The weather down here in San Antonio, Texas has been moving from hot and humid, to humidly hot! (I don’t think “humidly” is even a word, but that’s how I feel about it!) Now that the weather is unbearably hot for some of us, it’s a great time to take in a mystery movie! Actually, any time is a great time to do that! Here is the schedule of television mystery movies I have been able to find that will be showing during July 2015.<\/p>\n
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\nPAYMENT DEFERRED<\/strong> (1932)
\nA milquetoast kills for money and finds it a hard habit to break.
\nDir:\u00a0Lothar Mendes Cast:\u00a0 Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Sullivan, Dorothy Peterson.
\nBW-81 mins<\/p>\nThursday – July 2, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nBEWITCHED<\/strong> (1945)
\nA girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.
\nDir:\u00a0Arch Oboler Cast:\u00a0 Edmund Gwenn, Phyllis Thaxter, Harry H. Daniels Jr..
\nBW-65 mins, CC<\/p>\nFriday – July 3, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nSCENE OF THE CRIME<\/strong> (1949)
\nA detective tries to solve a policeman’s murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Roy Rowland Cast:\u00a0 Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria De Haven.
\nBW-94 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nTHE BIG CLOCK<\/strong> (1948)
\nA corrupt publisher tries to frame a career-driven editor for murder.
\nDir:\u00a0John Farrow Cast:\u00a0 Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Sullivan.
\nBW-95 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nTHE WINDOW<\/strong> (1949)
\nA boy who always lies witnesses a murder but can’t get anyone but the killer to believe him.
\nDir:\u00a0Ted Tetzlaff Cast:\u00a0 Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart.
\nBW-73 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nSHADOW ON THE WALL<\/strong> (1950)
\nA child is left mute by the sight of her stepmother’s murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Patrick Jackson Cast:\u00a0 Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, Gigi Perreau.
\nBW-84 mins<\/p>\n
\nHIGH WALL<\/strong> (1947)
\nPsychiatry provides the key to proving a veteran flyer innocent of his wife’s murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Curtis Bernhardt Cast:\u00a0 Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall.
\nBW-99 mins, CC<\/p>\nSaturday – July 4, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTHE LONG GOODBYE<\/strong> (1973)
\nDetective Phillip Marlowe investigates shady characters involved in a long-lost friend’s murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Robert Altman Cast:\u00a0 Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden.
\nC-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nMARLOWE<\/strong> (1969)
\nDetective Philip Marlowe probes the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in search of a woman’s missing sister.
\nDir:\u00a0Paul Bogart Cast:\u00a0 James Garner , Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O’Connor.
\nC-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nYANKEE DOODLE DANDY<\/strong> (1942)
\nSpirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.
\nDir:\u00a0Michael Curtiz Cast:\u00a0 James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston.
\nBW-126 mins, CC
\n***Happy Fourth of July!*** (not a mystery)<\/p>\n
\nTHE MUSIC MAN<\/strong> (1962)
\nA con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America.
\nDir:\u00a0Morton DaCosta Cast:\u00a0 Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett.
\nC-151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
\n***Gotta love a big marching band on the Fourth of July!\u00a0Also, little Ronny Howard is absolutely precious!*** (not a mystery)<\/p>\nSunday – July 5, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nA FAMILY AFFAIR<\/strong> (1936)
\nIn the first Hardy Family film, a small-town judge fights for re-election while dealing with family problems.
\nDir:\u00a0George B. Seitz Cast:\u00a0 Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden.
\nBW-69 mins, CC
\n***I didn’t watch the Hardy movies until about a year ago, and I have since then watched every one of them.*** (not a mystery)<\/p>\nWednesday – July 8, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n NORTH BY NORTHWEST<\/strong> (1959)
\nAn advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
\nDir:\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock Cast:\u00a0 Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason.
\nC-136 mins, CC<\/p>\nThursday – July 9, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n FINGER OF GUILT<\/strong> (1956)
\nBlackmail threatens an American filmmaker’s attempts to rebuild his career in England.
