Saturday, Aug. 31 - The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables (1940)

In 1828, the bankrupt Pyncheon family fight over Seven Gables, the ancestral mansion. To obtain the house, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtains his brother Clifford's false conviction for murder. Hepzibah, Clifford's sweet fiancée, patiently waits twenty years for his release, whereupon Clifford and his former cellmate, abolitionist Matthew, have a certain scheme in mind.

Friday, Aug. 30 - Special Branch: The Other Man

Special Branch: Season 3, Episode 10 The Other Man (13 Jun. 1973)

A physician is under surveillance as a possible security risk. Despite accusations of the doctor leaking politically sensitive trade secrets from a former Special Branch officer's business, Craven grows increasingly uncertain that the man is a traitor.

Thursday, Aug. 29 - The Man Who Lived at the Ritz: Part 2

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1991)

In this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn Europe while visiting Paris and staying at the fabulous Ritz hotel. Rather than cope constructively with it all, the fellow opts to ignore it and continue living the high-life for as long as possible.

Wednesday, Aug. 28 - Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder (1946)

The sixth entry in the Columbia series based on the CBS radio program, "The Whistler", opens with kindly old music store owner Edward Stillwell (Paul E. Burns) hiring private detective Don Gale (Richard Dix) to find a girl Stillwell hasn't seen in seven years...

Tuesday, Aug. 27 - So Dark the Night

So Dark the Night (1946)

The famous French detective Henri Cassin takes his first vacation in 11 years in St. Margot where he meets Nanette, the daughter of the vacation spot proprietors. Despite Nanette being promised to childhood sweetheart Leon, Henri and Nanette fall in love and decide to marry, despite Nanette's father objecting due to Henri's age. On the day of their wedding, Leon returns and Nanette runs after him. Nothing is heard of the two until both are found dead, and Henri swears he won't rest until he can find the killer.

Monday, Aug. 26 - The Man Who Lived at the Ritz: Part 1

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1991) TV Movie

An American artist living at the Paris Ritz strikes up a friendship with Nazi leader Hermann Goering and eventually joins the French resistance, putting himself in great danger.

Sunday, Aug. 25 - Fedora

Fedora (1978)

Fedora, an aging and reclusive film star, dies in Paris, struck by a train. At her funeral, a film producer thinks back over the past two weeks and the part he might have played in her death. He'd gone to Corfu to track her down, pushing himself into her island villa, where she lived with a nurse, an old countess, and the plastic surgeon who's success at keeping her looking young is amazing. We see her mental stability fail as the producer offers her a script for "Anna Karenina;" soon she's locked away in a Parisian asylum and the producer is in the hospital with a concussion. His reverie ended, the countess takes up the narration and completes Fedora's story.

Saturday, Aug. 24 DOUBLE FEATURE! - Topkapi & Red Dwarf: Waiting for God

Topkapi (1964)

A small-time con-man with passport problems gets mixed up with a gang of world-class jewelry thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Turkish intelligence, suspecting arms smuggling, gets involved, and under pressure the con-man rises to heights he'd never dreamed of.

Red Dwarf: Season 1, Episode 4 Waiting for God (7 Mar. 1988)

Lister learns he is the mythical god of Cat's people known as "Cloister the stupid" and Red Dwarf stumbles upon a Red Dwarf garbage capsule and Rimmer thinks it's a stasis capsule carrying a dormant alien woman.

Friday, Aug. 23 - Black Market Babies

Black Market Babies (1945)

This George Morris story was based on an article that appeared in "Woman's Home Companion" and later reprinted in "Reader's Digest." Eddie Condon, a two-bit racketeer, teams up with an alcoholic doctor, Judson, to set up a maternity home with free facilities to expectant mothers, with the proviso that the women sign away all rights to their newborns. The babies are then offered for adaptation to couples willing to make a substantial "contribution" to the home. Things go well for this borderline within-the-law business until a baby is still-born. Conden had already sold the baby for $5,000 and has no intention of returning the money, so he substitutes the child of the sister of his wife. There is a slip-up on the filing of the certificates and the District Attorney's office gets involved.

