The weather down here in San Antonio, Texas has been moving from hot and humid, to humidly hot! (I don’t think “humidly” is even a word, but that’s how I feel about it!) Now that the weather is unbearably hot for some of us, it’s a great time to take in a mystery movie! Actually, any time is a great time to do that! Here is the schedule of television mystery movies I have been able to find that will be showing during July 2015.

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

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Wednesday – July 1, 2015

5:00 AM
PAYMENT DEFERRED (1932)
A milquetoast kills for money and finds it a hard habit to break.
Dir: Lothar Mendes Cast:  Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Sullivan, Dorothy Peterson.
BW-81 mins

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Thursday – July 2, 2015

11:30 AM
BEWITCHED (1945)
A girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.
Dir: Arch Oboler Cast:  Edmund Gwenn, Phyllis Thaxter, Harry H. Daniels Jr..
BW-65 mins, CC

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Friday – July 3, 2015

12:15 PM
SCENE OF THE CRIME (1949)
A detective tries to solve a policeman’s murder.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast:  Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria De Haven.
BW-94 mins, CC

7:00 PM
THE BIG CLOCK (1948)
A corrupt publisher tries to frame a career-driven editor for murder.
Dir: John Farrow Cast:  Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Sullivan.
BW-95 mins, CC

8:45 PM
THE WINDOW (1949)
A boy who always lies witnesses a murder but can’t get anyone but the killer to believe him.
Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast:  Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart.
BW-73 mins, CC

10:15 PM
SHADOW ON THE WALL (1950)
A child is left mute by the sight of her stepmother’s murder.
Dir: Patrick Jackson Cast:  Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, Gigi Perreau.
BW-84 mins

11:45 PM
HIGH WALL (1947)
Psychiatry provides the key to proving a veteran flyer innocent of his wife’s murder.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast:  Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall.
BW-99 mins, CC

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Saturday – July 4, 2015

1:30 AM
THE LONG GOODBYE (1973)
Detective Phillip Marlowe investigates shady characters involved in a long-lost friend’s murder.
Dir: Robert Altman Cast:  Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden.
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
MARLOWE (1969)
Detective Philip Marlowe probes the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in search of a woman’s missing sister.
Dir: Paul Bogart Cast:  James Garner , Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O’Connor.
C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
Spirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston.
BW-126 mins, CC
***Happy Fourth of July!*** (not a mystery)

9:15 PM
THE MUSIC MAN (1962)
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America.
Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast:  Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett.
C-151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***Gotta love a big marching band on the Fourth of July! Also, little Ronny Howard is absolutely precious!*** (not a mystery)

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Sunday – July 5, 2015

5:30 AM
A FAMILY AFFAIR (1936)
In the first Hardy Family film, a small-town judge fights for re-election while dealing with family problems.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast:  Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden.
BW-69 mins, CC
***I didn’t watch the Hardy movies until about a year ago, and I have since then watched every one of them.*** (not a mystery)

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Wednesday – July 8, 2015

9:00 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

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Thursday – July 9, 2015

7:15 AM
FINGER OF GUILT (1956)
Blackmail threatens an American filmmaker’s attempts to rebuild his career in England.
Dir: Joseph Losey Cast:  Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy, Constance Cummings.
BW-84 mins, CC

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Friday – July 10, 2015

5:00 AM
FOLLOW ME QUIETLY (1949)
Police track a mysterious killer nicknamed “The Judge.”
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast:  William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey.
BW-60 mins, CC

11:15 AM
ARMORED CAR ROBBERY (1950)
A police officer tries to find half a million dollars stolen by gangsters.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast:  Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman.
BW-68 mins, CC

2:15 PM
D.O.A. (1950)
The victim of a slow-acting poison tracks down his own killer.
Dir: Rudolph Maté Cast:  Edmond O’Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler.
BW-84 mins, CC

3:45 PM
DESTINATION MURDER (1950)
A woman infiltrates the mob to find her father’s killer.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast:  Joyce MacKenzie, Stanley Clements, Hurd Hatfield.
BW-73 mins, CC

5:15 PM
THE TATTOOED STRANGER (1950)
Detectives investigate the Central Park murder of a young woman with a Marine Corps tattoo.
Dir: Edward J. Montagne Cast:  John Miles, Patricia White, Walter Kinsella.
BW-64 mins

8:45 PM
KISS ME DEADLY (1955)
Detective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast:  Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart.
BW-106 mins, CC

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Saturday – July 11, 2015

1:45 AM
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

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Sunday – July 12, 2015

3:00 PM
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
***If you like Barbara Stanwyck comedies, then you have got to see this one!*** (not a mystery)

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Wednesday – July 15, 2015

6:30 AM
NIGHT NURSE (1931)
A nurse discovers that the children she’s caring for are murder targets.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell.
BW-72 mins, CC

1:15 PM
GAMBLING LADY (1934)
Two gamblers fall in love but one is already married to a possible murderer.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Pat O’Brien.
BW-66 mins, CC

11:30 PM
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
A bogus preacher marries an outlaw’s widow in search of the man’s hidden loot.
Dir: Charles Laughton Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish.
BW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***Robert Mitchum is absolutely creeeeeeepy!***

