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!

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

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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.

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

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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

Here is the page on my site with lots and lots of entries about movies and television shows you may enjoy:

Cozy Mystery List TV and  Movie Section

Good grief! We’re halfway done with 2016! Is it too early to start counting the days until Christmas? Our daughter will be coming home for the holidays, and with our son here in San Antonio, it’s my favorite family time of the year. Both my husband and I feel like “all is right with the world” when we have both of our children with us.

However, that’s not the purpose of this entry! So, let’s get to it! Here are the mystery movies that I was able to find that will be airing in July 2016. If you like cowboy movies (I’m not a big fan of them…) this is your month on the Turner Classic Movies channel! Luckily, I was able to find some mystery movies, too.

As for the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel, well, the beginning of July doesn’t look good for us mystery lovers >>> unless you like the Hart to Hart reruns. However, if you missed any of the Christmas movies they air each year, they’ll be re-airing lots of them. I was only able to put up the schedule until the third Saturday in the month, and, well, you’ll see if you go down to the bottom of this entry that the first two weeks aren’t very mystery-oriented. (I sort of suspected Hallmark M & M might look a little stark since June was such a big month for the mystery part of their channel’s name.) However, during the third week of July they start airing mysteries again. If you missed any of the Aurora Teagarden mystery movies (based on the mystery series by Charlaine Harris), they will be re-aired on Wednesday, July 20. And for all of you Mystery Woman fans, there’s a marathon coming up.

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

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

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

Friday – July 1, 2016

5:30 PM
CHANDLER (1971)
A former private eye lands in hot water when he agrees to protect a government witness.
Dir: Paul Magwood Cast:  Warren Oates, Leslie Caron, Alex Dreier.
C-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
RAFFLES (1939)
A suave thief falls in love again with his high school sweetheart and finds temptation and a detective on his trail while visiting her family.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast:  David Niven, Olivia De Havilland, Dame May Whitty.
BW-72 mins, CC,

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

Saturday – July 2, 2016

1:30 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

3:00 PM
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,

5:00 PM
THE CAREY TREATMENT (1972)
A doctor uncovers a hotbed of corruption when he tries to clear a colleague of a murder charge.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast:  James Coburn, Jennifer O’Neill, Pat Hingle.
C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – July 3, 2016

1:15 AM
SISTERS (1973)
A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
Dir: Brian De Palma Cast:  Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning.
C-92 mins,

3:00 AM
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
*****Yikes! Bette Davis really puts on the bad in this one!*****

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

Monday – July 4, 2016

3:30 AM
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,

10:45 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

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

Wednesday – July 6, 2016

5:15 AM
VIRGINIA CITY (1940)
A rebel spy poses as a wild West dance hall girl.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott.
BW-121 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
THE BOUNTY HUNTER (1954)
A bounty hunter attempts to track down three killers.
Dir: Andre DeToth Cast:  Randolph Scott, Dolores Dorn, Marie Windsor.
C-79 mins, CC,

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

Thursday – July 7, 2016

7:00 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,

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

Friday – July 8, 2016

1:45 AM
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,

3:45 AM
KLUTE (1971)
A small-town detective searches for a missing man linked to a high-priced prostitute.
Dir: Alan J. Pakula Cast:  Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi.
C-114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 AM
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,
*****Terribly funny. Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda are absolutely delightful to watch. Not a mystery.*****

4:30 PM
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950)
A gang of small time crooks plots an elaborate jewel heist.
Dir: John Huston Cast:  Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen.
BW-112 mins, CC,

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

Sunday – July 10, 2016

1:15 AM
STUNTS (1977)
A stuntman investigates his brother’s death on a movie shoot.
Dir: Mark L. Lester Cast:  Robert Forster, Fiona Lewis, Joanna Cassidy.
C-89 mins,

7:30 AM
21 DAYS (1940)
After accidentally killing his mistress’ husband, a man must decide whether to let another man hang for his crime.
Dir: Basil Dean Cast:  Vivien Leigh, Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier.
BW-75 mins,

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

Monday – July 11, 2016

2:45 AM
THE VANISHING (1988)
A young man is obsessed with finding the girlfriend who vanished at a rest stop.
Dir: George Sluizer Cast:  Gene Bervoets, Johanna Ter Steege, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu.
C-106 mins, Letterbox Format

9:30 AM
THE BURNING HILLS (1956)
A young cowboy and a Mexican girl run from a ruthless criminal.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast:  Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Skip Homeier.
C-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
ABOUT MRS. LESLIE (1954)
An aging woman recalls the affair that consumed her life.
Dir: Daniel Mann Cast:  Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar.
BW-104 mins, CC,
*****Terrific movie. Shirley Booth is superb. Not a mystery.*****