\nDir:\u00a0Joseph Losey Cast:\u00a0 Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy, Constance Cummings.
\nBW-84 mins, CC<\/p>\nFriday – July 10, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n FOLLOW ME QUIETLY<\/strong> (1949)
\nPolice track a mysterious killer nicknamed “The Judge.”
\nDir:\u00a0Richard O. Fleischer Cast:\u00a0 William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey.
\nBW-60 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n ARMORED CAR ROBBERY<\/strong> (1950)
\nA police officer tries to find half a million dollars stolen by gangsters.
\nDir:\u00a0Richard Fleischer Cast:\u00a0 Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman.
\nBW-68 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n D.O.A.<\/strong> (1950)
\nThe victim of a slow-acting poison tracks down his own killer.
\nDir:\u00a0Rudolph Mat\u00e9 Cast:\u00a0 Edmond O’Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler.
\nBW-84 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n DESTINATION MURDER<\/strong> (1950)
\nA woman infiltrates the mob to find her father’s killer.
\nDir:\u00a0Edward L. Cahn Cast:\u00a0 Joyce MacKenzie, Stanley Clements, Hurd Hatfield.
\nBW-73 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n THE TATTOOED STRANGER<\/strong> (1950)
\nDetectives investigate the Central Park murder of a young woman with a Marine Corps tattoo.
\nDir:\u00a0Edward J. Montagne Cast:\u00a0 John Miles, Patricia White, Walter Kinsella.
\nBW-64 mins<\/p>\n
\n KISS ME DEADLY<\/strong> (1955)
\nDetective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob.
\nDir:\u00a0Robert Aldrich Cast:\u00a0 Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart.
\nBW-106 mins, CC<\/p>\nSaturday – July 11, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n THE BLUE DAHLIA<\/strong> (1946)
\nA veteran fights to prove he didn’t kill his cheating wife.
\nDir:\u00a0George Marshall Cast:\u00a0 Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix.
\nBW-100 mins, CC<\/p>\nSunday – July 12, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n BALL OF FIRE<\/strong> (1942)
\nA group of professors takes in a nightclub singer hiding from the law to protect her gangster boyfriend.
\nDir:\u00a0Howard Hawks Cast:\u00a0 Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka.
\nBW-112 mins, CC
\n***If you like Barbara Stanwyck comedies, then you have got to see this one!*** (not a mystery)<\/p>\nWednesday – July 15, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n NIGHT NURSE<\/strong> (1931)
\nA nurse discovers that the children she’s caring for are murder targets.
\nDir:\u00a0William A. Wellman Cast:\u00a0 Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell.
\nBW-72 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n GAMBLING LADY<\/strong> (1934)
\nTwo gamblers fall in love but one is already married to a possible murderer.
\nDir:\u00a0Archie Mayo Cast:\u00a0 Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Pat O’Brien.
\nBW-66 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER<\/strong> (1955)
\nA bogus preacher marries an outlaw’s widow in search of the man’s hidden loot.
\nDir:\u00a0Charles Laughton Cast:\u00a0 Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish.
\nBW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
\n***Robert Mitchum is absolutely creeeeeeepy!***<\/p>\nThursday – July 16, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n THE RETURN OF DOCTOR X<\/strong> (1939)
\nA murderer returns from the grave with a thirst for blood.
\nDir:\u00a0Vincent Sherman Cast:\u00a0 Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris.
\nBW-63 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n THE MAN WHO TALKED TOO MUCH<\/strong> (1940)
\nA defense lawyer sets out to topple a powerful gangster.
\nDir:\u00a0Vincent Sherman Cast:\u00a0 George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall.
\nBW-76 mins<\/p>\n
\n FLIGHT FROM DESTINY<\/strong> (1941)
\nAn elderly professor with six months to live plots a murder to reunite two young lovers.
\nDir:\u00a0Vincent Sherman Cast:\u00a0 Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn.