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Thursday – July 16, 2015

2:30 PM
THE RETURN OF DOCTOR X (1939)
A murderer returns from the grave with a thirst for blood.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris.
BW-63 mins, CC

3:45 PM
THE MAN WHO TALKED TOO MUCH (1940)
A defense lawyer sets out to topple a powerful gangster.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall.
BW-76 mins

5:15 PM
FLIGHT FROM DESTINY (1941)
An elderly professor with six months to live plots a murder to reunite two young lovers.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn.
BW-75 mins, CC

7:00 PM
BRANNIGAN (1975)
A Chicago police detective has to bring a crook home from London.
Dir: Douglas Hickox Cast:  John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson.
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Friday – July 17, 2015

6:45 AM
TENSION (1950)
A man who had planned to murder his wife’s lover becomes the prime suspect when somebody beats him to it.
Dir: John Berry Cast:  Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse.
BW-91 mins, CC

8:30 AM
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

1:00 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

2:15 PM
NO QUESTIONS ASKED (1951)
A young lawyer’s primrose path to success gets him framed for murder.
Dir: Harold F. Kress Cast:  Barry Sullivan, Arlene Dahl, George Murphy.
BW-81 mins

3:45 PM
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

9:00 PM
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946)
Years after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott.
BW-116 mins, CC

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Saturday – July 18, 2015

1:00 AM
CONFLICT (1945)
A man murders his wife so he can be free to marry her sister.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-85 mins, CC

2:30 AM
KLUTE (1971)
A small-town detective searches for a missing man linked to a high-priced prostitute.
Dir: Alan J. Pakula Cast:  Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi.
C-114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:15 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

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Sunday – July 19, 2015

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

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Tuesday – July 21, 2015

5:30 AM
STAR OF MIDNIGHT (1935)
A New York lawyer tries to track down a kidnapped actress.
Dir: Stephen Roberts Cast:  William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly.
BW-90 mins, CC

12:45 PM
TWO O’CLOCK COURAGE (1945)
An amnesiac discovers he’s wanted for murder.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast:  Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Richard Lane.
BW-66 mins

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Thursday – July 23, 2015

7:15 AM
IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD (1939)
A runaway poetess helps a fugitive prove himself innocent of murder charges.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:  Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee.
BW-86 mins, CC

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Friday – July 24, 2015

5:45 AM
ROADBLOCK (1951)
An insurance agent’s greedy wife leads him to a life of crime.
Dir: Harold Daniels Cast:  Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore.
BW-73 mins, CC

7:00 AM
THE STRIP (1951)
A jazz drummer fights to clear his name when he’s accused of killing a racketeer.
Dir: Leslie Kardos Cast:  Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest.
BW-86 mins, CC

8:30 AM
BEWARE, MY LOVELY (1952)
A widow discovers her handyman is an escaped mental patient.
Dir: Harry Horner Cast:  Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Taylor Holmes.
BW-77 mins, CC

12:15 PM
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

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Saturday – July 25, 2015

12:30 AM
ANGEL FACE (1953)
An unscrupulous woman murders her loved ones for profit.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman.
BW-91 mins, CC

2:30 AM
ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (1958)
A businessman kills his boss to cover up his affair with the man’s wife.
Dir: Louis Malle Cast:  Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly.
BW-91 mins, Letterbox Format (This might be in French with subtitles.)

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Sunday – July 26, 2015

5:15 PM
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, Letterbox Format

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Monday – July 27, 2015

5:00 AM
THE PHANTOM OF PARIS (1931)
A magician is charged with killing his fiancee’s father.
Dir: John S. Robertson Cast:  John Gilbert, Leila Hyams, Lewis Stone.
BW-74 mins

7:45 AM
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

12:30 PM
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

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Tuesday – July 28, 2015

5:15 AM
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

7:00 AM
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

8:00 AM
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

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Wednesday – July 29, 2015

7:30 AM
THE KENNEL MURDER CASE (1933)
Society sleuth Philo Vance investigates a murder tied to a Long Island dog show.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette.
BW-73 mins, CC

9:00 PM
SEPARATE TABLES (1958)
The boarders at an English resort struggle with emotional problems.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast:  Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth, David Niven.
BW-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***This isn’t a mystery, but I remember it being very, very good.***

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Thursday – July 30, 2015

11:15 AM
AFTER OFFICE HOURS (1935)
A society newspaperwoman tries to prove to her editor that she can crack a murder case.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast:  Constance Bennett, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwin.
BW-72 mins, CC
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Friday – July 31, 2015

5:00 AM
THE BIG HEAT (1953)
A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster’s moll to bring down a powerful gangster.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando.
BW-90 mins, CC

10:30 AM
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (1956)
A novelist frames himself for murder to prove the fallibility of circumstantial evidence.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer.
BW-80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 PM
WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956)
Reporters compete to catch a serial killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders.
BW-100 mins, CC

3:45 PM
THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953)
A telephone operator kills in self-defense but can’t remember the details of the encounter.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern.
BW-88 mins, CC

