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

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

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

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

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

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Friday – July 1, 2016

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

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

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

Saturday – July 2, 2016

1:30 PM
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955)
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero’s family.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis.
C-81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 PM
BULLITT (1968)
When mobsters kill the witness he was assigned to protect, a dedicated policeman investigates the case on his own.
Dir: Peter Yates Cast:  Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset.
C-114 mins, CC,

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

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

Sunday – July 3, 2016

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

3:00 AM
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962)
A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast:  Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono.
BW-134 mins, CC
*****Yikes! Bette Davis really puts on the bad in this one!*****

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

Monday – July 4, 2016

3:30 AM
PATHS OF GLORY (1958)
A military lawyer comes to question the status quo when he defends three men accused of cowardice.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast:  Fred Bell, John Stein, Harold Benedict.
BW-88 mins, CC,

10:45 AM
THE SCARLET COAT (1955)
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders.
C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Wednesday – July 6, 2016

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

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

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

Thursday – July 7, 2016

7:00 PM
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976)
Two Washington Post reporters investigate the Watergate break-in that ended Nixon’s presidency.
Dir: Alan J. Pakula Cast:  Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jason Robards Jr..
C-138 mins, CC,

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

Friday – July 8, 2016

1:45 AM
THE CONVERSATION (1974)
A surveillance expert uncovers a murder plot within a corrupt corporation.
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Cast:  Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield.
C-114 mins, CC,

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

5:45 AM
THE LADY EVE (1941)
A lady cardsharp tries to con an eccentric scientist only to fall for him.
Dir: Preston Sturges Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn.
BW-94 mins, CC,
*****Terribly funny. Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda are absolutely delightful to watch. Not a mystery.*****

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

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

Sunday – July 10, 2016

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

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

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

Monday – July 11, 2016

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

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

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

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

Wednesday – July 13, 2016

11:15 PM
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955)
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero’s family.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis.
C-81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Thursday – July 14, 2016

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

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

Friday – July 15, 2016

9:00 PM
THE HEIRESS (1949)
A plain young woman’s money makes her prey to fortune hunters.
Dir: William Wyler Cast:  Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson.
BW-115 mins, CC,
*****OK, I know it’s difficult to believe Olivia de Havilland is “plain” >>> but putting that aside, this is a very good movie.*****

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

Sunday – July 17, 2016

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

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

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

Monday – July 18, 2016

8:45 PM
TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
A narcotics agent risks his wife’s life to investigate a crooked cop.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast:  Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles.
BW-111 mins, CC,

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

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

Tuesday – July 19, 2016

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

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

3:30 AM
OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
A private eye becomes the dupe of a homicidal moll.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas.
BW-97 mins, CC,

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

Thursday – July 21, 2016

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

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

Friday – July 22, 2016

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

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

Sunday – July 24, 2016

9:15 AM
MURDER AHOY (1964)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship.
Dir: George Pollock Cast:  Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Charles Tingwell.
BW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****This is a Miss Marple who is quite different from the rest!*****

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

Friday – July 29, 2016

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

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

Saturday – July 30, 2016

11:00 AM
GASLIGHT (1944)
A newlywed fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
Dir: George Cukor Cast:  Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten.
BW-114 mins, CC,

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

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

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

Sunday – July 31, 2016

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

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

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

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

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

Weekday Schedule:

12:00 – 2:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 – 4:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 – 6:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 AM
Columbo

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder

10:00 – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote

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

Thursday – July 14, 2016

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

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

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

Saturday – July 16, 2016

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

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

Sunday – July 17, 2016

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

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

Wednesday – July 20, 2016

4:00 PM
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.
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6:00 PM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

8:00 PM
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother she quickly realizes she has again walked into a life or death situation. When a body is discovered at her first house showing and a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Yannick Bisson.

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

Thursday – July 21, 2016

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

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

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

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

(These Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site. When I wrote this entry,  I wasn’t able to finish the month because the Hallmark M & M channel only puts up a partial schedule, and it stopped on July 23.)

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

We’d all love to hear about any more mystery movies airing during July 2016. If you know of any additional television mystery movies >>> please post a comment.

In case you’re interested in seeing the rest of this month’s television mystery movies, here’s the June 2016 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for June 2016

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

Cozy Mystery List TV and  Movie Section

Let’s see which mystery movies will be coming up on the Turner Classic Movies channel and the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel during June 2016. As usual, I posted a few movies that aren’t mysteries, but they are classics that probably everybody would enjoy seeing. They will be showing two movies on the Turner channel paying tribute to fathers on Father’s Day – Life with Father and the original Father of the Bride >>> both terrific movies.

The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel will be premiering four new mystery movies from some of our favorite Cozy Mystery movie series during June.

