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.<\/p>\n
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\nJane Eyre<\/strong> (1944)
\nA governess at a remote estate falls in love with her brooding employer.
\nDir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O’Brien.
\nBW-96 mins, CC<\/p>\nSunday – May 3, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nKiss Me Deadly<\/strong> (1955)
\nDetective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob.
\nDir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart.
\nBW-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nThe Blue Dahlia<\/strong> (1946)
\nA veteran fights to prove he didn’t kill his cheating wife.
\nDir: George Marshall Cast: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix.
\nBW-100 mins, CC<\/p>\nMonday – May 4, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nPublic Enemy’s Wife<\/strong> (1936)
\nAn escaped convict’s bride joins forces with the FBI.
\nDir: Nick Grinde Cast: Pat O’Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong.
\nBW-69 mins<\/p>\n
\nOcean’s Eleven<\/strong> (1960)
\nA group of friends plot to rob a Las Vegas casino.
\nDir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra.
\nC-127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nBeyond a Reasonable Doubt<\/strong> (1956)
\nA novelist frames himself for murder to prove the fallibility of circumstantial evidence.
\nDir: Fritz Lang Cast: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer.
\nBW-80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nTuesday – May 5, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nGallant Sons<\/strong> (1940)
\nWhen a man is charged with murder, his son’s schoolboy friends set out to solve the case.
\nDir: William Ryan Cast: Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gene Reynolds.
\nBW-76 mins<\/p>\n
\nSecret Enemies<\/strong> (1942)
\nThe FBI tracks Nazi agents to a luxury hotel.
\nDir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Craig Stevens, Faye Emerson, John Ridgely.
\nBW-58 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Hidden Hand<\/strong> (1942)
\nThe body count rises during the competition for a family inheritance.
\nDir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Fraser, Julie Bishop.
\nBW-67 mins<\/p>\n
\nTwo In the Dark<\/strong> (1936)
\nA man with amnesia fights to prove himself innocent of murder.
\nDir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford.
\nBW-74 mins<\/p>\n
\nAgatha<\/strong> (1979)
\nA fictional account of the real life, eleven day, never explained 1926 disappearance of famed murder mystery writer\u00a0Agatha Christie.
\nDir: Michael Apted Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton.
\nC-105 mins
\n***This looks like it might be interesting.***<\/p>\nWednesday – May 6, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nAnd Then There Were None<\/strong> (1945)
\nGuests at a remote island mansion realize a crazed killer is stalking them.
\nDir: Ren\u00e9 Clair Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward.
\nBW-97 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nNight Nurse<\/strong> (1931)
\nA nurse discovers that the children she’s caring for are murder targets.
\nDir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell.
\nBW-72 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nAngel of Mercy<\/strong> (1939)
\nThis short film details the life of Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross.
\nDir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Cliff Danielson, Claire McDowell, Oscar Apfel.
\nBW-10 mins
\n***This is a very short documentary about Clara Barton, not a mystery, but it may be interesting.***<\/p>\n
\nThe Nurse’s\u00a0<\/strong>Secret<\/b>\u00a0(1941)
\nWhen her patient is murdered, a private-duty nurse investigates the crime.
\nDir: Noel M. Smith Cast: Lee Patrick, Regis Toomey, Julie Bishop.
\nBW-64 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Killing<\/strong> (1956)
\nA team of specialists plots a daring racetrack robbery, but they don’t reckon with human frailty.
\nDir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards.
\nBW-84 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nThe Asphalt Jungle<\/strong> (1950)
\nA gang of small time crooks plots an elaborate jewel heist.
\nDir: John Huston Cast: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen.
\nBW-112 mins, CC<\/p>\nThursday – May 7, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nSuddenly<\/strong> (1954)
\nGunmen take over a suburban home to plot a presidential assassination.
\nDir: Lewis Allen Cast: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason.
\nBW-77 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nCrime of Passion<\/strong> (1957)
\nAn executive’s wife barters sex for her husband’s business success.
\nDir: Gerd Oswald Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr.
\nBW-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nAirport<\/strong> (1970)
\nA mad bomber plots to blow up a jet on a snowy night.
\nDir: George Seaton Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg.
\nC-137 mins, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nFriday – May 8, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nPurple Noon<\/strong> (1961)
\nFrench adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, about Tom Ripley, a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around
\ncriminal improviser.