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Saturday – August 1, 2015

2:00 AM
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

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

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July 2015 Hallmark Movies & Mystery Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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Wednesday – July 1, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo
A woman who blames Lt. Columbo for the loss of her husband sets out to get back at him. But before she goes after him, she first goes after the man who informed on her husband and by showing the Lt. how it feels to lose a love one; by going after his wife.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Thursday – July 2, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown
The unsuccessful junior partner in a dental group, a bad husband and degenerate gambler, faces divorce and ostracism from his father-in-law’s firm.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Friday – July 3, 2015

6:00 am
Columbo: Murder in Malibu
A successful writer of romance novels who is involved with a young, ambitious womanizer, is found shot to death in her Malibu home.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

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Saturday – July 4, 2015

4:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Christmas movie marathon

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Sunday – July 5, 2015

12:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Christmas movie marathon

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Monday – July 6, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo Goes to College
Two arrogant college students in Columbo’s class on criminology kill a professor that discovers they are cheating.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Christmas movie marathon

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Tuesday – July 7, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Wade Anders host of a highly popular anti-crime television show, has to murder a blackmailer.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

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Wednesday – July 8, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star
Lt. Columbo matches wits with a defense lawyer who has never lost a case in his career.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

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Thursday – July 9, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot
A struggling photographer is murdered in an elaborate scheme to get hold of his lottery winnings.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

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Friday – July 10, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: No Time to Die
Columbo attends his nephew’s wedding and as the couple get ready to leave on their honeymoon, the bride disappears. Columbo investigates, thinking his nephew may have made a few enemies on the police force.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

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Saturday – July 11, 2015

4:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Christmas movie marathon

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Sunday – July 12, 2015

12:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Christmas movies marathon

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Monday – July 13, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: A Bird in the Hand…
A rich man disliked by his family has a bomb planted in his car, but before it explodes, he is run over and killed, but by who?

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Tuesday – July 14, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: It’s All in the Game
Nick Franco is a violent, two-timing gigolo and his current paramour, Laura Stanton, has had enough. With the help of a young woman named Lisa, she murders her lover and sets herself up with an airtight alibi. When Columbo starts sniffing on her trail, Laura quickly works to seduce the married detective, hoping that her sex appeal will throw the usually stubborn Lieutenant off the scent.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Wednesday – July 15, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey
Ego-maniac Fielding Chase, is a radio talk show host who in order to prevent his daughter from moving to New York, murders a member of his staff.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Thursday – July 16, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Undercover
A photograph is the only clue for Columbo when two dead men and a seven year old mystery with $4 million dollars involved as well as an obnoxious insurance investigator come into play.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Friday – July 17, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Strange Bedfellows
A corrupt horse breeder and the gambling syndicate are fixing the horse races puts Columbo into a double investigation while investigating a very clever killer.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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.

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Saturday – July 18, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Perry Mason marathon

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Sunday – July 19, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:50 PM
Mystery Woman marathon

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Monday – July 20, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: A Trace of Murder
Millionaire Clifford Calvert is framed for murdering a man he did business with and who in turn filed a lawsuit against him. Columbo investigates and finds out that Mrs. Calvert has been having an affair and has lots of motive to set up her husband.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Tuesday – July 21, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Ashes to Ashes
Columbo is called in to solve the murder of Hollywood gossip journalist Verity Chandler whose last target was Eric Prince, mortician to the stars.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Wednesday – July 22, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes
Findlay Crawford, a Hollywood film composer and conductor, murders a talented composer/musician who has been ghostwriting most of Crawford’s work in recent years, including the entire score for the last film, which won an Oscar. Crawford is jealous of the young musician whose talent outshines his own. Will Columbo find out who did it?

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Thursday – July 23, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife
Columbo gets a taste of the Los Angeles rave scene as he investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 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.

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.

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Friday – July 24, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Prescription Murder
Columbo investigates the murder of a prominent doctor’s wife. As the investigation continues, the doctor’s involvement in the murder becomes clear. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 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.

6:00 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.

8:00 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.

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

Saturday – July 25, 2015

8:00 AM
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.

10:00 AM
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.

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
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.

8:00 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.

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

Sunday – July 26, 2015

Murder, She Wrote marathon all day except for Real Murders at 8:00 PM

8:00 PM   *****NEW*****
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.

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

Monday – July 27, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Ransom For a Dead Man
A lawyer comes up with a clever plan to murder her husband. After the deed is done, a seemingly slow-witted, homicide detective is assigned to the case–but he’s not nearly as incompetent as he appears to be. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Tuesday – July 28, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Etude in Black
The mistress of a symphony conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover’s wife. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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.

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

Wednesday – July 29, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Dagger of the Mind
Columbo is in London to learn about new methods of investigation used by Scotland Yard when he smells something fishy in what appears to be an accidental death of a famed producer. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Thursday – July 30, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm
Lt. Columbo investigates the killing of a winemaker whose covetous brother stands to inherit the family vineyard. Stars Peter Falk.

4:00 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

6:00 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.

8:00 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.

