Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for November 2014

October 22, 2014

It’s almost November, and I finished the Upcoming Television Mystery Movies entry a bit early. Here are the television mystery movies that we have in store for us during November 2014. I have also listed a few of my truly-enjoyed non-mystery movies, just in case you might be in the mood for one of them.

These are mystery movies from the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as the PBS Masterpiece Mystery shows. I hope you’re able to find a few that spark your interest.

As usual, if you know of any other mystery movie that will be airing during the month (November), please post a comment. We’d all love to know about it. Thank you!

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November 2014 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

Saturday – November 1, 2014

5:45 AM
Doctor X (1932)
A reporter investigates a series of cannibalistic murders at a medical college.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy.
C-76 mins

7:15 AM
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1941)
A scientist’s investigations into the nature of good and evil turn him into a murderous monster.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner.
BW-113 mins, CC

9:30 AM
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
A wheelchair-bound doctor fights off a homicidal maniac.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Philip Dorn, Donna Reed.
BW-84 mins

9:00 PM
Murder Most Foul (1964)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple joins a small-town theatre to investigate a murder.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles Tingwell.
BW-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Margaret Rutherford is a totally different type of Miss Marple.*****

10:45 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, Letterbox Format

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Sunday – November 2, 2014

3:00 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, Letterbox Format

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

Monday – November 3, 2014

2:00 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

3:30 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

5:00 PM
Impact (1949)
After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.
Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn.
BW-111 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – November 4, 2014

10:00 PM
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
A baby photographer mistaken for a private eye ends up framed for murder.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre.
BW-86 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – November 5, 2014

1:00 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

2:15 PM
Woman Wanted (1935)
An innocent woman is chased by both gangsters and the police.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Maureen O’Sullivan, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone.
BW-67 mins, CC

4:45 PM
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
An American reporter covering the war in Europe gets mixed up in the assassination of a Dutch diplomat.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall.
BW-120 mins, CC

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

Thursday – November 6, 2014

4:00 AM
Secrets of the French Police (1932)
Strange crimes committed by a hypnotized woman are solved by a French detective.
Dir: Edward Sutherland Cast: Gwili Andre, Gregory Ratoff, Frank Morgan.
BW-58 mins

9:15 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, Letterbox Format

11:15 PM
The Third Man (1949)
A man’s investigation of a friend’s death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles.
BW-104 mins, CC

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

Friday – November 7, 2014

4:45 PM
The Bad Seed (1956)
A woman suspects that her perfect little girl is a ruthless killer.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Gage Clarke, Jesse White, Joan Croyden.
C-129 mins, CC

7:00 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

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

Saturday – November 8, 2014

7:15 AM
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey.
BW-118 mins, CC
*****What a delightful movie!*****

11:00 AM
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

5:00 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

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

Sunday – November 9, 2014

5:15 PM
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
A New York businessman’s dream of a country home is shattered when he buys a tumbledown rural shack.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas.
BW-94 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery.*****

7:00 PM
Berlin Express (1948)
Allied agents fight an underground Nazi group in post-war Europe.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Charles Korvin.
BW-87 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – November 12, 2014

2:30 PM
Gypsy (1962)
A domineering mother pushes her two daughters to burlesque stardom.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden.
C-143 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Rosalind Russell is like a force of nature in this movie. Not a mystery.*****

7:00 PM
In This Our Life (1942)
A neurotic southerner steals her sister’s husband then vies with her for another man.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent.
BW-97 mins, CC
*****No one can do mean like Bette Davis did! Not a mystery.*****

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Thursday – November 13, 2014

3:00 PM
Woman of the Year (1942)
Opposites distract when a sophisticated political columnist falls for a sportswriter.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter.
BW-114 mins, CC
*****If you haven’t seen this, make sure you do! Not a mystery.*****

5:00 PM
Pillow Talk (1959)
A man and woman carry their feud over the telephone line they share into their real lives.
Dir: Michael Gordon Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall.
C-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****What can I say? I just love these movies with the Rock, Doris, and Tony. Not a mystery.*****

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Saturday – November 15, 2014

9:30 AM
Dr. Gillespie’s Criminal Case (1943)
A wheelchair-bound doctor tries to prove a convicted killer’s innocence.
Dir: Willis Goldbeck Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Keye Luke.
BW-89 mins

9:00 PM
Dead Ringer (1964)
A woman murders her rich twin and tries to take her place.
Dir: Paul Henreid Cast: Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford.
BW-116 mins, CC
*****Did I mention no one does evil like Bette Davis? Not technically a mystery.*****

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Monday – November 17, 2014

5:00 AM
A Fine Pair (1969)
A detective gets involved with a beautiful jewel thief.
Dir: Francesco Maselli Cast: Rock Hudson, Claudia Cardinale, Tomas Milian.
C-90 mins, CC

8:30 AM
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

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

Tuesday – November 18, 2014

4:30 PM
Super Sleuth (1937)
A movie detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-life crimes.
Dir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Jack Oakie, Ann Sothern, Eduardo Ciannelli.
BW-70 mins

11:45 PM
Gilda (1946)
A gambler discovers an old flame in South America, but she’s married to his new boss.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready.
BW-110 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – November 19, 2014

