Monday, June 30, 2014

Sunday, June 29 - Red Light

Red Light (1949)

Nick Cherney, a trusted employee, embezzles funds from trucking-company owner John Torno, and is sent to prison. Seeking revenge, he pays "Rocky." another convict about to be released, to kill John's brother Jess, an army-chaplain priest just returned from Pacific war duty. Jess, shot in a hotel room, dies in the arms of his brother, gasping that the answer to his killing lies in the Bible. Torno, finally realizing that Jess meant the Gideon Bible which had been in his hotel room, but has disappeared, sets out to find the Bible and the killer and avenge his brother's death.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Saturday, June 28 - Zombies of Mora Tau

Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)

American tycoon George Harrison, his beautiful wife, Mona, and deep-sea diver Jeff Clark are off the coast of Africa hoping to salvage a fortune in diamonds at the bottom of the sea near the voodoo-haunted island of Mora Tau, and are joined by an English girl named Jan. The treasure is reported to be guarded by Zombies, walking dead-men doomed to roam the earth until men stop trying to find the sacred treasure. Here, they are walking the sea-bottom, and there is a large conflict of interest between them and the treasure-seekers.

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Friday, June 27 - Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders (1940)

A mysterious rash of cargo ship sinkings in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter and his eccentric associate Bartholomew to investigate. Nick recognizes influential nightclub owner Al Taurez as a shady operator, but getting the goods on him depends on slick diversions involving the heavyweight champ of the Pacific Tuna Fleet, a Panamanian bombshell armed with American slang, a young couple in love and a whole raft of crooks and cutthroats.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Tuesday, June 24 - Love is a Racket

Love Is a Racket (1932)

Jimmy writes the 'Up and Down Broadway' gossip column for the New York Globe, and he is head over heels for Mary. But Mary is more interested in her career and is looking at starring on Broadway with the help of producer Max Boncour. However, there is a problem with rubber checks that she has written. When Jimmy tries to see if they will be held until she can pay them, he finds that they were paid in full by gangster Eddie Shaw and now Shaw wants Mary to show her appreciation.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Monday, June 23 - Finney: Episode 1

Finney (1994) TV Series

Finney is a 5-hour, 6-episode made-for-British television film that follows the struggle for power between various crime families in the North of England. Finney: Season 1, Episode 1 Episode #1.1 (17 Nov. 1994) TV Episode

Finney begins with the brutal murder of the violent Finney family Patriarch and godfather of crime, Irish Tucker Finney (Clive Russell), and this brings prodigal son, jazz musician Stephen Finney (David Morrissey) back to Newcastle. Following the murder, the family gathers for the funeral followed by reading of the will. Tucker Finney, who was a cruel, harsh man in life, continues to run his family even after his death. He leaves almost his entire estate to daughter Lena (Melanie Hill), while to Finney, the eldest son, he leaves a run-down abandoned cinema. Youngest daughter Suzie (Angela Lonsdale) inherits one of the family’s legitimate business concerns, a hotel, and the explosively unpredictable youngest son, Tom (Andy Serkis) is cut out of the will.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Sunday, June 22 - Night Chase

Night Chase (1970) TV Movie

A man fleeing the scene of his wife's shooting forms an unexpected relationship with the tough cab driver he hires to drive him to the Mexican border.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Saturday, June 21 - Athena

Athena (1954)

Attorney Purdom, and singer Damone romance two sisters, Powell and Reynolds, who live with and are strongly influenced by eccentric, health oriented and star gazing grandparents.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Friday, June 20 - Other Men's Women

Other Men's Women (1931)

Railroad fireman Bill White is a carefree ladies' man with an irresponsible streak. His buddy Jack Kulper, an engineer, is more solid and reliable. Bill comes to stay a while with Jack and his wife Lily. Bill and Lily fall in love, but not wishing to hurt Jack, Bill leaves without explanation. When Jack confronts Bill about his suspicions, the two fight and Jack is seriously injured. Bill is consumed with guilt and tries to make good, but Jack has his own ideas about that.