Thursday, Aug. 22 - Minder: Bury My Half at Waltham Green

Minder: Season 1, Episode 2 Bury My Half at Waltham Green (5 Nov. 1979)

Terry is hired to look after George Wilson, who is fresh out of prison and anxious that the other members of his gang do not find out where he buried their ill-gotten loot. Rose Mellors, whose husband Charlie was one of the gang and is still in jail, comes after Terry and vamps him for information. However,George is only a decoy planted by Arthur, who hopes that Albert Stubbs, the man who really buried the loot, will open up to him.

Wednesday, Aug. 21 - Special Branch: Threat

Special Branch: Season 3, Episode 9 Threat (6 Jun. 1973)

Stephanie Beacham is a famous actress back in the UK after years spent in the U.S. She has received death threats over her outspoken political views. Special Branch is called in because she is the daughter of a cabinet minister.

George Sewell, Patrick Mower and Roger Rowland get the detail. Beacham is staying at the large estate house owned by big-wig, The Honorable James Bancroft. Bancroft is played by Jack Hedley. Sewell and Mower also move into the house so they can keep a close eye on Beacham. Hedley is also financing a play Beacham will be in during her stay.

Two nights into the detail and one of the estate dogs is found dead outside of Beacham's bedroom window. The next day, Hedley, Beacham and Mower are in an auto wreck after the Land Rover they are in has a brake failure.

Beacham still carries on with the rehearsals for the play. During one of these rehearsals, a small bomb goes off in Beacham's dressing room. She is now completely rattled.

Sewell and Mower dig deep into the background of Hedley and several others. They discover that Hedley is behind everything. He thought these stunts would drive Beacham into his arms, as well as bump up the box office for the play.

Big-wig with or not, a peeved Sewell has Hedley arrested and charged.

Tuesday, Aug. 20 - Minder: Gunfight at the O.K. Laundrette

Minder (1979–1994) TV Series

Arthur Daley, a small-time conman, hires former boxer Terry McCann to be his 'minder', so Terry can protect him (Arthur) from other, small-time, crooks. While Terry is trying his hardest to satisfy his employer's demands, and putting his own life at risk, Arthur is busy exploiting Terry for all he is worth. For, when other people hire Terry's services, through Arthur, Arthur usually keeps most of Terry's share of the money for himself, by misleading the hard-working Terry as to the amount of money, he (as Terry's agent) is receiving on Terry's behalf.

Minder: Season 1, Episode 1 Gunfight at the O.K. Laundrette (29 Oct. 1979)

Terry McCann, an ex-boxer who has served a prison term is working for dodgy car salesman Arthur Daley. Alfie Cavallo, a friend of Arthur's, asks for the loan of Terry's services when he goes to collect the takings from one of the laundrettes he owns. However, Alfie and Terry walk in on an armed robbery by a trio who claim to be the Independent Rastafarian Army. Alfie is shot and the two men are taken hostage along with elderly customer Mrs. Mayhew. An overnight siege takes place. Because of his form Terry is suspected by the police of being an accomplice but he proves himself to be the hero of the day with Mrs. Mayhew vouching for the fact that he defused a very dangerous situation. Arthur is hopeful that he can make money by selling Terry's story to the press and foresees the start of a beautiful friendship.

Monday, Aug. 19 - The White Cockatoo

The White Cockatoo (1935)

Sue Tally waits for a brother she hasn't seen in twenty years to meet her in a French hotel. By proving her identity, she'll share in a $2,000,000 inheritance. But others are anxious to get a share of the money too, and won't stop at committing a murder or two.

Sunday, Aug. 18 - Carny

Carny (1980)

Frankie (Gary Busey) and Patch (Robbie Robertson of The Band) are two carnival hustlers traveling from town to town in the South. In one spot Frankie picks up Donna (Jodie Foster), an 18-year old who literally runs away with the circus. Naturally, things tense up between Frankie and Patch as Donna tries to learn the carny lifestyle.

Saturday, Aug. 17 - Special Branch: All the King's Men

Special Branch: Season 3, Episode 8 All the King's Men (23 May 1973)

Computer expert Sumner ( Geoffrey Bayldon ) suffers a nervous breakdown, and, taking a cleaning woman hostage, threatens to blow up a London office block unless his demands are met. He wants political activist Sheila Fenner ( Jumoke Debayo ), currently on trial at the Old Bailey, freed and permitted to leave the country.