12:15 PM
Counterplot (1959)
While hiding in Puerto Rico, a man framed for murder dodges the police, his girlfriend and the real killer.
Dir: Kurt Neumann Cast: Forrest Tucker, Allison Hayes, Gerald Milton.
BW-76 mins, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
The Whistler (1944)
A grieving widower hires an assassin to kill him only to have his late wife turn up alive.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Richard Dix, J. Carrol Naish, Gloria Stuart.
BW-60 mins, CC

8:15 PM
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
A young woman seeks an amnesiac’s true identity in the clues in his pockets.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell.
BW-66 mins, CC

10:45 PM
The Mysterious Intruder (1946)
A detective discovers the woman he’s been hired to track down is the key to an unusual inheritance.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Richard Dix, Barton MacLane, Nina Vale.
BW-62 mins

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

Thursday – November 20, 2014

12:00 AM
Whistling In The Dark (1941)
A radio detective is kidnapped and forced to plan the perfect murder.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Red Skelton, Conrad Veidt, Ann Rutherford.
BW-78 mins, CC

1:30 AM
Whistling In Dixie (1942)
A radio detective’s southern honeymoon is cut short by the discovery of a murder.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, George Bancroft.
BW-74 mins, CC

3:00 AM
Whistling In Brooklyn (1943)
A radio sleuth infiltrates the Brooklyn Dodgers to solve a murder.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, Jean Rogers.
BW-87 mins, CC

4:30 AM
Whistling In The Dark (1933)
A mystery writer’s plan for the perfect murder greatly interests a mobster.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Ernest Truex, Una Merkel, Edward Arnold.
BW-79 mins

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

Sunday – November 23, 2014

1:00 AM
Cat O’ Nine Tails (1971)
A blind man and a reporter investigate a break-in at a center for genetic research.
Dir: Dario Argento Cast: Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak.
C-112 mins, Letterbox Format

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

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

Wednesday – November 26, 2014

5:30 PM
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore.
C-86 mins, CC

10:30 PM
The Fake (1953)
An American investigator in London discovers that a posh museum’s da Vinci is a fake.
Dir: Godfrey Grayson Cast: Dennis O’Keefe, Coleen Gray, Hugh Williams.
BW-71 mins

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

Thursday – November 27, 2014

12:00 AM
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

3:30 AM
Crack-Up (1946)
An art critic risks his reputation and his life to track down a forgery racket.
Dir: Irving Reis Cast: Pat O’Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall.
BW-93 mins, CC

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Friday – November 28, 2014

4:30 AM
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
A young woman on vacation triggers an international incident when she tries to track an elderly friend who has disappeared.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas.
BW-96 mins, CC

6:30 AM
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

8:30 AM
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
A young girl fears her favorite uncle may be a killer.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, MacDonald Carey.
BW-108 mins, CC

10:30 AM
Dial M For Murder (1954)
A straying husband frames his wife for the murder of the man he’d hired to kill her.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings.
C-105 mins, CC

10:30 PM
It Happened One Night (1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly.
BW-105 mins, CC
*****Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable at their best. Not a mystery.*****

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Saturday – November 29, 2014

4:15 AM
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Life on the road isn’t what it’s cracked up to be when a honeymooning couple invests in an oversized motor home.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main.
C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Lucy and “Ricky” sixty years ago! Not a mystery.*****

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November 2014 PBS Masterpiece Mystery! Movies (Central time zone):

Sundays – October 26 to Sundays – November 2, 2014

8:00 PM
DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY
Remember when I told you that P.D. James had ventured into a Jane Austen novel? Well this will bring that novel to life. Elizabeth and Darcy will be holding a ball at Pemberley, and what do you suppose happens?

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I recently started including the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel’s line up in my monthly television mystery movies entry. However, the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel just changed their online schedule, and I find it so difficult to read through that I won’t be able to include these movies anymore. I’m sorry!

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If you know of any other Mystery theme movies that are going to be aired on television during November 2014, please post a comment.

If you would like to see more Television and Movies ideas, click on this link.

Here is last month’s Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for October 2014 entry, in case you want to see what is playing the rest of this month.

And this is the Upcoming Halloween Television Movies for October 2014 entry.

Jeeves & Wooster – British Television Comedy Series

October 17, 2014

Have you ever wondered why the name “Jeeves” has somehow become associated with butlers? Well, I can tell you >>> it comes from the classic British series, “Jeeves”, written by P.G. Wodehouse from the 1910s clear until the 1960s. (P.G. Wodehouse is one of the non-mystery authors I have on my site. Even though they aren’t mysteries, they certainly provide a Cozy-ish atmosphere due to their recurring characters and settings.)

Wodehouse’s character Jeeves so personified the unfailingly polite and devoted manservant that the name soon became almost a general noun associated with all butlers – despite the fact that Jeeves wasn’t even a butler; he was a valet!

Of course, the books are quite excellent, but today there is a more accessible way to become well-acquainted with these classic characters. Originally airing from 1990 to 1993, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie starred in the roles of the iconic valet and his bumbling master in the BBC series, Jeeves and Wooster. The series had the good sense not to meddle too much with the classic stories originally told by Wodehouse, instead only changing smaller details and allowing the actors to improvise slightly in ways that better fit their personal styles >>> and what style they have!

