If you’re a fan of the new Hallmark mystery movies, then you’ll be happy to see there will be two premieres during August 2015. Last month, the second Aurora Teagarden mystery movie debuted (on July 26), and this month we will be treated to the second in the Gourmet Detective mystery movies (Sunday – Aug. 2) and the fourth in the Garage Sale mystery movies (Sunday – Aug 9). Actually, for those of you who haven’t seen any of the Garage Sale mystery movies, on Sunday (August 9) you can watch all of them back-to-back starting at 2:00 PM (Central), culminating with the premiere of the fourth.<\/p>\n
Now let’s see what Turner Classic Movies and the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channels have in store for us mystery-lovers!<\/p>\n
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\nTHE EGYPTIAN<\/strong> (1954)
\nAn ancient Egyptian doctor uses court intrigue to discover his birthright.
\nDir:\u00a0Michael Curtiz Cast:\u00a0 Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney.
\nC-139 mins<\/p>\n
\nBLACK WIDOW<\/strong> (1954)
\nThe murder of a scheming female writer throws a group of theatrical friends into turmoil.
\nDir:\u00a0Nunnally Johnson Cast:\u00a0 Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney.
\nC-95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nLAURA<\/strong> (1944)
\nA police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.
\nDir:\u00a0Otto Preminger Cast:\u00a0 Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb.
\nBW-88 mins, CC<\/p>\nSunday\u00a0– August 2, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nHUSH … HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE<\/strong> (1964)
\nA wealthy southern spinster fights to keep her family’s secrets hidden.
\nDir:\u00a0Robert Aldrich Cast:\u00a0 Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotten.
\nBW-133 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
\n(*****Wow-Zee, Ka-Tau-Zee! This is a terrific creeper! Sort of an Eeee-Beee Geee-Bee mystery delight!*****)<\/p>\nTuesday – August 4, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTHE TALL TARGET<\/strong> (1951)
\nA detective tries to prevent the assassination of President Lincoln during a train ride.
\nDir: Anthony Mann Cast: Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou.
\nBW-78 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nTHE STEEL TRAP<\/strong> (1952)
\nWhen he has second thoughts, an embezzler races the clock to return what he stole.
\nDir:\u00a0Andrew Stone Cast:\u00a0 Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale.
\nBW-85 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nTHE LITTLE FOXES<\/strong> (1941)
\nAn ambitious woman takes on her corrupt brothers and honest husband in her drive for wealth.
\nDir:\u00a0William Wyler Cast:\u00a0 Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright.
\nBW-116 mins, CC
\n(*****Not a mystery. Just terrific!)<\/p>\n
\nSHADOW OF A DOUBT<\/strong> (1943)
\nA young girl fears her favorite uncle may be a killer.
\nDir:\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock Cast:\u00a0 Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, MacDonald Carey.
\nBW-108 mins, CC<\/p>\nWednesday – August 5, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nCOUNT THE HOURS<\/strong> (1953)
\nA lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.
\nDir:\u00a0Don Siegel Cast:\u00a0 Teresa Wright, MacDonald Carey, Dolores Moran.
\nBW-75 mins, CC<\/p>\nThursday – August 6, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nDEATHTRAP<\/strong> (1982)
\nA blocked playwright plots to kill a beginner and steal his script.
\nDir:\u00a0Sidney Lumet Cast:\u00a0 Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon.
\nC-116 mins<\/p>\n
\nGET<\/strong> CARTER<\/strong> (1971)
\nA small-time gangster searches for the truth behind his brother’s death.
\nDir:\u00a0Mike Hodges Cast:\u00a0 Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland.
\nC-112 mins, CC<\/p>\nFriday – August 7, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nLITTLE WOMEN<\/strong> (1933)
\nThe four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
\nDir:\u00a0George Cukor Cast:\u00a0 Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas.
\nBW-116 mins, CC
\n(*****My favorite of all the Little Women<\/em> movies.*****)<\/p>\n
\nADAM’S RIB<\/strong> (1949)
\nHusband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women’s rights case.
\nDir:\u00a0George Cukor Cast:\u00a0 Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday<\/a>.