Sunday – June 5, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central)
Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders
*****Premier*****
When Detective Lynwood brings two small items into Rags to Riches that were each found at the scene of a murder, Jenn realizes the items are clues straight out of famous mystery novels. She can’t help but dig deeper to solve these murders… and prevent ones to come. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

Sunday – June 12, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central)
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
*****Premier*****
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother, Aida, she quickly realizes she has again walked into a life or death situation. When a body is discovered at her first house showing and a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Yannick Bisson.
***based on the Charlaine Harris Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series

Sunday – June 19, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central)
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
*****Premier*****
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can’t keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose. Stars Alison Sweeney and Cameron Mathison.
***based on the Joanne Fluke Hannah Swensen Mystery Series

Sunday – June 26, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central)
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
*****Premier*****
Abby Knight, ex-lawyer and crime buff, and the owner of Bloomers Flower Shop, is having a week to be reckoned with. A reluctant bridesmaid at her drama queen cousin’s wedding, Abby ends up not just doing the flowers…but having to find out who murdered a wedding crasher. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
***based on the Kate Collins Flower Shop Mystery Series

Oh, and before I forget, for all you Mystery Woman fans, Saturday, June 4 they will be running a marathon on Hallmark M & M.

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

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

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

Thursday – June 2, 2016

4:15 PM
ICE STATION ZEBRA (1968)
A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan.
C-152 mins, CC

9:00 PM
ROSE MARIE (1936)
An opera singer goes undercover in the Canadian wilderness to hunt for her criminal brother.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast:  Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Reginald Owen.
BW-111 mins, CC

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

Friday – June 3, 2016

11:00 PM
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client’s death.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast:  Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson.
BW-108 mins, CC
***This one is really good. A classic!)***

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

Saturday – June 4, 2016

1:00 PM
DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)
A straying husband frames his wife for the murder of the man he’d hired to kill her.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings.
C-105 mins, CC

7:00 PM
THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
Two New York narcotics cops set out to bust a French drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William Friedkin Cast:  Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider.
C-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 PM
THE SEVEN UPS (1973)
New York City cops wage a war against assorted hoods and criminals after one of their own is brutally killed by a hoodlum.
Dir: Philip D’Antoni Cast:  Roy Scheider, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon.
C-103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – June 5, 2016

9:00 AM
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast:  Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey.
BW-118 mins, CC

3:00 PM
THE THRILL OF IT ALL (1963)
A doctor tries to cope with his wife’s newfound stardom as an advertising pitch woman.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast:  Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis.
C-108 mins, CC
***OK, so this isn’t a mystery. But if you’re a Doris Day fan, you will probably like this one.***

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

Monday – June 6, 2016

3:30 PM
KEY LARGO (1948)
A returning veteran tangles with a ruthless gangster during a hurricane.
Dir: John Huston Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall.
BW-101 mins, CC

5:15 PM
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George.
BW-100 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – June 7, 2016

9:00 AM
ONE NIGHT AT SUSIE’S (1930)
A boarding house keeper’s gangster tenants step in to help when her son is framed for murder.
Dir: John Francis Dillon Cast:  Billie Dove, Douglas Fairbanks, Helen Ware.
BW-62 mins

11:30 AM
IT ALL CAME TRUE (1940)
A gangster hides out in a boardinghouse full of eccentrics.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast:  Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey Bogart.
BW-97 mins, CC

5:30 PM
THE MURDERER LIVES AT NUMBER 21 (1942)
An inspector moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer.
Dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot Cast:  Daniel Gelin, Pierre Fresnay,
BW-83 mins

7:00 PM
JIGSAW (1962)
Local police detectives try to solve the murder of a woman in a British coastal town.
Dir: Val Guest Cast:  Jack Warner, Ronald Lewis, Yolande Donlan.
BW-97 mins

9:00 PM
BRIGHTON ROCK (1947)
A small-time hood tries to cover up his murder of a rival.
Dir: John Boulting Cast:  Richard Attenborough, Carol Marsh, Hermione Baddeley.
BW-92 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – June 8, 2016

5:00 AM
BORN TO BE BAD (1950)
An ambitious girl steals a rich husband but keeps her lover on the side.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast:  Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott.
BW-90 mins, CC
***I remember seeing this one and wondered about the saying “with friends like that…”***

10:30 AM
NIGHT MUST FALL (1937)
A charming young man worms his way into a wealthy woman’s household, then reveals a deadly secret.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast:  Merle Tottenham, Kathleen Harrison, Dame May Whitty.
BW-116 mins, CC

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

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

Thursday – June 9, 2016

12:15 PM
THE MAN WITH A CLOAK (1951)
A mystery man tries to help a young innocent escape a murderous housekeeper.
Dir: Fletcher Markle Cast:  Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern.
BW-81 mins, CC

