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Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for January 2016

December 19, 2015

I thought I had better hurry up and get January’s television mystery movie list out to you before it gets lost in the week before Christmas. As usual, there are quite a few old mystery movies that will be on the Turner channel. I’m looking forward to several of them, and will be setting up my DVR as soon as it allows me to access the dates.

Also, it’s a big mystery movie month on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. We will be seeing three new Cozy Mystery movies during January. You can go down to the appropriate dates on this entry to find out more about each of the movies. What an exciting time for Kate Collins! >>> Hallmark will be making her Flower Shop Mystery Series into movies which will premier during January. Congratulations to Kate!

Here are the premier dates for these Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel mystery movies:

Sunday – January 3, 2016
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent (Based on Suzi Weinert’s Garage Sale Mystery Series.)

Sunday – January 10, 2016
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery (Based on Joanne Fluke‘s Hannah Swensen Mystery Series.)

Sunday – January 17, 2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word  (Yahoo! I can’t wait to see Kate Collins‘ Flower Shop Mystery Series being made into Hallmark movies!)

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

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

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

Friday – January 1, 2016

12:45 PM
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
M (1951)
When the police hunt for a child killer cramps their style, the criminal underworld tries to track him down.
Dir: Joseph Losey Cast:  David Wayne, Howard Da Silva, Luther Adler.
BW-88 mins

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

Saturday – January 2, 2016

3:15 AM
THE OUTRAGE (1964)
A Mexican bandit’s crimes receive wildly different interpretations from four witnesses.
Dir: Martin Ritt Cast:  Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom.
BW-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Monday – January 4, 2016

5:00 AM
CRIME BY NIGHT (1944)
Married detectives investigating a small-town murder uncover a spy ring.
Dir: William Clemens Cast:  Jane Wyman, Jerome Cowan, Faye Emerson.
BW-73 mins, CC

6:15 AM
MAKE YOUR OWN BED (1944)
Detectives masquerade as butler and maid to get the goods on a crook.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast:  Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning.
BW-82 mins

12:45 PM
STAGE FRIGHT (1950)
An acting student goes undercover to prove a singing star killed her husband.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding.
BW-110 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – January 5, 2016

3:00 AM
THE FALLEN SPARROW (1943)
Nazi spies pursue a Spanish Civil War veteran in search of a priceless keepsake.
Dir: Richard Wallace Cast:  John Garfield, Maureen O’Hara, Walter Slezak.
BW-94 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – January 6, 2016

5:45 AM
PANIC ON THE AIR (1936)
A sports announcer takes on kidnappers.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast:  Lew Ayres, Florence Rice, Benny Baker.
BW-55 mins

2:15 PM
THE GOLDEN FLEECING (1940)
A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.
Dir: Leslie Fenton Cast:  Lew Ayres, Rita Johnson, Lloyd Nolan.
BW-68 mins, CC

3:30 PM
THE UNFAITHFUL (1947)
While her husband is away, a woman gets mixed up in murder.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott.
BW-109 mins

5:30 PM
NO ESCAPE (1953)
A woman and a songwriter suspected of murder join forces to crack the case.
Dir: Charles Bennett Cast:  Lew Ayres, Sonny Tufts, Marjorie Steele.
BW-76 mins

7:00 PM
TRUE CONFESSION (1937)
A compulsive liar, married to a scrupulously honest lawyer, confesses to a murder she didn’t commit to help further his career.
Dir: Wesley Ruggles Cast:  Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, John Barrymore.
BW-84 mins

8:30 PM
MURDER, HE SAYS (1945)
A pollster stumbles on a family of small-town killers.
Dir: George Marshall Cast:  Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Marjorie Main.
BW-94 mins, CC

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

Thursday – January 7, 2016

11:45 AM
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

1:30 PM
PENELOPE (1966)
A neglected wife turns to bank robbery to get her husband’s attention.
Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast:  Natalie Wood, Ian Bannen, Dick Shawn.
C-98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 PM
THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY (1969)
Outlaws pose as a religious group to mask their attempt to rob a Western bank.
Dir: Hy Averback Cast:  Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker.
C-97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 PM
THE GREAT BANK HOAX (1977)
Small town bankers try to cover up a missing $100,000 from the bank examiner.
Dir: Joseph Jacoby Cast:  Burgess Meredith, Richard Basehart, Ned Beatty.
C-89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND (1929)
A British adventurer helps a blonde beauty rescue her uncle from an unscrupulous psychiatrist.
Dir: F. Richard Jones Cast:  Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, Lilyan Tashman.
BW-89 mins, CC

