{"id":42461,"date":"2025-04-27T09:14:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T14:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=42461"},"modified":"2025-04-27T17:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:22:26","slug":"turner-classic-movies-channel-mystery-movies-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/turner-classic-movies-channel-mystery-movies-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES CHANNEL MYSTERY MOVIES \u2013 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh my goodness! It&#8217;s almost summer time! It has already been too hot, humid, and downright muggy down here, which makes me wonder what they did back when there were no air conditioners! My brother was going to move down here to be closer to my family, but the weather was something that kept him from finally making the journey. I am guessing that you don&#8217;t come to the Cozy Mystery site&#8217;s blog to hear me complain about our weather, so here goes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the mystery and crime movies that I was able to find on the Turner Classic Movies channel that will be aired during May 2025. I hope you are able to find a few you enjoy watching. I have already set up my YouTube TV to record for as far as I can &#8211; since there are several mystery\/crime movies that I&#8217;m looking forward to watching during May.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait Until Dark\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00009NHC5\/?tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-amazonimages=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft\" title=\"Wait Until Dark\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51d1YZCeyHL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Wait Until Dark\" width=\"178\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a> ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<h4>TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES CHANNEL MYSTERY MOVIES \u2013 April 2025<\/h4>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday &#8211; May 2, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 AM Wait Until Dark (1967)<\/strong><br \/>\nA blind woman fights against drug smugglers who&#8217;ve invaded her home.<br \/>\nDir: Terence Young. Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna<br \/>\n108 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:15 PM The Haunting (1963)<\/strong><br \/>\nA mysterious New England mansion has been the scene of grisly murders. When four people spend the night, they find themselves trapped by The Haunting. <br \/>\nDir: Robert Wise. Cast: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson<br \/>\n112 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday &#8211; May 3, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 AM The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)<\/strong><br \/>\nA kidnapped gangster turns his captors into a crack band of crooks.<br \/>\nDir: Ken Annakin. Cast: Vittorio De Sica, Raquel Welch, Robert Wagner, Edward G. Robinson<br \/>\n110 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:20 AM Bulldog Drummond&#8217;s Peril (1938)<\/strong><br \/>\nBulldog Drummond hunts down an assassin after a priceless diamond.<br \/>\nDir: James Hogan. Cast: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell<br \/>\n66 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:15 AM Riffraff (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter lucking into a map to a rich oil field, a man has to dodge those out to steal it.<br \/>\nDir: Ted Tetzlaff. Cast: Pat O&#8217;Brien, Walter Slezak, Anne Jeffreys<br \/>\n80 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday &#8211; May 4, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 AM Riffraff (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter lucking into a map to a rich oil field, a man has to dodge those out to steal it.<br \/>\nDir: Ted Tetzlaff. Cast: Pat O&#8217;Brien, Walter Slezak, Anne Jeffreys<br \/>\n80 mins<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Scene Of The Crime\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00AYNGBEC\/?tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-amazonimages=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" title=\"Scene Of The Crime\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51nsy+KIRHL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Scene Of The Crime\" width=\"173\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a> ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday &#8211; May 6, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30 AM The Light Touch (1951)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn art thief tries to double cross his gangster boss.<br \/>\nDir: Richard Brooks. Cast: Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, George Sanders<br \/>\n93 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:15 AM Scene of the Crime (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA detective tries to solve a policeman&#8217;s murder.<br \/>\nDir: Roy Rowland. Cast: Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria De Haven<br \/>\n94 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday &#8211; May 7, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 AM Joe Smith, American (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nNazi spies in search of government secrets kidnap a munitions worker.<br \/>\nDir: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Robert Young, Marsha Hunt, Harvey Stephens<br \/>\n63 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:45 AM The Life of Emile Zola (1937)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe famed writer risks his reputation to defend a Jewish army officer accused of treason.<br \/>\nDir: William Dieterle. Cast: Paul Muni, Joseph Schildkraut, Gale Sondergaard<br \/>\n123 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 PM Purple Noon (1961)<\/strong><br \/>\nTom Ripley is an angelic-looking young American whose talents for everything but holding down a job are impressive. When he is recruited by a concerned father to travel first class (all expenses paid) to Paris to bring back an errant son, he accepts.