{"id":41030,"date":"2022-11-18T09:46:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T15:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=41030"},"modified":"2022-11-18T06:25:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T12:25:40","slug":"upcoming-mysteries-on-turner-classic-movies-for-december-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/upcoming-mysteries-on-turner-classic-movies-for-december-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Mysteries on Turner Classic Movies for December 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh my gosh! It&#8217;s almost 2023! And, speaking of 2023, the Turner Classic Movies channel will be repeating their tradition of showing The Thin Man mystery movies on New Year&#8217;s eve &#8211; running through the night to be the very first movies of 2023. I have seen these movies so many times that I can&#8217;t even figure out how many times&#8230; Even so, I&#8217;ll be setting my DVR again! They are a bit &#8220;dated&#8221; &#8211; but I can certainly overlook that &#8212; knowing they are products of their times.<\/p>\n<p>The Turner Classic Movies channel will be showing a whole lot of The Falcon mystery movies this month. Both George Sanders and his brother Tom Conway played the main character in these movies. It&#8217;s astounding to me how alike the brothers sounded.<\/p>\n<p>As it is December, I have also listed the holiday movies that I could identify. (There may be others that I didn&#8217;t find&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h4>TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES CHANNEL MYSTERY MOVIES \u2013 December 2022<\/h4>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Thursday &#8211; December 1, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM The Killers (1946)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn insurance investigator uncovers a string of crimes when he tries to find a murdered boxer&#8217;s beneficiary.<br \/>\nDir: Robert Siodmak. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O&#8217;Brien<br \/>\n102 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Friday &#8211; December 2, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>12:15 AM The Bribe (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA sultry singer tries to tempt a federal agent from the straight-and-narrow.<br \/>\nDir: Robert Z. Leonard. Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton<br \/>\n98 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:00 AM Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nOn a trip to Reno, a Brooklyn showgirl tries to stop a soldier and his wife from divorcing.<br \/>\nDir: Harry Beaumont. Cast: Ann Sothern, John Hodiak, Tom Drake<br \/>\n90 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Saturday &#8211; December 3, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>10:08 AM The Gay Falcon (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nA society sleuth tries to break up an insurance scam.<br \/>\nDir: Irving Reis. Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins<br \/>\n66 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:00 PM Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nYoung love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.<br \/>\nDir: Vincente Minnelli. Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O&#8217;Brien, Mary Astor<br \/>\n113 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 PM The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.<br \/>\nDir: William Keighley. Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley<br \/>\n112 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Sunday &#8211; December 4, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>12:00 AM Decoy (1946)<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman saves her gangster boyfriend from the gas chamber to get her hands on his hidden money.<br \/>\nDir: Jack Bernhard. Cast: Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Herbert Rudley<br \/>\n76 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 AM The Letter (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman claims to have killed in self-defense, until a blackmailer turns up with incriminating evidence.<br \/>\nDir: William Wyler. Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson<br \/>\n97 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 AM Decoy (1946)<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman saves her gangster boyfriend from the gas chamber to get her hands on his hidden money.<br \/>\nDir: Jack Bernhard. Cast: Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Herbert Rudley<br \/>\n76 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:00 PM Christmas in Connecticut (1945)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a magazine writer invites a rescued sailor to spend Christmas with her, he ends up falling in love with her.<br \/>\nDir: Peter Godfrey. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet<br \/>\n101 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Thursday &#8211; December 8, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>6:00 AM The 39 Steps (1935)<\/strong><br \/>\nRichard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed &#8212; with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as &#8220;The 39 Steps.&#8221;<br \/>\nDir: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim<br \/>\n87 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30 AM The Lady Vanishes (1938)<\/strong><br \/>\nMiss Froy disappears on her return train trip from a vacation in the Balkans. However, Iris Henderson is the only person, on a train filled with suspicious and unsavory characters, who can attest that Miss Froy was ever on that trip.<br \/>\nDir: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas<br \/>\n97 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:45 PM Gaslight (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nA turn-of-the-century bride moves into the house where her aunt was murdered and begins to fear she&#8217;s going mad.<br \/>\nDir: Thorold Dickinson. Cast: Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell<br \/>\n84 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Friday &#8211; December 9, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4:45 AM My Forbidden Past (1951)<\/strong><br \/>\nA beauty with a skeleton in her closet seeks revenge on the suitor who jilted her.<br \/>\nDir: Robert Stevenson. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas<br \/>\n81 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:45 PM I Died a Thousand Times (1955)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn ex-con dreaming of one last heist faces dissension within his gang.<br \/>\nDir: Stuart Heisler. Cast: Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lori Nelson<br \/>\n109 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Saturday &#8211; December 10, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>10:08 AM A Date with the Falcon (1941)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe gentleman detective postpones his wedding to find a cache of stolen diamonds.<br \/>\nDir: Irving Reis. Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason<br \/>\n63 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nFeuding co-workers do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.<br \/>\nDir: Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan<br \/>\n97 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Sunday &#8211; December 11, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>12:15 AM Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)<\/strong><br \/>\nA small-time crook on the run is reformed by the love of a crippled woman.<br \/>\nDir: Robert Stevenson. Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Spring Byington<br \/>\n81 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 AM Dark Passage (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nA man falsely accused of his wife&#8217;s murder escapes to search for the real killer.<br \/>\nDir: Delmer Daves. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett<br \/>\n106 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 AM Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)<\/strong><br \/>\nA small-time crook on the run is reformed by the love of a crippled woman.<br \/>\nDir: Robert Stevenson. Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Spring Byington<br \/>\n81 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:15 PM Holiday Affair (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne&#8217;er-do-well.<br \/>\nDir: Don Hartman. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey<br \/>\n87 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Sunday &#8211; December 12, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>12:00 AM Christmas Past (1925)<\/strong><br \/>\nA compilation of Christmas-themed short, silent films.<br \/>\nVintage holiday films<br \/>\n120 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<br \/>\n*****Silent*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 PM Miracles for Sale (1939)<\/strong><br \/>\nA magician turns detective to investigate murder and a phony seance.<br \/>\nDir: Tod Browning. Cast: Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven<br \/>\n71 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 PM Confidentially Yours (1983)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn accused man&#8217;s secretary tries to find the real killer.<br \/>\nDir: Fran\u00e7ois Truffaut. Cast: Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Laudenbach<br \/>\n111 mins<br \/>\n*****In French*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Tuesday &#8211; December 13, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4:45 AM The Human Factor (1980)<\/strong><br \/>\nA diplomat is suspected of being a double agent.<br \/>\nDir: Otto Preminger. Cast: Nicol Williamson, Richard Attenborough, Joop Doderer<br \/>\n115 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:00 AM The Falcon in Danger (1943)<\/strong><br \/>\nA society sleuth tracks a lost plane carrying $100,000.<br \/>\nDir: William Clemens. Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Elaine Shepard<br \/>\n73 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30 AM The Falcon and the Co-eds (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nA society sleuth investigates murder at a girls&#8217; school.<br \/>\nDir: William Clemens. Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Rita Corday<br \/>\n68 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:45 AM The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nA society sleuth tours the movie capital, where he uncovers an actor&#8217;s murder.<br \/>\nDir: Gordon Douglas. Cast: Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Veda Ann Borg<br \/>\n67 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:00 AM The Falcon&#8217;s Alibi (1946)<\/strong><br \/>\nA society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron&#8217;s lost jewels.<br \/>\nDir: Ray McCarey. Cast: Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Vince Barnett<br \/>\n62 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:15 PM The Leopard Man (1943)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.<br \/>\nDir: Jacques Tourneur. Cast: Dennis O&#8217;Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks<br \/>\n66 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30 PM The Seventh Victim (1943)<\/strong><br \/>\nA girl&#8217;s search for her missing sister puts her in conflict with a band of satanists.<br \/>\nDir: Mark Robson. Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell<br \/>\n71 mins<br \/>\n*****A horror film noir*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00 PM A Night of Adventure (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nA lawyer tries to clear his wife&#8217;s lover of murder charges.<br \/>\nDir: Gordon Douglas. Cast: Tom Conway, Audrey Long, Edward Brophy<br \/>\n65 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:30 PM Two O&#8217;Clock Courage (1945)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn amnesiac discovers he&#8217;s wanted for murder.<br \/>\nDir: Anthony Mann. Cast: Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Richard Lane<br \/>\n66 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM Murder, My Sweet (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nDetective Philip Marlowe&#8217;s search for a two-timing woman leads him to blackmail and murder.<br \/>\nDir: Edward Dmytryk. Cast: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley<br \/>\n95 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 PM The Big Sleep (1946)<\/strong><br \/>\nCalled into a case involving a wealthy family, detective Philip Marlowe discovers blackmail and murder as he falls for the eldest daughter in the family.