\nDir: Ren\u00e9 Cl\u00e9ment Cast: Alain Delon, Marie Lafor\u00eat, Maurice Ronet.
\nC-117 mins
\n*** I’m guessing this is in French with English subtitles.***<\/p>\n
\nTouch of Evil<\/strong> (1958)
\nA narcotics agent risks his wife’s life to investigate a crooked cop.
\nDir: Orson Welles Cast: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles.
\nBW-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nMr. Arkadin<\/strong> (1955)
\nA private eye investigates a millionaire’s mysterious past before a murderer can get to the witnesses.
\nDir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Paola Mori.
\nBW-106 mins<\/p>\nSaturday – May 9, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nForeign Correspondent<\/strong> (1940)
\nAn American reporter covering the war in Europe gets mixed up in the assassination of a Dutch diplomat.
\nDir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall.
\nBW-120 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nThe Wild North<\/strong> (1952)
\nA Mountie tracks an accused killer through the Canadian wilderness.
\nDir: Andrew Marton Cast: Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey, Cyd Charisse.
\nC-97 mins, CC<\/p>\nSunday – May 10, 2015<\/h3>\n
Monday – May 11, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nMurder, She Said<\/strong> (1961)
\nWhen nobody will believe she witnessed a murder, elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes a job as a maid to ferret out
\nclues.
\nDir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow.
\nBW-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nMurder at the Gallop<\/strong> (1963)
\nElderly sleuth Miss Marple suspects foul play when an old friend is supposedly scared to death by a cat.
\nDir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Robert Morley, Flora Robson.
\nBW-81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nMurder Most Foul<\/strong> (1964)
\nElderly sleuth Miss Marple joins a small-town theatre to investigate a murder.
\nDir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles Tingwell.
\nBW-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nMurder Ahoy<\/strong> (1964)
\nElderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship.
\nDir: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Charles Tingwell.
\nBW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nThe Alphabet Murders<\/strong> (1965)
\nBelgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders committed in alphabetical order.
\nDir: Frank Tashlin Cast: Tony Randall, Anita Ekberg, Robert Morley.
\nBW-91 mins, CC<\/p>\nWednesday – May 13, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nI’ll Be Seeing You<\/strong> (1944)
\nA soldier meets a woman on Christmas furlough from prison and they fall in love.
\nDir: William Dieterle Cast: Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple.
\nBW-85 mins, CC
\n***This is an overlooked Christmas movie.***<\/p>\n
\nGenius at Work<\/strong> (1947)
\nTwo radio sleuths tackle a real murder case.
\nDir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Anne Jeffreys.
\nBW-61 mins<\/p>\nThursday – May 14, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nVillage of the Damned<\/strong> (1961)
\nAfter a mysterious blackout, the inhabitants of a British village give birth to emotionless, super-powered offspring.
\nDir: Wolf Rilla Cast: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens.
\nBW-77 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nFriday – May 15, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nThe Reckless Moment<\/strong> (1949)
\nA mother attempts to protect her murderous daughter.
\nDir: Max Opuls Cast: James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks.
\nBW-82 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nNorth by Northwest<\/strong> (1959)
\nAn advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
\nDir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason.
\nC-136 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nThe Last of Sheila<\/strong> (1973)
\nA game of murder among wealthy vacationers turns into the real thing.
\nDir: Herbert Ross Cast: James Coburn, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon.
\nC-119 mins, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nSunday – May 17, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nScaramouche<\/strong> (1952)
\nIn 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend’s murder.
\nDir: George Sidney Cast: Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh.
\nC-115 mins, CC<\/p>\nMonday – May 18, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nArsenic and Old Lace<\/strong> (1944)
\nA young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
\nDir: Frank Capra Cast: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey.
\nBW-118 mins, CC<\/p>\nTuesday – May 19, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nThe Blue Gardenia<\/strong> (1953)
\nA telephone operator kills in self-defense but can’t remember the details of the encounter.
\nDir: Fritz Lang Cast: Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern.
\nBW-88 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nThe Late Show<\/strong> (1977)
\nAn aging private eye hooks up with a Hollywood eccentric to investigate his partner’s murder.
\nDir: Robert Benton Cast: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy.
