Oh my goodness! School starts during August! I would ask where the summer has gone, however, it’s so doggone hot down here in San Antonio that I know it’s still here!
I have the Turner Classic Movies channel mystery movies listed along with some other movies that I think are worth mentioning. Under the TCM schedule, I have the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel listings. If you like Mystery Woman, you’re in luck this month! Saturday the 13th looks like a really good day to catch-up on past Aurora Teagarden and Hannah Swensen (Murder, She Baked) mystery movies. Also, a new movie will be premiering on that channel with a very impressive cast. J.L. Family Ranch will debut on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 8 PM Central. Jon Voight, James Caan, Melanie Griffith, Teri Polo, Grant Bowler, and Steven Bauer are its actors.
***** ***** ***** *****
August 2016 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):
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Monday – August 1, 2016
1:15 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, CC
3:00 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
*****Absolutely terrific! A must-see mystery movie!*****
5:00 PM
LARCENY, INC. (1942)
An ex-convict and his gang try to use a luggage store to front a bank robbery, but business keeps getting in the way.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford.
BW-95 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – August 2, 2016
3:15 PM
FOREVER DARLING (1956)
A madcap woman’s guardian angel tries to save her marriage.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason.
C-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Not a mystery, but Desi & Lucy both star.*****
11:00 PM
THE LONG, LONG TRAILER (1954)
Life on the road isn’t what it’s cracked up to be when a honeymooning couple invests in an oversized motor home.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main.
C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
*****Not a mystery, but a fun Lucy & Desi movie.*****
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – August 4, 2016
9:15 AM
DOCTOR X (1932)
A reporter investigates a series of cannibalistic murders at a medical college.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy.
C-76 mins, CC
4:15 PM
THE MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933)
A disfigured sculptor turns murder victims into wax statues.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell.
C-77 mins, CC
11:00 PM
THUNDERBOLT (1929)
A death-row convict plots to kill the man who stole his girl.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast: George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen.
BW-92 mins
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – August 5, 2016
2:15 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
5:00 AM
PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE (1954)
A mad scientist uses an ape to murder his enemies.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin, Patricia Medina.
C-84 mins, CC
*****Based on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue.*****
2:30 PM
THE CAT O’NINE TAILS (1971)
A blind man and a reporter investigate a break-in at a center for genetic research.
Dir: Dario Argento Cast: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak.
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – August 10, 2016
11:15 AM
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
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – August 11, 2016
7:00 PM
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
10:15 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
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – August 13, 2016
5:00 PM
THE WRONG BOX (1966)
Two elderly brothers plot to kill each other for a fortune.
Dir: Bryan Forbes Cast: John Mills , Ralph Richardson , Michael Caine .
C-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
9:15 PM
THE FALLEN IDOL (1948)
A neglected child thinks the servant he idolizes has committed murder.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey.
BW-95 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – August 15, 2016
1:00 AM
TENSION (1950)
A man who had planned to murder his wife’s lover becomes the prime suspect when somebody beats him to it.
Dir: John Berry Cast: Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse.
BW-91 mins, CC
10:15 AM
THE THIRD DAY (1965)
An amnesiac discovers he’s hated by his entire family.
Dir: Jack Smight Cast: George Peppard, Elizabeth Ashley, Roddy McDowall.
C-114 mins, Letterbox Format
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – August 16, 2016
12:00 PM
I CONFESS (1953)
A priest suspected of murder can only clear himself by violating the sanctity of the confessional.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden.
BW-95 mins, CC
1:45 PM
THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953)
A telephone operator kills in self-defense but can’t remember the details of the encounter.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern.
BW-88 mins, CC
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. Wonderful movie.*****
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – August 17, 2016
3:30 AM
CHASE A CROOKED SHADOW (1958)
A man shows up at a woman’s villa claiming to be her presumably deceased brother.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Richard Todd, Anne Baxter, Herbert Lom.
BW-87 mins, CC
9:00 AM
THE PHENIX CITY STORY (1955)
A crusading lawyer takes on the corrupt machine running a Southern town.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant.
BW-100 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – August 18, 2016
2:30 PM
A FEVER IN THE BLOOD (1961)
A former governor is murdered and his killer’s trial is sensationalized in the media.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Angie Dickinson, Jack Kelly.
BW-117 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – August 20, 2016
3:00 PM
DARK PASSAGE (1947)
A man falsely accused of his wife’s murder escapes to search for the real killer.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett.
