Let’s see which mystery movies will be coming up on the Turner Classic Movies channel and the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel during June 2016. As usual, I posted a few movies that aren’t mysteries, but they are classics that probably everybody would enjoy seeing. They will be showing two movies on the Turner channel paying tribute to fathers on Father’s Day – Life with Father and the original Father of the Bride >>> both terrific movies.
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel will be premiering four new mystery movies from some of our favorite Cozy Mystery movie series during June.
Sunday – June 5, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central)
Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders
*****Premier*****
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.
Sunday – June 12, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central)
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
*****Premier*****
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother, Aida, 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 Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series
Sunday – June 19, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central)
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
*****Premier*****
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 and Cameron Mathison.
***based on the Joanne Fluke Hannah Swensen Mystery Series
Sunday – June 26, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central)
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
*****Premier*****
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 Flower Shop Mystery Series
Oh, and before I forget, for all you Mystery Woman fans, Saturday, June 4 they will be running a marathon on Hallmark M & M.
***** ***** ***** *****
June 2016 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 2, 2016
4:15 PM
ICE STATION ZEBRA (1968)
A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan.
C-152 mins, CC
9:00 PM
ROSE MARIE (1936)
An opera singer goes undercover in the Canadian wilderness to hunt for her criminal brother.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Reginald Owen.
BW-111 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 3, 2016
11:00 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
***This one is really good. A classic!)***
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 4, 2016
1:00 PM
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
7:00 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
9:00 PM
THE SEVEN UPS (1973)
New York City cops wage a war against assorted hoods and criminals after one of their own is brutally killed by a hoodlum.
Dir: Philip D’Antoni Cast: Roy Scheider, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon.
C-103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 5, 2016
9:00 AM
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey.
BW-118 mins, CC
3:00 PM
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
***OK, so this isn’t a mystery. But if you’re a Doris Day fan, you will probably like this one.***
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – June 6, 2016
3:30 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
5:15 PM
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George.
BW-100 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 7, 2016
9:00 AM
ONE NIGHT AT SUSIE’S (1930)
A boarding house keeper’s gangster tenants step in to help when her son is framed for murder.
Dir: John Francis Dillon Cast: Billie Dove, Douglas Fairbanks, Helen Ware.
BW-62 mins
11:30 AM
IT ALL CAME TRUE (1940)
A gangster hides out in a boardinghouse full of eccentrics.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast: Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey Bogart.
BW-97 mins, CC
5:30 PM
THE MURDERER LIVES AT NUMBER 21 (1942)
An inspector moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer.
Dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot Cast: Daniel Gelin, Pierre Fresnay,
BW-83 mins
7:00 PM
JIGSAW (1962)
Local police detectives try to solve the murder of a woman in a British coastal town.
Dir: Val Guest Cast: Jack Warner, Ronald Lewis, Yolande Donlan.
BW-97 mins
9:00 PM
BRIGHTON ROCK (1947)
A small-time hood tries to cover up his murder of a rival.
Dir: John Boulting Cast: Richard Attenborough, Carol Marsh, Hermione Baddeley.
BW-92 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 8, 2016
5:00 AM
BORN TO BE BAD (1950)
An ambitious girl steals a rich husband but keeps her lover on the side.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott.
BW-90 mins, CC
***I remember seeing this one and wondered about the saying “with friends like that…”***
10:30 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
2:00 PM
WHERE DANGER LIVES (1950)
A psychopath draws her doctor into her murderous schemes.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains.
BW-80 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 9, 2016
12:15 PM
THE MAN WITH A CLOAK (1951)
A mystery man tries to help a young innocent escape a murderous housekeeper.
Dir: Fletcher Markle Cast: Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern.
BW-81 mins, CC
3:30 PM
THE BIG COMBO (1955)
A police detective tries to convict a mob boss by going to the man’s girlfriend.
Dir: Joseph Lewis Cast: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy.
BW-84 mins
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 10, 2016
7:00 PM
SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
A failed screenwriter falls into a mercenary romance with a faded silent-film star.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim.
BW-110 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 11, 2016
11:00 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
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 12, 2016
5:00 PM
AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936)
Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora’s cousin of a murder charge.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart.
BW-112 mins, CC
7:00 PM
THE GLASS KEY (1942)
A hired gun and his gangster boss fall out over a woman.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd.
BW-85 mins, CC
THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
A veteran fights to prove he didn’t kill his cheating wife.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix.
BW-100 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – June 13, 2016
12:00 PM
KIND LADY (1935)
A con artist and his criminal colleagues move in on a trusting old lady.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Aline MacMahon, Basil Rathbone, Mary Carlisle.
BW-76 mins, CC
***I watched the later version of this movie with Ethel Barrymore and thought that one was fantastic. I’m going to watch this one to see how it compares.***
1:30 PM
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
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 15, 2016
1:15 AM
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
6:30 AM
MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE (1947)
A baby photographer mistaken for a private eye ends up framed for murder.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre.
BW-86 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 17, 2016
4:30 PM
BEFORE DAWN (1933)
Detectives compete to solve the murders at a mysterious mansion.
Dir: Irving Pichel Cast: Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Wilson, Warner Oland.
BW-61 mins
5:45 PM
MANDALAY (1934)
A woman with a past tries to get rid of a former lover.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Warner Oland.
BW-65 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 18, 2016
1:30 AM
BALL OF FIRE (1942)
A group of professors takes in a nightclub singer hiding from the law to protect her gangster boyfriend.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka.
BW-112 mins, CC
***This is a fun movie. Not a mystery.***
5:45 AM
CRISS CROSS (1949)
A man tries to save his fickle ex-wife from her criminal lover.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast: Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea.
