Well, you would think the weather is getting nicer… and it might be where you live… but here in San Antonio, aka the Land Seasons Forgot, it is still at least 90 degrees every day lately. So I hope the rest of you are enjoying the beginning of Fall, but out here it looks like we’ll be indoors and enjoying tv mystery movies for a while longer!

I’m posting the Turner Classic Movies channel mysteries that I think are definitely worth looking at (plus some others from my favorite actors and actresses…) The biggest marathon this month for mystery fans is the Torchy Blaine series on the 21st. There will also be a lot of Christopher Lee films this month, including marathons of both the Fu Manchu series and the Dracula series. I’m also a fan of the Dr. Kildare series, which will be showing on the 7th – while not a mystery series, I do enjoy this series very much.

I’ve been having even more trouble than usual lately trying to keep up with the Hallmark Channel’s mystery schedule. So I’ve decided to at least highlight their upcoming big movie premiers going foward (though in this case I’ve already discussed these in greater detail in another post). I hate to do this, as I know some people really enjoy looking at the Hallmark material, but it is just so much work considering how Hallmark doesn’t really schedule an entire month at a time.

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

October 2016 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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

Saturday – October 1, 2016

7:15 AM
JAMAICA INN (1939)
A young woman on the British coast stumbles onto a ring of bloodthirsty scavengers.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Charles Laughton, Horace Hodges, Hay Petrie.
BW-100 mins, CC
*****Based on the Daphne du Maurier mystery novel.

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

Sunday – October 2, 2016

3:00 PM
LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945)
A beautiful neurotic will stop at nothing to hold onto her husband’s love.
Dir: John M. Stahl Cast:  Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain.
C-110 mins, CC
*****YOW!!! Gene Tierney is unforgettable in this role!*****

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

Tuesday – October 4, 2016

12:30 PM
THE WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE (1959)
The skipper of a sunken ship stands trial for negligence.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast:  Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave.
C-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Wednesday – October 5, 2016

7:00 AM
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

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

Thursday – October 6, 2016

2:30 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-93 mins, CC

1:45 PM
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940)
An American reporter covering the war in Europe gets mixed up in the assassination of a Dutch diplomat.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall.
BW-120 mins, CC

4:30 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

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

Friday – October 7, 2016

*****Dr. Kildare Marathon below is not a mystery series. Lionel Barrymore & Lew Ayres are terrific!*****

5:00 AM
YOUNG DR. KILDARE (1938)
A medical school graduate must choose between a small-town practice and a big-city internship.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast:  Lionel Barrymore, Lew Ayres, Lynne Carver.
BW-82 mins, CC

6:30 AM
CALLING DR. KILDARE (1939)
A young doctor treats a gangster and falls for the man’s kid sister.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast:  Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day.
BW-86 mins, CC

8:00 AM
THE SECRET OF DR. KILDARE (1939)
A young doctor tries to help a woman suffering from psychosomatic blindness.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast:  Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill.
BW-84 mins, CC

9:30 AM
DR. KILDARE’S STRANGE CASE (1940)
A young doctor uses pioneering methods to treat a mental patient.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast:  Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day.
BW-77 mins, CC

11:00 AM
DR. KILDARE GOES HOME (1940)
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast:  Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day.
BW-79 mins, CC

12:30 PM
DR. KILDARE’S CRISIS (1940)
A young doctor’s marriage could be called off when the bride’s brother is diagnosed with epilepsy.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast:  Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day.
BW-75 mins, CC

2:00 PM
THE PEOPLE VS. DR. KILDARE (1941)
An ice skater sues a young doctor for malpractice.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast:  Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day.
BW-78 mins, CC

3:30 PM
DR. KILDARE’S WEDDING DAY (1941)
A young doctor’s wedding turns into a tragic event.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast:  Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day.
BW-83 mins, CC

5:00 PM
DR. KILDARE’S VICTORY (1942)
A young doctor with a broken heart succumbs to the lure of a socialite.
Dir: Major W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:  Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Ann Ayars.
BW-93 mins, CC

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

Saturday – October 8, 2016

1:30 PM
PATHS OF GLORY (1958)
A military lawyer comes to question the status quo when he defends three men accused of cowardice.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast:  Fred Bell, John Stein, Harold Benedict.
BW-88 mins, CC

9:00 PM
CROSSING DELANCEY (1988)
An aging woman hires a matchmaker to find her independent granddaughter a man.
Dir: Joan Micklin Silver Cast:  Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Reizl Bozyk.
C-97 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. A feel-good movie. I love it!*****

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

Sunday – October 9, 2016

1:00 AM
THE ZODIAC KILLER (1971)
San Francisco police try to track down a vicious serial killer.
Dir: Tom Hanson Cast:  Hal Reed, Bob Jones, Ray Lynch.
C-87 mins

2:30 AM
THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1977)
A small Texas town is terrorized by a hooded serial killer.
Dir: Charles B Pierce Cast:  Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells.
C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 AM
THE HEIRESS (1949)
A plain young woman’s money makes her prey to fortune hunters.
Dir: William Wyler Cast:  Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson.
BW-115 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Terrific movie! Olivia de Havilland isn’t my idea of a “plain young woman” but that’s what TCM says and what the director/producer wanted her to be…*****

