Saturday, Mar. 30 - 5 Fingers

5 Fingers (1952)

Based on a true story. In neutral Turkey during WWII, the ambitious and extremely efficient valet for the British ambassador tires of being a servant and forms a plan to promote himself to rich gentleman of leisure. His employer has many secret documents; he will photograph them, and with the help of a refugee Countess, sell them to the Nazis. When he makes a certain amount of money, he will retire to South America with the Countess as his wife.

Friday, Mar. 29 - The Blackheath Poisonings: Episode 3

The Blackheath Poisonings: Season 1, Episode 3 Episode #1.3 (1992)

Conclusion.

Thursday, Mar. 28 - Cottage to Let

Bombsight Stolen (1941) Cottage to Let (original title)

A wartime cottage on a Scottish estate becomes a focus of attention when not only the new tenant but a London evacuee and a downed fighter pilot all move in. The interest may not be unconnected with the fact that the landowner is also a key British military inventor. For a start, the butler is obviously a Scotland Yard flatfoot.

Wednesday, Mar. 27 - The Verdict

The Verdict (1946)

After an Innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.

Tuesday, Mar. 26 - The Blackheath Poisonings: Episode 2

The Blackheath Poisonings: Season 1, Episode 2 Episode #1.2 (1992)

Another poisoning!

Monday, Jar. 25 - Death in Small Doses

Death in Small Doses (1957)

A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.

Sunday, Mar. 24 - Rome Express

Rome Express (1932)

The various intriguing characters on the overnight train from Paris to Rome include a movie starlet who is tired of her publicity agent's strict regime of press stunts, a fence who is trying to get away with a painting stolen from the crooks who stole it in the first place, a millionaire who is only generous when its likely to get him in the papers, runaway lovers who don't want to be involved in anything or with anyone but themselves, a golf course bore, and a French police inspector on vacation.

Saturday, Mar. 23 - The Blackheath Poisonings: Episode 1

The Blackheath Poisonings (1992– ) TV Series

The Blackheath Poisonings is a murder mystery, set in the nineteenth century.

The Collards and the Vandervents, owners of a successful toy-making company, appear to be the very epitome of the respectable gentry.  When their adversary, Robert Dangerfield, returns after his self-imposed exile abroad, however, his presence reawakens old rivalries and exposes long-buried secrets.  Matters are not helped when he begins a relationship with Charlotte Collard.

After members of both families die in suspicious circumstances, young Paul Vandervent begins an investigation into their deaths.  It soon becomes apparent that there are more revelations to come.


The Blackheath Poisonings: Season 1, Episode 1 Episode #1.1 (7 Dec. 1992)

Friday, Mar. 22 - Lovejoy: Kids

Lovejoy: Season 3, Episode 10 Kids (15 Mar. 1992)

Lovejoy learns that his daughter is living with a middle-aged man and that a close friend has been duped into buying an expensive forged painting.

Thursday, Mar. 21 - Bleak House: Conclusion

Bleak House: Season 1, Episode 13 Episode #1.13 (9 Dec. 2005) 

Hortense Jabouliet, jailed sergeant George's mother and lady Deadlock maneuver about the truth concerning Tulkinghorn's murder. Detective Bucket is most interested to find the traces lead to the lady, but switches his accusation from George to Hortense. Meanwhile Richard and the doctor try to settle in their misfortune.

Bleak House: Season 1, Episode 14 Episode #1.14 (15 Dec. 2005) 

Sergeant George is released by detective Bucket, who is on lady Dedlock's trail. Guppy fails to acquire her compromising letters as Smallwood expects to get more money from sir Leicester and is just too late to warn her. She flees in utter despair, to be found broken down in closed-up Bleak house, while the baronet is near a fatal cardiac crisis. Parasite Skimpole is now full-time besides Richard and his lawyer, Jardnyce refuses to intervene or let Esther.

Bleak House: Season 1, Episode 15 Episode #1.15 (16 Dec. 2005) 

Richard Carstone finally tires of the exhausting court case,which undermines his health as well as his finances. Ultimately, a most recent Jarndyce last will is found at Smallweed's by detective Bucket, which decides the Chancery case in Richard's favor, with a bitter aftertaste: expenses have eaten up the entire estate. John Jarndyce welcomes Rick home, but it's only to die. Guppy's renewed proposal to Esther, now he has his own legal practice, is equally politely rejected. Even DR. Allan Woodcourt's declaration of love, now he can get a lucrative position in the north, is tearfully turned down as Esther feels obliged to honor her promise to wed her guardian, but he relieves her of that.