\nC-92 mins, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nWednesday – May 20, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nStill of the Night<\/strong> (1982)
\nA psychiatrist falls for the chief suspect in a patient’s murder.
\nDir: Robert Benton Cast: Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy.
\nC-91 mins, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nNadine<\/strong> (1987)
\nA woman trying to recover photos of herself and divorce her husband witnesses a murder and uncovers corrupt
\nland dealings.
\nDir: Robert Benton Cast: Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Rip Torn.
\nC-78 mins<\/p>\n
\nThe Murder Man<\/strong> (1935)
\nA hard-drinking reporter specializes in murder cases, until he becomes a suspect in one himself.
\nDir: Tim Whelan Cast: Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill.
\nBW-69 mins, CC,<\/p>\n
\nThe Last Gangster<\/strong> (1937)
\nWhen a notorious gangster gets out of prison, he vows revenge on the wife who left him.
\nDir: Edward Ludwig Cast: Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Rose Stradner.
\nBW-81 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life<\/strong> (1987)
\nA retrospective on the life and career of actor James Stewart, with clips from many of his films and interviews with
\npeople who have worked with him.
\nDir: David Heeley Cast: Johnny Carson, James Stewart, Ronald Reagan.
\nC-86 mins
\n***This documentary on Jimmy Stewart might be fun!***<\/p>\n
\nJohnny Guitar<\/strong> (1954)
\nA lady saloon owner battles a female rancher out to frame her for murder.
\nDir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge.
\nC-110 mins, CC<\/p>\nThursday – May 21, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nThe Iron Sheriff<\/strong> (1957)
\nA sheriff tries to clear his son of the murder of a stagecoach driver.
\nDir: Sidney Salkow Cast: Sterling Hayden, Constance Ford, John Dehner.
\nBW-73 mins, CC<\/p>\nFriday – May 22, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nFriends and Lovers<\/strong> (1931)
\nA society woman and her husband blackmail the men who flirt with her.
\nDir: Victor Schertzinger Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Lily Damita, Laurence Olivier.
\nBW-68 mins<\/p>\n
\nTerm of Trial<\/strong> (1962)
\nA schoolgirl obsessed with her teacher accuses him of molesting her.
\nDir: Peter Glenville Cast: Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles.
\nBW-113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nThe Stranger<\/strong> (1946)
\nA small-town schoolteacher suspects her new husband may be an escaped Nazi war criminal.
\nDir: Orson Welles Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles.
\nBW-95 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nThe Trial<\/strong> (1963)
\nIn this adaptation of Kafka’s classic, a man in a nameless country stands trial for an unnamed crime.
\nDir: Orson Welles Cast: Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider.
\nBW-120 mins, CC<\/p>\nSaturday – May 23, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nF for Fake<\/strong> (1973)
\nDirector Orson Welles examines the career of a notorious art forger.
\nDir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Joseph Cotten.
\nC-88 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nSaturday – May 23, 2015 through Monday – May 25, 2015<\/h3>\n
Wednesday – May 27, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nThe Long Goodbye<\/strong> (1973)
\nDetective Phillip Marlowe investigates shady characters involved in a long-lost friend’s murder.
\nDir: Robert Altman Cast: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden.
\nC-107 mins, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nThursday – May 28, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nThe Runaway Bride<\/strong> (1930)
\nA criminal gang goes after the jewels their dying leader stashed in a woman’s handbag.
\nDir: Donald Crisp Cast: Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes, David Newell.
\nBW-66 mins<\/p>\n
\nTime After Time<\/strong> (1979)
\nWhen Jack the Ripper steals his time machine, author H.G. Wells travels to modern-day San Francisco to track him\u00a0down.
\nDir: Nicholas Meyer Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen.
\nC-112 mins, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nFriday – May 29, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nThe Case of the Lucky Legs<\/strong> (1935)
\nPerry Mason tries to stay on the wagon while investigating the murder of a crooked beauty contest promoter.
\nDir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Warren William, Genevieve Tobin, Patricia Ellis.
\nBW-78 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nFast and Furious<\/strong> (1939)
\nMarried book-dealers Joel and Garda Sloane get mixed up with murder during a beauty pageant .
\nDir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Franchot Tone, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey.
\nBW-73 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nBlackmail<\/strong> (1939)
\nA man in prison on false charges escapes to save his family from a blackmailer.