\nBW-101 mins, CC
\n(*****Not a mystery. Anything with these three in the cast has to be a terrific movie, and it is!)<\/p>\n
\nTHE LION IN WINTER<\/strong> (1968)
\nEngland’s Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
\nDir:\u00a0Anthony Harvey Cast:\u00a0 Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow.
\nC-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
\n(*****Not a mystery. Superb movie.)<\/p>\nSaturday – August 8, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nUNDERCURRENT<\/strong> (1946)
\nA sheltered woman realizes that either her husband or his mysterious brother is a psychopath.
\nDir:\u00a0Vincente Minnelli Cast:\u00a0 Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum.
\nBW-116 mins, CC<\/p>\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:\u00a0Frank Capra Cast:\u00a0 Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey.
\nBW-118 mins, CC<\/p>\nSunday – August 9, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nSTRANGERS 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>\nTuesday – August 11, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nWHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?<\/strong> (1962)
\nA crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion.
\nDir:\u00a0Robert Aldrich Cast:\u00a0 Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono.
\nBW-134 mins, CC
\n(*****Another creeper, eeee-beee geee-beee type of movie!*****)<\/p>\nWednesday – August 12, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTHE YAKUZA<\/strong> (1975)
\nTrying to help a kidnapped girl puts a private eye on the wrong side of the Yakuza.
\nDir:\u00a0Sydney Pollack Cast:\u00a0 Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith.
\nC-112 mins<\/p>\nThursday – August 13, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nONCE A THIEF<\/strong> (1965)
\nA young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
\nDir:\u00a0Ralph Nelson Cast:\u00a0 Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin.
\nBW-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nTHE CHEAP DETECTIVE<\/strong> (1978)
\nA private dick tackles two tough cases while trying to clear himself of a murder charge.
\nDir:\u00a0Robert Moore Cast:\u00a0 Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan.
\nC-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nSaturday – August 15, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nUNION DEPOT<\/strong> (1932)
\nAn out-of-luck con artist discovers a suitcase full of money at a train station.
\nDir:\u00a0Alfred E. Green Cast:\u00a0 Douglas Fairbanks, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee.
\nBW-67 mins<\/p>\n
\nTHE NARROW CORNER<\/strong> (1933)
\nA man on the run for murder tries to escape fate in the Pacific islands.
\nDir:\u00a0Alfred E. Green Cast:\u00a0 Douglas Fairbanks, Patricia Ellis, Ralph Bellamy.
\nBW-69 mins<\/p>\n
\nTHE CORSICAN BROTHERS<\/strong> (1941)
\nSiamese twins, separated in infancy, join forces to avenge their parents’ murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Gregory Ratoff Cast:\u00a0 Douglas Fairbanks, Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff.
\nBW-111 mins, CC<\/p>\nMonday – August 17, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n12 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>\nTuesday – August 18, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTHEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS<\/strong> (1969)
\nA casino blackjack dealer plots to hijack and rob an armored car.
\nDir:\u00a0Antonio Isasi Isasmendi Cast:\u00a0 Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb.
\nC-129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nWednesday – August 19, 2015<\/h3>\n
\n21 DAYS<\/strong>\u00a0TOGETHER<\/strong> (1940)
\nAfter accidentally killing his mistress’ husband, a man must decide whether to let another man hang for his crime.
\nDir: Basil Dean Cast:\u00a0Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier,\u00a0Leslie Banks.
\nBW-72 mins<\/p>\n
\nMCQ\u00a0<\/strong>(1974)
\nA police lieutenant tackles corruption when his best friend is killed.
\nDir:\u00a0John Sturges Cast:\u00a0 John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur.
\nC-111 mins<\/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>\nThursday\u00a0– August 20, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nBIG JIM MCLAIN<\/strong> (1952)
\nA U.S. agent takes on communists in Hawaii.
\nDir:\u00a0Edward Ludwig Cast:\u00a0 John Wayne, Nancy Olson, James Arness.
\nBW-90 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nPENTHOUSE<\/strong> (1933)
\nThe mob frames a lawyer for murder, so he enlists a call girl’s help in finding the real killer.