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

Friday – January 8, 2016

7:00 PM
CAPE FEAR (1962)
An ex-convict plots to destroy the district attorney who sent him to prison.
Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast:  Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen.
BW-106 mins, CC

9:00 PM
THE KISS OF DEATH (1947)
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
Dir: Henry Hathaway Cast:  Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray.
BW-99 mins, CC

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

Saturday – January 9, 2016

4:00 AM
THE LONG MEMORY (1952)
After doing time for a crime he didn’t commit, a man must choose between revenge and building a new life.
Dir: Robert Hamer Cast:  John Mills, John McCallum, Elizabeth Sellars.
BW-93 mins

5:45 AM
IN OLD SANTA FE (1934)
After losing his horse in a crooked race, a cowboy is framed for murder.
Dir: David Howard Cast:  Ken Maynard, Evalyn Knapp, H. B. Warner.
BW-63 mins

7:00 AM
SONG OF THE GRINGO (1936)
A U.S. Marshal poses as an outlaw to find his missing father.
Dir: John McCarthy Jr. Cast:  Tex Ritter, Joan Woodbury, Fuzzy Knight.
BW-61 mins

3:15 PM
BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
The legendary bank robbers run riot in the South of the 1930s.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard.
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 PM
THE PHENIX CITY STORY (1955)
A crusading lawyer takes on the corrupt machine running a Southern town.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast:  John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant.
BW-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Monday – January 11, 2016

3:00 PM
THE LIQUIDATOR (1966)
A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a plot to assassinate England’s Prince Phillip.
Dir: Jack Cardiff Cast:  Rod Taylor, Trevor Howard, Jill St. John.
C-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Tuesday – January 12, 2016

1:30 PM
SECRET SERVICE OF THE AIR (1939)
A government agent battles smugglers.
Dir: Noel Smith Cast:  Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Ila Rhodes.
BW-61 mins

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

Wednesday – January 13, 2016

6:15 AM
GUILTY HANDS (1931)
A district attorney tries to frame an innocent girl for the murder he committed.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast:  Lionel Barrymore, Kay Francis, Madge Evans.
BW-69 mins, CC

11:45 AM
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

1:00 PM
CONFESSION (1937)
A glamorous singer commits murder to protect her daughter’s virtue.
Dir: Joe May Cast:  Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Basil Rathbone.
BW-87 mins, CC

7:00 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
***Terrific movie.***

10:45 PM
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
An assistant D.A. takes a shoplifter home with him for Christmas.
Dir: Mitchell Leisen Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi.
BW-94 mins, CC
***Not a mystery. This is a very good Christmas movie that teams Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray >>> nothing like Double Indemnity!***

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

Thursday – January 14, 2016

12:30 AM
THE MOONLIGHTER (1953)
A former jailbird makes good after the wrong man is accused for his crime.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Ward Bond.
BW-78 mins, CC
***Another Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray movie.***

2:00 AM
ABOVE SUSPICION (1943)
A honeymooning couple are asked to spy on the Nazis in pre-war Europe.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast:  Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, Conrad Veidt.
BW-91 mins, CC

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

Friday – January 15, 2016

10:30 AM
THE LETTER (1929)
A planter’s wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened.
Dir: Jean De Limur Cast:  Jeanne Eagels, O. P. Heggie, Reginald Owen.
BW-60 mins
***Let’s see how different these two takes on The Letter are!***

11:45 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
***If you’re only going to watch one of The Letter movies, I’d definitely pick this one with Bette Davis.***

1:45 PM
CAUSE FOR ALARM (1951)
A woman fights to intercept a letter in which her husband tries to prove her guilty of murder.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast:  Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling.
BW-74 mins, CC

5:00 PM
LOVE LETTERS (1945)
A soldier falls for the woman who may have killed his best friend.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast:  Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ann Richards.
BW-101 mins, CC

9:00 PM
MURDER, MY SWEET (1944)
Detective Philip Marlowe’s search for a two-timing woman leads him to blackmail and murder.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast:  Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley.
BW-95 mins, CC

11:00 PM
RAW DEAL (1948)
When the gangster for whom he took the rap welches, a convict breaks out of prison to get revenge.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast:  Dennis O’Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt.
BW-79 mins, CC

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

Saturday – January 16, 2016

12:30 AM
THE AMAZING DR. CLITTERHOUSE (1938)
A doctor plots crimes so he can study criminal psychology.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast:  Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Humphrey Bogart.
BW-87 mins, CC

2:15 AM
DEAD END (1937)
A killer returns to his childhood home to plot his escape from the law.
Dir: William Wyler Cast:  Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart.
BW-92 mins, CC