\nDir: H. C. Potter Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart.
\nBW-81 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nThe Third Man<\/strong> (1949)
\nA man’s investigation of a friend’s death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
\nDir: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles.
\nBW-104 mins, CC<\/p>\nSaturday – May 30, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nAnother Thin Man<\/strong> (1939)
\nNot even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a
\nLong Island estate.
\nDir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey.
\nBW-103 mins, CC,<\/p>\n
\nBad Day at Black Rock<\/strong> (1955)
\nA one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero’s family.
\nDir: John Sturges Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis.
\nC-82 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nSunday – May 31, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nThe Bad Seed<\/strong> (1956)
\nA woman suspects that her perfect little girl is a ruthless killer.
\nDir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Gage Clarke, Jesse White, Joan Croyden.
\nC-129 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nThe Carey Treatment<\/strong> (1972)
\nA doctor uncovers a hotbed of corruption when he tries to clear a colleague of a murder charge.
\nDir: Blake Edwards Cast: James Coburn, Jennifer O’Neill, Pat Hingle.
\nC-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nMystery Street<\/strong> (1950)
\nCriminal pathologists try to crack a case with nothing but the victim’s bones to go on.
\nDir: John Sturges Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett.
\nBW-93 mins, CC<\/p>\nMay 2015 Hallmark Movies & Mystery Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):<\/h3>\n
\n(***Since the Hallmark Movies & Mystery channel only lists its schedule for four weeks at a time, I’m not able to get\u00a0the entire month of May. However, I will be updating this list as soon as I find their updated monthly list.***)<\/p>\nFriday – May 1, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Agenda for Murder<\/strong>
\nThis time Columbo is put on a murder that was made to look like a suicide. However, he notices some loose ends,\u00a0and asks a lawyer and a governor to clear these problems up.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\nSaturday – May 2, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nWedding Planner Mystery<\/strong>
\nA young wedding planner is framed for a crime and struggles to clear her name as she learns that love does not\u00a0always arrive in a pretty package.\u00a0Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.<\/p>\n
\nGarage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters<\/strong>
\nJennifer Shannon has an eye for antiques and a mind for solving mysteries. When she buys a storage unit at\u00a0auction, she has no idea she\u2019s opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage\u00a0unit. Stolen diamonds, antique Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime.\u00a0Stars Lori\u00a0Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.<\/p>\n
\nGarage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room<\/strong>
\nJennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe\u00a0there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that\u00a0occurred in the same room.\u00a0Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.<\/p>\n
\nAlong Came a Nanny<\/strong>
\nDetective Mike Logan takes on a special undercover assignment as a nanny when a quiet, upscale neighborhood\u00a0is turned upside down by a string of robberies. When the mystery begins to unravel, new relationships are\u00a0threatened as he struggles to protect his secret identity and solve a difficult case.\u00a0Stars Sarah Lancaster and\u00a0Cameron Mathison.<\/p>\n
\nA Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery<\/strong>
\nLibrarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane
\nunexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to\u00a0Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim.\u00a0Stars Candace\u00a0Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.<\/p>\n
\nMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery<\/strong>
\nFree spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and\u00a0uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man.\u00a0Stars Alison Sweeney,\u00a0Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.<\/p>\n
\nGarage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room<\/strong>
\nJennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe\u00a0there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that\u00a0occurred in the same room.\u00a0Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.<\/p>\nSunday – May 3, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nMurder, She Wrote<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\nMonday – May 4, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo<\/strong>
\nA woman who blames Lt. Columbo for the loss of her husband sets out to get back at him. But before she goes after\u00a0him, she first goes after the man who informed on her husband and by showing the Lt. how it feels to lose a love one;\u00a0by going after his wife.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\nTuesday – May 5, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown<\/strong>
\nThe unsuccessful junior partner in a dental group, a bad husband and degenerate gambler, faces divorce and\u00a0ostracism from his father-in-law’s firm.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\n
\nMy Gal Sunday<\/strong>