3:30 PM
THE BIG COMBO (1955)
A police detective tries to convict a mob boss by going to the man’s girlfriend.
Dir: Joseph Lewis Cast:  Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy.
BW-84 mins

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

Friday – June 10, 2016

7:00 PM
SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
A failed screenwriter falls into a mercenary romance with a faded silent-film star.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast:  William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim.
BW-110 mins, CC

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

Saturday – June 11, 2016

11:00 PM
SO LONG AT THE FAIR (1950)
A woman searches for her missing brother in Paris despite the fact that nobody believes he exists.
Dir: Antony Darnborough Cast:  Honor Blackman, Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde.
BW-86 mins, CC

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

Sunday – June 12, 2016

5:00 PM
AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936)
Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora’s cousin of a murder charge.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart.
BW-112 mins, CC

7:00 PM
THE GLASS KEY (1942)
A hired gun and his gangster boss fall out over a woman.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast:  Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd.
BW-85 mins, CC

THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
A veteran fights to prove he didn’t kill his cheating wife.
Dir: George Marshall Cast:  Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix.
BW-100 mins, CC

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

Monday – June 13, 2016

12:00 PM
KIND LADY (1935)
A con artist and his criminal colleagues move in on a trusting old lady.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast:  Aline MacMahon, Basil Rathbone, Mary Carlisle.
BW-76 mins, CC
***I watched the later version of this movie with Ethel Barrymore and thought that one was fantastic. I’m going to watch this one to see how it compares.***

1:30 PM
CROSSROADS (1942)
A French diplomat who’s recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can’t remember.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast:  William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor.
BW-83 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – June 15, 2016

1:15 AM
THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
Two New York narcotics cops set out to bust a French drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William Friedkin Cast:  Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider.
C-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:30 AM
MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE (1947)
A baby photographer mistaken for a private eye ends up framed for murder.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast:  Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre.
BW-86 mins, CC

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

Friday – June 17, 2016

4:30 PM
BEFORE DAWN (1933)
Detectives compete to solve the murders at a mysterious mansion.
Dir: Irving Pichel Cast:  Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Wilson, Warner Oland.
BW-61 mins

5:45 PM
MANDALAY (1934)
A woman with a past tries to get rid of a former lover.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Warner Oland.
BW-65 mins, CC

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

Saturday – June 18, 2016

1:30 AM
BALL OF FIRE (1942)
A group of professors takes in a nightclub singer hiding from the law to protect her gangster boyfriend.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast:  Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka.
BW-112 mins, CC
***This is a fun movie. Not a mystery.***

5:45 AM
CRISS CROSS (1949)
A man tries to save his fickle ex-wife from her criminal lover.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast:  Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea.
BW-88 mins, CC

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

Sunday – June 19, 2016

***These are great Father’s Day movies! Not mysteries.***

7:00 PM
LIFE WITH FATHER (1947)
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor.
C-118 mins, CC

9:00 PM
FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950)
A doting father faces mountains of bills and endless trials when his daughter marries.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor.
BW-93 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – June 21, 2016

10:30 AM
MACAO (1952)
A man on the run in the Far East is mistaken for an undercover cop.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix.
BW-81 mins, CC

10:15 PMLIFEBOAT (1944)
Survivors of a torpedoed boat take in a German Naval officer from the sub that sank them.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak.
BW-97 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – June 22, 2016

1:00 PM
JIMMY THE GENT (1934)
An unscrupulous detective makes a killing locating missing heirs.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  James Cagney, Bette Davis, Allen Jenkins.
BW-68 mins, CC

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

Thursday – June 23, 2016

5:45 AM
THE BAD SEED (1956)
A woman suspects that her perfect little girl is a ruthless killer.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast:  Gage Clarke, Jesse White, Joan Croyden.
C-129 mins, CC

8:00 AM
WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967)
A blind woman fights against drug smugglers who’ve invaded her home.
Dir: Terence Young Cast:  Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna.
C-108 mins, CC

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

Friday – June 24, 2016

2:30 AM
BELLS ARE RINGING (1960)
An answering service operator gets mixed up in her clients’ lives.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast:  Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark.
C-126 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***Not a mystery. This is a fun Judy Holliday movie.***

8:15 AM
BEHAVE YOURSELF! (1951)
A young couple’s dog gets them mixed up in a string of murders.
Dir: George Beck Cast:  Farley Granger, Shelley Winters, William Demarest.
BW-81 mins, CC

7:00 PM
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1958)
A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple’s tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast:  Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton.
BW-116 mins, CC

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

Saturday – June 25, 2016

11:00 AM
DARK PASSAGE (1947)
A man falsely accused of his wife’s murder escapes to search for the real killer.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett.
BW-106 mins, CC

