Good grief! We’re halfway done with 2016! Is it too early to start counting the days until Christmas? Our daughter will be coming home for the holidays, and with our son here in San Antonio, it’s my favorite family time of the year. Both my husband and I feel like “all is right with the world” when we have both of our children with us.<\/p>\n
However, that’s not the purpose of this entry! So, let’s get to it! Here are the mystery movies<\/strong> that I was able to find that will be airing in July 2016<\/strong>. If you like cowboy movies (I’m not a big fan of them…) this is your month on the Turner Classic Movies channel! Luckily,\u00a0I was able to find some mystery movies, too.<\/p>\n As for the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel, well, the beginning of July doesn’t look good for us mystery lovers >>> unless you like the Hart to Hart reruns. However, if you missed any of the Christmas movies they air each year, they’ll be re-airing lots of them. I was only able to put up the schedule until the third\u00a0Saturday in the month, and, well, you’ll see if you go down to the bottom of this entry that the first two weeks aren’t very mystery-oriented. (I sort of suspected Hallmark M & M might look a little stark since June was such a big month for the mystery part of their channel’s name.) However, during the third week of July they start airing mysteries again. If you missed any of the Aurora Teagarden mystery movies (based on the mystery series by Charlaine Harris<\/a>),\u00a0they will be re-aired on Wednesday, July 20. And for all of you Mystery Woman fans, there’s a marathon coming up.<\/p>\n ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 5:30 PM 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 1:15 AM 3:00 AM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 3:30 AM 10:45 AM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 5:15 AM 4:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 1:45 AM 3:45 AM 5:45 AM 4:30 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 1:15 AM 7:30 AM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 2:45 AM 9:30 AM 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 11:15 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 9:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 9:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 11:00 AM 5:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 8:45 PM 10:45 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 12:30 AM 2:15 AM 3:30 AM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 6:15 AM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 9:15 AM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 1:00 AM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 11:00 AM 3:00 PM 4:45 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 9:00 AM 3:00 PM ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 12:00 \u2013 2:00 AM 2:00 \u2013 4:00 AM 4:00 \u2013 6:00 AM 6:00 AM 8:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM 10:00 \u2013 11:59 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 12:00 PM 2:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 8:00 AM – 11:50 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 8:00 AM – 11:59 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 8:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n (These Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site. When I wrote this entry, \u00a0I wasn’t able to finish the month because the Hallmark M & M channel only puts up a partial schedule, and it stopped on July 23.)<\/p>\n ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n We\u2019d all love to hear about any more mystery movies airing during July\u00a02016. If you know of any additional television mystery movies >>> please post a comment.<\/p>\n In case you\u2019re interested in seeing the rest of this month\u2019s television mystery movies, here\u2019s the June\u00a02016 television mystery movies schedule:<\/p>\nJuly\u00a02016\u00a0Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):<\/h3>\n
Friday\u00a0– July 1, 2016<\/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
\nRAFFLES<\/strong> (1939)
\nA suave thief falls in love again with his high school sweetheart and finds temptation and a detective on his trail while visiting her family.
\nDir:\u00a0Sam Wood Cast:\u00a0 David Niven, Olivia De Havilland, Dame May Whitty.
\nBW-72 mins, CC,<\/p>\nSaturday\u00a0– July 2, 2016<\/h3>\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:\u00a0John Sturges Cast:\u00a0 Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis.
\nC-81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nBULLITT<\/strong> (1968)
\nWhen mobsters kill the witness he was assigned to protect, a dedicated policeman investigates the case on his own.
\nDir:\u00a0Peter Yates Cast:\u00a0 Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset.
\nC-114 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:\u00a0Blake Edwards Cast:\u00a0 James Coburn, Jennifer O’Neill, Pat Hingle.
\nC-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nSunday\u00a0– July 3, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nSISTERS<\/strong> (1973)
\nA small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
\nDir:\u00a0Brian De Palma Cast:\u00a0 Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning.
\nC-92 mins,<\/p>\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*****Yikes! Bette Davis really puts on the bad in this one!*****<\/p>\nMonday\u00a0– July 4, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nPATHS OF GLORY<\/strong> (1958)
\nA military lawyer comes to question the status quo when he defends three men accused of cowardice.
\nDir:\u00a0Stanley Kubrick Cast:\u00a0 Fred Bell, John Stein, Harold Benedict.
\nBW-88 mins, CC,<\/p>\n
\nTHE SCARLET COAT<\/strong> (1955)
\nAn American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
\nDir:\u00a0John Sturges Cast:\u00a0 Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders.
\nC-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nWednesday\u00a0– July 6, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nVIRGINIA CITY<\/strong> (1940)
\nA rebel spy poses as a wild West dance hall girl.
\nDir:\u00a0Michael Curtiz Cast:\u00a0 Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott.