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

Monday – October 10, 2016

2:30 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

5:45 PM
ALIAS JOHN PRESTON (1956)
A small-town businessman is haunted by memories of an evil woman.
Dir: David MacDonald Cast:  Christopher Lee.
BW-71 mins,

10:45 PM
THE VENGEANCE OF FU MANCHU (1967)
The Asian warlord plots to destroy his archival in Scotland Yard.
Dir: Jeremy Summers Cast:  Christopher Lee, Tony Ferrer, Tsai Chin.
C-91 mins

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

Tuesday – October 11, 2016

12:30 AM
NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT (1972)
A police inspector and a doctor investigate the murders of a large fortune’s trustees.
Dir: Peter Sasdy Cast:  Christopher Lee.
C-90 mins

2:15 AM
SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN (1970)
A police superintendent investigates a serial killer who drains his victims’ blood.
Dir: Gordon Hessler Cast:  Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing.
C-95 mins

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

Tuesday – October 11, 2016

12:00 PM
THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (1952)
An overlooked gold transporter with twenty years service plots to steal a million pounds of gold.
Dir: Charles Crichton Cast:  Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James.
BW-81 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – October 12, 2016

5:00 AM
THE GARDEN MURDER CASE (1936)
Society sleuth Philo Vance suspects dirty doings behind a mysterious series of suicides.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast:  Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce, Benita Hume.
BW-61 mins, CC
*****This is based on an S. S. Van Dine crime novel.*****

3:00 PM
YOU CAN’T ESCAPE FOREVER (1942)
Although she’s been demoted to writing the advice column, a newspaper woman still tries to expose a racketeer.
Dir: Jo Graham Cast:  George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Gene Lockhart.
BW-78 mins

4:30 PM
FIND THE BLACKMAILER (1943)
A private eye hunts for the talking bird that holds the key to a murder.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast:  Jerome Cowan, Faye Emerson, Gene Lockhart.
BW-56 mins

7:00 PM
THE YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS (1959)
A young lawyer from the wrong side of town tries to break into society.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith.
BW-137 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Thursday – October 13, 2016

2:15 PM
Z (1969)
A political assassination uncovers a hotbed of corruption.
Dir: Costa-Gavras Cast:  Yves Montand, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin.
C-127 mins, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
THE LETTER (1940)
A woman claims to have killed in self-defense, until a blackmailer turns up with incriminating evidence.
Dir: William Wyler Cast:  Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson.
BW-95 mins, CC
*****Watch out! Bette Davis is at her best!*****

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

Saturday – October 14, 2016

8:00 AM
RED HOT TIRES (1935)
A race-car driver wrongly convicted of murder escapes prison to prove his innocence.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast:  Lyle Talbot, Mary Astor, Roscoe Karns.
BW-61 mins

9:15 AM
BURN ‘EM UP O’CONNOR (1939)
A race car driver tries to solve a series of track-side murders before he’s next.
Dir: Edward Sedgwick Cast:  Dennis O’Keefe, Cecilia Parker, Nat Pendleton.
BW-70 mins

7:00 PM
THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1939)
An attorney tries to protect the sole heir to a millionaire¿s creepy estate.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast:  Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal.
BW-74 mins

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

Saturday – October 15, 2016

7:00 PM
THE INNOCENTS (1961)
A governess convinces herself the children in her charge are haunted.
Dir: Jack Clayton Cast:  Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins.
BW-99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – October 16, 2016

1:00 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-104 mins, CC

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

Monday – October 17, 2016

10:30 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

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

Wednesday – October 19, 2016

5:00 AM
LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945)
A beautiful neurotic will stop at nothing to hold onto her husband’s love.
Dir: John M. Stahl Cast:  Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain.
C-110 mins, CC
*****Since this movie has already played this month, I’m guessing TCM really wants you to watch it!*****

10:30 AM
LADY IN THE LAKE (1947)
Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective’s viewpoint.
Dir: Robert Montgomery Cast:  Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan.
BW-103 mins, CC
*****Based on a Raymond Chandler mystery.*****

12:15 PM
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
*****Yikes! Don’t mess with Martha Ivers!*****

2:15 PM
DETOUR (1945)
A hitchhiker takes on a dead man’s identity only to face blackmail by an unscrupulous woman.
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer Cast:  Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake.
BW-68 mins, CC

3:30 PM
THE WOMAN ON THE BEACH (1947)
A coast guardsman begins to think his mistress’s blind husband can really see.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast:  Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Bickford.
BW-71 mins, CC

4:45 PM
BORN TO KILL (1947)
A murderer marries a young innocent then goes after her more experienced sister.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast:  Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak.
BW-92 mins, CC

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

Thursday – October 20, 2016

12:45 PM
THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA (1937)
The famed writer risks his reputation to defend a Jewish army officer accused of treason.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast:  Paul Muni, Joseph Schildkraut, Gale Sondergaard.
BW-116 mins, CC

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

Friday – October 21, 2016

*****This is the Torchy Blane marathon I mentioned in my intro.*****

11:30 AM
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

12:45 PM
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

2:00 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

3:00 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

4:15 PM
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

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

Saturday – October 22, 2016

12:15 AM
PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE (1954)
A mad scientist uses an ape to murder his enemies.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast:  Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin, Patricia Medina.
C-84 mins, CC
*****Edgar Allan Poe always delivers!*****