5:45 AM
SCARED TO DEATH (1947)
A beautiful murder victim recalls how she met her untimely end.
Dir: Christy Cabanne Cast:  Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Nat Pendleton.
C-68 mins

11:15 PM
THE WORLD WAS HIS JURY (1958)
An ambitious defense attorney fights to clear a sea captain whose negligence caused a deadly wreck.
Dir: Fred F. Sears Cast:  Edmund O’Brien, Mona Freeman, Karin Booth.
BW-82 mins

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

Sunday – January 17, 2016

1:00 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-98 mins

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

Monday – January 18, 2016

6:00 AM
MIRACLE IN HARLEM (1948)
A young woman is suspected of killing the business magnate who swindled her.
Dir: Jack Kemp Cast:  Hilda Offley, Sheila Guyse, Kenneth Freeman.
BW-71 mins

7:15 AM
MIDNIGHT SHADOW (1939)
A young girl must decide which of her suitors robbed and killed her father.
Dir: George Randol Cast:  Frances Redd, Buck Woods, Richard Bates.
BW-52 mins

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

Thursday – January 21, 2016

7:15 AM
PUSHOVER (1954)
A police detective falls for the bank robber’s girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
Dir: Richard Quine Cast:  Fred MacMurray, Phil Carey, Kim Novak.
BW-88 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:45 AM
BORDERLINE (1950)
A policewoman goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast:  Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr.
BW-88 mins, CC

11:30 AM
THE FAMOUS FERGUSON CASE (1932)
Two reporters interested in different stories write about a murder.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast:  Joan Blondell, Grant Mitchell, Vivienne Osborne.
BW-74 mins

2:15 PM
SPECIAL AGENT (1935)
A government agent poses as a newspaperman to get the goods on a mobster.
Dir: William Keighley Cast:  Bette Davis, George Brent, Ricardo Cortez.
BW-76 mins

5:15 PM
WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE (1936)
A San Quentin inmate’s death row conviction is reversed.
Dir: Christy Cabanne Cast:  Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, John Beal.
BW-81 mins

7:00 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

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

Saturday – January 23, 2016

11:00 AM
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

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

Sunday – January 24, 2016

5:15 PM
SONG OF THE THIN MAN (1947)
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn.
BW-87 mins, CC

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

Monday – January 25, 2016

11:00 AM
THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR (1929)
A phony medium tries to prove her protege innocent of murder.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast:  Conrad Nagel, Leila Hyams, Margaret Wycherly.
BW-73 mins

5:30 PM
MIRACLES FOR SALE (1939)
A magician turns detective to investigate murder and a phony seance.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast:  Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven.
BW-71 mins

7:00 PM
ARABESQUE (1966)
A university professor gets mixed up with international spies and a two-timing woman.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast:  Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan Badel.
C-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Tuesday – January 26, 2016

1:00 AM
OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1960)
A salesman in Cuba takes up spying to support his spendthrift daughter.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast:  Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O’Hara.
BW-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM
THE PRIZE (1963)
An American Nobel Prize-winner mixes it up with spies when he travels to Stockholm to collect his award.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast:  Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer.
C-135 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Thursday – January 28, 2016

12:45 AM
FACE OF A FUGITIVE (1959)
A man framed for murder tries to build a new life after escaping the law.
Dir: Paul Wendkos Cast:  Fred MacMurray, Lin McCarthy, Dorothy Green.
C-81 mins, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
IVY (1947)
To win a wealthy man, a British woman plots to kill her husband and pin it on her lover.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast:  Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall.
BW-99 mins

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

Friday – January 29, 2016

3:15 AM
DEADLINE AT DAWN (1946)
An aspiring actress risks her life to clear a sailor charged with murder.
Dir: Harold Clurman Cast:  Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams.
BW-83 mins, CC

5:30 PM
THE WHITE COCKATOO (1935)
Crooks and killers try to stop a young woman from proving her claim to an inheritance.
Dir: Alan Crosland Cast:  Jean Muir, Ricardo Cortez, Ruth Donnelly.
BW-73 mins

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

Saturday – January 30, 2016

5:00 AM
YOU CAN’T GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1939)
A young tough takes the rap for a hardened gangster.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop.
BW-79 mins, CC

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

Sunday – January 31, 2016

7:30 AM
PHANTOM LADY (1944)
A mystery woman is a murder suspect’s only alibi for the night of his wife’s death.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast:  Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis.
BW-87 mins

3:00 AM
DIABOLIQUE (1955)
A cruel man’s wife and lover plot to kill him.
Dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot Cast:  Paul Meurisse, Vera Clouzot, Simone Signoret.
BW-117 mins
***This movie may possibly be in French.***

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

(All of the above TCM descriptions were copied from the TCM site.)