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

Sunday – June 26, 2016

1:15 AM
ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1977)
When people in an Italian-American neighborhood are murdered, suspicion falls on a lonely 12-year-old.
Dir: Alfred Sole Cast:  Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula Sheppard.
C-105 mins, CC

2:30 PM
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
An ambitious young actress tries to take over a star’s career and love life.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast:  Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders.
BW-138 mins, CC
***A phenomenal movie. Not a mystery.***

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

Wednesday – June 29, 2016

3:00 AM
TRENCHCOAT (1983)
A would-be mystery writer gets mixed up with international intrigue.
Dir: Michael Tuchner Cast:  Margot Kidder, Robert Hays, David Suchet.
C-91 mins

 

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

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

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

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

Weekday Schedule:

12:00 – 2:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 – 4:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 – 6:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 AM
Columbo

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder

10:00 – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote

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

Wednesday – June 1, 2016

12:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She’s determined to track down the driver, but when the trail turns deadly, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

2:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She’s determined to track down the driver, but when the trail turns deadly, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

4:00 PM
Along Came a Nanny
Detective Mike Logan takes on a special undercover assignment as a nanny when a quiet, upscale neighborhood is turned upside down by a string of robberies. When the mystery begins to unravel, new relationships are threatened as he struggles to protect his secret identity and solve a difficult case. Stars Sarah Lancaster and Cameron Mathison.

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

Friday – June 3, 2016

6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

8:00 PM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

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

Saturday – June 4, 2016

8:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
When a traveling Wild West Show comes into town, Samantha gets involved in solving the murder of one of the cowboys. Stars Kellie Martin and Clarence Williams III.

10:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
When a baby boy is left at the door of the Mystery Woman book store, Samantha gets involved in solving a murder tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

12:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Redemption
Although the Mystery Woman Bookstore is under construction, Samantha and Philby are busier than ever …that is, investigating the murder of a mysterious visitor. Surprisingly, most of the clues to his death are hidden in the bookstore, right under their noses. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

2:00 PM
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
While searching for a KGB double agent who was about to be exposed by another Russian spy-turned-successful author, mystery bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey and her secretive friend and store manager, Philby are thrust into the murderous world of international espionage. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

4:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Sing Me A Murder
Samantha offers her quaint shop as the perfect venue for a once-famous folk/rock trio to benefit a charity drive. But when a murder brings all-new meaning to Top Ten Hit, Samantha and her partner in crime, Philby, decide it’s time to investigate. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

6:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
Invited to a health spa for the weekend, Samantha Kinsey becomes embroiled in murder when a fellow guest is found dead. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

8:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Game Time
Samantha is thrilled when she finally gets the reclusive mystery writer Donald Fiske to agree to a book signing in her store. But when Mr. Fiske is found dead, Samantha and the team must solve his latest mystery, his own murder. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

10:00 PM
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
When Samantha receives news of a hereditary health problem, she must go in search her birth mother to find answers. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

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

Sunday – June 5, 2016

10:00 AM
Garage Sale Mystery
Jennifer loves scouring garage sales to look for items to sell in her resell shop, but when she realizes a series of burglaries and a friend’s murder may have a connection to the sales, she not only helps the cops, but does some undercover sleuthing of her own. Stars Lori Loughlin and Andrew Dunbar.

12:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters
Jennifer Shannon has an eye for antiques and a mind for solving mysteries. When she buys a storage unit at auction, she has no idea she’s opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage unit. Stolen diamonds, antique Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

2:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic

6:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
When Jenn’s old pal Sandra becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it’ll be up to her to discover who done it before time runs out. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

8:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders *****PREMIER*****
When Detective Lynwood brings two small items into Rags to Riches that were each found at the scene of a murder, Jenn realizes the items are clues straight out of famous mystery novels. She can’t help but dig deeper to solve these murders… and prevent ones to come. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

10:00 PM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

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

Tuesday – June 7, 2016

12:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders
When Detective Lynwood brings two small items into Rags to Riches that were each found at the scene of a murder, Jenn realizes the items are clues straight out of famous mystery novels. She can’t help but dig deeper to solve these murders… and prevent ones to come. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

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

Wednesday – June 8, 2016

1:00 PM
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Criminology professor Jonathan Maxwell is called upon to help when a prize racehorse is kidnapped. But the case turns deadly when a member of the family that owns the horse dies in a suspicious fire. What the case yields is a family embroiled in jealousy and greed. Stars Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, and Stacy Edwards.

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

Thursday – June 9, 2016

12:00 PM
Columbo: The Greenhouse Jungle
Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns into a murder. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids. Stars Peter Falk.

1:30 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

3:30 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
When a murder takes place at the local Christmas tree carnival, it seems there are quite a few suspects. With the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah’s running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge who doesn’t want her to see the New Year. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

5:30 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn’t the only one who had an ax to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn’t fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act–and now it’s up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. Stars Alison Sweeney, Barbara Niven and Cameron Mathison.