BW-88 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 19, 2016
***These are great Father’s Day movies! Not mysteries.***
7:00 PM
LIFE WITH FATHER (1947)
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor.
C-118 mins, CC
9:00 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
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 21, 2016
10:30 AM
MACAO (1952)
A man on the run in the Far East is mistaken for an undercover cop.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix.
BW-81 mins, CC
10:15 PMLIFEBOAT (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
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 22, 2016
1:00 PM
JIMMY THE GENT (1934)
An unscrupulous detective makes a killing locating missing heirs.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney, Bette Davis, Allen Jenkins.
BW-68 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 23, 2016
5:45 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
8:00 AM
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
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 24, 2016
2:30 AM
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. This is a fun Judy Holliday movie.***
8:15 AM
BEHAVE YOURSELF! (1951)
A young couple’s dog gets them mixed up in a string of murders.
Dir: George Beck Cast: Farley Granger, Shelley Winters, William Demarest.
BW-81 mins, CC
7:00 PM
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1958)
A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple’s tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton.
BW-116 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 25, 2016
11:00 AM
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
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 26, 2016
1:15 AM
ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1977)
When people in an Italian-American neighborhood are murdered, suspicion falls on a lonely 12-year-old.
Dir: Alfred Sole Cast: Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula Sheppard.
C-105 mins, CC
2:30 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
***A phenomenal movie. Not a mystery.***
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 29, 2016
3:00 AM
TRENCHCOAT (1983)
A would-be mystery writer gets mixed up with international intrigue.
Dir: Michael Tuchner Cast: Margot Kidder, Robert Hays, David Suchet.
C-91 mins
(All of the above TCM descriptions were copied from the TCM site.)
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
June 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
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 1, 2016
12:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She’s determined to track down the driver, but when the trail turns deadly, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
2:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She’s determined to track down the driver, but when the trail turns deadly, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
4:00 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.
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 3, 2016
6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.
8:00 PM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – June 4, 2016
8:00 AM
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.
10:00 AM
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.
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.
2:00 PM
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
While searching for a KGB double agent who was about to be exposed by another Russian spy-turned-successful author, mystery bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey and her secretive friend and store manager, Philby are thrust into the murderous world of international espionage. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
4:00 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.
6:00 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.
8:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Game Time
Samantha is thrilled when she finally gets the reclusive mystery writer Donald Fiske to agree to a book signing in her store. But when Mr. Fiske is found dead, Samantha and the team must solve his latest mystery, his own murder. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
10:00 PM
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
When Samantha receives news of a hereditary health problem, she must go in search her birth mother to find answers. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 5, 2016
10:00 AM
Garage Sale Mystery
Jennifer loves scouring garage sales to look for items to sell in her resell shop, but when she realizes a series of burglaries and a friend’s murder may have a connection to the sales, she not only helps the cops, but does some undercover sleuthing of her own. Stars Lori Loughlin and Andrew Dunbar.
12:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters
Jennifer Shannon has an eye for antiques and a mind for solving mysteries. When she buys a storage unit at auction, she has no idea she’s opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage unit. Stolen diamonds, antique Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.
2:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.
4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic
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 *****PREMIER*****
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.
10:00 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.
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 7, 2016
12:00 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.
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – June 8, 2016
1:00 PM
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Criminology professor Jonathan Maxwell is called upon to help when a prize racehorse is kidnapped. But the case turns deadly when a member of the family that owns the horse dies in a suspicious fire. What the case yields is a family embroiled in jealousy and greed. Stars Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, and Stacy Edwards.
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – June 9, 2016
12:00 PM
Columbo: The Greenhouse Jungle
Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns into a murder. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids. Stars Peter Falk.
1:30 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.
3:30 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.
5:30 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 ax 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.
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 10, 2016
4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.
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 – June 11, 2016
8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Matlock marathon
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – June 12, 2016
6:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote marathon
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.
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 *****PREMIER*****
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother, Aida, 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 Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series
10:00 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.
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – June 14, 2016
12:00 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.
2:00 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.
4:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found 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.
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – June 17, 2016
2:00 PM
After All These Years
When a woman is wrongly accused of the death of her ex-husband, she sets out to solve the murder mystery and find the real killer before the day of the funeral, when she is to be taken into custody. Based on the book by best-selling author Susan Isaacs. Stars Wendie Malick Gregory Harrison.
4:00 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.
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, Aida, 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.
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Saturday – June 18, 2016
6:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote marathon
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Sunday – June 19, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central) *****PREMIER*****
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 and Cameron Mathison.
***based on the Joanne Fluke Hannah Swensen Mystery Series
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Sunday – June 26, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central) *****PREMIER*****
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 Flower Shop Mystery Series
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(These Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site. When I wrote this entry, the Hallmark M & M channel’s partial schedule stopped on Saturday the 18th.)
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We’d all love to hear about any more mystery movies airing during May 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 March 2016 television mystery movies schedule:
Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for May 2016
Here is the page on my site with lots and lots of entries of movies and television shows you may enjoy:
The first show I want to highlight is 
Most of the suggestions so far have been British productions, which isn’t a big surprise since they’re all based off of British Cozies… which again isn’t surprising, since a lot of the “classic” Cozies were originally written by British authors. Well, my next suggestion isn’t quite as Cozy as some of these other entries, but I would say it still fits within the Cozy mold. 
Another non-British mystery series that I really like is ![Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Blu-ray]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61zA8jC35IL._SL500_.jpg "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Blu-ray]")
![Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Definitive Collection [DVD]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512qJ4p4IAL._SL500_.jpg "Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Definitive Collection [DVD]")