<br \/>\nDir: Ren\u00e9 Cl\u00e9ment. Cast: Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Lafor\u00eat<br \/>\n118 mins <br \/>\n*****In French*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 AM The Vanishing (1988)<\/strong><br \/>\nA young man is obsessed with finding the girlfriend who vanished at a rest stop.<br \/>\nDir: George Sluizer. Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna Ter Steege<br \/>\n107 mins <br \/>\n*****In Dutch, French, and English*****<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday &#8211; May 8, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:00 PM The Strip (1951)<\/strong><br \/>\nA jazz drummer fights to clear his name when he&#8217;s accused of killing a racketeer.<br \/>\nDir: Leslie Kardos. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest<br \/>\n85 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday &#8211; May 9, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:15 AM The Smiling Ghost (1941)<\/strong><br \/>\nA newswoman investigates a haunted house.<br \/>\nDir: Lewis Seiler. Cast: Wayne Morris, Brenda Marshall, Alexis Smith<br \/>\n71 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 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<br \/>\n*****The novel was written by William Wilkie Collins*****<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002ZG8PYA\/?tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-amazonimages=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft\" title=\"I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51qTgtyA8YL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a> ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday &#8211; May 10, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:25 AM Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)<\/strong><br \/>\nBulldog Drummond must race to Africa to save his friend from a madman.<br \/>\nDir: Louis King. Cast: John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner<br \/>\n58 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:45 PM 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>3:45 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><strong>5:45 PM Get Carter (1971)<\/strong><br \/>\nA small-time gangster searches for the truth behind his brother&#8217;s death.<br \/>\nDir: Mike Hodges. Cast: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland<br \/>\n112 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:15 AM 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 \/>\n105 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday &#8211; May 11, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 AM The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nA possessive son&#8217;s efforts to keep his mother from remarrying threaten to destroy his family.<br \/>\nDir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter<br \/>\n88 mins <br \/>\n*****Not a mystery, but I sure did enjoy this movie&#8230;*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 AM 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 \/>\n105 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 PM Mildred Pierce (1945)<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman&#8217;s ambitions for her daughter drastically impact her life.<br \/>\nDir: Michael Curtiz. Cast: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott<br \/>\n113 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday &#8211; May 12, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 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*****Not a mystery, but I think it&#8217;s the best &#8220;Little Women&#8221; movie ever!*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:15 PM Adam&#8217;s Rib (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA happily-married, middle-aged husband and wife strain their marriage while serving as trial attorneys on opposite sides of the same headline-making attempted murder-marital case. He is the prosecutor, and she is the defender.<br \/>\nDir: George Cukor. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday<br \/>\n101 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM Bonnie and Clyde (1967)<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the early 1930s, a car thief and the daughter of his intended victim team up to become America&#8217;s most feared and ruthless bank robbers.<br \/>\nDir: Arthur Penn. Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard<br \/>\n111 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 PM The French Connection (1971)<\/strong><br \/>\nA tough-talking New York City detective and his partner uncover an international drug smuggling ring.<br \/>\nDir: William Friedkin. Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider<br \/>\n104 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00 AM Mississippi Burning (1988)<\/strong><br \/>\nFBI agents investigate the murders of civil rights workers in the South.<br \/>\nDir: Alan Parker. Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand<br \/>\n125 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:15 AM Night Moves (1975)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn L.A. private detective puts aside his own marital woes while tracing a topless nymphet to the Florida Keys.<br \/>\nDir: Arthur Penn. Cast: Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark<br \/>\n99 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday &#8211; May 13, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00 PM Missing (1982)<\/strong><br \/>\nA conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son&#8217;s wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the right-wing dictatorship. <br \/>\nDir: Costa-Gavras. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron<br \/>\n122 mins<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"British Intelligence (1940)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0002O01VC\/?tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-amazonimages=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"British Intelligence (1940)\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51LjXKSCBpL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"British Intelligence (1940)\" width=\"174\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a> ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday &#8211; May 15, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9:15 AM British Intelligence (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nA lady spy uses a British nobleman&#8217;s home in her undercover work for the Germans.