Both the lead actors really shine in their roles. Hugh Laurie makes an almost effortless overconfident and cheerful Bertie Wooster, who always means well but never quite has the intelligence to pull off his often-zany solutions to what other people would consider minor problems. Stephen Fry’s dry, witty demeanor is a perfect fit for ever-calm-and-collected Jeeves, always ready on hand to solve whatever misadventure his master has accidentally landed in.

The supporting cast is excellent as well, though the episodic nature of the show means that few actors return for more than a handful of appearances. Instead the audience is regaled with a rotating cast of Bertie’s social club friends, most featuring ridiculous nicknames like “Tuffy,” “Oofy,” or “Gussie” – names that really tell you just about all you really need to know about them. Also demanding on his time are Bertie’s Aunts (usually Aunt Agatha, sometimes Aunt Dahlia, just once Aunt Hilda), who are always trying to “fix” the unfortunate Bertie, often by attaching him to a “suitable” woman.

Even today, Jeeves has a clear influence on modern authors: Emily Brightwell’s Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series shows elements of Wodehouse in the relationship she has developed between the incompetent Inspector Witherspoon and his efficient and unflappable head of household, Mrs. Jeffries. The Jeeves series has withstood the test of time, and even helped form elements of modern literature, and the televised series is a great way to at least get an introduction to the adventures of Jeeves & Wooster.

P.S. To me, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are Jeeves & Wooster – they’re perfect in the role, and are the adaptation that will likely forever cement my mental image of the characters. That said, there is another television adaptation of Wodehouse’s original works, the 1960s series The World of Wooster, starring Ian Carmichael as Bertie and Dennis Price as Jeeves. Though I haven’t seen this series, the actors seem like good picks, and I could easily see someone from an earlier generation picking them as “their” Bertie and Jeeves.

Upcoming Halloween Television Movies for October 2014

September 30, 2014

As I told you several days ago, my October television movies are going to be a little different. I have just posted them Upcoming Television Mystery Movies that will be airing this month, but now I want to tell you about some Halloween Television movies that will be airing during October 2014.

I have broken this entry into three Paranormal categories (well, actually there are four categories since I found a Christmas movie that will be airing this month): Ghosts, Halloween/Horror, and Vampires.

I have gone through the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as the Hallmark Movie channel mystery movies. Also, I took a look at what I could on the Hallmark Channel, and for all of you fans of The Good Witch – I have posted the Hallmark Channel’s marathon at the very bottom of the entry. This year will be bringing us a new movie in the series. I know there are more than a few of you who (like me) enjoy that Hallmark movie series!

You will see that I highlighted Vincent Price every time he appears in a movie this month. What can I say? Lists of Halloween movies just don’t seem complete without his (sometimes quite campy!) appearances.

If you know of any other Television Halloween Movie that will be airing during the month (October), please post a comment. We’d all love to know about it. Thank you!

October 2014 Turner Classic Movies Channel Halloween – Paranormal -Movies (Central time zone):

GHOSTS –

Thursday – October 2, 2014

7:00 PM
TOPPER (1937)
A fun-loving couple returns from the dead to help a henpecked husband.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young.
BW-98 mins, CC

9:00 PM
THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES (1946)
Two ghosts from the Revolutionary War haunt a house until they can clear their names of treason charges.
Dir: Charles Barton Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Reynolds.
BW-82 mins

10:30 PM
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST (1944)
A ghost who died a coward tries to inspire U.S. GIs to become heroes.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Charles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O’Brien.
BW-96 mins, CC

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Friday – October 3, 2014

12:15 AM
A PLACE OF ONE’S OWN (1945)
An elderly woman’s caregiver becomes possessed by a murdered girl’s spirit.
Dir: Bernard Knowles Cast: Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Barbara Mullen.
BW-93 mins

2:00 AM
THE COCKEYED MIRACLE (1946)
Father and son ghosts sort out their family’s problems.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Frank Morgan, Keenan Wynn, Cecil Kellaway.
BW-82 mins

3:30 AM
BEYOND TOMORROW (1940)
A ghost tries to smooth the way for two young lovers he knew during his lifetime.
Dir: A. Edward Sutherland Cast: Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger.
BW-84 mins

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

Thursday – October 9, 2014

7:00 PM
PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (1948)
An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore.
C-86 mins, CC

8:45 PM
THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (1947)
A spirited widow rents a haunted cottage and builds an emotional bond with the resident ghost.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders.
BW-104 mins, CC

10:45 PM
PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (1951)
A Spanish temptress falls for a haunted ship’s captain.
Dir: Albert Lewin Cast: James Mason, Ava Gardner, Nigel Patrick.
C-124 mins, CC

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

Friday – October 10, 2014

1:00 AM
A GUY NAMED JOE (1943)
A downed World War II pilot becomes the guardian angel for his successor in love and war.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson.
BW-120 mins, CC

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

Thursday – October 16, 2014

7:00 PM
THE GHOST BREAKERS (1940)
A radio broadcaster running from the mob helps an heiress deal with her family’s haunted mansion.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson.
BW-85 mins, CC

8:30 PM
THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1963)
An eccentric millionaire invites a car salesman to visit his decaying family home.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott.
BW-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM
THE SMILING GHOST (1941)
A newswoman investigates a haunted house.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast: Wayne Morris, Brenda Marshall, Alexis Smith.
BW-71 mins, CC

