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Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for May 2016

April 26, 2016

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):

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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.*****

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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:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for April 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

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Snipped in the Bud – New Flower Shop Mystery Movie!

March 28, 2016

And, Gina just told us about the new Flower Shop Mystery movie that will premier on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 8:00 PM (Central). These mystery movies are based on Kate Collins‘ very popular Cozy Flower Shop Mystery Series.

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.

I have added it to the Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for April 2016

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Sandra Brown’s White Hot – a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Movie You May Want to Watch…

March 28, 2016

My daughter had to go downtown for a meeting today, so I’m sticking around her apartment today. Well, actually, she left me her keys and key fob (Yes, that’s a new word for me!) so I’m going to head out on my own for a little. However, I knew that Sandra Brown’s White Hot movie was finally going to be on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries schedule, so I wanted to let you know about this new mystery movie they will be showing. (This is not on the regular Hallmark channel.)

Sandra Brown is a New York Times bestselling author of mystery books >>> thrillers, not Cozies. (She also writes romance novels.) However, seeing that this is a Hallmark movie, I don’t expect to see any nudity nor a lot of gore. Let’s face it, Hallmark isn’t known for having to sensationalize their movies to grab an audience!

Getting back to Sandra Brown…

Here’s the synopsis from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries page:

Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Lynch 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.

Sandra Brown’s White Hot will be premiering on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on Sunday, April 17, 2016 >>> at 8:00 PM Central. Here are the dates it will be repeated (Central time zone):

Sunday, April 17, 2016 *****Premier*****
8:00 PM

Monday, April 18, 2016
12:00 PM

Tuesday – April 19, 2016
6:00 PM

Thursday – April 21, 2016
8:00PM

Saturday – April 23, 2016
8:00 AM

Sunday – April 24, 2016
10:00 PM

I will definitely be setting up my DVR as soon as I get home. You may want to set your’s up, too!

P.S. I’ve just updated the Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for April 2016 page on my Cozy-Mystery site.

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Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for April 2016

March 24, 2016

Good grief! To me it seems like we should already be in April, but it’s still only March! Every time Easter falls so early in March, I feel sort of odd. All the flowers have been blooming since the middle of the month here in San Antonio and I know that if I still had my bird feeders out I’d be enjoying lots of little hopping-and-bopping fledglings. (Doggone those crazy house-eating squirrels! Why do they always insist on ruining everything for everyone else!)

Back to the reason for this entry: Here are the mystery movies I have found that will be airing on the Turner Classic Movies channel and on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel. So far it doesn’t look like we’ll be treated to any new mystery movies on the Hallmark M&M channel, but I’ll keep checking to see – once they put up the rest of April’s schedule. Also, I want to tell you about a movie that aired on the Lifetime channel during March. Donna McLean told us about it in a comment, and boy am I glad she did! I have tried to find out when they are replaying it on Lifetime, but it doesn’t look like they are (in the very near future). So, if you happen to get a chance to see Lifetime’s And Then There Were None (a two part miniseries) be sure to watch it. It doesn’t follow Agatha Christie’s book to the tee, but it is good, and has some terrific actors. (It looks like it will be available on the Netflix disc option, so if you have that, you might want to add it to your queue.) It does show a little gore and sexual situations, so it’s not totally Cozy, but my husband and I sure enjoyed it. (If you have DirectTV, it is currently available on the Lifetime on Demand channel.)

If I were to recommend only one mystery movie airing on TV during April 2016, it would have to be Kind Lady, which will be airing on Tuesday, April 19. I just watched it last month and I absolutely loved it. Ethel Barrymore is terrific as the “Kind Lady”, and the rest of the cast is pretty terrific too! (Angela Lansbury, Keenan Wynn, Betsy Blair, Doris Lloyd, and Maurice Evans) I don’t think you’ll be disappointed…

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

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

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

Saturday – April 2, 2016

8:15 AM
THE LONE WOLF KEEPS A DATE (1940)
A reformed thief tracks down a missing stamp collection and a kidnapped businessman.
Dir: Sidney Salkow Cast:  Warren William, Frances Robinson, Bruce Bennett.
BW-65 mins

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

Sunday – April 3, 2016

1:30 PM
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.*** One of the best movies from the 1960s >>> anyway, that’s what I think…***

7:00 PM
THE YOUNG IN HEART (1938)
A family of con artists saves the life of a wealthy old woman and plots to fleece her.
Dir: Richard Wallace Cast:  Minnie Dupree, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson.
BW-91 mins, CC