\nDir:\u00a0W. S. Van Dyke Cast:\u00a0 Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Charles Butterworth.
\nBW-89 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nTHE MAN WITH TWO FACES<\/strong> (1934)
\nAn actor uses his skills to protect his sister from her sinister husband.
\nDir:\u00a0Archie Mayo Cast:\u00a0 Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Ricardo Cortez.
\nBW-73 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nTHE PENGUIN POOL MURDER<\/strong> (1932)
\nA feisty school teacher sets out to solve a murder in an aquarium.
\nDir:\u00a0George Archainbaud Cast:\u00a0 Edna May Oliver, James Gleason, Robert Armstrong.
\nBW-65 mins, CC
\n******Based on Stuart Palmer<\/a>‘s mystery novel.*****<\/p>\nFriday – August 21, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nWAIT UNTIL DARK<\/strong> (1967)
\nA blind woman fights against drug smugglers who’ve invaded her home.
\nDir:\u00a0Terence Young Cast:\u00a0 Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna.
\nC-108 mins, CC<\/p>\nSaturday – August 22, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nSTAGE FRIGHT<\/strong> (1950)
\nAn acting student goes undercover to prove a singing star killed her husband.
\nDir:\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock Cast:\u00a0 Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding.
\nBW-110 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nJUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG<\/strong> (1961)
\nAn aging American judge presides over the trial of Nazi war criminals.
\nDir:\u00a0Stanley Kramer Cast:\u00a0 Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark.
\nBW-179 mins, CC
\n*****Capt. Kirk before his Capt. Kirk days!*****<\/p>\n
\nWITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION<\/strong> (1958)
\nA British lawyer gets caught up in a couple’s tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Billy Wilder Cast:\u00a0 Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton.
\nBW-116 mins, CC<\/p>\nSunday – August 23, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTHE GAZEBO<\/strong> (1960)
\nA suburban couple tries to cope with a murder victim whose body refuses to stay put.
\nDir:\u00a0George Marshall Cast:\u00a0 Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner.
\nBW-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nTHE CATERED AFFAIR<\/strong> (1956)
\nA working-class mother fights to give her daughter a big wedding whether the girl wants it or not.
\nDir:\u00a0Richard Brooks Cast:\u00a0 Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds.
\nBW-94 mins, CC
\n*****Not a mystery. Terrific movie to watch during the wedding season!*****<\/p>\nMonday – August 24, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTHE THIEF WHO CAME TO DINNER<\/strong> (1973)
\nA jewel thief worms his way into Texas society.
\nDir:\u00a0Bud Yorkin Cast:\u00a0 Ryan O’Neal, Jacqueline Bisset, Warren Oates.
\nC-104 mins<\/p>\nTuesday – August 25, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nCHANDLER<\/strong> (1971)
\nA former private eye lands in hot water when he agrees to protect a government witness.
\nDir:\u00a0Paul Magwood Cast:\u00a0 Warren Oates, Leslie Caron, Alex Dreier.
\nC-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nSHADOW OF DOUBT<\/strong> (1935)
\nMurder charges threaten an actress’s marriage plans.
\nDir:\u00a0George B. Seitz Cast:\u00a0 Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Bruce, Constance Collier.
\nBW-74 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nARSENE LUPIN RETURNS<\/strong> (1938)
\nA reformed jewel thief helps detectives track down a criminal.
\nDir:\u00a0Geo. Fitzmaurice Cast:\u00a0 Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William.
\nBW-81 mins<\/p>\n
\nSTRONGER THAN DESIRE<\/strong> (1939)
\nA lawyer’s wife keeps mum as her husband defends an innocent woman for the crime she committed.
\nDir:\u00a0Leslie Fenton Cast:\u00a0 Virginia Bruce, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Bowman.
\nBW-78 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nSOCIETY LAWYER<\/strong> (1939)
\nA lawyer plays with fire when he gets mixed up with underworld types.
\nDir:\u00a0Edwin L. Marin Cast:\u00a0 Walter Pidgeon, Virginia Bruce, Leo Carrillo.