Wednesday, Mar. 20 - Bleak House: Episodes 11 & 12

Bleak House: Season 1, Episode 11 Episode #1.11 (2 Dec. 2005)

Richard is deep in debt and through with the Army. Ada offers him her inheritance to cover his debts, but he decides to leave service and devote himself to the trial full-time. Doctor Allan Woodcourt is back, still penniless having suffered shipwreck. He arrives too late to save gentle urchin Jo, who dies from pneumonia but first denounces Tlkinghorn as the monster who had the knave persecuted. This time bloody vengeance is exacted.

Bleak House: Season 1, Episode 12 Episode #1.12 (8 Dec. 2005)

Lawyer Tulkinghorne is found murdered, shot through the heart. Police detective Bucket has no other choice but arrest sergeant George, the obvious suspect. Richard, now full-time obsessed with the inheritance lawsuit, interrupts it only to attend Ada's birthday party at Jarndyce's.

Tuesday, Mar. 19 - Double Wedding

Double Wedding (1937)

Waldo and Irene have been living with Margit for the four years that they have been engaged. Margit has planned the wedding and the honeymoon - in fact, Margit plans everything down to what they will have for breakfast every day. The only problem is that Waldo is a milquetoast and Irene does not want to be married to a milquetoast. So she says she is in love with Charlie, a bohemian artist/producer who lives in a trailer behind Spike's Place. When Margit confronts Charlie about giving up Irene, Charlie sees that she is the one for him. To make everyone happy, Charlie will have to help Waldo get a backbone.

Monday, Mar. 18 - Murder is My Beat

Murder Is My Beat (1955)

A man's body is found face down in the fireplace, his features burned beyond recognition. Detectives Patrick (Paul Langton) and Rawley (Robert Shayne) arrest nightclub-singer Eden Lane (Barbara Payton) and she is convicted of the crime. On the way to prison, Eden sees a man through the train window, identifying him as the murderer, and Patrick and Eden jump from the train to search for the man. In a series of plot twists, the murderer is found, and Eden and Patrick are reunited.

Sunday, Mar. 17 DOUBLE FEATURE - Trollhunter & Bleak House: Episode 10

Trollhunter (2010) Trolljegeren (original title)

When bears are found dead in Norway, the students of the Volda University Thomas, Johanna and the cameraman Kalle decide to investigate. They stalk the trailer of the mysterious hunter Hans expecting to find an explanation for the killings. The reluctant Hans tries to flee from the youngsters, but he agrees that they film him in action provided they follow his orders. Sooner the trio of students learns that Hans is actually a troll hunter that works for a secret government agency. Further, several dangerous trolls have escaped from their territory and Hans is assigned to eliminate them.





Bleak House: Season 1, Episode 10 Episode #1.10 (1 Dec. 2005)

Tulkinghorn now has Lady Dedlock in his grasp but his hardheartedness is beginning to catch up with him. Miss Flite returns to her lodgings to find that Smallweed has changed the locks on her rooms. He throws her out for non-payment of rent. Esther seeks Guppy's help but he is repulsed by her scarred face. She wants him to stop all inquiries into her background and he agrees. Esther learns the identity of the woman who raised her. John Jarndyce asks Esther to marry him and she agrees. He immediately has second thoughts. Richard Carstone is being crushed by his growing debts.Sgt. George learns that his debts are being called in.

Saturday, Mar. 16 DOUBLE FEATURE - Madonna of the Seven Moons & The Best of Benny Hill

Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)

Maddalena, a young girl, is attacked by a peasant while out walking in the countryside. Maddalena marries a wealthy man, Giuseppe Labardi, but her ordeal has left her mentally disturbed and she develops a split personality. Whenever confronted with an emotional crisis she suddenly, and inexplicably, disappears from her home and reappears in a working-class district of Florence where she lives a double life as the gypsy girl Rosanna, the mistress of the criminal Nino Barucci.






The Best of Benny Hill (1974)

A collection of sketches and musical numbers from his long running comedy/variety series, culled from shows produced and originally aired between 1969 and 1972.

Friday, Mar. 15 - The Trap

The Trap (1959)

Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary of mob chief Victor Massonetti, who wants the airstrip clear for his unofficial exit from the country. Ralph's arrival has a profound effect on his estranged father, the sheriff; his brother Tip, an alcoholic deputy; and his ex-sweetheart Linda, now married to Tip. Tension builds as a small army of gangsters takes over the town.