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

Friday – June 10, 2016

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

6:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
When Jenn’s old pal Sandra becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it’ll be up to her to discover who done it before time runs out. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

8:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders
When Detective Lynwood brings two small items into Rags to Riches that were each found at the scene of a murder, Jenn realizes the items are clues straight out of famous mystery novels. She can’t help but dig deeper to solve these murders… and prevent ones to come. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

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

Saturday – June 11, 2016

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Matlock marathon

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

Sunday – June 12, 2016

6:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote marathon

4:00 PM
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.

6:00 PM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

8:00 PM
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery *****PREMIER*****
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother, Aida, she quickly realizes she has again walked into a life or death situation. When a body is discovered at her first house showing and a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Yannick Bisson.
***based on the Charlaine Harris Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series

10:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Hoyle breaks her vow to never return home. But when police discover that Danny’s death was a homicide, Sayre is forced to confront her father along with a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes and a surprising plan of revenge while fighting growing feelings for Beck, her father’s handsome and shrewd new lawyer. Stars Shanae Grimes-Beech and John Schneider.

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

Tuesday – June 14, 2016

12:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
When a murder takes place at the local Christmas tree carnival, it seems there are quite a few suspects. With the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah’s running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge who doesn’t want her to see the New Year. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

2:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn’t the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn’t fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act–and now it’s up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. Stars Alison Sweeney, Barbara Niven and Cameron Mathison.

4:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn’t the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn’t fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act–and now it’s up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. Stars Alison Sweeney, Barbara Niven and Cameron Mathison.

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

Friday – June 17, 2016

2:00 PM
After All These Years
When a woman is wrongly accused of the death of her ex-husband, she sets out to solve the murder mystery and find the real killer before the day of the funeral, when she is to be taken into custody. Based on the book by best-selling author Susan Isaacs. Stars Wendie Malick Gregory Harrison.

4:00 PM
My Gal Sunday
A newlywed couple must prove their crime-solving prowess when their politically-tied parents are taken hostage by a vengeful kidnapper looking for justice for the wrongful murder conviction of his brother. Based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.

6:00 PM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

8:00 PM
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
When Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother, Aida, she quickly realizes she has again walked into a life or death situation. When a body is discovered at her first house showing and a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Yannick Bisson.

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

Saturday – June 18, 2016

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

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

Sunday – June 19, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central) *****PREMIER*****

Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can’t keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose. Stars Alison Sweeney and Cameron Mathison.
***based on the Joanne Fluke Hannah Swensen Mystery Series

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

Sunday – June 26, 2016 at 8:00 PM (central) *****PREMIER*****

Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Abby Knight, ex-lawyer and crime buff, and the owner of Bloomers Flower Shop, is having a week to be reckoned with. A reluctant bridesmaid at her drama queen cousin’s wedding, Abby ends up not just doing the flowers…but having to find out who murdered a wedding crasher. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
***based on the Kate Collins Flower Shop Mystery Series

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

(These Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site. When I wrote this entry, the Hallmark M & M channel’s partial schedule stopped on Saturday the 18th.)

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

We’d all love to hear about any more mystery movies airing during May 2016. If you know of any additional television mystery movies >>> please post a comment.

In case you’re interested in seeing the rest of this month’s television mystery movies, here’s the March 2016 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for May 2016

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

Cozy Mystery List TV and  Movie Section

I’ve gone through both the Turner Classic Movies channel and the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel schedules for May 2016 and here are the mystery movies I was able to find. I also posted a few movies that don’t qualify as mysteries, but I think they’re so good that I wanted to make sure you know about their air dates/times.

I don’t see any new mystery movies premiering on the Hallmark M&M channel, but maybe at the end of the month, when they (finally!) update their schedule, I’ll find some.  I do want to mention that TCM will be highlighting Mother’s Day on May 8 (Sounder and I Remember Mama) and during the Memorial Day weekend they will be airing all sorts of patriotic movies for us to enjoy.