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

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

Saturday – January 2, 2016

12:00 – 2:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 – 4:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 – 6:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 – 8:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

8:00 AM
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.

10:00 AM
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.

12:00 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.

2:00 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.

4:00 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.

6:00 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 murdered tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

8:00 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.

10:00 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.

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

Sunday – January 3, 2016

12:00 – 2:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 – 4:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 – 6:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 – 8:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

8:00 AM
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.

10:00 AM
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.

12:00 PM
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.

2:00 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.

4:00 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.

6:00 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.

8:00 PM
*****Brand New*****
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Jennifer’s old friend from college, Sandra, has an antiques store that is closing and Jennifer gets first pick of all the goodies. She expects to find a few exquisite pieces for her store, but she doesn’t expect to find a dead body. To make matters worse, Sandra is arrested for the murder. Jennifer has no choice but to get involved and find the real killer to prove her friend’s innocence. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic. (Based on the Garage Sale Mystery Series by Suzi Weinert.)
*****Brand New*****

10:00 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.

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

Monday – January 4, 2016

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

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
Jennifer’s old friend from college, Sandra, has an antiques store that is closing and Jennifer gets first pick of all the goodies. She expects to find a few exquisite pieces for her store, but she doesn’t expect to find a dead body. To make matters worse, Sandra is arrested for the murder. Jennifer has no choice but to get involved and find the real killer to prove her friend’s innocence. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

10:00 – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote

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

Tuesday – January 5, 2016

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

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

2:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Jennifer’s old friend from college, Sandra, has an antiques store that is closing and Jennifer gets first pick of all the goodies. She expects to find a few exquisite pieces for her store, but she doesn’t expect to find a dead body. To make matters worse, Sandra is arrested for the murder. Jennifer has no choice but to get involved and find the real killer to prove her friend’s innocence. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

10:00 – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote

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

Saturday – January 9, 2016

6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote marathon

8:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Jennifer’s old friend from college, Sandra, has an antiques store that is closing and Jennifer gets first pick of all the goodies. She expects to find a few exquisite pieces for her store, but she doesn’t expect to find a dead body. To make matters worse, Sandra is arrested for the murder. Jennifer has no choice but to get involved and find the real killer to prove her friend’s innocence. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

10:00 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.

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

Sunday – January 10, 2016

12:00 – 2:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 – 4:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 – 6:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 – 2:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 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.

4:00 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.

6:00 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.

*****Brand New*****
8:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery *****Brand New*****
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 Hannah Swensen Mystery Series by Joanne Fluke.)
*****Brand New*****

10:00 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.

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

Weekday Mornings – January 2016

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

Weekday Nights – January 2016

10:00 – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote

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

Monday – January 11, 2016

12:00 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.

2:00 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.

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.

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

Tuesday – January 12, 2016

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.

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

Thursday – January 14, 2016

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.

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

Friday – January 15, 2016

12:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and William Devane

2:00 PM
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse’s pursuit becomes hazardous. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.

4:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
After his involuntary retirement, Jesse Stone investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the Paradise police force deals with the arrogant new chief, who is the son-in-law of a town councilman. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.

6:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
When a shocking double homicide rocks the quiet town of Paradise, Jesse Stone is forced out of retirement. With his police department nearly emptied of staff, he has to rely on his expert intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues as he attempts to unravel the mysterious murders. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.

8:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
With things running smoothly in Paradise, Police Chief Jesse Stone agrees to serve as a consultant on an unsolved murder case in Boston, which leads him on a deadly quest to bring a serial killer to justice. Stars Tom Selleck, William Devane and Luke Perry.

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

Saturday – January 16, 2016

12:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

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

8:00 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.

10:00 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.

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

Sunday – January 17, 2016

12:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

1:00 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.

3:00 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.

*****Brand New*****
8:00 PM
Flower Shop Mysteries: Mum’s the Word *****Brand New*****
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 and Brennan Elliott. (Based on the Flower Shop Mystery Series by Kate Collins.)
*****Brand New*****

10:00 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.

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

Tuesday – January 19, 2016

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

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

Wednesday – January 20, 2016

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
Jennifer’s old friend from college, Sandra, has an antiques store that is closing and Jennifer gets first pick of all the goodies. She expects to find a few exquisite pieces for her store, but she doesn’t expect to find a dead body. To make matters worse, Sandra is arrested for the murder. Jennifer has no choice but to get involved and find the real killer to prove her friend’s innocence. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

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

Friday – January 22, 2016

12:00 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.

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.

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.