1:00 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

4:30 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

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

Sunday – October 23, 2016

7:00 AM
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

3:00 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

*****Back to back excellent movies above and below. Not mysteries.*****

5:00 PM
FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950)
A doting father faces mountains of bills and endless trials when his daughter marries.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor.
BW-93 mins, CC

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

Monday – October 24, 2016

*****Today & tomorrow they’ll be showing a whole lot of paranormal movies in honor of Halloween.*****

5:00 AM
IS MY FACE RED? (1932)
A gossip columnist witnesses a gangland killing.
Dir: William Seiter Cast:  Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond.
BW-66 mins

7:30 AM
UNASHAMED (1932)
A society girl’s brother goes on trial for killing her lover.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast:  Helen Twelvetrees, Robert Young, Lewis Stone.
BW-76 mins, CC

*****Not a mystery series below.*****

7:00 PM
HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)
The legendary count tries to turn his enemies’ women into his bloodthirsty brides.
Dir: Terence Fisher Cast:  Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough.
C-81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:30 PM
DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1965)
Four travelers unwittingly revive the bloodsucking count.
Dir: Terence Fisher Cast:  Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir.
C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM
DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1969)
Dracula goes after the niece of the monsignor who destroyed his castle.
Dir: Freddie Francis Cast:  Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson.
C-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Tuesday – October 25, 2016

12:00 AM
TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970)
Count Dracula takes revenge on the businessmen who killed his faithful servant.
Dir: Peter Sasdy Cast:  Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford.
C-91 mins

1:45 AM
THE SCARS OF DRACULA (1970)
Investigating his brother’s murder leads a man to Castle Dracula.
Dir: Roy Ward Baker Cast:  Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley.
C-96 mins

3:30 AM
DRACULA A.D. 1972 (1972)
Cult members unwittingly resurrect Dracula in swinging London.
Dir: Alan Gibson Cast:  Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham.
C-96 mins, CC

5:15 AM
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, Letterbox Format

8:00 AM
CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY (1939)
An FBI agent risks his life to infiltrate Nazi sympathizers in the U.S.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast:  Edward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer, George Sanders.
BW-104 mins, CC

11:45 AM
STEP BY STEP (1946)
The FBI trails a young couple suspected of stealing government plans.
Dir: Phil Rosen Cast:  Lawrence Tierney, Anne Jeffreys, Lowell Gilmore.
BW-61 mins

7:00 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

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

Wednesday – October 26, 2016

8:00 AM
TIME AFTER TIME (1979)
When Jack the Ripper steals his time machine, author H.G. Wells travels to modern-day San Francisco to track him down.
Dir: Nicholas Meyer Cast:  Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen.
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:15 PM
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

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

Thursday – October 27, 2016

11:30 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

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

Friday – October 28, 2016

12:45 PM
THE HOUSEKEEPER’S DAUGHTER (1939)
A gangster’s moll runs home to mother, with reporters and amateur detectives hot on her tail.
Dir: Hal Roach Cast:  Joan Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, John Hubbard.
BW-80 mins, CC

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

Saturday – October 29, 2016

1:45 AM
THE UNINVITED (1944)
A brother and sister buy a house with a ghostly secret.
Dir: Lewis Allen Cast:  Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp.
BW-99 mins, CC

6:30 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

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

Sunday – October 30, 2016

7:00 AM
THE WOMAN IN WHITE (1948)
Classic mystery about the adventures of a young tutor sent to a ghostly country estate.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast:  Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-109 mins, CC
*****Based on the Wilkie Collins novel.*****

9:00 AM
MYSTERY STREET (1950)
Criminal pathologists try to crack a case with nothing but the victim’s bones to go on.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett.
BW-93 mins, CC

2:45 PM
DEAD RINGER (1964)
A woman murders her rich twin and tries to take her place.
Dir: Paul Henreid Cast:  Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford.
BW-116 mins, CC

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

Monday – October 31, 2016

3:00 AM
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

6:15 AM
CAT PEOPLE (1942)
A newlywed fears that an ancient curse will turn her into a bloodthirsty beast.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Simone Simon , Tom Conway , Jane Randolph .
BW-73 mins, CC

5:00 PM
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

10:30 PM
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1959)
Sherlock Holmes investigates the haunting of an isolated British estate by a murderous canine.
Dir: Terence Fisher Cast:  Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Christopher Lee.
C-87 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:15 AM
SCREAM OF FEAR (1961)
A wheelchair-bound heiress doubts her sanity when she sees her dead father’s body around the family estate.
Dir: Seth Holt Cast:  Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd.
BW-81 mins, CC

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

October 2016 Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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

Sunday – October 9, 2016

8:00 PM Central
Death Al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery
*****PREMIER*****
IMDB: When Henry Roth is hired to find the best Italian chef for a new high-end eatery, murder was not on the menu. As the body count climbs, Henry and Maggie find themselves at the heart of another mystery with deadly consequences. Stars Dylan Neal & Brooke Burns. Based on the mysteries by Peter King.