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

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

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

Sunday – May 1, 2016

7:00 AM
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

9:00 PM
A STOLEN LIFE (1946)
A twin takes her deceased sister’s place as wife of the man they both love.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast:  Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark.
BW-107 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – May 4, 2016

1:00 PM
WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967)
A blind woman fights against drug smugglers who’ve invaded her home.
Dir: Terence Young Cast:  Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna.
C-108 mins, CC

9:00 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

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

Thursday – May 5, 2016

1:00 AM
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
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS (1954)
A wrongly convicted man takes a young woman hostage while fighting to clear his name.
Dir: Edwards Sampson Cast:  John Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Bruce Carlisle.
BW-74 mins, CC

10:00 PM
A BUCKET OF BLOOD (1959)

Dir: Roger Corman Cast:  Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone.
BW-65 mins, CC

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

Friday – May 6, 2016

10:00 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

11:15 AM
THE WOMAN ON PIER 13 (1950)
Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast:  Laraine Day, Robert Ryan, John Agar.
BW-73 mins, CC

2:15 PM
THE RACKET (1951)
A tough cop has to fight his superiors in order to battle the mob.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan.
BW-89 mins, CC

7:00 PM
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955)
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero’s family.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis.
C-81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:30 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

10:15 PM
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW (1959)
Desperate losers plan a bank robbery with unexpected results.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast:  Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters.
BW-96 mins, CC

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

Saturday – May 7, 2016

12:00 AM
ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1952)
A tough cop sent to help in a mountain manhunt falls for the quarry’s blind sister.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast:  Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond.
BW-82 mins, CC

1:30 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

4:15 AM
ACT OF VIOLENCE (1948)
An embittered veteran tracks down a POW camp informer.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast:  Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh.
BW-82 mins, CC

8:15 AM
THE NOTORIOUS LONE WOLF (1946)
A reformed thief tracks a stolen gem to clear his name.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast:  Gerald Mohr, Janis Carter, Eric Blore.
BW-65 mins

7:00 PM
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
An ambitious young actress tries to take over a star’s career and love life.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast:  Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders.
BW-138 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery, but a terrific movie!*****

9:30 PM
THE CATERED AFFAIR (1956)
A working-class mother fights to give her daughter a big wedding whether the girl wants it or not.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast:  Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds.
BW-94 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. This movie makes you think twice about high-priced weddings!*****

11:15 PM
ANOTHER MAN’S POISON (1951)
A mystery writer’s real life turns to intrigue when her criminal husband escapes from prison.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast:  Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams.
BW-90 mins, CC

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

Sunday – May 8, 2016

9:00 AM
BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING (1965)
A distraught mother searches for her seemingly non-existent daughter, bringing her sanity into question.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast:  Keir Dullea, Carol Lynley, Lucie Mannheim.
BW-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Monday – May 9, 2016

3:30 AM
BLOW-UP (1966)
A photographer discovers a murder in the background of a candid photo.
Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni Cast:  Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, David Hemmings.
C-111 mins, CC

5:30 AM
THE BAT WHISPERS (1930)
A masked criminal terrorizes the residents at a deserted country house.
Dir: Roland West Cast:  Chester Morris, Una Merkel, Chance Ward.
BW-85 mins, Letterbox Format

8:30 AM
STRANGER IN TOWN (1932)
A Supreme Court justice on vacation takes on crooked small-town politicians.
Dir: Erle C. Kenton Cast:  Charles “Chic” Sale, Ann Dvorak, David Manners.
BW-65 mins

4:45 PM
LAWLESS VALLEY (1939)
After doing time for a crime he didn’t commit, a cowboy tries to find the men who framed him.
Dir: David Howard Cast:  George O’Brien, Kay Sutton, Walter Miller.
BW-59 mins

5:45 PM
TROUBLE IN SUNDOWN (1939)
A man’s friend searches for the real crooks when he’s accused of robbery and murder.
Dir: David Howard Cast:  George O’Brien, Rosalind Keith, Ray Whitley.
BW-60 mins

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

Tuesday – May 10, 2016

9:15 PM
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George.
BW-100 mins, CC

11:15 PM
SUSPICION (1941)
A wealthy wallflower suspects her penniless playboy husband of murder.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
BW-100 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – May 11, 2016

3:30 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

7:00 PM
PICKUP ALLEY (1957)
A U.S. narcotics agent trails an international drug smuggler.
Dir: John Gilling Cast:  Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg, Trevor Howard.
BW-91 mins, Letterbox Format

9:00 PM
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (1948)
A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast:  Dick Powell, Signe Hasso, Maylia.
BW-108 mins

11:00 PM
THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
Two New York narcotics cops set out to bust a French drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William Friedkin Cast:  Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider.
C-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Thursday – May 12, 2016

1:00 AM
THE ORGANIZATION (1971)
When a group of revolutionaries fighting the drug rackets are framed for murder, detective Virgil Tibbs steps in to clear their names.
Dir: Don Medford Cast:  Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Gerald S. O’Loughlin.
C-108 mins, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM
BORDERLINE (1950)
A policewoman goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast:  Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr.
BW-88 mins, CC

7:00 PM
PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961)
A young man investigates his sister’s death in a mysterious castle.
Dir: Roger Corman Cast:  Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele.
C-80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 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

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

Friday – May 13, 2016

1:30 AM
THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1964)
A dishonest undertaker and his sidekick create their own customers when they cannot find willing ones.
C-84 mins

