The Cozy Mystery List Blog

May 2015 is going to be bringing us two new Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movies that are based on two Cozy Mystery Series. Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen movie will be premiering on Saturday, May 2 and Peter King’s Gourmet Detective will debut on Saturday, May 16. I have the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel schedule right below the Turner Classic Movies channel schedule.

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

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Friday – May 1, 2015

11:00 PM
Jane Eyre (1944)
A governess at a remote estate falls in love with her brooding employer.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O’Brien.
BW-96 mins, CC

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Sunday – May 3, 2015

11:00 AM
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Detective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart.
BW-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 PM
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
A veteran fights to prove he didn’t kill his cheating wife.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix.
BW-100 mins, CC

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Monday – May 4, 2015

9:00 AM
Public Enemy’s Wife (1936)
An escaped convict’s bride joins forces with the FBI.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Pat O’Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong.
BW-69 mins

12:30 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

11:15 PM
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
A novelist frames himself for murder to prove the fallibility of circumstantial evidence.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer.
BW-80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Tuesday – May 5, 2015

9:00 AM
Gallant Sons (1940)
When a man is charged with murder, his son’s schoolboy friends set out to solve the case.
Dir: William Ryan Cast: Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gene Reynolds.
BW-76 mins

1:30 PM
Secret Enemies (1942)
The FBI tracks Nazi agents to a luxury hotel.
Dir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Craig Stevens, Faye Emerson, John Ridgely.
BW-58 mins

2:30 PM
The Hidden Hand (1942)
The body count rises during the competition for a family inheritance.
Dir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Fraser, Julie Bishop.
BW-67 mins

5:30 PM
Two In the Dark (1936)
A man with amnesia fights to prove himself innocent of murder.
Dir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford.
BW-74 mins

10:30 PM
Agatha (1979)
A fictional account of the real life, eleven day, never explained 1926 disappearance of famed murder mystery writer Agatha Christie.
Dir: Michael Apted Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton.
C-105 mins
***This looks like it might be interesting.***

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Wednesday – May 6, 2015

12:15 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

5:00 AM
Night Nurse (1931)
A nurse discovers that the children she’s caring for are murder targets.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell.
BW-72 mins, CC

9:30 AM
Angel of Mercy (1939)
This short film details the life of Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Cliff Danielson, Claire McDowell, Oscar Apfel.
BW-10 mins
***This is a very short documentary about Clara Barton, not a mystery, but it may be interesting.***

11:45 AM
The Nurse’s Secret (1941)
When her patient is murdered, a private-duty nurse investigates the crime.
Dir: Noel M. Smith Cast: Lee Patrick, Regis Toomey, Julie Bishop.
BW-64 mins

7:00 PM
The Killing (1956)
A team of specialists plots a daring racetrack robbery, but they don’t reckon with human frailty.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards.
BW-84 mins, CC

8:45 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

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Thursday – May 7, 2015

12:15 AM
Suddenly (1954)
Gunmen take over a suburban home to plot a presidential assassination.
Dir: Lewis Allen Cast: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason.
BW-77 mins, CC

1:45 AM
Crime of Passion (1957)
An executive’s wife barters sex for her husband’s business success.
Dir: Gerd Oswald Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr.
BW-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
Airport (1970)
A mad bomber plots to blow up a jet on a snowy night.
Dir: George Seaton Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg.
C-137 mins, Letterbox Format

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Friday – May 8, 2015

10:30 AM
Purple Noon (1961)
French adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, about Tom Ripley, a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around
criminal improviser.
Dir: René Clément Cast: Alain Delon, Marie Laforêt, Maurice Ronet.
C-117 mins
*** I’m guessing this is in French with English subtitles.***

7:00 PM
Touch of Evil (1958)
A narcotics agent risks his wife’s life to investigate a crooked cop.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles.
BW-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:45 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

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Saturday – May 9, 2015

2:15 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

1:30 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

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Sunday – May 10, 2015

***TCM is celebrating Mother’s Day with a day full of movies that feature mothers.***

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Monday – May 11, 2015

*** The five Agatha Christie movies they are showing today may not be for everyone. These are comedic mysteries.***

5:45 AM
Murder, She Said (1961)
When nobody will believe she witnessed a murder, elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes a job as a maid to ferret out
clues.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow.
BW-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:15 AM
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple suspects foul play when an old friend is supposedly scared to death by a cat.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Robert Morley, Flora Robson.
BW-81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:45 AM
Murder Most Foul (1964)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple joins a small-town theatre to investigate a murder.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles Tingwell.
BW-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 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