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

Sunday – October 16, 2016

8:00 PM Central
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
*****PREMIER*****
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. As she prepares to move in, Aurora discovers that the family who once lived there mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Stars Candace Cameron Bure & Yannick Bisson. Based on the mysteries by Charlaine Harris.

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

Sunday – October 23, 2016

8:00 PM Central
Murder, with Love: A Hailey Dean Mystery
*****PREMIER*****
(No information is available at this time.)
Stars Kellie Martin
Based on the mysteries by Nancy Grace.

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

If you’re really looking forward to these or other mystery-themed tv specials coming up in October, 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 September 2016 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for September 2016

And of course, 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

So school is starting, the weather is getting nicer (some places… here in San Antonio it is still very hot!), and maybe you’re not spending as much time in front of the tv this season. Still, there are plenty of great options if you’re still looking for a nice mystery movie!

I’m posting the Turner Classic Movies channel mysteries that I think are definitely worth looking at (plus some others from my favorite actors and actresses…) You’re especially in luck if you are a fan of the Falcon series, as there is a marathon scheduled for this classic George Sanders/Tom Conway mystery series that will be airing on September 2nd!

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

September 2016 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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

Thursday – September 1, 2016

10:45 AM
MURDER BY AN ARISTOCRAT (1936)
A blackmailer’s murder tears apart a well-off family.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast:  Lyle Talbot, Marguerite Churchill, Claire Dodd.
BW-60 mins, CC

1:30 PM
THE LONE WOLF STRIKES (1940)
A reformed jewel thief helps an heiress retrieve a stolen necklace.
Dir: Sidney Salkow Cast:  Warren William, Joan Perry, Eric Blore.
BW-67 mins

7:00 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
*****Not a mystery. Terrific comedy!*****

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

Friday – September 2, 2016

The Falcon is back!

5:15 AM
THE GAY FALCON (1942)
A society sleuth tries to break up an insurance scam.
Dir: Irving Reis Cast:  George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins.
BW-67 mins, CC

6:30 AM
A DATE WITH THE FALCON (1941)
The gentleman detective postpones his wedding to find a cache of stolen diamonds.
Dir: Irving Reis Cast:  George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason.
BW-63 mins, CC

7:45 AM
THE FALCON TAKES OVER (1942)
A society sleuth and a lady reporter try to track down a murderous thug’s lost girlfriend.
Dir: Irving Reis Cast:  George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason.
BW-63 mins, CC

9:00 AM
THE FALCON’S BROTHER (1942)
A gentlemanly detective calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.
Dir: Stanley Logan Cast:  George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph.
BW-63 mins, CC

10:15 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

11:30 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

12:45 PM
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

2:00 PM
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

3:15 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

4:30 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

5:45 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

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

Saturday – September 3, 2016

6:45 AM
THE CORSICAN BROTHERS (1941)
Siamese twins, separated in infancy, join forces to avenge their parents’ murder.
Dir: Gregory Ratoff Cast:  Douglas Fairbanks, Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff.
BW-111 mins, CC

8:45 AM
CODE OF THE SECRET SERVICE (1939)
Secret Service agents try to solve the theft of treasury banknote plates.
Dir: Noel Smith Cast:  Ronald Reagan, Rosella Towne, Eddie Foy Jr..
BW-58 mins

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

Sunday – September 4, 2016

3:00 PM
OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
A private eye becomes the dupe of a homicidal moll.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas.
BW-97 mins, CC

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

Thursday – September 8, 2016

5:00 AM
WHISTLING IN THE DARK (1941)
A radio detective is kidnapped and forced to plan the perfect murder.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast:  Red Skelton, Conrad Veidt, Ann Rutherford.
BW-78 mins, CC

6:30 AM
THE CUCKOOS (1930)
Two tramps-turned-fortune-tellers try to solve a kidnapping.
Dir: Paul Sloane Cast:  Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, June Clyde.
BW-97 mins

8:15 AM
BEHIND THE HEADLINES (1937)
A radio station’s newsman rushes to the rescue of his peer, who has been kidnapped by bank robbers.
Dir: Richard Rosson Cast:  Lee Tracy, Diana Gibson, Donald Meek.
BW-58 mins

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

Friday – September 9, 2016

4:45 PM
BELLS ARE RINGING (1960)
An answering service operator gets mixed up in her clients’ lives.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast:  Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark.
C-126 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Not a mystery. Judy Holliday is absolutely terrific in every movie she’s in!*****

7:00 PM
THE CONVERSATION (1974)
A surveillance expert uncovers a murder plot within a corrupt corporation.
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Cast:  Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield.
C-114 mins, CC

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

Saturday – September 10, 2016

8:30 AM
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

1:45 PM
THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (1952)
An overlooked gold transporter with twenty years service plots to steal a million pounds of gold.
Dir: Charles Crichton Cast:  Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James.
BW-81 mins, CC

11:15 PM
THE PLAYER (1992)
A rising producer tries to cover up the accidental killing of a screenwriter who was stalking him.
Dir: Robert Altman Cast:  Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward.
C-124 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – September 11, 2016

3:00 AM
BLACK EYE (1974)
A private eye stumbles on a series of murders connected to a movie star’s death.
Dir: Jack Arnold Cast:  Fred Williamson, Rosemary Forsyth, Teresa Graves.
C-98 mins