5:00 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

11:30 AM
GAMBLING HOUSE (1951)
A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.
Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast:  Victor Mature, Terry Moore, William Bendix.
BW-80 mins, CC

9:15 PM
ABOUT MRS. LESLIE (1954)
An aging woman recalls the affair that consumed her life.
Dir: Daniel Mann Cast:  Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar.
BW-104 mins
*****Excellent movie. Not a mystery.*****

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

Saturday – May 14, 2016

8:15 AM
THE LONE WOLF IN LONDON (1947)
A reformed thief gets mixed up in blackmail and the theft of diamonds held at Scotland Yard.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast:  Gerald Mohr, Nancy Saunders, Eric Blore.
BW-68 mins

11:00 AM
RING OF FIRE (1961)
A group of delinquents hold a sheriff hostage in the middle of a forest fire.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast:  David Janssen, Joyce Taylor, Frank Gorshin.
C-91 mins, CC

1:00 PM
SCARAMOUCHE (1952)
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend’s murder.
Dir: George Sidney Cast:  Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh.
C-115 mins, CC

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

Monday – May 16, 2016

9:15 AM
SEND ME NO FLOWERS (1964)
When he mistakenly thinks he’s dying, a hypochondriac tries to choose his wife’s next husband.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast:  Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall.
C-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Not a mystery. A fun Doris Day/Rock Hudson comedy.*****

11:15 AM
THE THRILL OF IT ALL (1963)
A doctor tries to cope with his wife’s newfound stardom as an advertising pitch woman.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast:  Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis.
C-108 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. A fun Doris Day/James Garner comedy.*****

3:15 PM
BORN YESTERDAY (1950)
A newspaper reporter takes on the task of educating a crooked businessman’s girlfriend.
Dir: George Cukor Cast:  Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden.
BW-102 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Terrific fun with Judy Holliday!*****

5:15 PM
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1948)
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast:  Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane.
BW-87 mins, CC

11:30 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

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

Tuesday – May 17, 2016

3:30 AM
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (1968)
This film comprises three supernatural tales based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Dir: Roger Vadim Cast:  Vincent Price, Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda.
C-121 mins, Letterbox Format

6:45 AM
THE BISHOP MISBEHAVES (1933)
A church official with a taste for mysteries gets mixed up in the real thing.
Dir: E. A. Dupont Cast:  Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Sullivan, Lucile Watson.
BW-86 mins, CC

12:30 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

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

Wednesday – May 18, 2016

9:30 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

11:00 AM
DARK PASSAGE (1947)
A man falsely accused of his wife’s murder escapes to search for the real killer.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett.
BW-106 mins, CC

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

Thursday – May 19, 2016

10:45 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

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

Friday – May 20, 2016

9:00 PM
THE OUTFIT (1973)
An ex-con takes on the mob to avenge his brother’s death.
Dir: John Flynn Cast:  Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker.
C-103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Saturday – May 21, 2016

6:30 AM
TEN LITTLE INDIANS (1966)
Party guests at a remote mansion have been brought together to pay for past crimes.
Dir: George Pollock Cast:  Hugh O’Brian, Shirley Eaton, Fabian.
C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:15 AM
THE LONE WOLF AND HIS LADY (1949)
A reformed thief tracks a stolen jewel to clear his name.
Dir: John Hoffman Cast:  Ron Randell, June Vincent, Alan Mowbray.
BW-60 mins

7:00 PM
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client’s death.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast:  Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson.
BW-108 mins, CC
*****Terrific movie!*****

9:00 PM
COVER-UP (1949)
An insurance investigator smells something wrong when he looks into a small-town suicide.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast:  William Bendix, Dennis O’Keefe, Barbara Britton.
BW-83 mins

10:30 PM
THE PITFALL (1948)
A married insurance man falls for a criminal’s girlfriend.
Dir: Andre DeToth Cast:  Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt.
BW-86 mins, CC

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

Sunday – May 22, 2016

12:00 AM
TIMETABLE (1956)
An insurance investigator turns to robbery, then has to solve one of his own crimes.
Dir: Mark Stevens Cast:  Mark Stevens, King Calder, Felicia Farr.
BW-80 mins

9:00 AM
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
A man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker.
BW-101 mins, CC

5:15 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

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

Wednesday – May 25, 2016

10:30 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

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

Thursday – May 26, 2016

2:15 AM
PETE KELLY’S BLUES (1955)
The jazz band’s leader gets mixed up with gangster in ’20s Kansas City.
Dir: Jack Webb Cast:  Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O’Brien.
C-95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
THE BIG STAMPEDE (1932)
A new sheriff faces the rustlers who killed his predecessor.
Dir: Tenny Wright Cast:  John Wayne, Duke, Noah Beery.
BW-54 mins