11:45 PM
THE GHOST GOES WEST (1936)
An American millionaire moves a Scottish castle to Florida, not realizing it’s haunted.
Dir: René Clair Cast: Robert Donat, Jean Parker, Eugene Pallette.
BW-82 mins, CC

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

Friday – October 17, 2014

1:15 AM
GHOST CHASERS (1951)
The Bowery Boys take on a fake medium.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Lloyd Corrigan.
BW-69 mins

2:30 AM
SPOOK BUSTERS (1946)
When they set themselves up as ghost hunters, the Bowery Boys tangle with a mad scientist.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Douglass Dumbrille.
BW-68 mins

3:45 AM
GILDERSLEEVE’S GHOST (1944)
Two ghosts help a small-town eccentric run for mayor.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Harold Peary, Marion Martin, Richard LeGrand.
BW-64 mins

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

Wednesday – October 22, 2014

3:30 PM
TOPPER TAKES A TRIP (1939)
A glamorous ghost helps a henpecked husband save his wife from gold-digging friends.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke.
BW-80 mins, CC

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

Thursday – October 23, 2014

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

9:00 PM
THE UNINVITED (1944)
A brother and sister buy a house with a ghostly secret.
Dir: Lewis Allen Cast: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp.
BW-99 mins, CC

11:00 PM
THE WOMAN IN WHITE (1948)
Classic mystery about the adventures of a young tutor sent to a ghostly country estate.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-109 mins, CC

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

Friday – October 24, 2014

1:00 AM
NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (1971)
Newlyweds try to survive life at a haunted family estate.
Dir: Dan Curtis Cast: David Selby, Grayson Hall, Kate Jackson.
C-94 mins

3:00 AM
THE OTHERS (2001)
The mother of two children comes to suspect her remote country estate is haunted.
Dir: Alejandro Amenßbar Cast: Nicole Kidman, Fionnuala Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston.
C-104 mins

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

Thursday – October 30, 2014

7:00 PM
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1958)
A millionaire offers total strangers a fortune to spend the night in a haunted house.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long.
BW-75 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:30 PM
THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973)
Scientists and psychics team to crack the secrets of a murderously haunted house.
Dir: John Hough Cast: Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill.
C-94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM
13 GHOSTS (1960)
A family inherits a house haunted by 13 ghosts and a living killer.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Martin Milner.
BW-82 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – October 31, 2014

12:00 AM
THE HAUNTING (1963)
A team of psychic investigators moves into a haunted house that destroys all who live there.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson.
BW-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM
BURNT OFFERINGS (1976)
A family moves into a haunted house that seems to be stealing their lives.
Dir: Dan Curtis Cast: Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith.
C-116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

HALLOWEEN/HORROR

Saturday – October 25, 2014

7:00 PM
THE HAUNTING (1963)
A team of psychic investigators moves into a haunted house that destroys all who live there.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson.
BW-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 PM
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1961)
After a mysterious blackout, the inhabitants of a British village give birth to emotionless, super-powered offspring.
Dir: Wolf Rilla Cast: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens.
BW-77 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 PM
THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)
A scientist’s attempts to create life unleash a bloodthirsty monster.
Dir: Terence Fisher Cast: Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart.
C-83 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – October 26, 2014

12:15 AM
A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE HORRORS OF STEPHEN KING (2011)
Author Stephen King discusses the various types of horror films and why they are so popular with moviegoers.
Dir: Laurent Bouzereau
C-58 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Tuesday – October 28, 2014

7:00 PM
DEAD OF THE NIGHT (1945)
Guests at a country estate share stories of the supernatural.
Dir: [Alberto] Cavalcanti Cast: Mervyn Johns, Hartley Power, Roland Culver.
BW-103 mins, CC,

9:00 PM
TWICE-TOLD TALES (1963)
A poisonous young beauty, the secrets of eternal life and a haunted house chill this collection of Nathaniel Hawthorne stories.
Dir: Sidney Salkow Cast: Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Mari Blanchard.
C-120 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:15 PM
KWAIDAN (1965)
Four stories mix love and the supernatural in exotic settings.
Dir: Masaki Kobayashi Cast: Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe.
C-161 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Wednesday – October 29, 2014

2:00 AM
THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (1970)
Scotland Yard investigates four mysterious murders connected to the same old house.
Dir: Peter Duffell Cast: Denholm Elliott, Joanna Dunham, Tom Adams.
C-102 mins

4:00 AM
TORTURE GARDEN (1967)
A sideshow exhibit on torture predicts the deaths of those who view it.
Dir: Freddie Francis Cast: Jack Palance, Burgess Meredith, Beverly Adams.
C-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
PSYCHO (1960)
A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin.
BW-109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – October 31, 2014

5:00 AM
LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (1927)
In this silent film, vampires are suspected in an unsolved murder.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lon Chaney, Marceline Day, Henry B. Walthall.
BW-47 mins

7:15 AM
THE DEVIL-DOLL (1936)
A Devil’s Island escapee shrinks murderous slaves and sells them to his victims as dolls.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O’Sullivan, Frank Lawton.BW-78 mins, CC

8:45 AM
I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943)
A nurse in the Caribbean resorts to voodoo to cure her patient, even though she’s in love with the woman’s husband.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: James Ellison, Frances Dee, Tom Conway.
BW-69 mins, CC