<br \/>\nDir: Howard Hawks. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely<br \/>\n114 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Wednesday &#8211; December 14, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>12:00 AM Lady in the Lake (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nPhilip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective&#8217;s viewpoint.<br \/>\nDir: Robert Montgomery. Cast: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan<br \/>\n103<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:00 AM Marlowe (1969)<\/strong><br \/>\nDetective Philip Marlowe probes the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in search of a woman&#8217;s missing sister.<br \/>\nDir: Paul Bogart. Cast: James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O&#8217;Connor<br \/>\n95 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:45 PM Pillow Talk (1959)<\/strong><br \/>\nA man and woman carry their feud over the telephone line they share into their real lives.<br \/>\nDir: Michael Gordon. Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall<br \/>\n105 mins<br \/>\n*****Funny Doris Day\/Rock Hudson movie*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Thursday &#8211; December 15, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3:45 PM The Kennel Murder Case (1933)<\/strong><br \/>\nSociety sleuth Philo Vance investigates a murder tied to a Long Island dog show.<br \/>\nDir: Michael Curtiz. Cast: William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette<br \/>\n73 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:30 PM The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)<\/strong><br \/>\nPerry Mason gets caught between feuding neighbors who claim to be married to the same woman.<br \/>\nDir: Alan Crosland. Cast: Warren William, Mary Astor, Allen Jenkins<br \/>\n74 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Friday &#8211; December 16, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>9:30 AM Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)<\/strong><br \/>\nA prizefighter who died before his time is reincarnated as a tycoon with a murderous wife.<br \/>\nDir: Alexander Hall. Cast: Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains<br \/>\n93 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30 PM Gaslight (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nA turn-of-the-century bride moves into the house where her aunt was murdered and begins to fear she&#8217;s going mad.<br \/>\nDir: Thorold Dickinson. Cast: Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell<br \/>\n84 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Saturday &#8211; December 17, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>6:00 AM The Fallen Sparrow (1943)<\/strong><br \/>\nNazi spies pursue a Spanish Civil War veteran in search of a priceless keepsake.<br \/>\nDir: Richard Wallace. Cast: John Garfield, Maureen O&#8217;Hara, Walter Slezak<br \/>\n94 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:08 AM The Falcon Takes Over (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nA society sleuth and a lady reporter try to track down a murderous thug&#8217;s lost girlfriend.<br \/>\nDir: Irving Reis. Cast: George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason<br \/>\n63 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:00 PM King of Kings (1961)<\/strong><br \/>\nEpic retelling of Christ&#8217;s life and the effects of his teachings on those around him.<br \/>\nDir: Nicholas Ray. Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Robert Ryan<br \/>\n168 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)<\/strong><br \/>\nEpic scale chronicle of the life of Jesus of Nazareth.<br \/>\nDir: George Stevens. Cast: Max Von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Robert Loggia<br \/>\n225 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Sunday &#8211; December 18, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4:15 PM A Christmas Carol (1938)<\/strong><br \/>\nIn this adaptation of Charles Dickens&#8217; classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.<br \/>\nDir: Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart<br \/>\n69 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:45 PM It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.<br \/>\nDir: Roy Del Ruth. Cast: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles<br \/>\n115 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nYoung love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.<br \/>\nDir: Vincente Minnelli. Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O&#8217;Brien, Mary Astor<br \/>\n113 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Monday &#8211; December 19, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>12:00 AM The King of Kings (1927)<\/strong><br \/>\nIn this silent film, Cecil B. DeMille directs an epic retelling of the life of Christ.<br \/>\nDir: Cecil B. DeMille. Cast: H. B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence<br \/>\n155 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:00 AM Mon Oncle Antoine (1971)<\/strong><br \/>\nA young boy comes of age at Christmas in rural Quebec.<br \/>\nDir: Claude Jutra. Cast: Claude Jutra, Jacques Gagnon, Olivette Thibault<br \/>\n110 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<br \/>\n*****In French*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 AM Roadblock (1951)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn insurance agent&#8217;s greedy wife leads him to a life of crime.<br \/>\nDir: Harold Daniels. Cast: Charles Mcgraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore<br \/>\n73 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nFeuding co-workers do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.<br \/>\nDir: Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan<br \/>\n97 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Tuesday &#8211; December 20, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>9:00 AM Kind Lady (1935)<\/strong><br \/>\nA con artist and his criminal colleagues move in on a trusting old lady.<br \/>\nDir: George B. Seitz. Cast: Aline Macmahon, Basil Rathbone, Mary Carlisle<br \/>\n76 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 PM Larceny, Inc. (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn ex-convict and his gang try to use a luggage store to front a bank robbery, but business keeps getting in the way.