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

Friday – July 31, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Candidate for Crime
Campaign manager Harry Stone manufactures a story that Senatorial candidate, Nelson Hayward, is the target of a murder plot to gain votes in the coming election. Believing that his campaign manager knows too much, Hayward seizes the opportunity to commit a murder of his own: killing Harry Stone. Making it look as if Hayward himself was the intended victim, the Senatorial candidate looks to get away with murder until Columbo hits the campaign trail to catch the killer. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

6:00 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.
Saturday – August 1, 2015

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.

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

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.

Here is the July schedule for this movie’s showings (Central time zone):

Sunday – July 26   8:00 PM
Tuesday – July 28   6:00 PM
Wednesday – July 29   8:00 AM
Friday – July 31   8:00 PM

(All of the above Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site.)

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

Please post a comment if you know of any other TV mystery movies that will be airing during July.

Here is the June 2015 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for June 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

Vacation time is here! For some of us that means spending our days outside, enjoying the fun nature has to offer. For others, it means cranking up the air conditioning and staying inside while avoiding 100° days. Either way, most of us have time to take a break to enjoy a few mystery movies that have shown on TV.

For those of you who missed some of the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel’s new mystery movies (Joanne Fluke’s Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, Peter King’s Gourmet Detective or Charlaine Harris’ A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery), you’ll get your chance to watch them during June. Also, there will be a McBride mystery movies marathon as well as a Murder, She Wrote marathon.

Over on the Turner Classic Movies channel, they will be showing Laura and The Letter, two really good movies. Also, if you want to see a really creepy Robert Wagner, way before his Jonathan Hart days, A Kiss before Dying should fill the bill! And as usual, I couldn’t help including a few movies that aren’t mysteries, but are so good I had to mention them: Jezebel and the three Father’s Day movies. I think all four of these movies are terrific!

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

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

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Monday – June 1, 2015

(***These first four June 2015 movies star Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. I love seeing them act together and you may, too! The first three are not mysteries.***)

7:00 PM
The Long Hot Summer (1958)
A drifter with a past brings a wealthy family’s problems to a head.
Dir: Martin Ritt Cast:  Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa.
C-117 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:15 PM
Rally Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
The arrival of an Army missile base shatters the peaceful life of a suburban town.
Dir: Leo McCarey Cast:  Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins.
C-107 mins, Letterbox Format

11:15 PM
From the Terrace (1960)
A financial wizard is tempted to sacrifice his career for an affair.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast:  Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy.
C-149 mins

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

Tuesday – June 2, 2015

5:30 AM
The Drowning Pool (1975)
A private eye’s investigation of an anonymous letter leads to murder.
Dir: Stuart Rosenberg Cast:  Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa.
C-108 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Thursday – June 4, 2015

1:00 AM
The Killers (1946)
An insurance investigator uncovers a string of crimes when he tries to find a murdered boxer’s beneficiary.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast:  Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien.
BW-102 mins, CC

(***The next eight movies are Bulldog Drummond mysteries. I haven’t seen them yet and am hoping they aren’t too dated.***)

7:00 PM
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner when he intents to protect a beautiful heiress of an espionage organization.
Dir: James Hogan Cast:  Ray Milland, Sir Guy Standing, Heather Angel.
BW-67 mins

8:15 PM
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947)
When thieves rob his country estate, Bulldog Drummond’s investigation uncovers a deadly jewel heist.
Dir: Sidney Salkow Cast:  Anita Louise, Pat O’Moore, Terry Kilburn.
BW-70 mins

9:45 PM
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
An old enemy kidnaps Bulldog Drummond¿s fiancée.
Dir: Louis King Cast:  John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell.
BW-58 mins

11:00 PM
Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge (1937)
Captain Drummond travels to Switzerland in order to marry his girlfriend but the disappearance of a dangerous cargo of explosives makes him delay his plans.
Dir: Louis King Cast:  John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell.
BW-57 mins

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

Friday – June 5, 2015

12:15 AM
Bulldog Drummond’s Peril (1938)
Bulldog Drummond hunts down an assassin after a priceless diamond.
Dir: James Hogan Cast: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbel .
BW-66 mins

1:30 AM
Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)
Drummond, his girlfriend and his butler try to free an high post of Scotland Yard who has been kidnapped.
Dir: Louis King Cast:  John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner.
BW-58 mins

2:45 AM
Bulldog Drummond’s Secret Police (1939)
Bulldog Drummond discovers the house he¿s rented for his wedding hides a secret treasure.
Dir: James Hogan Cast:  John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner.
BW-56 mins

4:00 AM
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939)
Bulldog Drummond postpones his wedding to track down a band of bank robbers.
Dir: James Hogan Cast:  John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner.
BW-56 mins

5:00 AM
M (1931)
The mob sets out to catch a child killer whose crimes are attracting too much police attention.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke, Gustav Grundgens.
BW-109 mins

8:45 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

10:30 AM
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
A newspaperman serves as key witness in a circumstantial murder case.
Dir: Boris Ingster Cast:  Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet.
BW-64 mins, CC

1:30 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

9:15 PM
Woman on the Run (1950)
A woman searches for her husband, who ran off after witnessing a mob hit.
Dir: Norman Foster Cast:  Ann Sheridan, Dennis O’Keefe, Robert Keith.
BW-77 mins