7:15 AM
AN IDEAL HUSBAND (1947)
An upstanding politician is haunted by his past when a blackmailer threatens to reveal a youthful indiscretion.
Dir: Alexander Korda Cast:  Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Hugh Williams.
C-93 mins, CC

9:00 AM
MR. LUCKY (1943)
A gambling-ship owner is out to fleece a beautiful society woman, but falls in love.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast:  Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Charles Bickford.
BW-100 mins, CC

11:00 AM
AGATHA (1979)
A fictional account of the real life, eleven day, never explained 1926 disappearance of famed murder mystery writer Agatha Christie.
Dir: Michael Apted Cast:  Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton.
C-98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – September 16, 2016

1:00 PM
THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl’s involvement in the murder of a pornographer.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely.
BW-114 mins, CC

9:00 PM
THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
Two New York narcotics cops set out to bust a French drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William Friedkin Cast:  Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider.
C-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 PM
NIGHT MOVES (1975)
An L.A. private detective puts aside his own marital woes while tracing a topless nymphet to the Florida Keys.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast:  Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark.
C-100 mins, CC

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

Saturday – September 17, 2016

1:00 AM
THE SPLIT (1968)
A gang of thieves plots to rob the Los Angeles Coliseum box office during a Rams game.
Dir: Gordon Flemyng Cast:  Jim Brown, Diahann Carroll, Ernest Borgnine.
C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 AM
THE KILLING (1956)
A team of specialists plots a daring racetrack robbery, but they don’t reckon with human frailty.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast:  Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards.
BW-84 mins, CC

5:00 AM
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

7:00 AM
FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK (1941)
An aspiring mystery writer stumbles on to a real murder.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast:  Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Ralph Bellamy.
BW-96 mins, CC

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

Sunday – September 18, 2016

5:15 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

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

Monday – September 19, 2016

10:00 AM
PROBLEM GIRLS (1953)
A reform school doctor uncovers a murder plot.
Dir: E. A. Dupont Cast:  Helen Walker, Ross Elliott, Susan Morrow.
BW-71 mins

10:30 PM
BACKGROUND TO DANGER (1943)
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast:  George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-80 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – September 20, 2016

5:15 AM
JOE SMITH, AMERICAN (1942)
Nazi spies in search of government secrets kidnap a munitions worker.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast:  Robert Young, Marsha Hunt, Harvey Stephens.
BW-63 mins, CC

11:30 AM
THE YELLOW CANARY (1943)
A socialite poses as a Nazi spy to mask her activities as a British agent.
Dir: Herbert Wilcox Cast:  Anna Neagle, Richard Greene, Nova Pilbeam.
BW-84 mins

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

Wednesday – September 21, 2016

2:15 AM
THE GOOD HUMOR MAN (1950)
A good-hearted ice cream man’s efforts to help a young woman turn him into a murder suspect.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast:  Jack Carson, Lola Albright, Jean Wallace.
BW-80 mins

5:15 AM
GIRL MISSING (1933)
A new bride disappears from her honeymoon hotel the same night a dead body pops up.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast:  Glenda Farrell, Ben Lyon, Mary Brian.
BW-69 mins

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

Thursday – September 22, 2016

9:15 PM
THE SECRET SIX (1931)
A secret society funds the investigation of a bootlegging gang.
Dir: George Hill Cast:  Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, John Mack Brown.
BW-84 mins, CC

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

Friday – September 23, 2016

7:00 AM
DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)
A straying husband frames his wife for the murder of the man he’d hired to kill her.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings.
C-105 mins, CC

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

Saturday – September 24, 2016

7:30 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

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

Monday – September 26, 2016

12:00 PM
YOU CAN’T BUY LUCK (1937)
A racehorse owner tries to buy victory by performing good deeds, but gets mixed up in murder instead.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast:  Onslow Stevens, Helen Mack, Vinton Haworth.
BW-60 mins

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

Tuesday – September 27, 2016

10:30 PM
FOUL PLAY (1978)
An innocent woman stumbles onto a plot to murder the pope.
Dir: Colin Higgins Cast:  Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith.
C-116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Wednesday – September 28, 2016

8:45 AM
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE (1951)
An actress champions the cause of a man whom she believes has been falsely accused of murdering his wife.
Dir: King Vidor Cast:  Ruth Roman, Richard Todd, Mercedes McCambridge.
BW-90 mins

10:30 AM
SHADOW OF DOUBT (1935)
Murder charges threaten an actress’s marriage plans.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast:  Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Bruce, Constance Collier.
BW-74 mins, CC

3:45 PM
THE VELVET TOUCH (1948)
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
Dir: John Gage Cast:  Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor.
BW-97 mins, CC

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

Friday – September 30, 2016

12:00 PM
ALGIERS (1938)
A thief on the run from the law risks his life for love.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast:  Sigrid Gurie, Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr.
BW-99 mins

5:30 PM
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

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

If you’re really looking forward to these or other mystery-themed tv specials coming up in September, 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 August 2016 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for August 2016

And of course, 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

Oh my goodness! School starts during August! I would ask where the summer has gone, however, it’s so doggone hot down here in San Antonio that I know it’s still here!