10:00 AM
CAT PEOPLE (1942)
A newlywed fears that an ancient curse will turn her into a bloodthirsty beast.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph.
BW-73 mins, CC

11:15 AM
THE TINGLER (1959)
A scientist discovers an organism that lives on fear.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman.
C-82 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:45 PM
SPINE TINGLER! THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY (2007)
The last great American showman, producer-director William Castle used outrageous hype to sell his low-budget horror films.
Dir: Jeffrey Schwarz Cast: Terry Castle, John Waters, Joe Dante.
C-82 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 PM
DEMENTIA 13 (1963)
Members of an Irish family are being killed off by one of their own who wishes to inherit the family fortune.
Dir: Francis Coppola Cast: William Campbell, Luana Anders, Bart Patton.
BW-75 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 PM
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
After surviving a car crash, a church organist is haunted by the undead.
Dir: Herk Harvey Cast: Candace Hilligoss, Herk Harvey, Frances Feist.
BW-83 mins, CC

5:15 PM
REPULSION (1965)
Strange dreams haunt a beautiful young woman left alone in her apartment.
Dir: Roman Polanski Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser.
BW-105 mins

7:00 PM
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
A space probe unleashes microbes that turn the dead into flesh-eating zombies.
Dir: George A. Romero Cast: Judith O’Dea, Russell Streiner, Duane Jones.
BW-96 mins, CC

9:00 PM
CURSE OF THE DEMON (1958)
An anthropologist investigates a devil worshipper who commands a deadly demon.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Dana Andrews , Peggy Cummins , Niall MacGinnis .
BW-82 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:45 PM
HOUSE OF WAX (1953)
A scarred sculptor re-populates his ravaged wax museum with human corpses.
Dir: Andre DeToth Cast: Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk.
C-88 mins, CC

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

Saturday – November 1, 2014

12:30 AM
POLTERGEIST (1982)
Evil spirits abduct a suburban family’s daughter causing chaos and havoc.
Dir: Tobe Hooper Cast: Jobeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight.
C-114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM
STRAIT-JACKET (1964)
Murder follows an axe murderer home when she’s released from a mental hospital.
Dir: William Castle Cast: Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson.
BW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1959)
A surgeon steals young women’s faces hoping to heal his daughter’s scars.
Dir: Georges Franju Cast: Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Edith Scob.
BW-90 mins, Letterbox Format

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

VAMPIRE –

Tuesday – October 28, 2014

6:45 AM
THE VAMPIRE BAT (1933)
Villagers suspect the town simpleton of being a vampire.
Dir: Frank Strayer Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas.
BW-61 mins

8:00 AM
DEAD MEN WALK (1943)
A small-town doctor’s twin returns from the grave seeking vengeance.
Dir: Sam Newfield Cast: George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Nedrick Young.
BW-63 mins

9:15 AM
ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945)
The inhabitants of a Balkans island under quarantine fear that one of their number is a vampire.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer.
BW-72 mins, CC

10:45 AM
THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1944)
A vampire terrorizes a British family during World War II.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch.
BW-69 mins

12:00 PM
HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS (1970)
A vampire seeks a cure so he can wed the reincarnation of his lost love.
Dir: Dan Curtis Cast: Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett, Grayson Hall.
C-97 mins

2:00 PM
HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)
The legendary count tries to turn his enemies’ women into his bloodthirsty brides.
Dir: Terence Fisher Cast: Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling.
C-81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 PM
DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1965)
Four travelers unwittingly revive the bloodsucking count.
Dir: Terence Fisher Cast: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir.
C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 PM
DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1969)
Dracula goes after the niece of the monsignor who destroyed his castle.
Dir: Freddie Francis Cast: Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson.
C-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – October 31, 2014

6:00 AM
MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935)
Vampires seem to be connected to an unsolved murder.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allen, Lionel Atwill.
BW-61 mins, CC

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

Christmas –

Wednesday – October 8, 2014

11:00 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 Core .
BW-87 mins, CC

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

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

Here are the Halloween Movies I found on the Hallmark Channel:

October 2014 Hallmark Channel Halloween (Paranormal) Movies (Central time zone):

Wednesday – October 1, 2014

9:00 AM
Home & Family
“Haunt & Family” kicks off with scary fun DIY decorations for Halloween.

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

Thursday, October 02, 2014

11:00 AM
Home & Family
“Haunt & Family” kicks off with scary fun DIY decorations for Halloween. (a repeat of yesterday’s show)

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

Saturday – October 25, 2014

(These are all in the correct chronological order, except The Good Witch’s Family is not being shown today.)

10:00 AM
The Good Witch
When Cassandra Nightingale moves into a small town’s supposedly “haunted house” and opens an aromatherapy shop, she changes the lives of the local residents with her magical ways. Stars Catherine Bell and Chris Potter.

12:00 PM
The Good Witch’s Garden
Good witch Cassie Nightingale has finally found a home at stately Grey House and her relationship with handsome police chief Jake Russell is blossoming when mysterious stranger Nick Chasen arrives in town. Nick claims to be a long lost relative of the house’s original owner and soon threatens the new life Cassie has found. Sequel to the popular Hallmark Channel original The Good Witch. Stars Catherine Bell and Chris Potter.