12:15 PM
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders committed in alphabetical order.
Dir: Frank Tashlin Cast: Tony Randall, Anita Ekberg, Robert Morley.
BW-91 mins, CC

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Wednesday – May 13, 2015

2:15 AM
I’ll Be Seeing You (1944)
A soldier meets a woman on Christmas furlough from prison and they fall in love.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple.
BW-85 mins, CC
***This is an overlooked Christmas movie.***

11:15 AM
Genius at Work (1947)
Two radio sleuths tackle a real murder case.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Anne Jeffreys.
BW-61 mins

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Thursday – May 14, 2015

8:15 AM
Village of the Damned (1961)
After a mysterious blackout, the inhabitants of a British village give birth to emotionless, super-powered offspring.
Dir: Wolf Rilla Cast: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens.
BW-77 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Friday – May 15, 2015

5:00 AM
The Reckless Moment (1949)
A mother attempts to protect her murderous daughter.
Dir: Max Opuls Cast: James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks.
BW-82 mins, CC

11:30 AM
North by Northwest (1959)
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason.
C-136 mins, CC

4:45 PM
The Last of Sheila (1973)
A game of murder among wealthy vacationers turns into the real thing.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: James Coburn, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon.
C-119 mins, Letterbox Format

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Sunday – May 17, 2015

11:00 AM
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

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Monday – May 18, 2015

4:45 PM
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

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Tuesday – May 19, 2015

1:00 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

11:00 PM
The Late Show (1977)
An aging private eye hooks up with a Hollywood eccentric to investigate his partner’s murder.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy.
C-92 mins, Letterbox Format

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Wednesday – May 20, 2015

1:00 AM
Still of the Night (1982)
A psychiatrist falls for the chief suspect in a patient’s murder.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy.
C-91 mins, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM
Nadine (1987)
A woman trying to recover photos of herself and divorce her husband witnesses a murder and uncovers corrupt
land dealings.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Rip Torn.
C-78 mins

5:00 AM
The Murder Man (1935)
A hard-drinking reporter specializes in murder cases, until he becomes a suspect in one himself.
Dir: Tim Whelan Cast: Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill.
BW-69 mins, CC,

9:30 AM
The Last Gangster (1937)
When a notorious gangster gets out of prison, he vows revenge on the wife who left him.
Dir: Edward Ludwig Cast: Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Rose Stradner.
BW-81 mins, CC

5:30 PM
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
A retrospective on the life and career of actor James Stewart, with clips from many of his films and interviews with
people who have worked with him.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Johnny Carson, James Stewart, Ronald Reagan.
C-86 mins
***This documentary on Jimmy Stewart might be fun!***

7:00 PM
Johnny Guitar (1954)
A lady saloon owner battles a female rancher out to frame her for murder.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge.
C-110 mins, CC

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Thursday – May 21, 2015

1:30 AM
The Iron Sheriff (1957)
A sheriff tries to clear his son of the murder of a stagecoach driver.
Dir: Sidney Salkow Cast: Sterling Hayden, Constance Ford, John Dehner.
BW-73 mins, CC

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Friday – May 22, 2015

5:15 AM
Friends and Lovers (1931)
A society woman and her husband blackmail the men who flirt with her.
Dir: Victor Schertzinger Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Lily Damita, Laurence Olivier.
BW-68 mins

3:00 PM
Term of Trial (1962)
A schoolgirl obsessed with her teacher accuses him of molesting her.
Dir: Peter Glenville Cast: Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles.
BW-113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
The Stranger (1946)
A small-town schoolteacher suspects her new husband may be an escaped Nazi war criminal.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles.
BW-95 mins, CC

9:00 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

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Saturday – May 23, 2015

12:30 AM
F for Fake (1973)
Director Orson Welles examines the career of a notorious art forger.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Joseph Cotten.
C-88 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Saturday – May 23, 2015 through Monday – May 25, 2015

***TCM honors Memorial Day with war-time movies.***

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Wednesday – May 27, 2015

10:45 PM
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Detective Phillip Marlowe investigates shady characters involved in a long-lost friend’s murder.
Dir: Robert Altman Cast: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden.
C-107 mins, Letterbox Format

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Thursday – May 28, 2015

8:00 AM
The Runaway Bride (1930)
A criminal gang goes after the jewels their dying leader stashed in a woman’s handbag.
Dir: Donald Crisp Cast: Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes, David Newell.
BW-66 mins