\nBW-78 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nTHE 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
\nTHE MURDER MAN<\/strong> (1935)
\nA hard-drinking reporter specializes in murder cases, until he becomes a suspect in one himself.
\nDir:\u00a0Tim Whelan Cast:\u00a0 Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill.
\nBW-69 mins, CC<\/p>\nWednesday – August 26, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nMATA HARI<\/strong> (1931)
\nRomantic biography of World War I’s notorious lady spy.
\nDir:\u00a0George Fitzmaurice Cast:\u00a0 Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore.
\nBW-89 mins, CC<\/p>\nThursday – August 27, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTHE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER<\/strong> (1941)
\nAn acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
\nDir:\u00a0William Keighley Cast:\u00a0 Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley.
\nBW-113 mins, CC
\n*****Not a mystery. Delightful Christmas movie which is sometimes over-looked.*****<\/p>\nFriday – August 28, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTHE BISHOP’S WIFE<\/strong> (1947)
\nAn angel helps set an ambitious bishop on the right track.
\nDir:\u00a0Henry Koster Cast:\u00a0 Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven.
\nBW-109 mins, CC
\n*****Not a mystery. Another terrific Christmas movie.*****<\/p>\n
\nFEAR<\/strong> (1954)
\nThe wife of a prominent scientist is blackmailed after her extramarital affair is discovered.
\nDir:\u00a0Roberto Rossellini Cast:\u00a0 Ingrid Bergman, Mathias Wieman, Renate Mannhardt.
\nBW-79 mins<\/p>\n
\nGASLIGHT<\/strong> (1944)
\nA newlywed fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
\nDir:\u00a0George Cukor Cast:\u00a0 Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten.
\nBW-114 mins, CC<\/p>\nSaturday – August 29, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nRAGE IN HEAVEN<\/strong> (1941)
\nA jealous man plots to fake his death and incriminate his wife’s suspected lover.
\nDir:\u00a0W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:\u00a0 Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders.
\nBW-85 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nBANK SHOT<\/strong> (1974)
\nCrooks hatch an original plot to rob a bank temporarily housed in a mobile home.
\nDir:\u00a0Gower Champion Cast:\u00a0 George C Scott, Clifton James, Joanna Cassidy.
\nC-83 mins<\/p>\n
\nANATOMY OF A MURDER<\/strong> (1959)
\nA small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
\nDir:\u00a0Otto Preminger Cast:\u00a0 James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara.
\nBW-161 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nSunday – August 30, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nTHE FORMULA<\/strong> (1980)
\nA detective is in jeopardy after discovering a synthetic formula for gasoline.
\nDir:\u00a0John G. Avildsen Cast:\u00a0 George C Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller.
\nBW-118 mins, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nMonday – August 31, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nHARPER<\/strong> (1966)
\nA broken-down private eye sets out to find a rich woman’s missing husband.
\nDir:\u00a0Jack Smight Cast:\u00a0 Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris.
\nC-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nHE RAN ALL THE WAY<\/strong> (1951)
\nA crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl’s apartment.
\nDir:\u00a0John Berry Cast:\u00a0 John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford.
\nBW-78 mins<\/p>\nAugust 2015 Hallmark Movies & Mystery Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):<\/h3>\n
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\nMurder, She Wrote South-Southwest<\/strong>
\nHeaded to a lecture by train, Jessica is sent on a mysterious journey after she has a brief encounter in the dining car with a\u00a0woman who later vanishes. Stars Angela Lansbury and Mel Harris.<\/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 Higgins\u00a0Clark<\/a>. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.<\/p>\n
\nAlong Came a Nanny<\/strong>
\nDetective Mike Logan takes on a special undercover assignment as a nanny when a quiet, upscale neighborhood is\u00a0turned upside down by a string of robberies. When the mystery begins to unravel, new relationships are threatened as he\u00a0struggles to protect his secret identity and solve a difficult case. Stars Sarah Lancaster and Cameron Mathison.<\/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 always\u00a0arrive in a pretty package. Based on the book by Deborah Donnelly<\/a>. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.<\/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\u00a0the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the\u00a0terrifying game. Based on the book by Charlaine Harris<\/a>. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.<\/p>\n
\nUndercover Bridesmaid<\/strong>
\nTanya, a highly-trained security guard who lost her zest for romance after being left at the altar, takes an assignment where\u00a0she poses as a bridesmaid for a woman who has been receiving death threats before her wedding day. While\u00a0undercover, Tanya not only solves the mystery, but she is finally able to put the past behind her and give love a second\u00a0chance. Stars Brooke Burns, Nicole Paggi, and Gregory Harrison.<\/p>\n
\nA chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death\u00a0of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Based on the book by Peter King<\/a>. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.