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

Monday – April 4, 2016

7:30 AM
FIVE MILES TO MIDNIGHT (1963)
A woman tries to free herself from her husband by helping him fake his own death.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast:  Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young.
BW-108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 PM
THE TRIAL (1963)
In this adaptation of Kafka’s classic, a man in a nameless country stands trial for an unnamed crime.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast:  Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider.
BW-120 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – April 5, 2016

1:30 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND COMES BACK (1937)
An old enemy kidnaps Bulldog Drummond¿s fiancée.
Dir: Louis King Cast:  John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell.
BW-59 mins

2:45 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND’S REVENGE (1937)
Captain Drummond travels to Switzerland in order to marry his girlfriend but the disappearance of a dangerous cargo of explosives makes him delay his plans.
Dir: Louis King Cast:  John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell.
BW-55 mins

3:45 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND’S PERIL (1938)
Bulldog Drummond hunts down an assassin after a priceless diamond.
Dir: James Hogan Cast:  John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell.
BW-66 mins

7:00 PM
CAPE FEAR (1962)
An ex-convict plots to destroy the district attorney who sent him to prison.
Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast:  Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen.
BW-106 mins, CC
***Yikes! Robert Mitchum brings a whole “yikes” factor to his character!***

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

Wednesday – April 6, 2016

8:30 AM
TELL NO TALES (1939)
In search of a big scoop for his failing paper, an editor tries to solve a kidnapping case that’s turned into murder.
Dir: Leslie Fenton Cast:  Melvyn Douglas, Louise Platt, Gene Lockhart.
BW-69 mins

3:30 PM
EACH DAWN I DIE (1939)
A crusading reporter becomes a hardened convict when he’s framed.
Dir: William Keighley Cast:  James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan.
BW-92 mins, CC

5:15 PM
KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1942)
A reporter digs into the secret life of a recently deceased political hero.
Dir: George Cukor Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Whorf.
BW-101 mins, CC

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

Thursday – April 7, 2016

5:15 AM
THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940)
Truck driving brothers are framed for murder by a lady psycho.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast:  George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino.
BW-95 mins, CC

7:00 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

8:30 AM
HIGH SIERRA (1941)
An aging ex-con sets out to pull one more big heist.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast:  Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis.
BW-100 mins, CC

11:45 AM
THE BIGAMIST (1953)
A woman discovers her husband has another family in another city.
Dir: Ida Lupino Cast:  Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmund Gwenn.
BW-79 mins, CC

5:45 PM
THE HITCH-HIKER (1953)
A dangerous madman kidnaps two businessmen on a hunting trip.
Dir: Ida Lupino Cast:  Edmond O’Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman.
BW-71 mins, CC

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

Friday – April 8, 2016

2:00 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

5:30 PM
PHANTOM LADY (1944)
A mystery woman is a murder suspect’s only alibi for the night of his wife’s death.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast:  Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis.
BW-87 mins

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

Saturday – April 9, 2016

8:15 AM
THE LONE WOLF TAKES A CHANCE (1941)
A reformed jewel thief fights to clear his name when he’s framed for murder.
Dir: Sidney Salkow Cast:  Warren William, June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon.
BW-75 mins

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

Monday  – April 11, 2016

12:45 PM
RANCHO NOTORIOUS (1952)
A cowboy infiltrates a bandit hideout in search of his girlfriend’s killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer.
C-89 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – April 12, 2016

12:00 AM
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

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

Thursday – April 14, 2016

7:30 AM
SAGEBRUSH TRAIL (1933)
A man, wrongly imprisoned for murder, escapes to track down the real killer.
Dir: Armand Schaefer Cast:  John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler.
BW-53 mins

8:30 AM
TRAILIN’ WEST (1936)
A singing secret agent tracks down renegades at President Lincoln’s request.
Dir: Noel Smith Cast:  Dick Foran, Paula Stone, Gordon Elliott.
BW-56 mins

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

Friday – April 15, 2016

5:15 PM
THE TRUE STORY OF LYNN STUART (1957)
A concerned housewife goes undercover for the police to bust a drug ring.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast:  Betsy Palmer, Jack Lord, Barry Atwater.
BW-78 mins

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

Sunday – April 17, 2016

2:30 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

7:00 AM
BLACK MAGIC (1949)
An 18th century gypsy masters hypnotism to avenge his parents’ murder.
Dir: Gregory Ratoff Cast:  Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff.
BW-105 mins

9:15 AM
MINISTRY OF FEAR (1944)
When hidden microfilm comes into his possession, an innocent man is drawn into espionage.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond.
BW-87 mins, CC

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

Monday – April 18, 2016

5:00 AM
LURED (1947)
A woman helps the police catch the serial killer who murdered her best friend.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast:  George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn.
BW-103 mins

2:45 PM
THE LEOPARD MAN (1943)
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast:  Dennis O’Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks.