2:00 PM
The Good Witch’s Gift
Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale always has a few tricks up her sleeve, but is surprised when her handsome fiancé, chief of police Jake Russell, proposes they set their wedding date for Christmas Eve—only six days away! The two hurry to plan the wedding, but run into trouble when a criminal from Jake’s past returns to town. Stars Catherine Bell and Chris Potter.

(The Good Witch’s Family is not being shown in this sequence of movies.)

4:00 PM
The Good Witch’s Charm
Good witch Cassie Nightingale has her hands full juggling her job as mayor and new motherhood so she is looking forward to a planned family vacation. However, a crime wave in town and a reporter threaten the plans and even cause her to consider stepping down as mayor. With encouragement from her friends and a little magic, Cassie finds a way to solve their problems and bring her family together. Stars Catherine Bell and Chris Potter.

6:00 PM
The Good Witch’s Destiny
All Good Witch Cassie wants for her birthday is for her family and friends to be together, but new family member Gwen’s estranged son makes trouble for Cassie while her own stepson seems determined to take a step neither Cassie nor her husband think he is ready for. Meanwhile, stepdaughter Lori discovers disturbing parallels between Cassie and the original Grey Lady who disappeared at her own birthday party years before. Stars Catherine Bell and Chris Potter.

8:00 PM
The Good Witch’s Wonder (New)
In the seventh installment of Hallmark Channel’s highest-rated Original Movie Series, Catherine Bell returns to star as Cassie Nightingale, the benevolent, kind-hearted witch living in the small community of Middleton with her husband Jake and three children. While helping to plan the wedding of her stepson Brandon and raising funds for Middleton’s new botanical gardens project, Cassie takes in a mysterious woman named Audrey who has drifted into town. Coinciding with Audrey’s arrival, Middleton is soon faced with a number of challenges that Cassie can’t solve with magic alone. Stars: Catherine Bell and Chris Potter.

(The Hallmark channel guide currently ends to Oct. 25 , so I am not able to check beyond that date for any more mystery movies.)

(All of the above Hallmark Movie channel descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movie channel site.)

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

If you know of any other Halloween theme movies that are going to be aired on television during October 25, 2014, please post a comment.

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Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for October 2014

September 30, 2014

This month is going to be a little different, since we have Halloween movies to enjoy. I know a lot of you enjoy Paranormal settings in your books, so I will be posting a special entry (in a few days) with the movies that feature Ghosts, Halloween/Horror, Vampires, and even one very early Christmas movie. For now, let’s just focus on the mystery movies that I have been able to find.

Here is the list of the mystery movies for the month of October 2014. I have gone through the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as the PBS Masterpiece Mystery shows, and the Hallmark Movie channel mystery movies. I hope there are a few that you enjoy! (For those of you who have asked about the Jesse Stone mystery movies and the Mystery Woman mystery movies, please be sure to take a look at the bottom of this entry in the Hallmark Movie Channel section.)

As usual, if you know of any other mystery movie that will be airing during the month (October), please post a comment. We’d all love to know about it. Thank you!

October 2014 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

Thursday – October 2, 2014

12:30 PM
THE BIG STORE (1941)
A detective and his zany pals take over a failing department store.
Dir: Charles Riesner Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx.
BW-83 mins, CC

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

Friday – October 3, 2014

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

Saturday – October 4, 2014

5:00 AM
DARK PASSAGE (1947)
A man falsely accused of his wife’s murder escapes to search for the real killer.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett.
BW-106 mins, CC

9:00 PM
THE LADY VANISHES (1938)
A young woman on vacation triggers an international incident when she tries to track an elderly friend who has disappeared.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas.
BW-96 mins, CC

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

Sunday – October 5, 2014

7:15 AM
GREEN FOR DANGER (1946)
A police inspector investigates an operating room death that may be murder.
Dir: Sidney Gilliat Cast: Trevor Howard.
BW-91 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – October 7, 2014

6:30 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

8:15 AM
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George.
BW-100 mins, CC

12:00 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

2:00 PM
WHERE DANGER LIVES (1950)
A psychopath draws her doctor into her murderous schemes.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains.
BW-80 mins, CC

3:30 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

5:15 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

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

Thursday – October 9, 2014

12:30 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

7:00 PM
PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (1948)
An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore.
C-86 mins, CC

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

Friday – October 10, 2014

5:30 PM
ILLEGAL (1955)
A DA falls apart when his machinations send an innocent man to the chair.
Dir: Lewis Allen Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe.
BW-88 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – October 12, 2014

6:30 AM
FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK (1941)
An aspiring mystery writer stumbles on to a real murder.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Ralph Bellamy.
BW-96 mins, CC

7:00 PM
SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943)
A young girl fears her favorite uncle may be a killer.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, MacDonald Carey.
BW-108 mins, CC

9:00 PM
THE STEEL TRAP (1952)
When he has second thoughts, an embezzler races the clock to return what he stole.
Dir: Andrew Stone Cast: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale.
BW-85 mins, CC

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

Monday – October 13, 2014

12:00 PM
FINGERS AT THE WINDOW (1942)
A magician uses hypnosis to create an army of murderers.
Dir: Charles Lederer Cast: Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone.
BW-81 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – October 14, 2014