Friday, Aug. 16 - The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown (1934)

Former bootlegger Nick Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate drugs. The money makes it possible for Jimmy to marry Norma Frank, a pharmacy clerk. Expecting a baby, she wants Jimmy to quit the racket. Beaten by the mob, Jimmy works on, diluting the medications still further. Norma is rushed to the hospital for a premature delivery and given bogus medication.

Thursday, Aug. 15 - Don't Gamble With Strangers

Don't Gamble with Strangers (1946)

When Mike Sarno (Kane Richmond) out-cheats Fay Benton (Bernadene Hayes) in a crooked poker game, the two gamblers bury the hatchet and agree to become partners in crime. Posing as brother and sister, the pair finally hits the big time when Mike runs into a gambler (Phil Van Zandt) who owes him a debt and takes over his casino to square it.

 So as the high-rollers' dough starts pouring in and Mike eventually tires of Fay, he dumps her to get his hands on a gorgeous heiress (Gloria Warren) and her cash, a double-cross that will lead to murder and a shocking surprise when the cops reveal the killer's name.

Wednesday, Aug. 14 - The Untouchables: The Empty Chair

The Untouchables: Season 1, Episode 1 The Empty Chair (15 Oct. 1959)

After 18 months of hard work by Eliot Ness and the Untouchables, Al Capone is convicted of tax evasion and sent to prison. It's only the start however for the law enforcement officers as Capone has left a fully functioning mob empire intact. Soon however, Capone's top enforcer, Frank Nitti, is eliminating some of his competition for control of that empire. In the process of fighting Nitti, Ness recruits a new member of the squad, one-time barber Enrico Rossi who had volunteered to testify against the crime boss after witnessing a shooting. Nitti's main competitor for Al Capone's empty chair is the mob's bookkeeper, Jake Guzik. Ness' plan is to create a rift between the two by focusing on Nitti's personal holdings and leaving the others alone. Guzik proves to be a far more intelligent opponent than Ness may have given him credit for so he tries to get a dead mobsters wife, Guzik's niece, to inform on the bookkeeper.

Tuesday, Aug. 13 - Danger Man: The Girl in Pink Pajamas

Danger Man: Season 1, Episode 6 The Girl in Pink Pajamas (16 Oct. 1960)

President Varnold, the leader of a friendly country, is in critical condition after an assassination attempt. His location in a hospital is a secret. But when a young lady found wandering the countryside seems to know something of the hospital, John Drake suspects the president's life may again be in danger. Because of amnesia, the girl has little to offer at first. But as her memory slowly returns, the details of a deadly plot become more and more clear.

Monday, Aug. 12 - Special Branch: Death by Drowning

Special Branch: Season 3, Episode 7 Death by Drowning (16 May 1973)

A junior defense minister's missing husband turns up dead. Highly placed people push for immediate investigation of the case, as growing evidence indicates a suspicious cause of death. Special Branch must learn if it was an accident, suicide, or murder.

Sunday, Aug. 11 - A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris (1946)

The autobiography of elegant criminal, François Eugène Vidocq, from his birth in a French jail in 1775 to his appointment as chief of police of Paris where he intends to rob the city bank. Along the way, he escapes from jail with Emile, who becomes his partner in crime, poses as a lieutenant to rob a showgirl of her ruby garter, and steals the jewels of a marquise in whose home he's a guest. He's also posed as an artist's model for a portrait of St. George (Emile's face is the dragon's), and the marquise's granddaughter falls in love first with his visage and then him.

Saturday, Aug. 10 - Danger Man: The Lovers

Danger Man: Season 1, Episode 5 The Lovers (9 Oct. 1960)

Baravian President Pablo Gomez and his wife Maria visit London. Their government suspects Baravian exiles may be plotting against them, and enlists John Drake to protect the couple. Drake soon gets word of a bomb that has been planted to go off. Most likely, the weapon is targeting the visiting dignitaries. Drake has their residence checked thoroughly and questions every exile about the plot, but when nothing turns up, not even the Gomez's are above suspicion.