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

Wednesday – July 13, 2016

11:15 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

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

Thursday – July 14, 2016

9:00 PM
THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975)
A recent arrival in suburbia suspects a sinister reason for the local women’s model behavior.
Dir: Bryan Forbes Cast:  Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson.
C-115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – July 15, 2016

9:00 PM
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,
*****OK, I know it’s difficult to believe Olivia de Havilland is “plain” >>> but putting that aside, this is a very good movie.*****

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

Sunday – July 17, 2016

11:00 AM
HARPER (1966)
A broken-down private eye sets out to find a rich woman’s missing husband.
Dir: Jack Smight Cast:  Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris.
C-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975)
When a group of schoolgirls mysteriously disappear, the survivors find their lives changed forever.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast:  Martin Vaughan, Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray.
C-107 mins, CC,

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

Monday – July 18, 2016

8:45 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,

10:45 PM
LIFEBOAT (1944)
Survivors of a torpedoed boat take in a German Naval officer from the sub that sank them.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak.
BW-97 mins, CC,

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

Tuesday – July 19, 2016

12:30 AM
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
A bogus preacher marries an outlaw’s widow in search of the man’s hidden loot.
Dir: Charles Laughton Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish.
BW-93 mins, CC,
*****Robert Mitchum is one scary man in this movie.*****

2:15 AM
THE BIG STEAL (1949)
Seduction and murder follow the theft of an Army payroll.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix.
BW-71 mins, CC,

3:30 AM
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 – July 21, 2016

6:15 AM
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (1945)
Guests at a remote island mansion realize a crazed killer is stalking them.
Dir: René Clair Cast:  Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward.
BW-97 mins, CC,
*****Agatha Christie*****

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

Friday – July 22, 2016

7:00 PM
MY COUSIN RACHEL (1952)
A young man suspects his cousin’s wife of murder.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast:  Olivia De Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton.
BW-98 mins, CC,

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

Sunday – July 24, 2016

9:15 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, Letterbox Format
*****This is a Miss Marple who is quite different from the rest!*****

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

Friday – July 29, 2016

1:00 AM
THE DROWNING POOL (1975)
A private eye’s investigation of an anonymous letter leads to murder.
Dir: Stuart Rosenberg Cast:  Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa.
C-108 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Saturday – July 30, 2016

11:00 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,

3:00 PM
THE WILD NORTH (1952)
A Mountie tracks an accused killer through the Canadian wilderness.
Dir: Andrew Marton Cast:  Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey, Cyd Charisse.
C-97 mins, CC,

4:45 PM
LOGAN’S RUN (1975)
A future police officer uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast:  Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter.
C-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – July 31, 2016

9:00 AM
THE BAD SEED (1956)
A woman suspects that her perfect little girl is a ruthless killer.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast:  Gage Clarke, Jesse White, Joan Croyden.
C-129 mins, CC,

3:00 PM
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (1952)
An unscrupulous movie producer uses everyone around him in his climb to the top.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast:  Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Dick Powell.
BW-118 mins, CC,

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

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

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

Thursday – July 14, 2016

12:00 PM
Hart to Hart Returns
Jonathan expresses an interest in buying an aircraft company from a friend and finds himself implicated in a murder case when corrupt defense contractors aim to prevent the takeover. Meanwhile, Jennifer has difficulty getting her latest story published and Max experiences problems training Freeway Jr. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander.

2:00 PM
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
When Jennifer’s beloved teacher and mentor dies suddenly, she leaves the town she owned to Jennifer. A trail of mysterious clues leads the Harts to long-kept secrets about the town that were directly tied to her friend’s “accident,” and it looks like they’re destined to meet the same fate unless they can solve the mystery before it’s too late. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander.

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

Saturday – July 16, 2016

8:00 AM – 11:50 PM
Hart to Hart marathon

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

Sunday – July 17, 2016

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Mystery Woman marathon

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

Wednesday – July 20, 2016

4:00 PM
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.
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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.

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.

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

Thursday – July 21, 2016

12:00 PM
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
Someone is trying to sabotage a Broadway production of a play Jennifer wrote in college. When one of the stage hands is murdered, even Jonathan is a suspect. The Harts don’t have much time to ensure that the show will go on. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander.

2:00 PM
Wedding Planner Mystery
A young wedding planner is framed for a crime and struggles to clear her name as she learns that love does not always arrive in a pretty package. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.

4:00 PM
Undercover Bridesmaid
Tanya, a highly-trained security guard who lost her zest for romance after being left at the altar, takes an assignment where she poses as a bridesmaid for a woman who has been receiving death threats before her wedding day. While undercover, Tanya not only solves the mystery, but she is finally able to put the past behind her and give love a second chance. Stars Brooke Burns, Nicole Paggi, and Gregory Harrison.

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(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 July 23.)

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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 June 2016 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for June 2016

Here is the page on my site with lots and lots of entries about movies and television shows you may enjoy:

Cozy Mystery List TV and  Movie Section