BW-106 mins, CC
5:00 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
9:00 PM
THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS (1947)
A woman slowly discovers that her artist husband is a deranged killer.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith.
BW-99 mins, CC
*****I really enjoyed this mystery movie.*****
11:00 PM
DEAD RECKONING (1947)
A tough veteran sets out to solve his war buddy’s murder.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky.
BW-100 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – August 21, 2016
1:00 AM
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George.
BW-100 mins, CC
8:15 AM
THE LETTER (1940)
A woman claims to have killed in self-defense, until a blackmailer turns up with incriminating evidence.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson.
BW-95 mins, CC
10:00 AM
MR. SKEFFINGTON (1945)
A flighty beauty marries a stockbroker for convenience and almost ruins both their lives.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel.
BW-146 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Another terrific movie, and what a cast!*****
12:45 PM
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
*****Uhhhhh… creepy!*****
3:15 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. Nor is it a movie for those who are planning weddings! >>> Might take a little of the fun out of the whole big wedding experience.*****
9:15 PM
THE LITTLE FOXES (1941)
An ambitious woman takes on her corrupt brothers and honest husband in her drive for wealth.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright.
BW-116 mins, CC
****Not a mystery. Very good movie.*****
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – August 22, 2016
1:15 AM
DEAD RINGER (1964)
A woman murders her rich twin and tries to take her place.
Dir: Paul Henreid Cast: Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford.
BW-116 mins, CC
11:00 AM
THE MYSTERY OF MR. X (1934)
A sophisticated jewel thief tries to prove himself innocent of a string of cop murders.
Dir: Edgar Selwyn Cast: Robert Montgomery, Elizabeth Allen, Lewis Stone.
BW-84 mins, CC
7:00 PM
LADY IN THE LAKE (1947)
Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective’s viewpoint.
Dir: Robert Montgomery Cast: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan.
BW-103 mins, CC
*****Based on Raymond Chandler’s characters.*****
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – August 23, 2016
2:45 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
11:15 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
3:15 PM
THE NIGHT HEAVEN FELL (1958)
A convent girl vacationing in Spain finds herself in a romance with a murderer.
Dir: Roger Vadim Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Alida Valli, Stephen Boyd.
C-91 mins, Letterbox Format
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – August 24, 2016
6:30 AM
HAUNTED HONEYMOON (1940)
British sleuth Sir Peter Wimsey’s wedding celebration is cut short by the discovery of a murdered man in his honeymoon cottage.
Dir: Arthur B. Woods Cast: Robert Montgomery, Constance Cummings, Leslie Banks.
BW-83 mins, CC
*****Based on the Dorothy L. Sayers character.*****
4:00 PM
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE (1932)
A ruthless attorney tries to make amends for convicting an innocent man.
Dir: Irving Cummings Cast: Edmund Lowe, Evelyn Brent, Constance Cummings.
BW-72 mins
11:45 PM
DOOMED CARGO (1936)
A private eye on vacation has to deal with a disappearing corpse.
Dir: Albert de Courville Cast: Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings, Thomy Bourdelle.
BW-67 mins
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – August 25, 2016
3:15 AM
THE CRIMINAL CODE (1931)
A convict trying to reform is torn between conflicting loyalties when he witnesses a murder behind bars.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Constance Cummings.
BW-96 mins, CC
5:15 PM
SCENE OF THE CRIME (1949)
A detective tries to solve a policeman’s murder.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Van Johnson , Arlene Dahl , Gloria De Haven .
BW-94 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – August 26, 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
8:00 AM
DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (1947)
Dick Tracy tracks down a bank robber using nerve gas.
Dir: John Rawlins Cast: Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne.
BW-65 mins
10:45 AM
THE FATAL HOUR (1940)
Asian sleuth Mr. Wong gets caught up in the mystery surrounding a policeman’s death.
Dir: William Nigh Cast: Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers.
BW-66 mins
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – August 27, 2016
11:00 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. Cute Doris Day movie.*****
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – August 28, 2016
3:15 AM
MARLOWE (1969)
Detective Philip Marlowe probes the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in search of a woman’s missing sister.
Dir: Paul Bogart Cast: James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O’Connor.
C-96 mins, CC
*****Based on Raymond Chandler’s characters.*****
9:15 AM
THE EX-MRS. BRADFORD (1936)
A detective teams with his ex-wife to solve a murder.
Dir: Stephen Roberts Cast: William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason.