10:45 PM
Dark Passage (1947)
A man falsely accused of his wife’s murder escapes to search for the real killer.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett.
BW-106 mins, CC

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

Saturday – June 6, 2015

12:45 AM
Born to Kill (1947)
A murderer marries a young innocent then goes after her more experienced sister.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast:  Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak.
BW-92 mins, CC

2:30 AM
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Detectives clash while investigating political corruption.
Dir: Curtis Hanson Cast:  Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger.
C-138 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 PM
The Big Heat (1953)
A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster’s moll to bring down a powerful gangster.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando.
BW-90 mins, CC

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

Sunday – June 7, 2015

5:00 AM
The Runaway Bride (1930)
A criminal gang goes after the jewels their dying leader stashed in a woman’s handbag.
Dir: Donald Crisp Cast:  Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes, David Newell.
BW-66 mins

6:15 AM
For the Defense (1930)
An attorney, who specializes in springing criminals out of prison, is faced with a moral dilemma when his girlfriend drunkenly kills a pedestrian with her car and another man takes the blame.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast:  William Powell, Kay Francis, Scott Kolk.
BW-63 mins, CC

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

Monday – June 8, 2015

7:15 AM
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
A newswoman investigates a haunted house.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast:  Wayne Morris, Brenda Marshall, Alexis Smith.
BW-71 mins, CC
(***I’m not sure if this is a mystery or not.***)

4:00 PM
Conflict (1945)
A man murders his wife so he can be free to marry her sister.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-86 mins, CC

11:30 PM
Saboteur (1942)
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the lam to prove his innocence.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger.
BW-109 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – June 9, 2015

5:15 AM
Jezebel (1938)
A tempestuous Southern belle’s willfulness threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Dir: William Wyler Cast:  Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent.
BW-104 mins, CC
(***Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, and George Brent! Terrific Gone with the Wind type of movie. Not a mystery.)

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

Thursday – June 11, 2015

5:45 AM
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
A private eye investigates a millionaire’s mysterious past before a murderer can get to the witnesses.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast:  Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Paola Mori.
BW-106 mins

3:45 PM
The Happy Thieves (1962)
A worldly art thief gets mixed up with murder.
Dir: George Marshall Cast:  Rex Harrison, Rita Hayworth, Joseph Wiseman.
C-89 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – June 12, 2015

6:30 AM
Laura (1944)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast:  Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb.
BW-88 mins, CC

9:30 AM
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

11:15 AM
Danger Signal (1945)
A man suspected of murder charms a secretary into helping him.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast:  Faye Emerson, Zachary Scott, Dick Erdman.
BW-78 mins, CC

12:45 PM
Detour (1945)
A hitchhiker takes on a dead man’s identity only to face blackmail by an unscrupulous woman.
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer Cast:  Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake.
BW-68 mins, CC

4:00 PM
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
Johnny Angel (1946)
A sailor sets out to solve his father’s murder.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso.
BW-79 mins, CC

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

Saturday – June 13, 2015

2:30 AM
Night Moves (1975)
An L.A. private detective puts aside his own marital woes while tracing a topless nymphet to the Florida Keys.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast:  Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Edward Binns.
C-100 mins

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

7:00 PM
Bullitt (1968)
When mobsters kill the witness he was assigned to protect, a dedicated policeman investigates the case on his own.
Dir: Peter Yates Cast:  Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset.
C-114 mins, CC

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

Sunday – June 14, 2015

1:15 PM
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
Dir: Gerd Oswald Cast:  Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith.
C-95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Monday – June 15, 2015

11:00 AM
The Fallen Idol (1948)
A neglected child thinks the servant he idolizes has committed murder.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast:  Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey.
BW-95 mins, CC

3:15 PM
One Way Pendulum (1964)
An eccentric family gets mixed up in an imaginary murder trial.
Dir: Peter Yates Cast:  Eric Sykes, George Cole, Julia Foster.
BW-84 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – June 19, 2015

10:30 AM
The Big Sleep (1946)
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl’s involvement in the murder of a pornographer.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely.
BW-114 mins, CC

12:30 PM
The Killers (1946)
An insurance investigator uncovers a string of crimes when he tries to find a murdered boxer’s beneficiary.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast:  Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien.
BW-102 mins, CC

4:00 PM
Nocturne (1946)
A police detective refuses to believe a composer’s death was suicide.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast:  George Raft, Lynn Bari, Virginia Huston.
BW-87 mins, CC

5:30 PM
Crossfire (1947)
A crusading district attorney investigates the murder of a Jewish man.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast:  Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan.
BW-86 mins, CC

8:45 PM
Mystery Street (1950)
Criminal pathologists try to crack a case with nothing but the victim’s bones to go on.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett.
BW-93 mins, CC

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

Saturday – June 20, 2015

12:15 AM
The People Against O’Hara (1951)
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Pat O’Brien, Diana Lynn.
BW-102 mins, CC

2:15 AM
Get Carter (1971)
A small-time gangster searches for the truth behind his brother’s death.
Dir: Mike Hodges Cast: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland.
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – June 21, 2015

(***I think these three movies are terrific movies to enjoy on Father’s Day! They are not mysteries.***)

1:15 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

3:00 PM
Father’s Little Dividend (1951)
In this sequel to Father of the Bride, a doting father faces a series of comic trials when his daughter has her first child.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor.
BW-81 mins, CC

4:45 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

11:15 PM
Sherlock Holmes (1922)
In this silent film, Sherlock Holmes faces off against Professor Moriarty.
Dir: Albert Parker Cast:  John Barrymore, Roland Young, Carol Dempster.
BW-86 mins
(***I’m not crazy about silent films. John Barrymore back in 1922!)