6:00 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.

8:00 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.

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

Saturday – January 23, 2016

12:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

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

8:00 PM
Flower Shop Mysteries: Mum’s the Word
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She’s determined to track down the driver, but when the trail turns deadly, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. Stars Brooke Shields and Brennan Elliott.

10:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle
Jessica’s vacation in Ireland is nearly ruined when her friends start dying. Stars Angela Lansbury and Fionnula Flanagan.

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

Sunday – January 24, 2016

12:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 – 9:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

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

Tuesday – January 26, 2016

8:00 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.

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

Wednesday – January 27, 2016

12:00 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.

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.

4:00 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.

6:00 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.

8:00 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.

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

Thursday – January 29, 2016

12:00 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.

2:00 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.

4:00 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 murdered tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

6:00 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.

8:00 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.

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

Saturday – January 30, 2016

12:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

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

Sunday – January 31, 2016

12:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

10:30 PM
Columbo: Lovely But Lethal
Viveca Scott, the founder of Beauty Mark Cosmetics, is being threatened by her rival David Lang. Upon learning that her revolutionary cream formula actually removes wrinkles, he has the formula pirated with the help of Viveca’s ex-boyfriend, Karl Lessing. When Viveca kills Karl in a fit of rage, only Lieutenant Columbo has the mental acumen to see through the beauty to the truth.

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

(These Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site.)

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The rest of us would absolutely love hearing about any more mystery movies they will be airing during January 2016. So, if you know of any I haven’t listed, please post a comment.

In case you’re interested in seeing the rest of this month’s television mystery movies, here’s the December 2015 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for December 2015

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

Cozy Mystery List TV and Movie Section

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George Gently – British Television Mystery Series

December 9, 2015

George Gently: Series One A few years ago, my husband and I watched a P. D. James’ Inspector Dalgliesh television mystery that starred Martin Shaw. We enjoyed it so much that I put Martin Shaw on our list of actors to keep an eye on. (I periodically search to see when particular actors add a new television show or movie to their projects.) I looked up Martin Shaw, and voilà, I found that he had another mystery show for us to try out.

Martin Shaw is the star of George Gently, a British police procedural television show. In season 1 we find out why Commander Gently has left Scotland Yard and is now working in a somewhat out-of-the-way British town. He’s quite accomplished, and some wonder why he is stationed in this town.

One of the fun things about this series is that most of the shows are set during the 1960s, and they seem to enjoy showing the “free love”, psychedelic hippie/Twiggie era. Yes, that means we are treated to the shortest miniskirts, brightest blue eyeshadow (worn on the eyelid all the way up to the eyebrow), ratted hair styles, and flower-power hippies. A time when calling police officers “Pig” was not at all out of the norm. A time of young people having a considerable anti-establishment sentiment. Gently and his subordinates have to solve mysteries during this time frame, before DNA and the internet.

Commander Gently is aided by his sergeant John Bacchus, played by Lee Ingleby. Bacchus has the fortune (or perhaps not!) of being newly married to Gently’s boss’s daughter. As such, he drives a flashy sports car, and thinks himself quite “the man.”

Perhaps the reason these George Gently episodes have such a “1960s feel” is because they are based on the mystery series written by Alan Hunter (George Gently Omnibus), who started writing his Gently series in 1955. The shows had a feeling of authenticity, with sets that look like one would expect from the 1960s, and the mysteries are interesting. The characters are well-developed, with their own back-drop stories. It’s a little strange to see just about every character smoking cigarettes (non stop!), but that’s probably something that would have happened back then.

When we first saw these shows, they were being aired on our PBS station. This was a show that we looked forward to watching every week that it was on. We have since then discovered that it is available on Netflix in disc format, Netflix stream, and Acorn.

P.S. While my husband and I enjoyed George Gently, we stopped watching it during the fifth season. Perhaps we only needed to take a breather from it, but more likely, it had become a bit convoluted at the point when George became targeted by a mobster.

For more movie and television show recommendations, visit this page on my site: TV and Movies.

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Agatha Christie’s (Original) Partners in Crime: The Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries – TV Shows

December 5, 2015

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime: The Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries Let me start this entry by telling you that I thought for sure I had already written about this terrific television series. This entry is about the original Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime: The Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries which was made in the 1980s. It is a totally delightful series full of witty dialog, absolutely gorgeous and sumptuous wardrobe, and very good mysteries.

There are eleven episodes that follow the private detective duo comprised of Tommy and Tuppence. They are all based on Agatha Christie‘s Tommy & Tuppence mystery novels. I will admit to not being a fan of this series of Christie mystery novels but I love this television series. If I were to pick just two words to describe this mystery series. I would say “fun romp”.