BW-66 mins, CC

4:00 PM
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

9:00 PM
THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (1945)
A serial killer stalks a mute servant girl in a remote mansion.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast:  Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore.
BW-84 mins

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

Tuesday – April 19, 2016

12:30 AM
KIND LADY (1951)
A con artist and his criminal cohorts hold an old lady hostage in her own home.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Evans, Angela Lansbury.
BW-78 mins, CC
***I just watched this movie last month. It’s really good!***

10:30 AM
GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS (1940)
A reporter tries to nail a gambling-ship owner for murder.
Dir: George Amy Cast:  Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Gilbert Roland.
BW-55 mins, CC

11:15 PM
MR. ARKADIN (1955)
A private eye investigates a millionaire’s mysterious past before a murderer can get to the witnesses.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast:  Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Paola Mori.
BW-106 mins

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

Wednesday – April 20, 2016

1:15 AM
Z (1969)
A political assassination uncovers a hotbed of corruption.
Dir: Costa-Gavras Cast:  Yves Montand, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin.
C-127 mins, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
EXECUTIVE ACTION (1973)
Rogue intelligence agents, politicians, greedy capitalists, and assassins plot and carry out an assassination.
Dir: David Miller Cast:  Burt Lancaster, Will Geer, Gilbert Green.
C-91 mins

7:00 PM
DR. MABUSE, THE GAMBLER (PT. 1), INFERNO (PT. 2) (1922)
In this silent film, arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin while Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Rudolf Klein-Rogge , Aud Egede Nissen , Gertrude Welcker .
BW-297 mins

11:45 PM
THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE (1933)
A crime wave grips the city and all clues seem to lead to the nefarious Dr. Mabuse.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Gustav Diesel, Otto Wernicke.
BW-121 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Thursday – April 21, 2016

4:45 AM
M (1931)
The mob sets out to catch a child killer whose crimes are attracting too much police attention.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke, Gustav Grundgens.
BW-110 mins

6:45 AM
MAN ALIVE (1946)
A man thought dead returns as a ghost to scare off his wife’s suitors.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast:  Pat O’Brien, Adolphe Menjou, Ellen Drew.
BW-70 mins

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

Friday – April 22, 2016

6:00 AM
SMART BLONDE (1936)
An ambitious reporter forces her policeman boyfriend to let her help with a murder case.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast:  Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Winifred Shaw.
BW-59 mins, CC

7:15 AM
THE ADVENTUROUS BLONDE (1937)
Reporter Torchy Blane walks out on her own wedding to solve the case of a murdered actor.
Dir: Frank MacDonald Cast:  Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Anne Nagel.
BW-61 mins

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

Monday – April 25, 2016

2:00 PM
SERGEANT RUTLEDGE (1960)
A 19th-century lawyer tries to clear a black man of rape and murder charges.
Dir: John Ford Cast:  Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Billie Burke.
C-111 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – April 26, 2016

2:45 AM
ARSENE LUPIN (1932)
A gentleman thief risks his life in an attempt to steal the Mona Lisa.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast:  John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley.
BW-84 mins, CC

4:15 AM
ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS (1938)
A reformed jewel thief helps detectives track down a criminal.
Dir: Geo. Fitzmaurice Cast:  Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William.
BW-81 mins, CC

11:30 AM
THE FALCON STRIKES BACK (1943)
A society sleuth is framed for murder by criminals running a war-bond racket.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast:  Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph.
BW-66 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – April 27, 2016

11:00 AM
THE LADYKILLERS (1956)
An eccentric bandit gang moves into a little old lady’s boardinghouse to plot a major heist.
Dir: Alexander Mackendrick Cast:  Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom.
C-91 mins, CC