Friday, June 20, 2014

Thursday, June 19 - Zombies on Broadway

Zombies on Broadway (1945)

Two inept press agents are ordered to the island of San Sebastian to get a zombie for an opening night publicity stunt of a nightclub. They find a likely source in Dr. Paul Renault, who has spent much time studying (and experimenting) on the subject, but Renault has other ideas.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Wednesday, June 18 - Scrabylon

Scrabylon (2003)

"Scrabylon" is a documentary on the cutthroat world of tournament Scrabble®. Featuring the most fierce anagrammers, rack balancers, and bingo experts in competitive Scrabble®, "Scrabylon" delves deep into this sometimes wacky, sometimes odd, always compelling subculture.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Tuesday, June 17 - The Falcon's Adventure

The Falcon's Adventure (1946)

The Falcon rescues Louisa Braganza from kidnappers who want her father's secret formula for making industrial diamonds. Her father's murder is pinned on the Falcon and, when he and she flee to Florida, another murder seems to confirm his guilt.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Monday, June 16 - Secret Agent (aka Danger Man): The Man on the Beach

Secret Agent: Season 2, Episode 12 The Man on the Beach (19 Feb. 1966) "Danger Man" The Man on the Beach (original title)

Drake claims to be under orders to seek out a double-agent but the person who is meant to have given him the orders can't be found. Drake himself ends up under suspicion of having changed allegiances.

Monday, June 16, 2014

Sunday, June 15 - Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace (1960)

Kit (Doris Day), an American married to wealthy London businessman Tony Preston (Rex Harrison) becomes the terrified victim of a mysterious stalker, who she hears but can never see. She is threatened by the eerie, high-pitched voice as she walks in the thick London fog. She then begins receiving repeated threatening telephone calls. The now totally panicked Kit is nearly killed when someone pushes her in front of a bus. Unfortunately for Kit, no one but she hears the voice or the telephone calls and neither Tony, Kit's visiting aunt Bea (Myra Loy), or Scotland Yard take any of these incidents seriously. The only one who seems to believe Kit is Brian Younger (John Gavin), a construction foreman, but Kit is not convinced that she can trust him.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Saturday, June 14 - The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)

The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public, and Philippe's rescue by the aging Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Thursday, June 12 - The Werewolf

The Werewolf (1956)

Duncan Marsh (Steven Ritch), a mild-mannered man, finds himself lost in a remote village called Mountaincrest. His mind is clouded, but he learns later that Emory Forrest (S. John Launer) and Morgan Chambers (George Lynn), two scientists, injected him with a special serum containing irradiated wolf's blood when he was suffering from amnesia after being in a car accident. The wolf's blood, for unknown reasons, changed the previously gentlemanly Duncan into a vicious, bloodthirsty werewolf.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Wednesday, June 11 - Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly (1943)

Beverly Ross moderates an 5:30 am radio show with swing music, dedicated to the local servicemen. Two buddies of her brother have a chance to meet her and both fall in love. One of them is a wealthy sponser, the other used to be his chauffeur, but before she can decide, which of them she likes more, the soldiers have their marching orders and are away to their destination.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Monday, June 9 - High School Hellcats

High School Hellcats (1958)

The Hellcats are an all-female gang bent on bucking authority and terrorizing the schools by doing things like having a bad attitude toward their teachers and parents. When Joyce, a new student, moves into the neighborhood, she draws the attention of The Hellcats. Desperate for acceptance and unhappy with her homelife, Joyce goes along with the gang, and is soon drinking, dancing and meeting boys.

Monday, June 9, 2014

Sunday, June 8 - Primrose Path

Primrose Path (1940)

Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, her younger sister and a mean-spirited grandmother. The Hill is not a good part of town, however. When she meets and falls for a hard-working man, they marry and she hides her past from him. When he discovers the truth it jeopardizes their marriage.