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\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 Higgins\u00a0Clark<\/a>. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.<\/p>\nSunday – August 2, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die<\/strong>
\nWhen Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the\u00a0center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t\u00a0become his latest victim. Based on the book by Peter King<\/a>. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.<\/p>\n
\nGourmet Detective<\/strong>
\nA chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death\u00a0of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Based on the book by Peter King<\/a>. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.<\/p>\nMonday – August 3, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Swan Song<\/strong>
\nA popular folk singer’s plane has crashed. Two passengers have died, and one has escaped with minor injuries.\u00a0Columbo is called to determine whether the crash was merely an accident or rather, a twisted plot to murder the\u00a0passengers. Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nBound by a Secret<\/strong>
\nTwo old friends who share a life-long secret are forced to face the truth – and its consequences – when one is diagnosed\u00a0with a terminal illness and wants to put her affairs in order. Stars Lesley Ann Warren and Meredith Baxter.<\/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 crime.\u00a0Stars Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nTuesday – August 4, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: A Friend in Deed<\/strong>
\nAfter killing his wife, Hugh Caldwell asks for help from his best friend Mark Halperin, the Deputy Police Commissioner of the\u00a0LAPD. Mark makes the murder look like a robbery gone wrong, but the price of his assistance is more than Hugh\u00a0bargained for. Stars Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nThe Mystery Cruise<\/strong>
\nAlvirah, Regan and their husbands join a murder mystery cruise in honor of Regan\u2019s mom Nora\u2019s new book. But, when\u00a0Alvirah sees a real murder attempt, she and Regan must find a way to keep the intended victim safe while trying to find\u00a0proof to expose the murderer. Meanwhile, the ladies husbands have a mystery to solve as well when they run into a
\ncounterfeiter and are also called upon to help solve a string of petty thefts. Based on the book my Mary Higgins Clark<\/a> and Carol Higgins Clark<\/a>. Stars Gail O’Grady and Michelle Harrison.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/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\u00a0was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the\u00a0same room. Based on the book by Suzi Weinert<\/a>. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.<\/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\u00a0and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the\u00a0clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Based on the book by Charlaine Harris<\/a>. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa
\nDoig.<\/p>\n
\nGourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die<\/strong>
\nWhen Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the\u00a0center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t\u00a0become his latest victim. Based on the book by Peter King<\/a>. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.<\/p>\nWednesday – August 5, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Exercise in Fatality<\/strong>
\nAfter Milo tries to steal money from his own company company, his business partner learns of the plan a tries to figure out\u00a0what to do. Gene turns up dead, the victim of an “accident,” and no one ever suspected Milo, especially since he has a\u00a0perfect alibi for the time of the death. Columbo comes to investigate the accident and begins to see through Milo’s fit
\nexterior. Stars Peter Falk.<\/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\u00a0and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the\u00a0clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Based on the book by Charlaine Harris<\/a>. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa\u00a0Doig.<\/p>\n
\nGourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die<\/strong>
\nWhen Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the\u00a0center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t\u00a0become his latest victim. Based on the book by Peter King<\/a>. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.<\/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\u00a0real killer before the day of the funeral, when she is to be taken into custody. Based on the book by best-selling author\u00a0Susan Isaacs<\/a>. Stars Wendie Malick Gregory Harrison.<\/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 Higgins\u00a0Clark<\/a>. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.<\/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 always\u00a0arrive in a pretty package. Based on the book by Deborah Donnelly<\/a>. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.<\/p>\nThursday – August 6, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Negative Reaction<\/strong>