\nBW-75 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nBRANNIGAN<\/strong> (1975)
\nA Chicago police detective has to bring a crook home from London.
\nDir:\u00a0Douglas Hickox Cast:\u00a0 John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson.
\nC-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nFriday – July 17, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTENSION<\/strong> (1950)
\nA man who had planned to murder his wife’s lover becomes the prime suspect when somebody beats him to it.
\nDir:\u00a0John Berry Cast:\u00a0 Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse.
\nBW-91 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n WHERE DANGER LIVES<\/strong> (1950)
\nA psychopath draws her doctor into her murderous schemes.
\nDir:\u00a0John Farrow Cast:\u00a0 Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains.
\nBW-80 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n CAUSE FOR ALARM<\/strong> (1951)
\nA woman fights to intercept a letter in which her husband tries to prove her guilty of murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Tay Garnett Cast:\u00a0 Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling.
\nBW-74 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n NO QUESTIONS ASKED<\/strong> (1951)
\nA young lawyer’s primrose path to success gets him framed for murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Harold F. Kress Cast:\u00a0 Barry Sullivan, Arlene Dahl, George Murphy.
\nBW-81 mins<\/p>\n
\n STRANGERS ON A TRAIN<\/strong> (1951)
\nA man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
\nDir:\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock Cast:\u00a0 Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker.
\nBW-101 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS<\/strong> (1946)
\nYears after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.
\nDir:\u00a0Lewis Milestone Cast:\u00a0 Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott.
\nBW-116 mins, CC<\/p>\nSaturday – July 18, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nCONFLICT<\/strong> (1945)
\nA man murders his wife so he can be free to marry her sister.
\nDir:\u00a0Curtis Bernhardt Cast:\u00a0 Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet.
\nBW-85 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nKLUTE<\/strong> (1971)
\nA small-town detective searches for a missing man linked to a high-priced prostitute.
\nDir:\u00a0Alan J. Pakula Cast:\u00a0 Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi.
\nC-114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nCRIME AND PUNISHMENT<\/strong> (1935)
\nA young student murders for money then tries to escape his guilt and a brilliant detective.
\nDir:\u00a0Josef von Sternberg Cast:\u00a0 Peter Lorre, Edward Arnold, Marian Marsh.
\nBW-88 mins, CC<\/p>\nSunday – July 19, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n ALICE, SWEET ALICE<\/strong> (1977)
\nWhen people in an Italian-American neighborhood are murdered, suspicion falls on a lonely 12-year-old.
\nDir:\u00a0Alfred Sole Cast:\u00a0 Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula Sheppard.
\nC-98 mins<\/p>\nTuesday – July 21, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n STAR OF MIDNIGHT<\/strong> (1935)
\nA New York lawyer tries to track down a kidnapped actress.
\nDir:\u00a0Stephen Roberts Cast:\u00a0 William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly.
\nBW-90 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n TWO O’CLOCK COURAGE<\/strong> (1945)
\nAn amnesiac discovers he’s wanted for murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Anthony Mann Cast:\u00a0 Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Richard Lane.
\nBW-66 mins<\/p>\nThursday – July 23, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD<\/strong> (1939)
\nA runaway poetess helps a fugitive prove himself innocent of murder charges.
\nDir:\u00a0W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:\u00a0 Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee.
\nBW-86 mins, CC<\/p>\nFriday – July 24, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nROADBLOCK<\/strong> (1951)
\nAn insurance agent’s greedy wife leads him to a life of crime.
\nDir:\u00a0Harold Daniels Cast:\u00a0 Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore.
\nBW-73 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n THE STRIP<\/strong> (1951)
\nA jazz drummer fights to clear his name when he’s accused of killing a racketeer.
\nDir:\u00a0Leslie Kardos Cast:\u00a0 Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest.
\nBW-86 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n BEWARE, MY LOVELY<\/strong> (1952)
\nA widow discovers her handyman is an escaped mental patient.