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Saturday, June 7 - Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves (1948)

English dancehall actress Julia Packett hasn't seen her daughter since Susan was a few months old, having given her up to be raised by her respectable and wealthy father William (whom Julia never divorced). When she gets an invitation to her daughter's wedding, she "borrows" some money from a male friend and heads off to the south of France for the nuptuals. While there she manages to establish a mother-daughter relationship, get another man to provide her with a lot of money, provoke her mother-in-law's ire, string along a potential husband and his mother, and rekindle the spark in William, all within a day or two.

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Friday, June 6 - Mannix: Skid Marks on a Dry Run

Mannix (1967–1975) TV Series

the adventures of L.A. private eye Joe Mannix, who first worked for a detective agency known as Intertect, which relied heavily on computers and a large network of operatives. In the second season, Mannix opened his own agency, with police widow Peggy Fair working for him as his secretary. Each episode featured plenty of fistfights, car chases and shootouts

Mannix: Season 1, Episode 2 Skid Marks on a Dry Run (23 Sep. 1967)

A potential candidate for governor, a successful businessman employs Intertect to probe his background. His rationale: he wants to see if the detective agency can turn up any dirt that could be used by political opponents. If Intertect can't find any, he reasons his political opponents wouldn't be able to do so, either. Mannix follows his own leads while his Intertect colleagues probe the obvious. As Mannix's investigation progresses, people he has interviewed turn up dead. It turns out the candidate is part of the Syndicate and even sits on its council. Now, Mannix may be the next person on the hit list.

Friday, June 6, 2014

Thursday, June 5 - The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Madame Sara

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Season 1, Episode 7 Madame Sara (1 Nov. 1971)

While investigating death threats against two sisters, Dixon Druce falls under the charms of their friend, the mysterious Madame Sara. Druce tries to track down the sisters' estranged half brother, who stands to inherit a fortune upon their deaths. The smitten detective also starts to uncover the secrets of their alluring friend.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Wednesday, June 4 - Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends: Jet Fuel Formula (parts 1 - 6)

The Bullwinkle Show (1961–1964)

Meet Rocket J. Squirrel (Rocky) and Bullwinkle J. Moose, two upstanding citizens of Frostbite Falls, who, not content with their idyllic but small surroundings, fearlessly travel the globe, finding trouble along the way.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Tuesday, June 3 - The Case of the Curious Bride

The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a restaurant. Even though she says that she is asking for a friend, Perry can see right through her. It seems that her husband Moxley, who had been allegedly dead for four years, is alive and demanding money as she has married into wealth. The case escalates when the police find the body of Moxley and charge her with the murder.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Monday, June 2 - The Saint: The Loaded Tourist

The Saint: Season 1, Episode 5 The Loaded Tourist (1 Nov. 1962)

In Switzerland the Saint meets young Alfredo Ravenna, who is unhappy that his father and stepmother want to emigrate to America. Later Alfredo's father is killed and his brief-case stolen. Ravenna's wife offers the Saint a reward if he can retrieve the case. The Saint finds the case, which is full of diamonds . He discovers that Ravenna was going to sell them to a man called Galen and, posing as Ravenna, goes to meet him.

Monday, June 2, 2014

Sunday, June 1 : Foyle's War: All Clear

Foyle's War: Season 6, Episode 3 All Clear (27 Jul. 2008)

It's early May 1945 and the formal announcement that the war is over is imminent. The station is being relocated and Foyle is definite that he is going to retire. DS Paul Milner anxiously awaits news of a possible promotion to Inspector. Sam is trying her best to find a job, but finds it a hard slog. Foyle's son Andrew also re-appears and wonders if Sam will have anything to do with him after the way he treated her. On the policing front, Foyle investigates the murder of Dr. Henry Ziegler, who was stabbed on the street. Ziegler was a transplanted Austrian but had recently faced the brunt of anti-German feeling in the community. When one of his patients soon after commits suicide, Foyle and Milner must determine what, if any, connection there might be between the two deaths.