<br \/>\nDir: Terry Morse. Cast: Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Bruce Lester<br \/>\n62 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:30 PM The Lady from Shanghai (1948)<\/strong><br \/>\nA romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.<br \/>\nDir: Orson Welles. Cast: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane<br \/>\n86 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday &#8211; May 16, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 PM Dead Men Don&#8217;t Wear Plaid (1982)<\/strong><br \/>\nA private eye hunts a Nazi for a svelte client and meets rough characters clipped from 1940s films.<br \/>\nDir: Carl Reiner. Cast: Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner<br \/>\n88 mins <br \/>\n*****I just watched this very fun movie and recommend it to fans of the old 1940 movies. It&#8217;s incredible how they were able to splice in the movie stars from back in the Golden Age of Hollywood.*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:45 PM This Gun for Hire (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nA hired killer dodges police while tracking down the enemy agents who tried to frame him.<br \/>\nDir: Frank Tuttle. Cast: Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar<br \/>\n80 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:15 PM In a Lonely Place (1950)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn aspiring actress begins to suspect that her temperamental boyfriend is a murderer.<br \/>\nDir: Nicholas Ray. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy<br \/>\n91 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:00 AM Deception (1946)<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman tries to protect her refugee husband from her rich and powerful ex-lover.<br \/>\nDir: Irving Rapper. Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains<br \/>\n110 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00 AM Johnny Eager (1942)<\/strong><br \/>\nA handsome racketeer seduces the DA&#8217;s daughter for revenge, then falls in love.<br \/>\nDir: Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold<br \/>\n107 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:00 AM White Heat (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA government agent infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic.<br \/>\nDir: Raoul Walsh. Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O&#8217;Brien<br \/>\n114 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday &#8211; May 17, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30 AM Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1939)<\/strong><br \/>\nScotland Yard and Captain Drummond attempt to track down the murderer of a scientist who had invented a &#8220;death-ray&#8221; device.<br \/>\nDir: James P. Hogan. Cast: John Howard, Heather Angel, H.B. Warner<br \/>\n57 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 AM Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn aging gangster comes out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped.<br \/>\nDir: Jacques Becker. Cast: Jean Gabin, Ren\u00e9 Dary, Dora Doll<br \/>\n83 mins<br \/>\n*****In French*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00 AM Guns Don&#8217;t Argue (1957)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe FBI takes on the Depression&#8217;s most notorious criminals.<br \/>\nDir: Richard C. Kahn. Cast: Myron Healey, Jean Harvey, Paul Dubov<br \/>\n92 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday &#8211; May 18, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 AM Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn aging gangster comes out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped.<br \/>\nDir: Jacques Becker. Cast: Jean Gabin, Ren\u00e9 Dary, Dora Doll<br \/>\n83 mins<br \/>\n*****In French*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 PM Nora Prentiss (1947)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn ambitious singer ruins a doctor&#8217;s life.<br \/>\nDir: Vincent Sherman. Cast: Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett<br \/>\n111 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday &#8211; May 19, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:15 AM Skyjacked (1972)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile on route to Los Angeles, a commercial airliner is hijacked to Russia by an unbalanced Vietnam veteran.<br \/>\nDir: John Guillermin. Cast: Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, James Brolin<br \/>\n100 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday &#8211; May 20, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4:00 PM The Racket (1951)<\/strong><br \/>\nA tough cop has to fight his superiors in order to battle the mob.<br \/>\nDir: John Cromwell. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan<br \/>\n88 mins<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Night Must Fall [Remaster]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B004H0M336\/?tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-amazonimages=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft\" title=\"Night Must Fall [Remaster]\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51hyA8rpSHL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Night Must Fall [Remaster]\" width=\"174\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a> ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday &#8211; May 21, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2:30 PM Night Must Fall (1964)<\/strong><br \/>\nA psychopath worms his way into an elderly woman&#8217;s household.<br \/>\nDir: Karel Reisz. Cast: Albert Finney, Mona Washbourne, Susan Hampshire<br \/>\n101 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00 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>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday &#8211; May 22, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9:30 AM The Man with a Cloak (1951)<\/strong><br \/>\nA mystery man tries to help a young innocent escape a murderous housekeeper.