\nDir:\u00a0Harry Horner Cast:\u00a0 Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Taylor Holmes.
\nBW-77 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL<\/strong> (1952)
\nTo commit the perfect crime, a former detective keeps his colleagues’ identities secret from each other.
\nDir:\u00a0Phil Karlson Cast:\u00a0 John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster.
\nBW-99 mins<\/p>\nSaturday – July 25, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n ANGEL FACE<\/strong> (1953)
\nAn unscrupulous woman murders her loved ones for profit.
\nDir:\u00a0Otto Preminger Cast:\u00a0 Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman.
\nBW-91 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS<\/strong> (1958)
\nA businessman kills his boss to cover up his affair with the man’s wife.
\nDir:\u00a0Louis Malle Cast:\u00a0 Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly.
\nBW-91 mins, Letterbox Format (This might be in French with subtitles.)<\/p>\nSunday – July 26, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n 12 ANGRY MEN<\/strong> (1957)
\nA jury holdout tries to convince his colleagues to vote not guilty.
\nDir:\u00a0Sidney Lumet Cast:\u00a0 Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley.
\nBW-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nMonday – July 27, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n THE PHANTOM OF PARIS<\/strong> (1931)
\nA magician is charged with killing his fiancee’s father.
\nDir:\u00a0John S. Robertson Cast:\u00a0 John Gilbert, Leila Hyams, Lewis Stone.
\nBW-74 mins<\/p>\n
\n MIRACLES FOR SALE<\/strong> (1939)
\nA magician turns detective to investigate murder and a phony seance.
\nDir:\u00a0Tod Browning Cast:\u00a0 Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven.
\nBW-71 mins<\/p>\n
\n HAVING WONDERFUL CRIME<\/strong> (1945)
\nThree amateur detectives try to find a missing magician.
\nDir:\u00a0Eddie Sutherland Cast:\u00a0 Pat O’Brien, George Murphy, Carole Landis.
\nBW-70 mins<\/p>\nTuesday – July 28, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n THE THIN MAN<\/strong> (1934)
\nA husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
\nDir:\u00a0W. S. Van Dyke Cast:\u00a0 William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan.
\nBW-91 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n AFTER THE THIN MAN<\/strong> (1936)
\nMarried sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora’s cousin of a murder charge.
\nDir:\u00a0W. S. Van Dyke Cast:\u00a0 William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart.
\nBW-112 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n ANOTHER THIN MAN<\/strong> (1939)
\nNot even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
\nDir:\u00a0W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:\u00a0 William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey.
\nBW-103 mins, CC<\/p>\nWednesday – July 29, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n THE KENNEL MURDER CASE<\/strong> (1933)
\nSociety sleuth Philo Vance investigates a murder tied to a Long Island dog show.
\nDir:\u00a0Michael Curtiz Cast:\u00a0 William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette.
\nBW-73 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n SEPARATE TABLES<\/strong> (1958)
\nThe boarders at an English resort struggle with emotional problems.
\nDir:\u00a0Delbert Mann Cast:\u00a0 Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth, David Niven.
\nBW-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
\n***This isn’t a mystery, but I remember it being very, very good.***<\/p>\nThursday – July 30, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n AFTER OFFICE HOURS<\/strong> (1935)
\nA society newspaperwoman tries to prove to her editor that she can crack a murder case.
\nDir:\u00a0Robert Z. Leonard Cast:\u00a0 Constance Bennett, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwin.
\nBW-72 mins, CC
\n***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\nFriday – July 31, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n THE BIG HEAT<\/strong> (1953)
\nA police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster’s moll to bring down a powerful gangster.
\nDir:\u00a0Fritz Lang Cast:\u00a0 Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando.
\nBW-90 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT<\/strong> (1956)
\nA novelist frames himself for murder to prove the fallibility of circumstantial evidence.
\nDir:\u00a0Fritz Lang Cast:\u00a0 Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer.