Thursday, Mar. 14 - Sleepers West

Sleepers West (1941)

Detective Shayne is on a train headed for San Francisco with a surprise witness (Hughes) whom many on board would like to keep from testifying at a murder trial.

Wednesday, Mar. 13 - Escape From San Quentin

Escape from San Quentin (1957)

A group of convicts from San Quentin Prison are sent to a work farm as a reward for good behaviour. Three of them decide to take advantage of the relaxed security and pull an escape by stealing an airplane.

Tuesday, Mar. 12 - Confessions of an Opium Eater

Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)

Enter a world of hidden rooms, sliding panels, secret passages, narrow sewers and opium dens; a world where, at the Hour of the Rat, pretty Chinese girls are auctioned off to the highest bidder. When Gilbert De Quincey (Vincent Price) arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1902, he is quickly embroiled in a viscous Tong war between two rival factions. The seductive Ruby Low and her followers organize the picture bride auctions on behalf of ancient Ling Tan. The supporters of the Chinese Gazette's murdered editor, George Wah, oppose them. De Quincey bears the moon serpent tattoo, aligning him with Ruby Low, but his actions suggest he may have other motives.

Monday, Mar. 11 - Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery (1932)

When a baroness is present during a robbery at a jewellers in Vienna, she finds the gang's debonair leader more attractive than either her husband or her lover.

Sunday, Mar. 10 DOUBLE FEATURE! - Tip on a Dead Jockey & Blacker Than the Night

Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)

Robert Taylor plays a disaffected American pilot who responds to his war experiences by dropping off the map. Instead of returning home to his adoring wife (Dorothy Malone), he moves to Madrid and sends a letter to his wife--asking for a divorce. However, Malone is not content to just do this and so she goes to Spain to try to figure out what's happened to a once excellent husband.









Más negro que la noche (1975)

When four women move into an old house left by one woman's aunt, strange things begin to happen. Bizarre voices, visions of ghosts, and mysterious noises lead them to discover the darkest powers of evil and a horror and agony beyond terror.

Saturday, Mar. 9 - Foyle's War: Invasion

Foyle's War: Season 4, Episode 1 Invasion (15 Jan. 2006)

March 1942: The US Army Corps of Engineers arrives in Hastings to build an aerodrome and Foyle needs to calm a local farmer whose land has been requisitioned by the government. Foyle also gets hooked into giving a lecture to the American GIs on local customs. It all takes a more serious turn when a local barmaid, Susan Davies, is found strangled. She had been seeing one of the GIs and was pregnant, but was also involved selling illegal whiskey for her employer, Alan Carter. Meanwhile Sgt. Milner investigates the death of friend, Will Grayson, who died in a house fire. He had been drinking at Carter's pub but wasn't drunk when he left and Milner can't quite figure out why his friend didn't get out of the burning house in time. Finally, Sam gets unhappy news from boyfriend Andrew.

Friday, Mar. 8 DOUBLE FEATURE! - The Runaway: Episode 6 & Bleak House: Episode 9

The Runaway: Season 1, Episode 6 Episode #1.6 (5 May 2011)

Eamonn is playing a dangerous game by informing on the IRA to Special Branch. He and Cathy are desperate to get away and start a new life together but with the net closing in, will they make it?











Bleak House: Season 1, Episode 9 Episode #1.9 (25 Nov. 2005)

Esther keeps her secret refusing to tell Ada what happened with Lady Dedlock. Richard Carstone returns and admits he is unsettled by the never ending court case. Richard has decided to rely on Mr. Skimpole's advice and seek his own legal counsel in the form of Mr. Vholes, but expenses prove quite high. Ada thinks he should give up any hope of winning and they should just be happy. Smallweed finds the packet of letters addressed to Capt. Hawdon. Tulkinghorn buys them from him and subtly lets Lady Dedlock know he is aware of her secret. Jarndyce confides in Boythorm telling him of his plan to marry Esther.

Thursday, Mar. 7 - There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow (1956)

When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by by his wife and children, he begin's to fall in love when a former employee comes back into his life.

Wednesday, Mar. 6 - The Topless Story

Die oben ohne Story (1965)

There's a wisp of a story: a male fashion designer gets ticked off at a female magazine editor and flees New York. The editor and a friend follow him. Everywhere the designer goes, some woman or other strolls around with an exposed breast or two. He winds up at some sort of semi-nudist colony in Greece where everyone runs around in G-strings. Then they all wind up in Bangkok, which, ironically enough, also has a semi-nudist colony. And then Tokyo, where…

Tuesday, Mar. 5 - The Spirit is Willing

The Spirit Is Willing (1967)

When Ben and Kate Powell (Sid Caesar and Vera Miles) rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve (Barry Gordon) gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts. Another of 'exploitation king' William Castle's supernatural films, this one is studded with familiar character actors including Harvey Lembeck, Mary Wickes, John McGiver, Doodles Weaver, Jesse White and John ("Gomez Addams") Astin.