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

Tuesday – June 23, 2015

2:00 PM
I Confess (1953)
A priest suspected of murder can only clear himself by violating the sanctity of the confessional.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden.
BW-95 mins, CC

8:45 PM
The Last of Sheila (1973)
A game of murder among wealthy vacationers turns into the real thing.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast:  James Coburn, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon.
C-119 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – June 26, 2015

5:00 AM
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Illicit lovers plot to kill the woman’s older husband.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast:  Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway.
BW-113 mins, CC

7:00 AM
They Won’t Believe Me (1947)
A faithless husband is charged with a murder he didn’t commit.
Dir: Irving Pichel Cast:  Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Jane Greer.
BW-80 mins, CC

8:45 AM
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
A coast guardsman begins to think his mistress’s blind husband can really see.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast:  Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Bickford.
BW-71 mins, CC

10:00 AM
Lady in the Lake (1947)
Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective’s viewpoint.
Dir: Robert Montgomery Cast:  Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan.
BW-103 mins, CC

12:00 PM
Out of the Past (1947)
A private eye becomes the dupe of a homicidal moll.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas.
BW-97 mins, CC

7:00 PM
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
A meek novelist investigates the mysterious death of a notorious scoundrel.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast:  Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson.
BW-96 mins, CC

10:30 PM
The Stranger (1946)
A small-town schoolteacher suspects her new husband may be an escaped Nazi war criminal.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast:  Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles.
BW-95 mins, CC

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

Saturday – June 27, 2015

12:15 AM
The Third Man (1949)
A man’s investigation of a friend’s death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast:  Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles.
BW-104 mins, CC

7:00 PM
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, Angela Lansbury.
BW-110 mins, CC

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

Sunday – June 28, 2015

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

5:15 PM
The Gazebo (1960)
A suburban couple tries to cope with a murder victim whose body refuses to stay put.
Dir: George Marshall Cast:  Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner.
BW-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

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

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June 2015 Hallmark Movies & Mystery Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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

Monday – June 1, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Dagger of the Mind
Columbo is in London to learn about new methods of investigation used by Scotland Yard when he smells something fishy in what appears to be an accidental death of a famed producer. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Perry Mason travels to Las Vegas to investigate a deadly blackmailing scheme. Two men are dead and a third stands accused of their murders. A mischievous 13 year old begs Perry to help her father whose been falsely accused, but not without getting herself into trouble.
Stars Raymond Burr.

10:00 AM
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
While Perry is away in Washington, fellow lawyer Anthony Caruso covers his practice and defends a woman accused of murdering her ex-husband. Stars Paul Sorvino.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Tuesday – June 2, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm
Lt. Columbo investigates the killing of a winemaker whose covetous brother stands to inherit the family vineyard. Stars Peter Falk.

10:00 AM
Mary and Rhoda
Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern find themselves alone after the death of Mary’s husband and Rhoda’s divorce. Both have relocated to New York City and try to jumpstart their dormant careers and reconnect with their daughters. Stars Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper.
(***Not a mystery, but it might be fun to catch up with Mary and Rhoda.***)

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Wednesday – June 3, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Candidate for Crime
Campaign manager Harry Stone manufactures a story that Senatorial candidate, Nelson Hayward, is the target of a murder plot to gain votes in the coming election. Believing that his campaign manager knows too much, Hayward seizes the opportunity to commit a murder of his own: killing Harry Stone. Making it look as if Hayward himself was the intended victim, the Senatorial candidate looks to get away with murder until Columbo hits the campaign trail to catch the killer. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Thursday – June 4, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Swan Song
A popular folk singer’s plane has crashed. Two passengers have died, and one has escaped with minor injuries. Columbo is called to determine whether the crash was merely an accident or rather, a twisted plot to murder the passengers. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Friday – June 5, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: A Friend in Deed
After killing his wife, Hugh Caldwell asks for help from his best friend Mark Halperin, the Deputy Police Commissioner of the LAPD. Mark makes the murder look like a robbery gone wrong, but the price of his assistance is more than Hugh bargained for. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Sunday – June 7, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Matlock marathon

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

Monday – June 8, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Exercise in Fatality
After Milo tries to steal money from his own company company, his business partner learns of the plan a tries to figure out what to do. Gene turns up dead, the victim of an “accident,” and no one ever suspected Milo, especially since he has a perfect alibi for the time of the death. Columbo comes to investigate the accident and begins to see through Milo’s fit exterior. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 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.

6:00 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.

8:00 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.