I have the Turner Classic Movies channel mystery movies listed along with some other movies that I think are worth mentioning. Under the TCM schedule, I have the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel listings. If you like Mystery Woman, you’re in luck this month! Saturday the 13th looks like a really good day to catch-up on past Aurora Teagarden and Hannah Swensen (Murder, She Baked) mystery movies. Also, a new movie will be premiering on that channel with a very impressive cast. J.L. Family Ranch will debut on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 8 PM Central. Jon Voight, James Caan, Melanie Griffith, Teri Polo, Grant Bowler, and Steven Bauer are its actors.

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

August 2016 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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

Monday – August 1, 2016

1:15 PM
ILLEGAL (1955)
A DA falls apart when his machinations send an innocent man to the chair.
Dir: Lewis Allen Cast:  Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe.
BW-88 mins, CC

3:00 PM
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
*****Absolutely terrific! A must-see mystery movie!*****

5:00 PM
LARCENY, INC. (1942)
An ex-convict and his gang try to use a luggage store to front a bank robbery, but business keeps getting in the way.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast:  Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford.
BW-95 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – August 2, 2016

3:15 PM
FOREVER DARLING (1956)
A madcap woman’s guardian angel tries to save her marriage.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast:  Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason.
C-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Not a mystery, but Desi & Lucy both star.*****

11:00 PM
THE LONG, LONG TRAILER (1954)
Life on the road isn’t what it’s cracked up to be when a honeymooning couple invests in an oversized motor home.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast:  Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main.
C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Not a mystery, but a fun Lucy & Desi movie.*****

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

Thursday – August 4, 2016

9:15 AM
DOCTOR X (1932)
A reporter investigates a series of cannibalistic murders at a medical college.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy.
C-76 mins, CC

4:15 PM
THE MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933)
A disfigured sculptor turns murder victims into wax statues.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell.
C-77 mins, CC

11:00 PM
THUNDERBOLT (1929)
A death-row convict plots to kill the man who stole his girl.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast:  George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen.
BW-92 mins

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

Friday – August 5, 2016

2:15 AM
THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (1932)
A big game hunter decides to stalk human prey.
Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast:  Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong.
BW-63 mins, CC

5:00 AM
PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE (1954)
A mad scientist uses an ape to murder his enemies.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast:  Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin, Patricia Medina.
C-84 mins, CC
*****Based on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue.*****

2:30 PM
THE CAT O’NINE TAILS  (1971)
A blind man and a reporter investigate a break-in at a center for genetic research.
Dir: Dario Argento Cast:  James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak.
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Wednesday – August 10, 2016

11:15 AM
CROSSROADS (1942)
A French diplomat who’s recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can’t remember.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast:  William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor.
BW-83 mins, CC

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

Thursday – August 11, 2016

7:00 PM
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961)
An aging American judge presides over the trial of Nazi war criminals.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark.
BW-179 mins, CC

10:15 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

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

Saturday – August 13, 2016

5:00 PM
THE WRONG BOX (1966)
Two elderly brothers plot to kill each other for a fortune.
Dir: Bryan Forbes Cast: John Mills , Ralph Richardson , Michael Caine .
C-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:15 PM
THE FALLEN IDOL (1948)
A neglected child thinks the servant he idolizes has committed murder.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast:  Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey.
BW-95 mins, CC

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

Monday – August 15, 2016

1:00 AM
TENSION (1950)
A man who had planned to murder his wife’s lover becomes the prime suspect when somebody beats him to it.
Dir: John Berry Cast:  Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse.
BW-91 mins, CC

10:15 AM
THE THIRD DAY (1965)
An amnesiac discovers he’s hated by his entire family.
Dir: Jack Smight Cast:  George Peppard, Elizabeth Ashley, Roddy McDowall.
C-114 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Tuesday – August 16, 2016

12:00 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

1:45 PM
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

7:00 PM
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
An ambitious young actress tries to take over a star’s career and love life.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast:  Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders.
BW-138 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Wonderful movie.*****

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

Wednesday – August 17, 2016

3:30 AM
CHASE A CROOKED SHADOW (1958)
A man shows up at a woman’s villa claiming to be her presumably deceased brother.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast:  Richard Todd, Anne Baxter, Herbert Lom.
BW-87 mins, CC

9:00 AM
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

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

Thursday – August 18, 2016

2:30 PM
A FEVER IN THE BLOOD (1961)
A former governor is murdered and his killer’s trial is sensationalized in the media.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Angie Dickinson, Jack Kelly.
BW-117 mins, CC

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

Saturday – August 20, 2016

3:00 PM
DARK PASSAGE (1947)
A man falsely accused of his wife’s murder escapes to search for the real killer.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett.
BW-106 mins, CC

5:00 PM
KEY LARGO (1948)
A returning veteran tangles with a ruthless gangster during a hurricane.
Dir: John Huston Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall.
BW-101 mins, CC

9:00 PM
THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS (1947)
A woman slowly discovers that her artist husband is a deranged killer.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith.
BW-99 mins, CC
*****I really enjoyed this mystery movie.*****