\nA newlywed couple must prove their crime-solving prowess when their politically-tied parents are taken hostage by a\u00a0vengeful kidnapper looking for justice for the wrongful murder conviction of his brother. Based on the book by Mary\u00a0<\/strong>Higgins Clark<\/strong>.\u00a0Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.<\/p>\n
\nMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery<\/strong>
\nFree spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and\u00a0uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man.\u00a0Stars Alison Sweeney,\u00a0Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.<\/p>\n
\nJesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt<\/strong>
\nWhen a shocking double homicide rocks the quiet town of Paradise, Jesse Stone is forced out of retirement. With his\u00a0police department nearly emptied of staff, he has to rely on his expert intuition to sort through a maze of misleading\u00a0clues as he attempts to unravel the mysterious murders.\u00a0Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.<\/p>\nWednesday – May 6, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Murder in Malibu<\/strong>
\nA successful writer of romance novels who is involved with a young, ambitious womanizer, is found shot to death in\u00a0her Malibu home.<\/p>\n
\nMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery<\/strong>
\nFree spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and\u00a0uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man.\u00a0Stars Alison Sweeney,\u00a0Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.<\/p>\n
\nMy Gal Sunday<\/strong>
\nA newlywed couple must prove their crime-solving prowess when their politically-tied parents are taken hostage by a\u00a0vengeful kidnapper looking for justice for the wrongful murder conviction of his brother. Based on the book by Mary\u00a0Higgins Clark.\u00a0Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\nThursday – May 7, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Columbo Goes to College<\/strong>
\nTwo arrogant college students in Columbo’s class on criminology kill a professor that discovers they are cheating.<\/p>\n
\nLies Between Friends<\/strong>
\nWhen art restorer Joss Jenner joins her old college friends for a weekend reunion, old jealousies and deeply buried\u00a0secrets lead to murder. Devastated by the loss, Joss is unable to rest until she figures out who is responsible for the\u00a0crime.\u00a0Stars Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer.<\/p>\n
\nMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery<\/strong>
\nFree spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and\u00a0uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man.\u00a0Stars Alison Sweeney,\u00a0Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\n
\nAfter All These Years<\/strong>
\nWhen a woman is wrongly accused of the death of her ex-husband, she sets out to solve the murder mystery and\u00a0find 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<\/strong>.\u00a0Stars Wendie Malick Gregory Harrison.<\/p>\n
\nMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery<\/strong>
\nFree spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and\u00a0uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man.\u00a0Stars Alison Sweeney,\u00a0Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.<\/p>\nFriday – May 8, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health<\/strong>
\nWade Anders host of a highly popular anti-crime television show, has to murder a blackmailer.<\/p>\nSaturday – May 9, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Murder by the Book<\/strong>
\nA well-known detective story writer is accused of killing his co-author after a disagreement. When Columbo comes in\u00a0to investigate, he discovers that this “perfect crime” had been already imagined… by the victim.\u00a0Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nColumbo: Death Lends a Hand<\/strong>
\nWhen the CEO of a private detective agency threatens the wife of a publisher with blackmail and she threatens to\u00a0expose him, he accidentally kills her.\u00a0Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nColumbo: Dead Weight<\/strong>
\nA war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorc\u00e9e is the only witness.\u00a0Stars\u00a0Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nColumbo: Suitable for Framing<\/strong>
\nAn art critic, Dale Kingston, kills his uncle for his valuable collection of paintings. All the clues lead to the dead man’s\u00a0first wife. Can Columbo correct the Lieutenant’s error before it is too late?\u00a0Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nColumbo: Lady in Waiting<\/strong>
\nA mousy heiress murders her brother, pretending she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her alibi.\u00a0Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nColumbo: Short Fuse<\/strong>
\nA chemical plant’s director gets threats and issues threats, and one of the employees develops and plants a bomb in\u00a0his car. When the car turns out to be missing, Columbo is called to find out what happened.\u00a0Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nColumbo: Blueprint for Murder<\/strong>
\nElliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep\u00a0his visionary construction project financed.\u00a0Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nColumbo: The Greenhouse Jungle<\/strong>
\nColumbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns into a murder. Everything seems to be related to a\u00a0trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.\u00a0Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nColumbo: The Most Crucial Game<\/strong>