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

Tuesday – June 9, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Negative Reaction
A famous photographer, tired of his wife’s antics, has her abducted and murdered. Despite his feeling that the plan works perfectly, Lt. Columbo has a strange feeling that Paul isn’t quite as innocent as he appears. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

6:00 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.

8:00 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.

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

Wednesday – June 10, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: By Dawn’s Early Light
A proud Commandant of a military academy is incensed that William Haynes, the owner of the property, wants to turn it into a co-ed college. Los Angeles Police Department’s Lt. Columbo comes to the academy to investigate Haynes’ death and instantly suspects that
Rumford had something to do with the explosion, which Columbo believes was not accidental. Stars Peter Falk.

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.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Lies Between Friends
When art restorer Joss Jenner joins her old college friends for a weekend reunion, old jealousies and deeply buried secrets lead to murder. Devastated by the loss, Joss is unable to rest until she figures out who is responsible for the crime. Stars Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer.

6:00 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.

8:00 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.

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

Thursday – June 11, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Troubled Waters
A vacationing Columbo investigates the death of a performer while on a cruise ship. Stars Peter Falk and Robert Vaughn.

8:00 AM
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.

10:00 AM
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.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

6:00 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.

8:00 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.

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

Friday – June 12, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Forgotten Lady
Columbo investigates the alleged suicide of a famous actress’ husband. Stars Peter Falk and Janet Leigh.

8:00 AM
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.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder 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.

8:00 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.

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

Saturday – June 13, 2015

6:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote marathon

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

Sunday – June 14, 2015

8:00 AM
McBride: The Chameleon Murder
As a favor to a friend, defense attorney McBride takes on a client accused of murdering a woman. When McBride and his partner Phil investigate the deceased, they discover she had many identities and with each new life she was leading the list of suspects grows larger. Stars John Larroquette, Marta Dubois, Matt Lutz.

10:00 AM
McBride: Murder Past Midnight
Ex-cop turned defense attorney, Jim McBride takes on a new and very beautiful client accused of murdering her husband. Stars John Larroquette, Marta Dubois, and Matt Lutz.

12:00 PM
McBride: It’s Murder, Madam
An actress, furious that she has been duped into working at an escort service, goes to confront her boss about the situation. She is shocked when she discovers her boss’s dead body and is later arrested for the murder. Defense attorney McBride takes on the case to
prove Marilyn is innocent. Stars John Larroquette, Marta Dubois, Matt Lutz.

2:00 PM
McBride: The Doctor is Out…Really Out
When therapist George Prescott is murdered, investigator Jim McBride is summoned to questions the doctor’s biggest head cases, including vindictive lovers, jealous colleagues, and vengeful rivals. Stars John Larroquette, Marta Dubois,and Matt Lutz.

4:00 PM
McBride: Tune In For Murder
McBride’s case involves two larger than life radio stars who host the highly successful morning show “Ron and Bob.” But when Ron is murdered and all the evidence points to Bob, McBride and Phil begin investigating and what they turn up are a lot of unanswered
questions. Stars John Larroquette, Marta Dubois, and Matt Lutz.

6:00 PM
McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty?
When Tracy, an aspiring singer breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Joe on the set of a popular talk show, everyone assumes it’s nothing more than tv tabloid hijinks. But when the talk show host turns up dead, all evidence points to Joe. McBride must take center stage and clear his client of murder. Stars John Larroquette, Marta Dubois, and Matt Lutz.

8:00 PM
McBride: Fallen Idol
McBride and Phil represent a young man accused of murdering a famous and success lawyer, who is also McBride’s mentor. Stars John Larroquette, Marta DuBois, and Matt Lutz.

10:00 PM
McBride: Semper Fi
On a quiet street, in a seemingly ordinary home, a horrific crime has occurred, and a fireman and former marine medic is accused of killing his wife and daughters. Stars John Larroquette, Marta Dubois, and Matt Lutz.

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

Monday – June 15, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Identity Crisis
Lieutenant Columbo investigates a dark secret and a secret group after a man is murdered. Stars Peter Falk and Patrick McGoohan.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Tuesday – June 16, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Now You See Him
Lt. Columbo investigates an expert magician who is hiding the murder of his employer. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Wednesday – June 17, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Last Salute to the Commodore
Lieutenant Columbo investigates the disappearance of an old navy Commodore who vanishes at sea. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Thursday – June 18, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder
Columbo unravels the murder of a television network executive and his seemingly innocent assistant. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Friday – June 19, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: The Conspirators
A terrorist posing as a wealthy philanthropist, befriends Columbo thinking that he will be safe from investigation. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Sunday – June 21, 2015

Columbo marathon

8:00 AM
Columbo: A Stitch in Crime
A nurse is murdered when she discovers a doctors secret about performing unecessary procedures on unknowing patients. Stars Peter Falk.

9:30 AM
Columbo: The Most Dangerous Match
Chess grandmaster Emmett Clayton’s title, not to mention his ego, are threatened when an ex-girlfriend convinces retired Soviet player Tomlin Dudek to challenge him. He plots to murder his erstwhile rival before the match can take place. His only obstacle to unquestioned domination of chess: a police lieutenant who knows all the right moves to put Clayton behind bars.