9:00 AM
SHOOTING STRAIGHT (1930)
A gambler accidentally commits murder and hides under the guise of a clergyman.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Richard Dix, Mary Lawlor, James Neill.
BW-71 mins

1:15 PM
YELLOW DUST (1936)
After he’s accused of a series of stagecoach robberies, an innocent man has to find the real crooks.
Dir: Wallace Fox Cast: Richard Dix, Leila Hyams, Moroni Olson.
BW-69 mins

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

Wednesday – October 15, 2014

12:00 AM
THE UNGUARDED HOUR (1936)
A blackmailer tries to stop a woman from revealing evidence that could save a condemned man.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Loretta Young, Franchot Tone, Lewis Stone.
BW-87 mins, CC

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

Friday – October 17, 2014

9:00 AM
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

4:45 PM
THE DEFECTOR (1966)
A shady CIA agent recruits an American physicist to help a Russian scientist defect.
Dir: Raoul Lévy Cast: Montgomery Clift, Hardy Kruger, Macha Méril.
C-100 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – October 19, 2014

3:00 PM
HIGH ANXIETY (1977)
A man must come to terms with his own “high anxiety” in this loving parody of the films of Alfred Hitchcock.
Dir: Mel Brooks Cast: Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman.
C-94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:45 PM
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940)
An American reporter covering the war in Europe gets mixed up in the assassination of a Dutch diplomat.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall.
BW-120 mins, CC

7:00 PM
MARNIE (1964)
A rich man marries a compulsive thief and tries to unlock the secrets of her mind.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker.
C-130 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:30 PM
JULIE (1956)
A stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan.
BW-98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Monday – October 20, 2014

8:15 AM
SIDE STREET (1929)
A cop discovers the killer he’s chasing is his brother.
Dir: Malcolm St. Clair Cast: Tom Moore, Matt Moore, Owen Moore.
BW-74 mins

1:30 PM
LADIES OF THE JURY (1932)
A jury hold-out tries to prove the defendant’s innocence.
Dir: Lowell Sherman Cast: Edna May Oliver, Jill Esmond, Rosco Ates.
BW-63 mins

7:00 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

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

Wednesday – October 22, 2014

12:15 AM
MURDER IS MY BEAT (1955)
After a businessman is found dead, two detectives scramble to find the killer.
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer Cast: Paul Langton, Barbara Payton, Robert Shayne.
BW-77 mins

1:45 AM
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

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

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

Thursday – October 23, 2014

6:45 AM
THEY MADE HER A SPY (1939)
A woman becomes a secret agent to avenge her brother’s death.
Dir: Jack Hively Cast: Sally Eilers, Allan Lane, Fritz Leiber.
BW-69 mins,

11:30 AM
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

1:30 PM
THE 39 STEPS (1935)
A man falsely suspected of killing a spy races across Scotland handcuffed to the beautiful blonde who turned him in.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim.
BW-86 mins, CC

3:15 PM
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

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

Sunday – October 26, 2014

9:00 AM
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

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

Monday – October 27, 2014

1:15 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

3:15 AM
GASLIGHT (1944)
A newlywed fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten.
BW-114 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – October 29, 2014

3:30 PM
MARNIE (1964)
A rich man marries a compulsive thief and tries to unlock the secrets of her mind.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker.
C-130 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 PM
TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
A narcotics agent risks his wife’s life to investigate a crooked cop.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles.
BW-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 PM
ACT OF VIOLENCE (1949)
An embittered veteran tracks down a POW camp informer.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh.
BW-82 mins, CC

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

Thursday – October 30, 2014

12:45 AM
HARPER (1966)
A broken-down private eye sets out to find a rich woman’s missing husband.
Dir: Jack Smight Cast: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris.
C-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM
AN AMERICAN DREAM (1966)
A man suspected of murdering his wife has to elude the police and a gang of hoodlums.
Dir: Robert Gist Cast: Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker.
C-103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM
A NIGHT OF ADVENTURE (1944)
A lawyer tries to clear his wife’s lover of murder charges.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Tom Conway, Audrey Long, Edward Brophy.
BW-65 mins

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

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

October 2014 PBS Masterpiece Mystery! Movies (Central time zone):

Sundays – October 5 to Sundays – October 19, 2014

8:00 PM
INSPECTOR LEWIS: Season 7
Inspector Lewis nad his sidekick, Hathaway will be returning. Remember that at the end of last season, Lewis was retiring, and Hathaway was working on being promoted to Inspector. (Based on Colin Dexter‘s Inspector Morse mysteries.)

*****

Sundays – October 26 to Sundays – November 2, 2014

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

Here are the Mystery Movies I found on the Hallmark Movie channel, (which I believe is going to be renamed as the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel):

October 2014 Hallmark Movie Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

Sunday – October 05, 2014

10:00 AM
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold
Jesse Stone is a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise. When a series of murders takes place, he’s forced to face his own demons in order to solve the crimes. Stars Tom Selleck and Mimi Rodgers.
***** All of these Jesse Stone mystery movies are based on Robert B. Parker‘s series.*****

12:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Tom Selleck returns to the role of Jesse Stone, the troubled police chief of Paradise, Mass. As Stone obsesses on solving a local murder, he also works a domestic violence case and faces a run-in with Boston mobsters that may lead to grave consequences. Stars Tom Selleck.

2:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
The fourth installment of the Jesse Stone series finds restless New England police chief Stone fighting boredom by attempting to solve a twelve year-old cold case involving a murdered bank teller. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Sean Young.

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.

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

Monday – October 06, 2014

12:00 AM
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
The fourth installment of the Jesse Stone series finds restless New England police chief Stone fighting boredom by attempting to solve a twelve year-old cold case involving a murdered bank teller. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Sean Young.

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

Sunday – October 12, 2014

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.

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

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

Monday – October 13, 2014

4:00 PM
A Painted House
Until the summer of 1952, 10-year-old Luke had never kept a secret or told a lie. But when two groups of migrant workers-and two dangerous men-come to work the family’s Arkansas cotton farm, mysteries suddenly flood Luke’s world. From the John Grisham best-selling novel. Stars Scott Glenn, Melinda Dillon and Robert Sean Leonard.

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

Thursday – October 16, 2014

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

Friday – October 17, 2014

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.

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

Saturday – October 18, 2014

10:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
Samantha and Philby are back on the call when an attempted murder takes place in the bookstore. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

12:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Snapshot
Samantha’s friend Barbara turns up murdered after accusing her family of rigging her brother’s will. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

2:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Sing Me A Murder
Samantha offers her quaint shop as the perfect venue for a once-famous folk/rock trio to benefit a charity drive. But when a murder brings all-new meaning to Top Ten Hit, Samantha and her partner in crime, Philby, decide it’s time to investigate. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
Invited to a health spa for the weekend, Samantha Kinsey becomes embroiled in murder when a fellow guest is found dead. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

6:00 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.

08:00 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.

10:00 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.

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Sunday – October 19, 2014

12:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
When a baby boy is left at the door of the Mystery Woman book store, Samantha gets involved in solving a murdered tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

10:00 AM
Dear Prudence
Prudence Macintyre is a humorous Martha Stewart-like advice columnist and TV personality, who escapes on a much needed vacation from her work-driven life. While on her vacation, she finds herself embroiled in solving a murder mystery by using her own quick wit and good housekeeping tips. Stars Jane Seymour and Jamey Sheridan.

12:00 PM
Mary Higgins Clark: You Belong to Me
When several wealthy women are murdered after checking in at a variety of “lonely hearts” luxury hotels, Susan launches an investigation, with the help of fellow “radio shrink” Dr. Richards and millionaire Aidan Masters. The key to the mystery may well be a ménage à trois involving two women and one man, but by the time Susan gets to the truth, her own life is in jeopardy. Stars Lesley-Anne Down, Barclay Hope and Daniel Morgenroth. (Based on Mary Higgins Clark‘s mystery.)

2:00 PM
Mary Higgins Clark: Pretend You Don’t See Her
When a young rising star on Manhattan’s high-powered and competitive real estate scene witnesses a murder, she is placed in a Federal Witness Protection Program and starts a new life in Minnesota. But that new life is put in danger when a professional hitman discovers her identity. Stars Emma Samms, Hannes Jaenicke and Beau Starr. (Based on Mary Higgins Clark‘s mystery.)

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.

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
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. (Based on Deborah Donnelly‘s Carnegie Kincaid Wedding Planner Mystery Series.)

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. (Based on Deborah Donnelly‘s Carnegie Kincaid Wedding Planner Mystery Series.)

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

Monday – October 20, 2014

12:00 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.

8:00 AM
The Runaway
Racial tensions flare in 1949 Georgia when an old murder case involving the deaths of three black men is reopened. Stars Dean Cain, Pat Hingle, and Maya Angelou.

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

Wednesday – October 22, 2014

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Thursday – October 23, 2014

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. (Based on Deborah Donnelly‘s Carnegie Kincaid Wedding Planner Mystery Series.)

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

Friday – October 24, 2014

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Saturday – October 25, 2014

(It looks like they will be running a marathon of the 2-hour Murder, She Wrote mystery movies.)

10:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote – An Irish ghost story becomes all too real when a killer tries to make a spirit of Jessica.

12:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote – When Jessica publishes her first murder mystery, it shoots to the top of the best-seller list. Then, at a costume party, Jessica must solve the murder of another guest costumed as Sherlock Holmes.

2:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest – Headed to a lecture by train, Jessica is sent on a mysterious journey after she has a brief encounter in the dining car with a woman who later vanishes. Stars Angela Lansbury and Mel Harris.

4:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For – A former KGB agent is killed at the same writer’s conference Angela Fletcher is attending. Stars Angela Lansbury and Richard Crenna.

6:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man – Jessica Fletcher attends a lecture given by Cassandra Hawkins who is trying to clear the name of her ancestor Samuel Pinckney, a slave accused of killing a white plantation owner. Jessica’s investigation reveals that she herself is a descendant of Samuel’s owner and the mystery continues to intrigue both women. Stars Angela Lansbury and Phylicia Rashad.

8:00 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.

10:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote – An Irish ghost story becomes all too real when a killer tries to make a spirit of Jessica.

(When I was getting the Hallmark Movie Channel’s list of mystery movies together, it only ran until Oct. 25, 2014.)

(All of the above Hallmark Movie channel descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movie channel site.)

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