriend but the disappearance of a dangerous cargo of explosives makes him delay his plans.
Dir: Louis King Cast: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell.
BW- 55 mins
*****Followed by The Saint.*****
9:00 AM
THE SAINT IN NEW YORK (1938)
The Saint goes undercover to get the goods on New York’s mob kingpins.
Dir: Ben Holmes Cast: Louis Hayward, Kay Sutton, Sig Rumann.
BW- 72 mins, CC
10:15 AM
THE SAINT STRIKES BACK (1939)
The Saint helps a young beauty take vengeance on the mobsters who ruined her father.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jerome Cowan.
BW- 64 mins, CC
11:30 AM
THE SAINT IN LONDON (1939)
The Saint’s investigation of a counterfeiting ring uncovers a nest of spies.
Dir: John Paddy Carstairs Cast: George Sanders, Sally Gray, David Burns.
BW- 72 mins, CC
12:45 PM
THE SAINT’S DOUBLE TROUBLE (1940)
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.
Dir: Jack Hively Cast: George Sanders, Helene Whitney, Jonathan Hale.
BW- 67 mins, CC
2:00 PM
THE SAINT TAKES OVER (1940)
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar tries to help a police inspector who’s been framed on bribery charges.
Dir: Jack Hively Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale.
BW- 70 mins, CC
3:15 PM
THE SAINT IN PALM SPRINGS (1941)
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar’s efforts to deliver a fortune in rare stamps are complicated by murder.
Dir: Jack Hively Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Paul Guilfoyle.
BW- 66 mins, CC
4:30 PM
THE SAINT’S VACATION (1941)
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar vies with Nazi agents for possession of a mysterious music box.
Dir: Leslie Fenton Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae.
BW- 61 mins, CC
5:45 PM
THE SAINT MEETS THE TIGER (1943)
The Saint infiltrates a small English village run by smugglers.
Dir: Paul Stein Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Jean Gillie, Gordon McLeod.
BW- 69 mins, CC
Thursday – May 31, 2018
7:00 PM
TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
A narcotics agent risks his wife’s life to investigate a crooked cop.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles.
BW- 111 mins, CC
9:00 PM
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957)
A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple’s tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton.
BW- 116 mins, CC
11:15 PM
STAGE FRIGHT (1950)
An acting student goes undercover to prove a singing star killed her husband.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding.
BW- 110 mins, CC
1:15 AM
RANCHO NOTORIOUS (1952)
A cowboy infiltrates a bandit hideout in search of his girlfriend’s killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer.
C- 89 mins, CC
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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 April 2018 television mystery movies schedule:
Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for April 2018 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.
(All of the movie descriptions were taken off their respective websites.)
I am so looking forward to seeing “Early Man” – a claymation movie which is being advertised all over. So, with that in mind, forgive me for going (again!) off the Cozy Mystery topic. I enjoy these movies so much that I have decided to tell you all about some of these movies that I definitely recommend for those of you who may enjoy the “inner child” type of movies.
“ideas man” and a gadgets-inventor as well as a cheese lover of major proportions. He invents wildly complicated contraptions to solve some very uncomplicated and easy tasks. Wallace’s companion is Gromit, his incredibly loyal, devoted, and very smart dog. If Gromit wasn’t around, it is unlikely that Wallace would be either! Gromit is continuously getting Wallace out of trouble.
Hmm… How can I describe this terrific, full-length movie? I guess, just saying “it’s fun” may not be enough… A quick synopsis: Mrs. Tweedy is the mean owner of a chicken farm. The egg-producing chickens decide Mrs. Tweedy is simply too mean – so they stage a prison (or rather a coop!) escape. (A warning for parents of little children – a claymation chicken is killed in the production of this film.)
Nick Park also created 