\nBW-80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\n WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS<\/strong> (1956)
\nReporters compete to catch a serial killer.
\nDir:\u00a0Fritz Lang Cast:\u00a0 Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders.
\nBW-100 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\n THE BLUE GARDENIA<\/strong> (1953)
\nA telephone operator kills in self-defense but can’t remember the details of the encounter.
\nDir:\u00a0Fritz Lang Cast:\u00a0 Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern.
\nBW-88 mins, CC<\/p>\nSaturday – August 1, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n THE WRONG MAN<\/strong> (1956)
\nA musician is mistaken for a vicious thief, with devastating results.
\nDir:\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock Cast:\u00a0 Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle.
\nBW-105 mins, CC<\/p>\nJuly 2015 Hallmark Movies & Mystery Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):<\/h3>\n
Wednesday – July 1, 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 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.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nThursday – July 2, 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 ostracism from his father-in-law’s firm.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nFriday – July 3, 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 her Malibu home.<\/p>\n
\nChristmas movie marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nSaturday – July 4, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nChristmas movie marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nSunday – July 5, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nChristmas movie marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nMonday – July 6, 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
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\nChristmas movie marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nTuesday – July 7, 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>\n
\nChristmas movie marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nWednesday – July 8, 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
\nChristmas movie marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nThursday – July 9, 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
\nChristmas movie marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nFriday – July 10, 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 disappears. Columbo investigates, thinking his nephew may have made a few enemies on the police force.<\/p>\n
\nChristmas movie marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nSaturday – July 11, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nChristmas movie marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nSunday – July 12, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nChristmas movies marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nMonday – July 13, 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 by who?<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nTuesday – July 14, 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 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.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nWednesday – July 15, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey<\/strong>
\nEgo-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.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nThursday – July 16, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Undercover<\/strong>
\nA 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.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nFriday – July 17, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Strange Bedfellows<\/strong>
\nA corrupt horse breeder and the gambling syndicate are fixing the horse races puts Columbo into a double investigation while investigating a very clever killer.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGourmet Detective<\/strong>
\nA 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.<\/p>\nSaturday – July 18, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nPerry Mason marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nSunday – July 19, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nMystery Woman marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nMonday – July 20, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: A Trace of Murder<\/strong>
\nMillionaire 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.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nTuesday – July 21, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Ashes to Ashes<\/strong>
\nColumbo is called in to solve the murder of Hollywood gossip journalist Verity Chandler whose last target was Eric Prince, mortician to the stars.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nWednesday – July 22, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Murder with Too Many Notes<\/strong>
\nFindlay 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?<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nThursday – July 23, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife<\/strong>
\nColumbo gets a taste of the Los Angeles rave scene as he investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGarage Sale Mystery<\/strong>
\nJennifer 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\u2019s 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.<\/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 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.<\/p>\nFriday – July 24, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Prescription Murder<\/strong>
\nColumbo 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.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/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 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.<\/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 auction, she has no idea she\u2019s 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.<\/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 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.<\/p>\nSaturday – July 25, 2015<\/h3>\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 uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.<\/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 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.<\/p>\n
\nGarage Sale Mystery<\/strong>
\nJennifer 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\u2019s 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.<\/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 auction, she has no idea she\u2019s 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.<\/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 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.<\/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 uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.<\/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 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.<\/p>\nSunday – July 26, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nReal Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery<\/strong>
\nAurora 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.<\/p>\nMonday – July 27, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Ransom For a Dead Man<\/strong>
\nA 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.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nTuesday – July 28, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Etude in Black<\/strong>
\nThe mistress of a symphony conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover’s wife. Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nReal Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery<\/strong>
\nAurora 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.<\/p>\nWednesday – July 29, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Dagger of the Mind<\/strong>
\nColumbo is in London to learn about new methods of investigation used by Scotland Yard when he smells something fishy in what appears to be an accidental death of a famed producer. Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n