\nThe owner of a football team is found dead in a swimming pool. It looks like an accident, but Columbo doesn’t really\u00a0believe it is and investigates as if it was a murder case. The person he suspects, however, has a powerful alibi.<\/p>\n
\nColumbo: Requiem for a Falling Star<\/strong>
\nA faded movie actress commits murder. Lt. Columbo, one of her biggest fans, is on the case.\u00a0Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\nSunday – May 10, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nStone Cold<\/strong>
\nJesse Stone is a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief\u00a0of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise. When a series of murders takes place, he’s forced to face his\u00a0own demons in order to solve the crimes.\u00a0Stars Tom Selleck and Mimi Rodgers.<\/p>\n
\nJesse Stone: Night Passage<\/strong>
\nTom Selleck returns to the role of small town police chief Jesse Stone in this prequel to Stone Cold. His first\u00a0assignment is to investigate the murder of his predecessor whose death may or may not be tied in with a local\u00a0domestic-abuse case.\u00a0Also stars Stephen Baldwin and Saul Rubinek.<\/p>\n
\nJesse Stone: Death in Paradise<\/strong>
\nTom Selleck returns to the role of Jesse Stone, the troubled police chief of Paradise, Mass. As Stone obsesses on\u00a0solving a local murder, he also works a domestic violence case and faces a run-in with Boston mobsters that may\u00a0lead to grave consequences.\u00a0Stars Tom Selleck.<\/p>\n
\nJesse Stone: Sea Change<\/strong>
\nThe fourth installment of the Jesse Stone series finds restless New England police chief Stone fighting boredom by\u00a0attempting to solve a twelve year-old cold case involving a murdered bank teller.\u00a0Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and\u00a0Sean Young.<\/p>\n
\nJesse Stone: Thin Ice<\/strong>
\nJesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent\u00a0from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he\u00a0will reopen the case.\u00a0Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and William Devane.<\/p>\n
\nJesse Stone: No Remorse<\/strong>
\nPolice Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his\u00a0friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase\u00a0to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his\u00a0twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse’s pursuit\u00a0becomes hazardous.\u00a0Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.<\/p>\n
\nJesse Stone: Innocents Lost<\/strong>
\nAfter his involuntary retirement, Jesse Stone investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the Paradise\u00a0police force deals with the arrogant new chief, who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.\u00a0Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy\u00a0Baker and Kohl Sudduth.<\/p>\n
\nJesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt<\/strong>
\nWhen a shocking double homicide rocks the quiet town of Paradise, Jesse Stone is forced out of retirement. With his\u00a0police department nearly emptied of staff, he has to rely on his expert intuition to sort through a maze of misleading\u00a0clues as he attempts to unravel the mysterious murders.\u00a0Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.<\/p>\nMonday – May 11, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star<\/strong>
\nLt. Columbo matches wits with a defense lawyer who has never lost a case in his career.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\nTuesday – May 12, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Death Hits the Jackpot<\/strong>
\nA struggling photographer is murdered in an elaborate scheme to get hold of his lottery winnings.<\/p>\n
\nMissing Pieces<\/strong>
\nA Colorado rancher uncovers a bed of lies and unanswered questions as he investigates his son’s apparent
\nsuicide.\u00a0Stars James Coburn.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\nWednesday – May 13, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: No Time to Die<\/strong>
\nColumbo attends his nephew’s wedding and as the couple get ready to leave on their honeymoon, the bride
\ndisappears. Columbo investigates, thinking his nephew may have made a few enemies on the police force.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\nThursday, May 14, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: A Bird in the Hand…<\/strong>
\nA rich man disliked by his family has a bomb planted in his car, but before it explodes, he is run over and killed, but\u00a0by who?<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong> marathon<\/p>\nFriday – May 15, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: It’s All in the Game<\/strong>
\nNick Franco is a violent, two-timing gigolo and his current paramour, Laura Stanton, has had enough. With the help\u00a0of a young woman named Lisa, she murders her lover and sets herself up with an airtight alibi. When Columbo\u00a0starts sniffing on her trail, Laura quickly works to seduce the married detective, hoping that her sex appeal will throw\u00a0the usually stubborn Lieutenant off the scent.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder <\/strong>marathon<\/p>\n
\nWedding Planner Mystery<\/strong>
\nA young wedding planner is framed for a crime and struggles to clear her name as she learns that love does not\u00a0always arrive in a pretty package.\u00a0Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.<\/p>\n
\nA Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery<\/strong>
\nLibrarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane
\nunexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to\u00a0Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim.\u00a0Stars Candace\u00a0Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.<\/p>\n