The series starts out with Tommy & Tuppence reuniting after WWI. (No spoilers here->>> so I won’t divulge too much!) The series takes place during the 1920s, which means that Tuppence is able to wear flapper-type attire, including beautiful hats and dresses. Francesca Annis portrays Tuppence, and she’s terrific! Her portrayal brings a young exuberance to Tuppence. She makes us believe she is Tuppence, and we can see how Tuppence is a force to be reckoned with.

James Warwick portrays Tommy. At first I wasn’t quite sure if he would be convincing as someone Tuppence would enjoy being with, but by the end of the first episode, I knew he was perfect as Tommy.

Tommy and Tuppence take over the Blunt’s International Detective Agency after both Tommy & Tuppence were left unemployed after the Great War. The series was made during the 1980s – so don’t expect today’s production values. Although it lacks the bells and whistles of today’s television shows, it is a very superior television series.

My husband and I both enjoy the (original) Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime: The Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries. I strongly recommend this Cozy Mystery television series. I especially recommend it to fans of the Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. These mystery shows have the same delightful, whimsical, fun, joie de vivre as Phryne Fisher’s shows. I should mention there is a more recent series (which will be available on Netflix and is currently available on Acorn). We enjoyed the original series so much that when it’s time to revisit Tommy and Tuppence, we plan on staying with this version.

This series is available on Netflix in disc format. It is also available on Acorn.

For more ideas on movies and television shows, be sure to check my TV and Movie page on my site.

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Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for December 2015

November 18, 2015

Wow! It’s the end of the year already! I know that December is a busy month for a lot of people, but let’s face it, we all need to relax every once in a while. With that in mind, here are the mystery movies I found which will be airing on TV during December. I have also listed some of the Christmas movies that will be on TV.

Oh, and before I forget: All of the Thin Man movies will be airing on December 31 on the Turner Classic Movies channel. And, they’re playing them in chronological order! What a way to end 2015!

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December 2015 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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Wednesday – December 2, 2015

4:30 PM
MADELEINE (1950)
A beautiful young woman stands trial for poisoning her lover.
Dir: David Lean Cast:  Ann Todd, Ivan Desny, Norman Woland.
BW-115 mins, CC

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

Thursday – December 3, 2015

7:00 PM
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

9:00 PM
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

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

Friday  – December 4, 2015

12:00 AM
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945)
A man remains young and handsome while his portrait shows the ravages of age and sin.
Dir: Albert Lewin Cast:  George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed.
BW-110 mins, CC

2:00 AM
MAN HUNT (1941)
An Englishman goes behind enemy lines to assassinate Hitler.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders.
BW-102 mins, CC

3:45 AM
THE SAINT STRIKES BACK (1939)
The Saint helps a young beauty take vengeance on the mobsters who ruined her father.
Dir: John Farrow Cast:  George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jerome Cowan.
BW-64 mins, CC

5:00 AM
DAY OF THE EVIL GUN (1968)
A gunman tries to control a vengeful farmer whose wife has been kidnapped.
Dir: Jerry Thorpe Cast:  Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger.
C-94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast:  Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charlie Ruggles.
BW-115 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

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

Saturday – December 5, 2015

8:15 AM
DICK TRACY VS. CUEBALL (1946)
A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.
Dir: Gordon M. Douglas Cast:  Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Lyle Latell.
BW-62 mins

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
*****This is a classic!*****

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

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

Sunday – December 6, 2015

7:30 AM
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938)
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast:  Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart.
BW-69 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

9:00 AM
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1941)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Dir: William Keighley Cast:  Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley.
BW-113 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a terrific Christmas movie.*****

11:00 AM
HOLIDAY AFFAIR (1949)
A young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne’er-do-well.
Dir: Don Hartman Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey.
BW-87 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

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

Monday – December 7, 2015

10:45 PM
HEAVENLY CREATURES (1994)
When her mother tries to end her closest friendship, a high school girl plots her murder.
Dir: Peter Jackson Cast:  Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse.
C-99 mins
*****Based on Juliet Hulme’s (aka Anne Perry) early life.*****

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

Tuesday – December 8, 2015

3:30 PM
THE CRIMSON KIMONO (1959)
Two detectives clash over the hunt for a stripper’s killer in Los Angeles’ Japanese district.
Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast:  Victoria Shaw, Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta.
BW-81 mins, Letterbox Format

11:15 PM
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason.
C-136 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – December 9, 2015

5:30 AM
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946)
Years after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott.
BW-115 mins, CC
*****Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin are terrific this movie.*****