\nA famous photographer, tired of his wife’s antics, has her abducted and murdered. Despite his feeling that the plan works\u00a0perfectly, Lt. Columbo has a strange feeling that Paul isn’t quite as innocent as he appears. Stars Peter Falk.<\/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 Higgins\u00a0Clark<\/a>. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.<\/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 always\u00a0arrive in a pretty package. Based on the book by Deborah Donnelly<\/a>. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMystery Woman: Oh Baby<\/strong>
\nWhen a baby boy is left at the door of the Mystery Woman book store, Samantha gets involved in solving a murdered tied\u00a0to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.<\/p>\n
\nMystery Woman: Redemption<\/strong>
\nAlthough the Mystery Woman Bookstore is under construction, Samantha and Philby are busier than ever …that is,\u00a0investigating the murder of a mysterious visitor. Surprisingly, most of the clues to his death are hidden in the bookstore,\u00a0right under their noses. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.<\/p>\n
\nMystery Woman: In the Shadows<\/strong>
\nWhile searching for a KGB double agent who was about to be exposed by another Russian spy-turned-successful author,\u00a0mystery bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey and her secretive friend and store manager, Philby are thrust into the\u00a0murderous world of international espionage. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.<\/p>\nFriday – August 7, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: By Dawn’s Early Light<\/strong>
\nA proud Commandant of a military academy is incensed that William Haynes, the owner of the property, wants to turn it into\u00a0a co-ed college. Los Angeles Police Department’s Lt. Columbo comes to the academy to investigate Haynes’ death and\u00a0instantly suspects that Rumford had something to do with the explosion, which Columbo believes was not accidental. Stars\u00a0Peter Falk.<\/p>\n
\nGourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die<\/strong>
\nWhen Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the\u00a0center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t\u00a0become his latest victim.\u00a0Based on the book by Peter King<\/a>. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.<\/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. Based on the book by Joanne Fluke<\/a>.\u00a0Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron\u00a0Mathison and Barbara Niven.<\/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\u00a0of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Based on the book by Peter King<\/a>. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.<\/p>\n
\nGourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die<\/strong>
\nWhen Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the\u00a0center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t\u00a0become his latest victim. Based on the book by Peter King<\/a>. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns<\/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. Based on the book by Joanne Fluke<\/a>.\u00a0Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.<\/p>\nSunday – August 9, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nMurder, She Wrote marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGarage Sale Mystery<\/strong><\/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\u00a0has no idea she\u2019s opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage unit. Stolen\u00a0diamonds, antique Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime. Based on the book by Suzi Weinert<\/a>. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah\u00a0Strange, 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\u00a0was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the\u00a0same room. Based on the book by Suzi Weinert<\/a>. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.<\/p>\n
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\nGarage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress<\/strong>
\nIn Jennifer Shannon\u2019s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage\u00a0wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and\u00a0was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Based on the book by Suzi Weinert<\/a>. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange,\u00a0and Steve Bacic.<\/p>\nMonday – August 10, 2015<\/h3>\n
\nColumbo: Troubled Waters<\/strong>
\nA vacationing Columbo investigates the death of a performer while on a cruise ship. Stars Peter Falk and Robert Vaughn.<\/p>\n
\nCitizen Jane<\/strong>
\nJane Alexander is enjoying a comfortable life in San Francisco with the man she loves. But her idyllic life is shattered when\u00a0her beloved aunt is murdered in San Jose. Jane’s heartbreak turns to horror when police detective Jack Morris, finally\u00a0convinces her that the killer is none other than her boyfriend, Tom O’Donnell. Jane embarks on an epic journey to track\u00a0down and convict O’Donnell. A true story based on the book by James Dalessandro. Stars Ally Sheedy, Meat Loaf Aday,\u00a0and Sean Patrick Flanery.<\/p>\n
\nMurder 101<\/strong>
\nJuggling a career as a University professor and on-call criminologist, Dr. Jonathan Maxwell teams up with a private\u00a0investigator to clear a young woman accused of murdering her boss. Stars Dick Van Dyke.<\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nTuesday – August 11, 2015<\/h3>\n