9:00 AM
SOMEWHERE IN SONORA (1933)
A young cowhand gets roped into the outlaw’s life when he’s falsely accused of a crime.
Dir: Mack V. Wright Cast:  John Wayne, Duke, Henry B. Walthall.
BW-58 mins

11:00 PM
SISTERS (1973)
A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
Dir: Brian De Palma Cast:  Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning.
C-92 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – May 27, 2016

1:00 AM
BLOODY MAMA (1970)
Dir: Roger Corman Cast:  Shelley Winters, Pat Hingle, Don Stroud.
BW-92 mins

7:30 AM
THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (1932)
A big game hunter decides to stalk human prey.
Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast:  Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong.
BW-63 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – May 31, 2016

2:30 PM
THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS (1969)
A casino blackjack dealer plots to hijack and rob an armored car.
Dir: Antonio Isasi Isasmendi Cast:  Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb.
C-129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:45 PM
OCEAN’S ELEVEN (1960)
A group of friends plot to rob a Las Vegas casino.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast:  Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra.
C-127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

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

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

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

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

Weekday Schedule:

12:00 – 2:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote

2:00 – 4:00 AM
Hart to Hart

4:00 – 6:00 AM
Matlock

6:00 AM
Columbo

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder

10:00 – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote

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

Tuesday – May 3, 2016

4:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
When a bouquet from her shop is found at the murder scene of a professor and former courtroom adversary of Abby Knight, a former attorney-turned-small-town-florist, she finds herself as the main suspect. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

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
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn’t the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn’t fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act–and now it’s up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. Stars Alison Sweeney, Barbara Niven and Cameron Mathison.

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

Wednesday – May 4, 2016

4:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn’t the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn’t fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act–and now it’s up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. Stars Alison Sweeney, Barbara Niven and Cameron Mathison.

6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

8:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Hoyle breaks her vow to never return home. But when police discover that Danny’s death was a homicide, Sayre is forced to confront her father along with a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes and a surprising plan of revenge while fighting growing feelings for Beck, her father’s handsome and shrewd new lawyer. Stars Shanae Grimes-Beech and John Schneider.

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

Thursday – May 5, 2016

6:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Hoyle breaks her vow to never return home. But when police discover that Danny’s death was a homicide, Sayre is forced to confront her father along with a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes and a surprising plan of revenge while fighting growing feelings for Beck, her father’s handsome and shrewd new lawyer. Stars Shanae Grimes-Beech and John Schneider.

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

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

Saturday – May 7, 2016

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Matlock marathon

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

Tuesday – May 10, 2016

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

6:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

8:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
When Jenn’s old pal Sandra becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it’ll be up to her to discover who done it before time runs out. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic.

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

Wednesday – May 11, 2016

2:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She’s determined to track down the driver, but when the trail turns deadly, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

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

Thursday – May 12, 2016

12:00 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.

2:00 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.

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
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
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
When a bouquet from her shop is found at the murder scene of a professor and former courtroom adversary of Abby Knight, a former attorney-turned-small-town-florist, she finds herself as the main suspect. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

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

Tuesday – May 17, 2016

6:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Hoyle breaks her vow to never return home. But when police discover that Danny’s death was a homicide, Sayre is forced to confront her father along with a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes and a surprising plan of revenge while fighting growing feelings for Beck, her father’s handsome and shrewd new lawyer. Stars Shanae Grimes-Beech and John Schneider.

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

Wednesday – May 18, 2016

12:00 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.

2:00 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.

4:00 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.

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

8:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
When a bouquet from her shop is found at the murder scene of a professor and former courtroom adversary of Abby Knight, a former attorney-turned-small-town-florist, she finds herself as the main suspect. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

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

Friday – May 20, 2016

12:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Hoyle breaks her vow to never return home. But when police discover that Danny’s death was a homicide, Sayre is forced to confront her father along with a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes and a surprising plan of revenge while fighting growing feelings for Beck, her father’s handsome and shrewd new lawyer. Stars Shanae Grimes-Beech and John Schneider.

2:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
When a bouquet from her shop is found at the murder scene of a professor and former courtroom adversary of Abby Knight, a former attorney-turned-small-town-florist, she finds herself as the main suspect. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

4:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

6:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
When a murder takes place at the local Christmas tree carnival, it seems there are quite a few suspects. With the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah’s running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge who doesn’t want her to see the New Year. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

8:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn’t the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn’t fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act–and now it’s up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. Stars Alison Sweeney, Barbara Niven and Cameron Mathison.

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

Saturday – May 21, 2016

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

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

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

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

We’d all love to hear about any more mystery movies airing during May 2016. If you know of any additional television mystery movies >>> please post a comment.

In case you’re interested in seeing the rest of this month’s television mystery movies, here’s the March 2016 television mystery movies schedule:

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