Friday, Aug. 9 - Fall Guy

Fall Guy (1947)

Tom Cochrane (Leo Penn' ), full of dope (cocaine) and covered with blood, is picked up by the police and then questioned by detectives Shannon (Douglas Fowley) and Taylor (Harry Strang), but manages to escape. His girl friend Lois Walter (Teala Loring) , against the wishes of her guardian, Jim Grosset (Charles Arnt), assists Tom and his police-officer brother-in-law Mac McLane (Robert Armstrong) in trying to clear Tom of a possible murder charge. Tom only recalls meeting a man in a bar and going to a party...

Thursday, Aug. 8 - Danger Man: The Blue Veil

Danger Man: Season 1, Episode 4 The Blue Veil (2 Oct. 1960)

John Drake visits the Arabian coast to investigate illegal slave trading. Disguised as a slave trader himself, his questions meet with strong resistance from both locals and an Englishman who seems intent on keeping him away. He believes that proof of the human trading will come from a Moukta who supposedly employs slaves in his diamond mine. Gaining the aid of a foreign woman in exchange for an offer of help, he sets out to locate the mine and gather the necessary evidence.

Wednesday, Aug. 7 - Danger Man: Josetta

Danger Man: Season 1, Episode 3 Josetta (25 Sep. 1960)

A foreign senator is murdered in the presence of his blind relative, Josetta. Rioting ensues due to a rumor that the American government was behind the killing, and secret agent John Drake is sent in. He quickly identifies the murderer with clues provided by Josetta. However, in order to get more positive proof, he needs the criminal to make an incriminating move. He concocts a plan to make the assassin believe Josetta can see in order to weaken his confidence and trick him into making a mistake.

Monday, Aug. 5 & Tuesday, Aug. 6 - The Untouchables: The Scarface Mob

The Scarface Mob (1959) TV Movie

Special Agent Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) forms The Untouchables, an elite squad of incorruptible lawmen, in order to bring down underworld kingpin Al Capone. First televised as a two-part episode of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse in April 1959, The Untouchables was later combined into one seamless version for movie theaters titled "The Scarface Mob." Here, accompanying this movie version are the Desi Arnaz and Walter Winchell introductions that preceded parts one and two of the original Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse broadcast.

Sunday, Aug. 4 - A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own (1950)

Small town Kansas girl, Lily James, is the latest model working for the Thomas Callaway Agency in New York City. Despite her small town roots, Lily is street-wise because of her tough growing up experiences, and as such she is a good judge of character. She believes she can escape her troubles through professional success. Because of her hard work ethic, she quickly does rise to the top of her profession. She attracts the attention of Steve Harleigh, a wealthy copper mine owner. Despite they both knowing that nothing can come between them, they fall in love. The issues are that he lives and works in Montana, and that he is already married. Steve feels guilty about his marital infidelity as his wife, Nora, is physically disabled from a car accident in which he was the cause. Lily has to decide if her own happiness is worth destroying the life of a woman - an invalid - she's never met.

Saturday, Aug. 3 - Girl of the Night

Girl of the Night (1960)

The story of a high priced call girl (Anne Francis). She is exploited by her madam (Kay Medford) until she finds a tough yet caring therapist (Lloyd Nolan) and straightens herself out.

Friday, Aug. 2 - Melissa: Episode 5

Melissa: Season 1, Episode 5 Episode #1.5 (20 May 1997)

Whew!

Thursday, Aug. 1 - Melissa: Episode 4

Melissa: Season 1, Episode 4 Episode #1.4 (19 May 1997)

Wednesday, July 31 - Danger Man: Time to Kill

Danger Man: Season 1, Episode 2 Time to Kill (18 Sep. 1960)

When a professor is murdered in broad daylight, secret agent John Drake is enlisted to track down the assassin. He heads for a remote hunting lodge just over the Austrian border, where the suspect, Hans Vogeler, is known to visit. Things get complicated when he unwittingly finds himself handcuffed to a woman. He suspects her of being an enemy agent, but he has no choice but to bring her along while he stakes out the lodge. And though he had wished to take Vogeler alive, this unexpected restriction may require him to kill the assassin.