7:30 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 – December 10, 2015

12:45 AM
THE DETECTIVE (1968)
The detective investigating a gay man’s murder discovers links to police corruption.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast:  Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset.
C-114 mins

3:00 AM
THE FIRST DEADLY SIN (1980)
A police detective nearing retirement tries to catch a serial killer.
Dir: Brian G. Hutton Cast:  Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes.
C-112 mins, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM
SUDDENLY (1954)
Gunmen take over a suburban home to plot a presidential assassination.
Dir: Lewis Allen Cast:  Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason.
BW-77 mins, CC

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

Friday – December 11, 2015

7:00 PM
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1941)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Dir: William Keighley Cast:  Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley.
BW-113 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a wonderful Christmas movie.*****

9:00 PM
SCROOGE (1970)
A miser faces the ghosts of his past on Christmas Eve.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast:  Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans.
C-114 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

11:00 PM
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938)
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast:  Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart.
BW-69 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

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

Saturday – December 12, 2015

8:15 AM
DICK TRACY’S DILEMMA (1947)
Dick Tracy takes on “The Claw” in this crime thriller
Dir: John Rawlins Cast:  Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell, Kay Christopher.
BW-60 mins

5:15 PM
SUSPICION (1941)
A wealthy wallflower suspects her penniless playboy husband of murder.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
BW-100 mins, CC

7:00 PM
HERE COMES MR. JORDAN (1941)
A prizefighter who died before his time is reincarnated as a tycoon with a murderous wife.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast:  Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains.
BW-94 mins, CC

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

7:30 AM
SCROOGE (1935)
The legendary miser searches his past, present and future to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Dir: Henry Edwards Cast:  Seymour Hicks, Donald Calthrop, Maurice Evans.
BW-78 mins
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

11:00 AM
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
A homemaking specialist who can’t boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-102 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is my favorite Christmas movie.*****

5:00 PM
CHARADE (1963)
A beautiful widow tries to find her husband’s lost fortune while eluding the killers who want it themselves.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast:  Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau.
C-113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
LADY ON A TRAIN (1945)
A young woman enlists a mystery writer to help her solve a murder when the corpse vanishes.
Dir: Charles David Cast:  Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, David Bruce.
BW-94 mins

8:45 PM
ALIAS BOSTON BLACKIE (1942)
A reformed thief tracks down an escaped convict so he can prove the man is innocent.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast:  Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane.
BW-67 mins

10:00 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

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

Monday – December 14, 2015

3:30 AM
CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS (1964)
Three ghosts teach an industrialist the importance of international peacekeeping.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast:  Sterling Hayden, Eva Marie Saint, Ben Gazzara.
BW-86 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

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

Wednesday – December 16, 2015

1:30 AM
SECRET COMMAND (1944)
A surprise visit from his brother almost blows an undercover agent out of the water.
Dir: Eddie Sutherland Cast:  Pat O’Brien, Carole Landis, Chester Morris.
BW-82 mins

3:00 AM
HAVING WONDERFUL CRIME (1945)
Three amateur detectives try to find a missing magician.
Dir: Eddie Sutherland Cast:  Pat O’Brien, George Murphy, Carole Landis.
BW-70 mins

5:00 AM
A CRIMINAL IS BORN (1938)
This short film tells the story of how a young man starts a crime spree which leads to murder.
Dir: Leslie Fenton Cast:  Dave Durand, Norman Phillips Jr., Charles Sullivan.
BW-20 mins

5:30 AM
TWILIGHT OF HONOR (1963)
A struggling lawyer takes on a controversial murder case that could make or break him.
Dir: Boris Sagal Cast:  Richard Chamberlain, Joey Heatherton, Nick Adams.
BW-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:45 AM
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (1935)
A young student murders for money then tries to escape his guilt and a brilliant detective.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast:  Peter Lorre, Edward Arnold, Marian Marsh.
BW-88 mins, CC

9:30 AM
12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
A jury holdout tries to convince his colleagues to vote not guilty.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast:  Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley.
BW-96 mins, CC
*****This is another classic.*****

11:30 AM
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

4:00 PM
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)
A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast:  James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara.
BW-161 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Friday  – December 18, 2015

5:00 AM
THE NITWITS (1935)
Two cigar-stand attendants get mixed up in a murder investigation.
Dir: George Stevens Cast:  Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Fred Keating.
BW-82 mins

7:00 PM
I’LL BE SEEING YOU (1944)
A soldier meets a woman on Christmas furlough from prison and they fall in love.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast:  Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple.
BW-85 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

8:30 PM
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
A homemaking specialist who can’t boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-102 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a terrific Christmas movie.*****