8:45 PM
Time After Time (1979)
When Jack the Ripper steals his time machine, author H.G. Wells travels to modern-day San Francisco to track him down.
Dir: Nicholas Meyer Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen.
C-112 mins, Letterbox Format

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Friday – May 29, 2015

5:00 AM
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
Perry Mason tries to stay on the wagon while investigating the murder of a crooked beauty contest promoter.
Dir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Warren William, Genevieve Tobin, Patricia Ellis.
BW-78 mins, CC

12:45 PM
Fast and Furious (1939)
Married book-dealers Joel and Garda Sloane get mixed up with murder during a beauty pageant .
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Franchot Tone, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey.
BW-73 mins, CC

2:00 PM
Blackmail (1939)
A man in prison on false charges escapes to save his family from a blackmailer.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart.
BW-81 mins, CC

7:00 PM
The Third Man (1949)
A man’s investigation of a friend’s death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles.
BW-104 mins, CC

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Saturday – May 30, 2015

11:00 AM
Another Thin Man (1939)
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a
Long Island estate.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey.
BW-103 mins, CC,

3:15 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-82 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Sunday – May 31, 2015

1:00 PM
The Bad Seed (1956)
A woman suspects that her perfect little girl is a ruthless killer.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Gage Clarke, Jesse White, Joan Croyden.
C-129 mins, CC

3:15 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

5:15 PM
Mystery Street (1950)
Criminal pathologists try to crack a case with nothing but the victim’s bones to go on.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett.
BW-93 mins, CC

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

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

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(***Since the Hallmark Movies & Mystery channel only lists its schedule for four weeks at a time, I’m not able to get the entire month of May. However, I will be updating this list as soon as I find their updated monthly list.***)

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Friday – May 1, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Saturday – May 2, 2015

10:00 AM
Wedding Planner Mystery
A young wedding planner is framed for a crime and struggles to clear her name as she learns that love does not always arrive in a pretty package. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.

12:00 PM
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
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
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 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.

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Sunday – May 3, 2015

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

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Monday – May 4, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Tuesday – May 5, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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
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
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
When a shocking double homicide rocks the quiet town of Paradise, Jesse Stone is forced out of retirement. With his police department nearly emptied of staff, he has to rely on his expert intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues as he attempts to unravel the mysterious murders. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.

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Wednesday – May 6, 2015

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

8:00 AM
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
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.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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Thursday – May 7, 2015

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

8:00 AM
Lies Between Friends
When art restorer Joss Jenner joins her old college friends for a weekend reunion, old jealousies and deeply buried secrets lead to murder. Devastated by the loss, Joss is unable to rest until she figures out who is responsible for the crime. Stars Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer.

10:00 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.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

6:00 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.

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

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Friday – May 8, 2015

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

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Saturday – May 9, 2015

*** Columbo marathon day.***

8:00 AM
Columbo: Murder by the Book
A well-known detective story writer is accused of killing his co-author after a disagreement. When Columbo comes in to investigate, he discovers that this “perfect crime” had been already imagined… by the victim. Stars Peter Falk.

9:30 AM
Columbo: Death Lends a Hand
When the CEO of a private detective agency threatens the wife of a publisher with blackmail and she threatens to expose him, he accidentally kills her. Stars Peter Falk.

11:00 AM
Columbo: Dead Weight
A war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorcée is the only witness. Stars Peter Falk.

12:30 PM
Columbo: Suitable for Framing
An art critic, Dale Kingston, kills his uncle for his valuable collection of paintings. All the clues lead to the dead man’s first wife. Can Columbo correct the Lieutenant’s error before it is too late? Stars Peter Falk.

2:00 PM
Columbo: Lady in Waiting
A mousy heiress murders her brother, pretending she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her alibi. Stars Peter Falk.

3:30 PM
Columbo: Short Fuse
A chemical plant’s director gets threats and issues threats, and one of the employees develops and plants a bomb in his car. When the car turns out to be missing, Columbo is called to find out what happened. Stars Peter Falk.

5:00 PM
Columbo: Blueprint for Murder
Elliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary construction project financed. Stars Peter Falk.

6:30 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.

8:00 PM
Columbo: The Most Crucial Game
The owner of a football team is found dead in a swimming pool. It looks like an accident, but Columbo doesn’t really believe it is and investigates as if it was a murder case. The person he suspects, however, has a powerful alibi.