\nBW-121 mins, CC,<\/p>\n
\nTHE BOUNTY HUNTER<\/strong> (1954)
\nA bounty hunter attempts to track down three killers.
\nDir:\u00a0Andre DeToth Cast:\u00a0 Randolph Scott, Dolores Dorn, Marie Windsor.
\nC-79 mins, CC,<\/p>\nThursday\u00a0– July 7, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN<\/strong> (1976)
\nTwo Washington Post reporters investigate the Watergate break-in that ended Nixon’s presidency.
\nDir:\u00a0Alan J. Pakula Cast:\u00a0 Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jason Robards Jr..
\nC-138 mins, CC,<\/p>\nFriday\u00a0– July 8, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nTHE CONVERSATION<\/strong> (1974)
\nA surveillance expert uncovers a murder plot within a corrupt corporation.
\nDir:\u00a0Francis Ford Coppola Cast:\u00a0 Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield.
\nC-114 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
\nTHE LADY EVE<\/strong> (1941)
\nA lady cardsharp tries to con an eccentric scientist only to fall for him.
\nDir:\u00a0Preston Sturges Cast:\u00a0 Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn.
\nBW-94 mins, CC,
\n*****Terribly funny. Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda are absolutely delightful to watch. Not a mystery.*****<\/p>\n
\nTHE ASPHALT JUNGLE<\/strong> (1950)
\nA gang of small time crooks plots an elaborate jewel heist.
\nDir:\u00a0John Huston Cast:\u00a0 Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen.
\nBW-112 mins, CC,<\/p>\nSunday\u00a0– July 10, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nSTUNTS<\/strong> (1977)
\nA stuntman investigates his brother’s death on a movie shoot.
\nDir:\u00a0Mark L. Lester Cast:\u00a0 Robert Forster, Fiona Lewis, Joanna Cassidy.
\nC-89 mins,<\/p>\n
\n21 DAYS<\/strong> (1940)
\nAfter accidentally killing his mistress’ husband, a man must decide whether to let another man hang for his crime.
\nDir:\u00a0Basil Dean Cast:\u00a0 Vivien Leigh, Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier.
\nBW-75 mins,<\/p>\nMonday\u00a0– July 11, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nTHE VANISHING<\/strong> (1988)
\nA young man is obsessed with finding the girlfriend who vanished at a rest stop.
\nDir:\u00a0George Sluizer Cast:\u00a0 Gene Bervoets, Johanna Ter Steege, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu.
\nC-106 mins, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nTHE BURNING HILLS<\/strong> (1956)
\nA young cowboy and a Mexican girl run from a ruthless criminal.
\nDir:\u00a0Stuart Heisler Cast:\u00a0 Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Skip Homeier.
\nC-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nABOUT MRS. LESLIE<\/strong> (1954)
\nAn aging woman recalls the affair that consumed her life.
\nDir:\u00a0Daniel Mann Cast:\u00a0 Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar.
\nBW-104 mins, CC,
\n*****Terrific movie. Shirley Booth is superb. Not a mystery.*****<\/p>\nWednesday\u00a0– July 13, 2016<\/h3>\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:\u00a0John Sturges Cast:\u00a0 Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis.
\nC-81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nThursday\u00a0– July 14, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nTHE STEPFORD WIVES<\/strong> (1975)
\nA recent arrival in suburbia suspects a sinister reason for the local women’s model behavior.
\nDir:\u00a0Bryan Forbes Cast:\u00a0 Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson.
\nC-115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nFriday\u00a0– July 15, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nTHE HEIRESS<\/strong> (1949)
\nA plain young woman’s money makes her prey to fortune hunters.
\nDir:\u00a0William Wyler Cast:\u00a0 Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson.
\nBW-115 mins, CC,
\n*****OK, I know it’s difficult to believe Olivia de Havilland is “plain” >>> but putting that aside, this is a very good movie.*****<\/p>\nSunday\u00a0– July 17, 2016<\/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
\nPICNIC AT HANGING ROCK<\/strong> (1975)
\nWhen a group of schoolgirls mysteriously disappear, the survivors find their lives changed forever.
\nDir:\u00a0Peter Weir Cast:\u00a0 Martin Vaughan, Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray.
\nC-107 mins, CC,<\/p>\nMonday\u00a0– July 18, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nTOUCH OF EVIL<\/strong> (1958)
\nA narcotics agent risks his wife’s life to investigate a crooked cop.
\nDir:\u00a0Orson Welles Cast:\u00a0 Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles.
\nBW-111 mins, CC,<\/p>\n
\nLIFEBOAT<\/strong> (1944)
\nSurvivors of a torpedoed boat take in a German Naval officer from the sub that sank them.
\nDir:\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock Cast:\u00a0 Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak.
\nBW-97 mins, CC,<\/p>\nTuesday\u00a0– July 19, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nTHE 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,
\n*****Robert Mitchum is one scary man in this movie.*****<\/p>\n
\nTHE BIG STEAL<\/strong> (1949)
\nSeduction and murder follow the theft of an Army payroll.