Monday, Mar. 4 DOUBLE FEATURE - The Runaway: Episode 5 & Bleak House: Episode 8

The Runaway: Season 1, Episode 5 Episode #1.5 (28 Apr. 2011)

Cathy and Tommy's marriage is on the rocks which is further exacerbated when Eamonn returns to London. When Tommy's drug deal goes wrong, Kitty's life is left hanging in the balance.












Bleak House: Season 1, Episode 8 Episode #1.8 (24 Nov. 2005) 

Intimidated by Mr. Tulkinghorn to provide a sample of Capt. Hawdon's handwriting, Sgt. George has decided to submit, this time. With the writing sample, Tulkinghorn is satisfied that Nemo and Hawdon are the same person. Tulkinghorn reneges on his promise to clear George's debts however. Esther, with her scars from smallpox, is now convinced that Mr. Woodcort is beyond her reach. Going through Krook's personal effects, Smallweed learns from Guppy of the existence of the letters. Jarndyce, Ada and Esther again visit Mr. Boythorn who tells them of the ghost walk at the Dedlock estate. There Lady Dedlock tells Esther the identity of her mother.

Sunday, Mar. 3 DOUBLE FEATURE - The Debt

The Debt (2010)

1965, three Mossad agents cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal. Thirty years later, the secrets the agents share come back to haunt them.

Sunday, Mar. 3 - Dial M for Murder (3D)

Dial M for Murder (1954)

In London, wealthy Margot Mary Wendice had a brief love affair with the American writer Mark Halliday while her husband and professional tennis player Tony Wendice was on a tennis tour. Tony quits playing to dedicate to his wife and finds a regular job. She decides to give him a second chance for their marriage. When Mark arrives from America to visit the couple, Margot tells him that she had destroyed all his letters but one that was stolen. Subsequently she was blackmailed, but she had never retrieved the stolen letter. Tony arrives home, claims that he needs to work and asks Margot to go with Mark to the theater. Meanwhile Tony calls Captain Lesgate (aka Charles Alexander Swann who studied with him at college) and blackmails him to murder his wife, so that he can inherit her fortune. But there is no perfect crime, and things do not work as planned.

Saturday, Mar. 2 DOUBLE FEATURE! The Stan Boreson Show: King's Klubhouse

The Stan Boreson Show: King's Klubhouse (1991)

It's a pleasant trip to a distinctly Northwest brand of light absurdity.

Saturday, Mar. 2 - Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (TV 1981)

Det. Const. "Dangerous" Davies is not known for his finesse, but often finds himself on the receiving end of violence in various forms. Only thrown into cases where others fear to tread, or to shake up the natives with his bumbling, he is given a mission to find and flush out a local criminal recently returned from abroad, possibly for "a big job". In his research he inadvertently stumbles upon a 15 year-old case, long considered cold, of the disappearance a young girl. His compassion for the missing girl and her parents draws him into an obsession with solving the case, which ultimately results in unexpected repercussions.

Friday, Mar. 1 - Bleak House: Episode 7

Bleak House: Season 1, Episode 7 Episode #1.7 (17 Nov. 2005)

Guppy finds alcohol addict Krook, burned to death in gin, which the coroner's court rules 'spontaneous combustion'. Guppy thus fails to get hold of Nemo's love letters, nor to ascertain if they were burned or are part of the estate, which is claimed by Smallweed, engaging Tulkinhorn, who now manages to make sergeant George show him Hawdon's letters. Richard decides to engage his own lawyer in the Jardnyce inheritance case. Esther Summerson's reckless amateur nursing of urchin Joe and others ends in her own contagion with often fatal pox.

Thursday, Feb. 28 - My Forbidden Past

My Forbidden Past (1951)

Barbara Beaurevel lives with her aunt and cousin in New Orleans in the late 1800's. In love with Mark Lucas, a research doctor at Tulane University, her plans to marry him are thwarted. Barbara's family is of the high society stratum, but her late grandmother was not - in fact the connection with her is something Barbara's aunt is most anxious to conceal. When Barbara inherits a fortune from her grandmother's side of the family, she uses it to try and win back Mark.