9:30 PM
Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star
A faded movie actress commits murder. Lt. Columbo, one of her biggest fans, is on the case. Stars Peter Falk.

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Sunday – May 10, 2015

*** Jesse Stone marathon day.***

8:00 AM
Stone Cold
Jesse Stone is a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise. When a series of murders takes place, he’s forced to face his own demons in order to solve the crimes. Stars Tom Selleck and Mimi Rodgers.

10:00 AM
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Tom Selleck returns to the role of small town police chief Jesse Stone in this prequel to Stone Cold. His first assignment is to investigate the murder of his predecessor whose death may or may not be tied in with a local domestic-abuse case. Also stars Stephen Baldwin and Saul Rubinek.

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

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

4:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and William Devane.

6:00 PM
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse’s pursuit becomes hazardous. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.

8:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
After his involuntary retirement, Jesse Stone investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the Paradise police force deals with the arrogant new chief, who is the son-in-law of a town councilman. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.

10:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
When a shocking double homicide rocks the quiet town of Paradise, Jesse Stone is forced out of retirement. With his police department nearly emptied of staff, he has to rely on his expert intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues as he attempts to unravel the mysterious murders. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.

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

Monday – May 11, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Tuesday – May 12, 2015

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

8:00 AM
Missing Pieces
A Colorado rancher uncovers a bed of lies and unanswered questions as he investigates his son’s apparent
suicide. Stars James Coburn.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Wednesday – May 13, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Thursday, May 14, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Friday – May 15, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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.

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
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.

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

Saturday – May 16, 2015

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

10:00 AM
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.

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
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.

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.

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
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.

10:00 PM
My Gal Sunday
A newlywed couple must prove their crime-solving prowess when their politically-tied parents are taken hostage by a vengeful kidnapper looking for justice for the wrongful murder conviction of his brother. Based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.

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

Sunday – May 17, 2015

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

Monday – May 18, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Tuesday – May 19, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

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

Wednesday – May 20, 2015

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

8:00 AM
Along Came a Nanny
Detective Mike Logan takes on a special undercover assignment as a nanny when a quiet, upscale neighborhood is turned upside down by a string of robberies. When the mystery begins to unravel, new relationships are threatened as he struggles to protect his secret identity and solve a difficult case. Stars Sarah Lancaster and Cameron Mathison.

10:00 AM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Thursday – May 21, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Friday – May 22, 2015

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

8:00 AM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

8:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

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

Saturday – May 23, 2015

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

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

Sunday – May 24, 2015

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

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

Monday – May 25, 2015

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

8:00 AM
Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time
Grief-stricken Jonathan and Jennifer travel to Montreal for the reading of Max’s will. A special gift from Max to the Harts holds the key to murder, intrigue, and suicide. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Joan Collins.

10:00 AM
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
The Harts travel to Australia to purchase a wildlife reserve from Jennifer’s former love interest. Believing that Jonathan stole Jennifer from him years before, Elliott Manning plots to frame Jonathan for his murder and take back his beloved Jennifer. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and James Brolin.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery
Jennifer loves scouring garage sales to look for items to sell in her resell shop, but when she realizes a series of burglaries and a friend’s murder may have a connection to the sales, she not only helps the cops, but does some undercover sleuthing of her own. Stars Lori Loughlin and Andrew Dunbar.

6:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters
Jennifer Shannon has an eye for antiques and a mind for solving mysteries. When she buys a storage unit at auction, she has no idea she’s opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage unit. Stolen diamonds, antique Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

8:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

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

Tuesday – May 26, 2015

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

8:00 AM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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.

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

Wednesday – May 27, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

8:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

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

Thursday – May 28, 2015

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

8:00 AM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

10:00 AM
Recipe for Murder
Fed up with the system, Murray Maguire, Chief Medical Examiner for the City of New York, decides to personally investigate the death of his goddaughter. Stars Gary Basaraba.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Friday – May 29, 2015

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

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

(All of the above Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site. When I prepared this entry their channel schedule stopped at Saturday – May 30, 2015. I will update the schedule as they make their listing available.)

***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****

The rest of us would love to hear about any other television mystery themed movies that will be aired during May. If you know of any, please post a comment.

In case you want to see which mystery movies are playing for the rest of April 2015, here’s the link:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for April 2015

Also, if you are looking for some ideas about TV shows and movies you might enjoy, I have this page on the site with lots of titles (with the entries I wrote about them) that you might be interested in:

Cozy Mystery List TV and Movie Section