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

Thursday – April 28, 2016

11:45 AM
ONCE A THIEF (1965)
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
Dir: Ralph Nelson Cast:  Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin.
BW-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:45 PM
ARABESQUE (1966)
A university professor gets mixed up with international spies and a two-timing woman.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast:  Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan Badel.
C-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – April 29, 2016

1:00 PM
THE LAST WAVE (1977)
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aborigines in a ritualized murder and in the process learns disquieting things about himself.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast:  Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil.
C-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Saturday – April 30, 2016

12:15 AM
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961)
An aging American judge presides over the trial of Nazi war criminals.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark.
BW-179 mins, CC

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

Sunday – May 1, 2016

1:15 AM
GOD TOLD ME TO (1976)
A cop investigates a series of gruesome murders seemingly inspired by God.
Dir: Larry Cohen Cast:  Tony LoBianco, Sandy Dennis, Deborah Raffin.
C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

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

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

April 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

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

Friday – April 1, 2016

12:00 PM
Jane Doe: Ties that Bind
Though CEO Everett Myers is accused of murdering his partner, CSA puzzle solver Cathy Davis is certain he’s innocent, despite witnesses, surveillance cameras, and a surefire motive. Stars Lea Thompson, Joe Penny, and Robert Carradine.

2:00 PM
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
When a fellow agent kills his mentor in cold blood and can’t remember the crime, puzzle-solver Cathy Davis is enlisted to discover the motive. What she uncovers is a government experiment in mind-control developed to weed out terrorists. But the man behind the brainstorm could have other, more insidious motives. Stars Lea Thompson, Joe Penny and Erin Gray.

4:00 PM
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Cathy and Frank partner with a beautiful insurance investigator to recover a stolen masterpiece. Frank is smitten with her, even though it becomes more apparent she may be the mastermind behind the theft. Stars Lea Thompson, Joe Penny and Billy Moses.

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

Saturday – April 2, 2016

8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Columbo marathon

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

Sunday – April 3, 2016

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

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

Monday – April 4, 2016

12:00 PM
Murder 101
Juggling a career as a University professor and on-call criminologist, Dr. Jonathan Maxwell teams up with a private investigator to clear a young woman accused of murdering her boss. Stars Dick Van Dyke.

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

Tuesday – April 5, 2016

12:00 PM
Murder 101: College Can Be Murder
College professor Archer Coe has been poisoned and the suspects are piling up: the student with whom he was having an affair, Coe’s jealous wife, the student’s vengeful father, and above all, fellow teacher Stuart Evans whose career was in Coe’s vindictive hands. Lucky for Stuart, he has Jonathan Maxwell, fellow professor and on-call criminologist and in his corner. Stars Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke.

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

Wednesday – April 6, 2016

12:00 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 – April 7, 2016

12:00 PM
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Samuel is a spiritual “healer” with a large and influential following. But when he locks himself in a meditation chamber with four students, only to turn up dead with his students still deep in their meditative trance, it’s up to Professor Maxwell to figure out the why and how. Stars Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke and Mia Cottet.

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

Sunday – April 10, 2016

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

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

Monday – April 11, 2016

12:00 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.

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

Friday – April 15, 2016

12:00 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.

2:00 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.

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

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

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

Saturday – April 16, 2016

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

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

Sunday – April 17, 2016

8:00 AM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

10:00 AM
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
Sandra Brown’s White Hot *****PREMIER*****
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Lynch 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.

10:00 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.

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

Monday – April 18, 2016

12:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Lynch 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 – April 19, 2016

6:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Lynch 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
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 – April 21, 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.

8:00 PM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Lynch 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.

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

Saturday – April 23, 2016

8:00 AM
Sandra Brown’s White Hot
After her younger brother Danny dies, Sayre Lynch 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.

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

Sunday – April 26, 2016

12:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

2:00 PM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

4:00 PM
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.

6:00 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.

8:00 PM
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud *****PREMIER*****
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.

10:00 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.

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

Tuesday – April 26, 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: 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.

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

Wednesday – April 27

6:00 PM
Along Came a Nanny
Detective Mike Logan takes on a special undercover assignment as a nanny when a quiet, upscale neighborhood is turned upside down by a string of robberies. When the mystery begins to unravel, new relationships are threatened as he struggles to protect his secret identity and solve a difficult case. Stars Sarah Lancaster and Cameron Mathison.

8:00 PM
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.

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

Thursday – April 28, 2016

2:00 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.

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

Saturday – April 30, 2016

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

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

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

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

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

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for March 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

 

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