<br \/>\nDir: Lloyd Bacon. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford<br \/>\n95 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00 PM Lady in the Lake (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nPhilip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective&#8217;s viewpoint.<br \/>\nDir: Robert Montgomery. Cast: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan<br \/>\n103 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:00 PM Backfire (1950)<\/strong><br \/>\nA veteran tries to clear an old friend of a murder charge.<br \/>\nDir: Vincent Sherman. Cast: Viveca Lindfors, Dane Clark, Virginia Mayo<br \/>\n91 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Wednesday &#8211; December 21, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>9:45 AM A Christmas Carol (1938)<\/strong><br \/>\nIn this adaptation of Charles Dickens&#8217; classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.<br \/>\nDir: Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart<br \/>\n69 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:15 AM A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)<\/strong><br \/>\nThree ghosts teach an industrialist the importance of international peacekeeping.<br \/>\nDir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Cast: Sterling Hayden, Eva Marie Saint, Ben Gazzara<br \/>\n85 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM Christmas in Connecticut (1945)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a magazine writer invites a rescued sailor to spend Christmas with her, he ends up falling in love with her.<br \/>\nDir: Peter Godfrey. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet<br \/>\n101 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 PM Holiday Affair (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne&#8217;er-do-well.<br \/>\nDir: Don Hartman. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey<br \/>\n87 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:45 PM Little Women (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.<br \/>\nDir: Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O&#8217;Brien<br \/>\n121 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Thursday &#8211; December 22, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>2:00 AM Auntie Mame (1958)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn eccentric heiress raises her nephew to be a free spirit.<br \/>\nDir: Morton Dacosta. Cast: Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne<br \/>\n143 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:30 AM Beyond Tomorrow (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nA ghost tries to smooth the way for two young lovers he knew during his lifetime.<br \/>\nDir: A. Edward Sutherland. Cast: Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger<br \/>\n84 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:45 AM The Curse of the Cat People (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nA child explores her late mother&#8217;s life and discovers her maternal bloodline is cursed.<br \/>\nDir: Gunther V. Fritsch. Cast: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph<br \/>\n70 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:00 AM The Thin Man (1934)<\/strong><br \/>\nIn New York, a detective, his wife and his dog solve the murder case of an eccentric inventor.<br \/>\nDir: W. S. Van Dyke. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan<br \/>\n80 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:30 PM The Lion in Winter (1968)<\/strong><br \/>\nHenry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine celebrate Christmas together and battle for control of the throne.<br \/>\nDir: Anthony Harvey. Cast: Peter O&#8217;Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow<br \/>\n134 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.<br \/>\nDir: Roy Del Ruth. Cast: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles<br \/>\n115 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:15 PM The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.<br \/>\nDir: William Keighley. Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley<br \/>\n112 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Saturday &#8211; December 24, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7:30 AM Beyond Tomorrow (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nA ghost tries to smooth the way for two young lovers he knew during his lifetime.<br \/>\nDir: A. Edward Sutherland. Cast: Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger<br \/>\n84 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nFeuding co-workers do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.<br \/>\nDir: Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan<br \/>\n97 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:45 PM It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.<br \/>\nDir: Roy Del Ruth. Cast: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles<br \/>\n115 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:00 PM Christmas in Connecticut (1945)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a magazine writer invites a rescued sailor to spend Christmas with her, he ends up falling in love with her.<br \/>\nDir: Peter Godfrey. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet<br \/>\n101 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 PM Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nYoung love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.<br \/>\nDir: Vincente Minnelli. Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O&#8217;Brien, Mary Astor<br \/>\n113 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 PM A Christmas Carol (1938)<\/strong><br \/>\nIn this adaptation of Charles Dickens&#8217; classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.<br \/>\nDir: Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart<br \/>\n69 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Sunday &#8211; December 25, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>6:00 AM Star in the Night (1945)<\/strong><br \/>\nThree cowboys see a bright light in the distance and decide to investigate on Christmas Eve.<br \/>\nDir: Don Siegel. Cast: J. Carrol Naish, Lynne Baggett, Anthony Caruso<br \/>\n21 mins <br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:30 AM Little Women (1933)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.