11:00 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

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

Sunday – August 21, 2016

1:00 AM
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

8:15 AM
THE LETTER (1940)
A woman claims to have killed in self-defense, until a blackmailer turns up with incriminating evidence.
Dir: William Wyler Cast:  Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson.
BW-95 mins, CC

10:00 AM
MR. SKEFFINGTON (1945)
A flighty beauty marries a stockbroker for convenience and almost ruins both their lives.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel.
BW-146 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Another terrific movie, and what a cast!*****

12:45 PM
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962)
A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast:  Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono.
BW-134 mins, CC
*****Uhhhhh… creepy!*****

3:15 PM
THE CATERED AFFAIR (1956)
A working-class mother fights to give her daughter a big wedding whether the girl wants it or not.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast:  Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds.
BW-94 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Nor is it a movie for those who are planning weddings! >>> Might take a little of the fun out of the whole big wedding experience.*****

9:15 PM
THE LITTLE FOXES (1941)
An ambitious woman takes on her corrupt brothers and honest husband in her drive for wealth.
Dir: William Wyler Cast:  Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright.
BW-116 mins, CC
****Not a mystery. Very good movie.*****

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

Monday – August 22, 2016

1:15 AM
DEAD RINGER (1964)
A woman murders her rich twin and tries to take her place.
Dir: Paul Henreid Cast:  Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford.
BW-116 mins, CC

11:00 AM
THE MYSTERY OF MR. X (1934)
A sophisticated jewel thief tries to prove himself innocent of a string of cop murders.
Dir: Edgar Selwyn Cast:  Robert Montgomery, Elizabeth Allen, Lewis Stone.
BW-84 mins, CC

7:00 PM
LADY IN THE LAKE (1947)
Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective’s viewpoint.
Dir: Robert Montgomery Cast:  Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan.
BW-103 mins, CC
*****Based on Raymond Chandler’s characters.*****

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

Tuesday – August 23, 2016

2:45 AM
NIGHT MUST FALL (1937)
A charming young man worms his way into a wealthy woman’s household, then reveals a deadly secret.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast:  Merle Tottenham, Kathleen Harrison, Dame May Whitty.
BW-116 mins, CC

11:15 AM
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (1968)
This film comprises three supernatural tales based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Dir: Roger Vadim Cast:  Vincent Price, Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda.
C-121 mins, Letterbox Format

3:15 PM
THE NIGHT HEAVEN FELL (1958)
A convent girl vacationing in Spain finds herself in a romance with a murderer.
Dir: Roger Vadim Cast:  Brigitte Bardot, Alida Valli, Stephen Boyd.
C-91 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Wednesday – August 24, 2016

6:30 AM
HAUNTED HONEYMOON (1940)
British sleuth Sir Peter Wimsey’s wedding celebration is cut short by the discovery of a murdered man in his honeymoon cottage.
Dir: Arthur B. Woods Cast:  Robert Montgomery, Constance Cummings, Leslie Banks.
BW-83 mins, CC
*****Based on the Dorothy L. Sayers character.*****

4:00 PM
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE (1932)
A ruthless attorney tries to make amends for convicting an innocent man.
Dir: Irving Cummings Cast:  Edmund Lowe, Evelyn Brent, Constance Cummings.
BW-72 mins

11:45 PM
DOOMED CARGO (1936)
A private eye on vacation has to deal with a disappearing corpse.
Dir: Albert de Courville  Cast: Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings, Thomy Bourdelle.
BW-67 mins

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

Thursday – August 25, 2016

3:15 AM
THE CRIMINAL CODE (1931)
A convict trying to reform is torn between conflicting loyalties when he witnesses a murder behind bars.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast:  Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Constance Cummings.
BW-96 mins, CC

5:15 PM
SCENE OF THE CRIME (1949)
A detective tries to solve a policeman’s murder.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Van Johnson , Arlene Dahl , Gloria De Haven .
BW-94 mins, CC

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

Friday – August 26, 2016

5:00 AM
LURED (1947)
A woman helps the police catch the serial killer who murdered her best friend.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast:  George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn.
BW-103 mins

8:00 AM
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

10:45 AM
THE FATAL HOUR (1940)
Asian sleuth Mr. Wong gets caught up in the mystery surrounding a policeman’s death.
Dir: William Nigh Cast:  Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers.
BW-66 mins

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

Saturday – August 27, 2016

11:00 AM
THE THRILL OF IT ALL (1963)
A doctor tries to cope with his wife’s newfound stardom as an advertising pitch woman.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast:  Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis.
C-108 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Cute Doris Day movie.*****

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

Sunday – August 28, 2016

3:15 AM
MARLOWE (1969)
Detective Philip Marlowe probes the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in search of a woman’s missing sister.
Dir: Paul Bogart Cast:  James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O’Connor.
C-96 mins, CC
*****Based on Raymond Chandler’s characters.*****

9:15 AM
THE EX-MRS. BRADFORD (1936)
A detective teams with his ex-wife to solve a murder.
Dir: Stephen Roberts Cast:  William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason.
BW-81 mins, CC

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

Monday – August 29, 2016

11:00 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

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

Tuesday – August 30, 2016

1:00 PM
ANGEL FACE (1953)
An unscrupulous woman murders her loved ones for profit.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman.
BW-91 mins, CC