11:00 AM
Columbo: Double Shock
A flamboyant television chef and his feuding brother, a conservative banker, both equally disapprove of their wealthy uncle Clifford’s impending marriage to a much younger woman. Stars Peter Falk.

12:30 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.

2:00 PM
Columbo: Double Exposure
Dr. Bart Keppel has a very high opinion of himself, but, notwithstanding his opinion, he is being fired by Vic Norris. So he decides to plan a murder, a perfect alibi for himself and evidence against the victim’s wife.

3:30 PM
Columbo: Publish or Perish
Riley Greenleaf is a publisher and Alan Mallory is his principal asset, a successful writer. But Alan Mallory has decided to change publisher. Riley then threatens to kill him and hires Eddie Kane, a veteran from Vietnam, to murder Alan and to leave evidence that the killer is Riley himself who has an excellent alibi.

5:00 PM
Columbo: Mind Over Mayhem
Rather than let his son be exposed for a fraud, a scientist carefully plans a murder to look like a burglary gone wrong. Lt. Columbo comes up with his own brand of the scientific method to catch the killer and solve the mystery. Stars Peter Falk.

6:30 PM
Columbo: Playback
An electronics expert plans the perfect murder, complete with a closed-circuit television alibi. Columbo must work even harder with his old school ways and low tech probing to catch the killer. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 PM
Columbo: A Deadly State of Mind
When a psychiatrist and his patient get caught by a jealous husband, the doctor turns to murder. An unlikely story of a botched robbery is no match for the famous Columbo. Stars Peter Falk and George Hamilton.

9:30 PM
Columbo: A Case of Immunity
Columbo has to solve a crime at the embassy of a middle-east nation. Between the difficulties of a distant culture and diplomatic immunity, Columbo has his hands full. Stars Peter Falk and Hector Elizondo.

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

Monday – June 22, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
An egocentric psychic murders his old mentor, a magician charged to expose him as fraud, by beheading him while he’s rehearsing his guillotine trick.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Jonathan and Jennifer travel to publisher Alfred Raines’ private island for a party at which Raines is hoping to sign Jennifer to a writing contract. When Jennifer overhears someone plotting to murder a man during the weekend, she and Jonathan set out to discover who’s trying to kill who and almost get themselves killed in the process. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander.

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

Tuesday – June 23, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows
An egocentric wunderkind director murders a childhood friend who threatens to expose his negligent complicity in the death of his sister years earlier.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
At a Hart Industries charity auction, Jennifer finds a locket that could hold the key to unlocking Jonathan’s early years spent at the Mission Street Orphanage and the family he never knew. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander.

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

Wednesday – June 24, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective
When a successful sex therapist with a best selling book and a hit TV show is crushed to learn her business partner/lover is cheating on her, she plots appropriate revenge.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time
Grief-stricken Jonathan and Jennifer travel to Montreal for the reading of Max’s will. A special gift from Max to the Harts holds the key to murder, intrigue, and suicide. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Joan Collins.

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

Thursday – June 25, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Grand Deceptions
After the head of a private paramilitary think tank who is embezzling funds murders a blackmailer, he has to match wits with the persistent Lieutenant Columbo.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
The Harts travel to Australia to purchase a wildlife reserve from Jennifer’s former love interest. Believing that Jonathan stole Jennifer from him years before, Elliott Manning plots to frame Jonathan for his murder and take back his beloved Jennifer. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and James Brolin.

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

Friday – June 26, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Murder, a Self Portrait
Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painters first wife.

8:00 AM
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
The Harts travel to Australia to purchase a wildlife reserve from Jennifer’s former love interest. Believing that Jonathan stole Jennifer from him years before, Elliott Manning plots to frame Jonathan for his murder and take back his beloved Jennifer. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and James Brolin.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart
Munich is the setting of yet another Hart Anniversary except this time Jennifer takes on a whole new personality. She’s there to save a young boy’s life, who knew she’d have to save her own too. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and George Hamilton.

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

Saturday – June 27, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Hart to Hart marathon

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

Sunday – June 28, 2015

8:00 AM
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.

10:00 AM
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.

12:00 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.

2:00 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.

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
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.

8:00 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.

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.

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

Monday – June 29, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo Cries Wolf
When the business-savvy publisher of a “Playboy”-type men’s magazine wants to sell her stock to a Rupert Murdoch-like media tycoon, she apparently disappears on a London-bound flight.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Tuesday – June 30, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Agenda for Murder
This time Columbo is put on a murder that was made to look like a suicide. However, he notices some loose ends, and asks a lawyer and a governor to clear these problems up.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

(All of the above Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site.)

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

If you know of any other TV mystery movies that will air during June, please post a comment for the rest of us to see.

Also, since I am posting the June 2015 a few days early, here is the May 2015 schedule so you can see what’s airing during the rest of May:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for May 2015

I have a page on my site that has lots of links to entries I have written about movies and television shows you might enjoy. Here is the link to that page:

Cozy Mystery List TV and Movie Section

I hope you find lots of movies and shows you enjoy!