<br \/>\nDir: George Cukor. Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas<br \/>\n115 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:15 PM The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.<br \/>\nDir: William Keighley. Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley<br \/>\n112 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:15 PM Holiday Affair (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne&#8217;er-do-well.<br \/>\nDir: Don Hartman. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey<br \/>\n87 mins<br \/>\n*****holiday*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Tuesday &#8211; December 27, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>9:15 AM The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)<\/strong><br \/>\nA meek novelist investigates the mysterious death of a notorious scoundrel.<br \/>\nDir: Jean Negulesco. Cast: Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson<br \/>\n95 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:00 AM Three Strangers (1946)<\/strong><br \/>\nThree people who share a sweepstakes ticket travel a tangled road to collect their winnings.<br \/>\nDir: Jean Negulesco. Cast: Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre<br \/>\n92 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:45 PM The Woman in White (1948)<\/strong><br \/>\nClassic mystery about the adventures of a young tutor sent to a ghostly country estate.<br \/>\nDir: Peter Godfrey. Cast: Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet<br \/>\n109 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:45 PM Flamingo Road (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.<br \/>\nDir: Michael Curtiz. Cast: Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet<br \/>\n94 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:15 PM The Maltese Falcon (1941)<\/strong><br \/>\nHard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.<br \/>\nDir: John Huston. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George<br \/>\n100 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Wednesday &#8211; December 28, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>10:00 PM The Window (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA boy who always lies witnesses a murder but can&#8217;t get anyone but the killer to believe him.<br \/>\nDir: Ted Tetzlaff. Cast: Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart<br \/>\n73 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:30 PM Night Watch (1973)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn unhappy housewife who settles her fraying nerves with alcohol while staring out her window. When she witnesses what she thinks is a murder through a neighbor&#8217;s window, she calls the police. No one believes her&#8230;<br \/>\nDir: Brian G. Hutton. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Billie Whitelaw<br \/>\n105 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Thursday &#8211; December 29, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1:30 AM Sisters (1972)<\/strong><br \/>\nA small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.<br \/>\nDir: Brian De Palma. Cast: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning<br \/>\n92 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Saturday &#8211; December 31, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM The Thin Man (1934)<\/strong><br \/>\nIn New York, a detective, his wife and his dog solve the murder case of an eccentric inventor.<br \/>\nDir: W. S. Van Dyke. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan<br \/>\n80 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:45 PM After the Thin Man (1936)<\/strong><br \/>\nMarried sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora&#8217;s cousin of a murder charge.<br \/>\nDir: W. S. Van Dyke. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart<br \/>\n110 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:45 PM Another Thin Man (1939)<\/strong><br \/>\nNot even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.<br \/>\nDir: W. S. Van Dyke. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey<br \/>\n105 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h3>Sunday &#8211; January 1, 2023<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1:45 AM Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)<\/strong><br \/>\nHigh society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.<br \/>\nDir: Major W. S. Van Dyke. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson<br \/>\n97 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:30 AM The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)<\/strong><br \/>\nOn a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.<br \/>\nDir: Richard Thorpe. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson<br \/>\n100 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:15 AM Song of the Thin Man (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nSociety sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.<br \/>\nDir: Edward Buzzell. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn<br \/>\n86 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re really looking forward to these or other mystery-themed TV specials coming up in December, be sure to leave a comment below!<\/p>\n<p>In case you\u2019re interested in seeing the rest of this month\u2019s television mystery movies, here\u2019s the November 2022 television mystery movies schedule:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/upcoming-mysteries-on-turner-classic-movies-for-november-2022\/\">Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for November 2022 on Turner Classic Movies channel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And here is the page on my site with plenty of entries about movies and television shows you may enjoy:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/cozy-mystery-tv-and-movies.html\">Cozy Mystery List TV and Movie Section<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 all you have to do is click on the link to go to that page on my site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh my gosh! It&#8217;s almost 2023! And, speaking of 2023, the Turner Classic Movies channel will be repeating their tradition of showing The Thin Man mystery movies on New Year&#8217;s eve &#8211; running through the night to be the very first movies of 2023. 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