10:30 PM
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
An assistant D.A. takes a shoplifter home with him for Christmas.
Dir: Mitchell Leisen Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi.
BW-94 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is another terrific Christmas movie.*****

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

Saturday – December 19, 2015

12:15 AM
HOLIDAY AFFAIR (1949)
A young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne’er-do-well.
Dir: Don Hartman Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey.
BW-87 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

8:15 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

7:00 PM
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
Feuding co-workers don’t realize they’re secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast:  Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan.
BW-99 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a lovely Christmas movie.*****

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

Sunday – December 20, 2015

1:00 AM
POSSESSION (1981)
In search of his missing wife, a man uncovers a deadly motive for her behavior.
Dir: Andrzej Zulawski Cast:  Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen.
C-127 mins

7:00 AM
SCROOGE (1970)
A miser faces the ghosts of his past on Christmas Eve.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast:  Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans.
C-114 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

9:00 AM
IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast:  Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charlie Ruggles.
BW-115 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

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

Tuesday – December 22, 2015

8:45 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

10:45 AM
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
A man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker.
BW-101 mins, CC

12:30 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

2:30 PM
THE WRONG MAN (1956)
A musician is mistaken for a vicious thief, with devastating results.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle.
BW-105 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

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

Thursday – December 24, 2015

8:15 AM
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938)
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast:  Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart.
BW-69 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

1:15 PM
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
A homemaking specialist who can’t boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-102 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a wonderful Christmas movie.*****

3:15 PM
HOLIDAY AFFAIR (1949)
A young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne’er-do-well.
Dir: Don Hartman Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey.
BW-87 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

7:00 PM
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
An angel helps set an ambitious bishop on the right track.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast:  Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven.
BW-109 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

9:00 PM
AUNTIE MAME (1958)
An eccentric heiress raises her nephew to be a free spirit.
Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast:  Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne.
C-143 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

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

Friday – December 25, 2015

1:45 AM
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
Feuding co-workers don’t realize they’re secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast:  Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan.
BW-99 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a delightful Christmas movie.*****

7:45 AM
SCROOGE (1970)
A miser faces the ghosts of his past on Christmas Eve.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast:  Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans.
C-114 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

11:45 AM
I’LL BE SEEING YOU (1944)
A soldier meets a woman on Christmas furlough from prison and they fall in love.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast:  Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple.
BW-85 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

1:15 PM
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1941)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Dir: William Keighley Cast:  Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley.
BW-113 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a really good Christmas movie.*****

5:00 PM
IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast:  Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charlie Ruggles.
BW-115 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This is a Christmas movie.*****

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

Saturday – December 26, 2015

5:00 AM
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

7:00 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

9:00 PM
TOP HAT (1935)
A woman thinks the man who loves her is her best friend’s husband.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast:  Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton.
BW-100 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This movie leaves me laughing.*****

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

Sunday – December 27, 2015

1:00 AM
GOD TOLD ME TO (1976)
A cop investigates a series of gruesome murders seemingly inspired by God.
Dir: Larry Cohen Cast:  Tony LoBianco, Sandy Dennis, Deborah Raffin.
C-91 mins

11:00 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

9:15 PM
AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD (1952)
A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband’s killer.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby.
BW-98 mins

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

Tuesday – December 29, 2015

9:15 PM
TOO LATE FOR TEARS (1949)
A married woman’s discovery of stolen money changes her character for the worse.
Dir: Byron Haskin Cast:  Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea.
BW-101 mins

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

Wednesday – December 30, 2015

1:00 AM
KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952)
To commit the perfect crime, a former detective keeps his colleagues’ identities secret from each other.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast:  John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster.
BW-99 mins, CC

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

Thursday – December 31, 2015

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

8:45 PM
AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936)
Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora’s cousin of a murder charge.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart.
BW-112 mins, CC

10:45 PM
ANOTHER THIN MAN (1939)
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey.
BW-103 mins, CC

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

Friday – January 1, 2016

12:45 AM
SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN (1941)
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
Dir: Major W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson.
BW-97 mins, CC

2:30 AM
THE THIN MAN GOES HOME (1945)
On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson.
BW-101 mins, CC

4:15 AM
SONG OF THE THIN MAN (1947)
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn.
BW-87 mins, CC

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

(All of the above TCM descriptions were copied from the TCM site.)

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Hallmark & Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Countdown to Christmas 2015

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The rest of us would absolutely love hearing about any more mystery movies that will be airing during December 2015. So, if you know of any I haven’t listed, please post a comment.

Here is the November 2015 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for November 2015

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

Cozy Mystery List TV and Movie Section

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