<br \/>\nDir: Fletcher Markle. Cast: Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern<br \/>\n81 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday &#8211; May 23, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:45 AM Follow Me Quietly (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nPolice track a mysterious killer nicknamed &#8220;The Judge.&#8221;<br \/>\nDir: Richard O. Fleischer. Cast: William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey<br \/>\n59 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:00 AM Mystery Street (1950)<\/strong><br \/>\nCriminal pathologists try to crack a case with nothing but the victim&#8217;s bones to go on.<br \/>\nDir: John Sturges. Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett<br \/>\n93 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45 AM The Tattooed Stranger (1950)<\/strong><br \/>\nDetectives investigate the Central Park murder of a young woman with a Marine Corps tattoo.<br \/>\nDir: Edward J. Montagne. Cast: John Miles, Patricia White, Walter Kinsella<br \/>\n64 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 PM Scene of the Crime (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA detective tries to solve a policeman&#8217;s murder.<br \/>\nDir: Roy Rowland .Cast: Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria De Haven<br \/>\n94 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:45 PM The Naked City (1948)<\/strong><br \/>\nA step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.<br \/>\nDir: Jules Dassin. Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart<br \/>\n96 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:30 PM Crime Wave (1954)<\/strong><br \/>\nA reformed parolee is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.<br \/>\nDir: Andre Detoth. Cast: Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk<br \/>\n74 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:45 PM The Big Combo (1955)<\/strong><br \/>\nAn honest cop is brutalized by a gangster because they share the same girl.<br \/>\nDir: Joseph Lewis. Cast: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy<br \/>\n89 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:15 PM While the City Sleeps (1956)<\/strong><br \/>\nReporters compete to catch a serial killer.<br \/>\nDir: Fritz Lang. Cast: Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders<br \/>\n99 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday &#8211; May 24, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 AM Cornered (1946)<\/strong><br \/>\nA World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.<br \/>\nDir: Edward Dmytryk. Cast: Dick Powell, Walter Slezak, Micheline Cheirel<br \/>\n102 mins<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume Five (Cornered \/ Desperate \/ The Phenix City Story \/ Deadline at Dawn \/ Armored Car Robbery \/ Crime in the Streets \/ Dial 1119 \/ Backfire) [DVD]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B003G9IT3C\/?tag=httpwwwmarkes-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-amazonimages=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume Five (Cornered \/ Desperate \/ The Phenix City Story \/ Deadline at Dawn \/ Armored Car Robbery \/ Crime in the Streets \/ Dial 1119 \/ Backfire) [DVD]\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51L28M03rxL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume Five (Cornered \/ Desperate \/ The Phenix City Story \/ Deadline at Dawn \/ Armored Car Robbery \/ Crime in the Streets \/ Dial 1119 \/ Backfire) [DVD]\" width=\"213\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a> ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday &#8211; May 25, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 AM Cornered (1946)<\/strong><br \/>\nA World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.<br \/>\nDir: Edward Dmytryk. Cast: Dick Powell, Walter Slezak, Micheline Cheirel<br \/>\n102 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday &#8211; May 28, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30 AM The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)<\/strong><br \/>\nA defense lawyer sets out to topple a powerful gangster.<br \/>\nDir: Vincent Sherman. Cast: George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall<br \/>\n75 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:45 PM The Man Who Dared (1939)<\/strong><br \/>\nFamily who witness a murder are pursued by gangsters.<br \/>\nDir: Crane Wilbur. Cast: Jane Bryan, Henry O&#8217;Neill, John Russell<br \/>\n60 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:30 PM The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile vacationing in Switzerland, a British couple gets wrapped up in an assassination plot.<br \/>\nDir: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Nova Pilbeam<br \/>\n84 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday &#8211; May 31, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30 AM Bulldog Drummond&#8217;s Secret Police (1939)<\/strong><br \/>\nBulldog Drummond discovers the house he&#8217;s rented for his wedding hides a secret treasure.<br \/>\nDir: James Hogan. Cast: John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner<br \/>\n56 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 AM The Big Steal (1949)<\/strong><br \/>\nA man is on the trail of a thief who stole a $300,000 Army payroll, but there is someone else after him &#8211; a woman.<br \/>\nDir: Don Siegel. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix<br \/>\n71 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30 AM Magnum Force (1973)<\/strong><br \/>\nInspector &#8220;Dirty Harry&#8221; Callahan links vigilante killings to the San Francisco police force.<br \/>\nDir: Ted Post. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitch Ryan<br \/>\n122 mins<\/p>\n<p>***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re really looking forward to these or other mystery-themed TV specials coming up in May, 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 April television mystery movies schedule:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/upcoming-mysteries-on-turner-classic-movies-for-april-2025\/\">Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for April 2025 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>\u00a0\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 goodness! 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