2:45 PM
SO LONG AT THE FAIR (1950)
A woman searches for her missing brother in Paris despite the fact that nobody believes he exists.
Dir: Antony Darnborough Cast:  Honor Blackman, Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde.
BW-86 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – August 31, 2016

9:15 PM
OCEAN’S ELEVEN (1960)
A group of friends plot to rob a Las Vegas casino.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast:  Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra.
C-127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

July 2016 Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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

Weekday Schedule:

12:00 – 2:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 – 4:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 – 6:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 AM
Columbo

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder

10:00 – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote

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

Monday – August 1, 2016

12:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
Samantha offers her quaint shop as the perfect venue for a once-famous folk/rock trio to benefit a charity drive. But when a murder brings all-new meaning to Top Ten Hit, Samantha and her partner in crime, Philby, decide it’s time to investigate. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

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

Tuesday – August 2, 2016

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.

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

Wednesday – August 3, 2016

12:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
Invited to a health spa for the weekend, Samantha Kinsey becomes embroiled in murder when a fellow guest is found dead. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

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

Thursday – August 4, 2016

12:00 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.

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

Friday – August 5, 2016

12:00 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. Surprisingly, most of the clues to his death are hidden in the bookstore, right under their noses. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

4:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Hoyle breaks her vow to never return home. But when police discover that Danny’s death was a homicide, Sayre is forced to confront her father along with a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes and a surprising plan of revenge while fighting growing feelings for Beck, her father’s handsome and shrewd new lawyer. Stars Shanae Grimes-Beech and John Schneider.

6:00 PM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***

8:00 PM
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother she quickly realizes she has again walked into a life or death situation. When a body is discovered at her first house showing and a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Yannick Bisson.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***

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

Saturday – August 6, 2016

8:00 AM 0 11:59 PM
Matlock marathon

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

Sunday – August 7, 2016

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Friday – August 12, 2016

12:00 PM
Dear Prudence
Prudence Macintyre is a humorous Martha Stewart-like advice columnist and TV personality, who escapes on a much needed vacation from her work-driven life. While on her vacation, she finds herself embroiled in solving a murder mystery by using her own quick wit and good housekeeping tips. Stars Jane Seymour and Jamey Sheridan.

2:00 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. Based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.

4:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Abby Knight, ex-lawyer and crime buff, and the owner of Bloomers Flower Shop, is having a week to be reckoned with. A reluctant bridesmaid at her drama queen cousin’s wedding, Abby ends up not just doing the flowers…but having to find out who murdered a wedding crasher. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
***Based on the Kate Collins mystery series.***

6:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
When Jenn’s old pal Sandra becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it’ll be up to her to discover who done it before time runs out. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

8:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders
When Detective Lynwood brings two small items into Rags to Riches that were each found at the scene of a murder, Jenn realizes the items are clues straight out of famous mystery novels. She can’t help but dig deeper to solve these murders… and prevent ones to come. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

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

Saturday – August 13, 2016

8:00 AM
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***

10:00 AM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***

12:00 PM
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother she quickly realizes she has again walked into a life or death situation. When a body is discovered at her first house showing and a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Yannick Bisson.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***

2:00 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, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.
***Based on the Joanne Fluke mystery series.***

4:00 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 who doesn’t want her to see the New Year. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.
***Based on the Joanne Fluke mystery series.***

6:00 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 shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn’t the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn’t fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act–and now it’s up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. Stars Alison Sweeney, Barbara Niven and Cameron Mathison.
***Based on the Joanne Fluke mystery series.***

8:00 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, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.
***Based on the Joanne Fluke mystery series.***

10:00 PM
Along Came a Nanny
Detective Mike Logan takes on a special undercover assignment as a nanny when a quiet, upscale neighborhood is turned upside down by a string of robberies. When the mystery begins to unravel, new relationships are threatened as he struggles to protect his secret identity and solve a difficult case. Stars Sarah Lancaster and Cameron Mathison.

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

Wednesday – August 17, 2016

8:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Hoyle breaks her vow to never return home. But when police discover that Danny’s death was a homicide, Sayre is forced to confront her father along with a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes and a surprising plan of revenge while fighting growing feelings for Beck, her father’s handsome and shrewd new lawyer. Stars Shanae Grimes-Beech and John Schneider.

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

Sunday – August 21, 2016

8:00 PM
J.L. Family Ranch
*****PREMIER*****
J.L. is an old-fashioned, conservative cowboy who owns a large ranch in a small Texas town and is the patriarch of a sizeable family that all take shelter under his roof. He has to battle the outside forces of the modern world that is rapidly creeping into his expanding town in order to maintain possession of his treasured ranch and to keep his family together. Stars Jon Voight, James Caan, Melanie Griffith, Teri Polo, Grant Bowler, and Steven Bauer.

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

(These Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site. When I wrote this entry,  I wasn’t able to finish the month because the Hallmark M & M channel only puts up a partial schedule, and it stopped on August 20.)

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

We’d all love to hear about any more mystery movies airing during July 2016. If you know of any additional television mystery movies >>> please post a comment.

In case you’re interested in seeing the rest of this month’s television mystery movies, here’s the July 2016 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for July 2016

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