\nDir:\u00a0Don Siegel Cast:\u00a0 Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix.
\nBW-71 mins, CC,<\/p>\n
\nOUT OF THE PAST<\/strong> (1947)
\nA private eye becomes the dupe of a homicidal moll.
\nDir:\u00a0Jacques Tourneur Cast:\u00a0 Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas.
\nBW-97 mins, CC,<\/p>\nThursday\u00a0– July 21, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nAND THEN THERE WERE NONE<\/strong> (1945)
\nGuests at a remote island mansion realize a crazed killer is stalking them.
\nDir:\u00a0Ren\u00e9 Clair Cast:\u00a0 Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward.
\nBW-97 mins, CC,
\n*****Agatha Christie*****<\/p>\nFriday\u00a0– July 22, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nMY COUSIN RACHEL<\/strong> (1952)
\nA young man suspects his cousin’s wife of murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Henry Koster Cast:\u00a0 Olivia De Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton.
\nBW-98 mins, CC,<\/p>\nSunday\u00a0– July 24, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nMURDER AHOY<\/strong> (1964)
\nElderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship.
\nDir:\u00a0George Pollock Cast:\u00a0 Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Charles Tingwell.
\nBW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
\n*****This is a Miss Marple who is quite different from the rest!*****<\/p>\nFriday\u00a0– July 29, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nTHE DROWNING POOL<\/strong> (1975)
\nA private eye’s investigation of an anonymous letter leads to murder.
\nDir:\u00a0Stuart Rosenberg Cast:\u00a0 Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa.
\nC-108 mins, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nSaturday\u00a0– July 30, 2016<\/h3>\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>\n
\nTHE WILD NORTH<\/strong> (1952)
\nA Mountie tracks an accused killer through the Canadian wilderness.
\nDir:\u00a0Andrew Marton Cast:\u00a0 Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey, Cyd Charisse.
\nC-97 mins, CC,<\/p>\n
\nLOGAN’S RUN<\/strong> (1975)
\nA future police officer uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
\nDir:\u00a0Michael Anderson Cast:\u00a0 Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter.
\nC-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\nSunday\u00a0– July 31, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nTHE BAD SEED<\/strong> (1956)
\nA woman suspects that her perfect little girl is a ruthless killer.
\nDir:\u00a0Mervyn LeRoy Cast:\u00a0 Gage Clarke, Jesse White, Joan Croyden.
\nC-129 mins, CC,<\/p>\n
\nTHE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL<\/strong> (1952)
\nAn unscrupulous movie producer uses everyone around him in his climb to the top.
\nDir:\u00a0Vincente Minnelli Cast: \u00a0Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Dick Powell.
\nBW-118 mins, CC,<\/p>\nJuly 2016 Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):<\/h3>\n
Weekday Schedule:<\/h3>\n
\nMurder, She Wrote<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHart to Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMatlock<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nColumbo<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDiagnosis Murder<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMurder, She Wrote<\/strong><\/p>\nThursday – July 14, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nHart to Hart Returns<\/strong>
\nJonathan expresses an interest in buying an aircraft company from a friend and finds himself implicated in a murder case when corrupt defense contractors aim to prevent the takeover. Meanwhile, Jennifer has difficulty getting her latest story published and Max experiences problems training Freeway Jr. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander.<\/p>\n
\nHart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is<\/strong>
\nWhen Jennifer’s beloved teacher and mentor dies suddenly, she leaves the town she owned to Jennifer. A trail of mysterious clues leads the Harts to long-kept secrets about the town that were directly tied to her friend’s “accident,” and it looks like they’re destined to meet the same fate unless they can solve the mystery before it’s too late. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander.<\/p>\nSaturday – July 16, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nHart to Hart marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nSunday – July 17, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nMystery Woman marathon<\/strong><\/p>\nWednesday – July 20, 2016<\/h3>\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.
\nShow Main Page<\/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>\n
\nThree Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery<\/strong>
\nWhen Aurora pitches in to help her busy real estate mother she quickly realizes she has again walked into a life or death situation. When a body is discovered at her first house showing and a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Yannick Bisson.<\/p>\nThursday – July 21, 2016<\/h3>\n
\nHart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart<\/strong>
\nSomeone is trying to sabotage a Broadway production of a play Jennifer wrote in college. When one of the stage hands is murdered, even Jonathan is a suspect. The Harts don’t have much time to ensure that the show will go on. Stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander.<\/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 arrive in a pretty package. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.<\/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 she poses as a bridesmaid for a woman who has been receiving death threats before her wedding day. While undercover, Tanya not only solves the mystery, but she is finally able to put the past behind her and give love a second chance. Stars Brooke Burns, Nicole Paggi, and Gregory Harrison.<\/p>\n