BW-81 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – August 29, 2016
11:00 PM
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
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – August 30, 2016
1:00 PM
ANGEL FACE (1953)
An unscrupulous woman murders her loved ones for profit.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman.
BW-91 mins, CC
2:45 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
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – August 31, 2016
9:15 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
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
July 2016 Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):
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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
***** ***** ***** *****
Monday – August 1, 2016
12:00 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.
***** ***** ***** *****
Tuesday – August 2, 2016
12:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
When a traveling Wild West Show comes into town, Samantha gets involved in solving the murder of one of the cowboys. Stars Kellie Martin and Clarence Williams III.
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – August 3, 2016
12:00 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.
***** ***** ***** *****
Thursday – August 4, 2016
12:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
When a baby boy is left at the door of the Mystery Woman book store, Samantha gets involved in solving a murder tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – August 5, 2016
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.
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
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.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***
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.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***
***** ***** ***** *****
Saturday – August 6, 2016
8:00 AM 0 11:59 PM
Matlock marathon
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – August 7, 2016
8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon
***** ***** ***** *****
Friday – August 12, 2016
12:00 PM
Dear Prudence
Prudence Macintyre is a humorous Martha Stewart-like advice columnist and TV personality, who escapes on a much needed vacation from her work-driven life. While on her vacation, she finds herself embroiled in solving a murder mystery by using her own quick wit and good housekeeping tips. Stars Jane Seymour and Jamey Sheridan.
2:00 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.
4:00 PM
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 mystery series.***
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 – August 13, 2016
8:00 AM
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.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***
10:00 AM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***
12:00 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.
***Based on the Charlaine Harris mystery series.***
2:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.
***Based on the Joanne Fluke mystery series.***
4:00 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.
***Based on the Joanne Fluke mystery series.***
6:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn’t the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn’t fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act–and now it’s up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. Stars Alison Sweeney, Barbara Niven and Cameron Mathison.
***Based on the Joanne Fluke mystery series.***
8:00 PM
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, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.
***Based on the Joanne Fluke mystery series.***
10:00 PM
Along Came a Nanny
Detective Mike Logan takes on a special undercover assignment as a nanny when a quiet, upscale neighborhood is turned upside down by a string of robberies. When the mystery begins to unravel, new relationships are threatened as he struggles to protect his secret identity and solve a difficult case. Stars Sarah Lancaster and Cameron Mathison.
***** ***** ***** *****
Wednesday – August 17, 2016
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.
***** ***** ***** *****
Sunday – August 21, 2016
8:00 PM
J.L. Family Ranch
*****PREMIER*****
J.L. is an old-fashioned, conservative cowboy who owns a large ranch in a small Texas town and is the patriarch of a sizeable family that all take shelter under his roof. He has to battle the outside forces of the modern world that is rapidly creeping into his expanding town in order to maintain possession of his treasured ranch and to keep his family together. Stars Jon Voight, James Caan, Melanie Griffith, Teri Polo, Grant Bowler, and Steven Bauer.
***** ***** ***** *****
(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 August 20.)
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
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 July 2016 television mystery movies schedule:
Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for July 2016
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Question I am looking for the author and series of a yarn shop set in the French quarter in New Orleans that she does mysteries and owns the shop also. She does a knitting circle also once a week with a class and there is talk of different types of yarn, one being Alpaca yarn a lot in it. There is always talk about the walks during Halloween and such of the houses and historical things on the streets just like the books with Laura Childs ones with her Tea mysteries in Charleston.
I’m looking for a mystery series, probably written in the 80’s- ’90’s, about a musician in an early music group who keeps solving crimes. There’s wonderful writing about the performances of this group as well as well constructed plots. Maybe about 5 books in the series. The protagonist is, I think, a recorder player. There are also a viol de gamda player, a harpsichordist, and a violinist in this New York City group. Help
I’m looking for a mystery novel I read in high school years ago, and all I can remember is that the protagonist was a fuller figured lady who called her growling tummy Petunia! It was probably published some time between the 60s and 80s, and in one book I read, her main love interest was, if I recall correctly, a Japanese-American. Does this ring any bells?
A while back, I found a cozy that opened with a murder in a TV studio. I should have written it down by author or title, but I didn’t. Now, I’m looking for it again, but I’ve searched online for cozies that take place in TV studios and on your web site by theme and even through the A and B authors (because I remember that’s as far as I got in my original visit to your site.
Last month, in the recommendations, MJ brought up a point that I have wondered about in the past. MJ was referencing Kate Carlisle’s Bibliophile mysteries and here’s her comment:
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