Thursday, Sept. 29 - Black Sheep

Black Sheep (1935)

On a cruise ship a professional gambler comes to the aid of a young man victimized by a jewel thief. The young man turns out to be his son.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 - They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night (1938)

"Shorty" Matthews (Emlyn Williams) having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover (Ernest Thesiger), continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 - Where Are Your Children

Where Are Your Children? (1943)

Judy Wilson (Gale Storm), feeling neglected because both of her parents (it's her brother and his wife) are working in defense plants, meets and falls in love (a whirlwind romance, you could call it) with Danny Chester (Jackie Cooper) who enlists (already has enlisted, but is called up) in the Navy and is sent to San Diego for training. She accepts an invitation to go on a ride to San Diego with her friends (acquaintances is more like it - the bastards spiked her drink the night she met them) Herb (Neyle Morrow) (she's meeting Herb for the first time), Opal (Evelyn Eaton) and Jerry (Jimmy Zahner) but doesn't know the car has been stolen (from Danny, coincidentally). Along the way, Herb (he's not afraid of the cops) assaults a gas station attendant who later dies.

Kids these days! What can you do?

Monday, Sept. 26 - Lovejoy: Double Edged Sword

Lovejoy (1986–1994): Double Edged Sword (Season 6 Episode 4 - aired 23 October 1994)

Shady businessman Frank Whymark's priceless 18th Century samurai sword has been stolen and he enlists Lovejoy to locate and return it within 3 days... or else.

Sunday, Sept. 25 - The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner (1978)

Elliot Gould plays a bank teller in a mall during Christmas time. Christopher Plummer plays a mall Santa who is planning to rob the bank. Gould anticipates the bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash.

Saturday, Sept. 24 - The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast (1941)

In 1919, electrician Chuck Hadley (Jack Oakie) befriends former pilot Rix Martin (John Payne), and the men become interested in developing radio as an entertainment tool. With Chuck's girlfriend, singer Vicki Adams (Alice Faye), the men arrange a broadcast -- but disaster strikes, and the event is a failure. Undaunted, the friends continue, airing a successful boxing broadcast with the help of a wealthy investor. But their success is threatened when Chuck discovers Vicki is in love with Rix.

Friday, Sept. 23 - The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover (1950)

In a French monastery during World War II, David Maldon (Van Johnson) almost drowned when he fell into a vat of brandy. Ever since, he has suffered from a psychosomatic response to alcohol that causes him to act inebriated if he so much as looks at a bottle of booze. Mary Belney (Elizabeth Taylor), the psychoanalyst daughter of the senior partner of the big-ticket law firm David has just joined, attempts to cure his condition while he battles a city prosecutor (Leon Ames) on an eviction case. Or something like that.

Thursday, Sept. 22 - The Avengers: Death on the Rocks

The Avengers (1961–1969): Death on the Rocks - Season 2 Episode 10 (Episode aired 7 February 1991)

Illegal diamonds are being smuggled into Britain, and buyers are being forced to pay against their will. Steed calls upon Cathy to pose as 'Mrs. Steed,' as the crooks have a track record of murdering the loved ones of uncooperative clients.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 - The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man (1935)

Don (’Mac’) McLane (James Dunn) is newspaper reporter with The Ledger and a self-declared gynephobe, intent on handing out warnings about the graspingness of women to anyone who will listen. He even trots out the same line to Martha Allen (Mae Clarke), a reporter on the rival newspaper The Star with whom he is immediately smitten. After a whirlwind courtship they decide to get married, but Mac leaves Martha stranded at the church, having been persuaded by his editor to instead go undercover at the Westgate Jail, in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expose corruption at the prison...

Tuesday, Sept. 20 - The Monster of Piedras Blancas

The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959)

The monster, which looks like a nastier version of "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," invades a sleepy lighthouse town. The superstitious lighthouse keeper is worried for the safety of his beautiful teenage daughter, so he leaves food for the monster, who dwells in a nearby cave. When bodies wash up ashore, the locals take notice.

Monday, Sept. 19 - The Third Man: A Pocketful of Sin

The Third Man (1959–1965): A Pocketful of Sin (Season 1 Episode 16 - aired 20 April 1959)

Brad opens the door to his and Harry\'s Paris hotel room to a murdered man who had been working on secret missile technology under the Nazis. Harry is led to a Paris dance academy where he meets a beautiful woman with secret connections who asks him to recover and safeguard a document containing the formula.

Sunday, Sept. 18 - Keeper of the Flame

Keeper of the Flame (1942)

American military leader and war hero Robert Forrester, universally beloved and respected within the country and thus touted as Presidential material, has just died in a freak car accident on his sprawling estate, where, during an unexpected rainstorm, the car he was driving plunged over a ravine as he didn't notice the washed-out bridge. While the nation mourns, the national reporters descend on his small hometown to write the story of the incident. One reporter who won't is renowned Steven O'Malley, who wants instead to write an in-depth piece on the man to preserve his status within the public consciousness. Although happy to use official documents and records, O'Malley wants most specifically to speak to his wife, Christine Forrester, which may be a difficult task as she has refused to grant any interviews as a very private person. O'Malley is able to meet with Christine in person, and although she is reluctant to oblige his request at first, she is convinced by Robert's aide, ...

Saturday, Sept. 17 - Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball (1957)

Posted in France, Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon) falls hard for Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), a nurse who happens to be a lieutenant, which means they are forbidden to fraternize due to their ranks. Always one to skirt the rules, Hogan, with the help of his friend Cpl. Bohun (Dick York), cooks up a scheme to throw a clandestine ball for all the soldiers and nurses. But the two have their work cut out for them when the authoritative Capt. Paul Lock (Ernie Kovacs) starts breathing down their necks.

Friday, Sept. 16 - Dr. Broadway

Dr. Broadway (1942)

New York City physician, Dr. Timothy Kane, knows Broadway, the Great White Way and all of its characters thoroughly, as does his receptionist, Connie Madigan. A man Kane had sent to prison is now dying, and asks Kane to locate a daughter and give her his fortune. However, others think they have a claim on it, and are out to ensure their claim, usually by foul means.

Thursday, Sept. 15 - Lovejoy: Somewhere - Over the Rainbow?

Lovejoy (1986–1994): Somewhere - Over the Rainbow? (Season 6 Episode 3 - aired 16 October 1994)

Tinker shows signs of depression, and after Lovejoy bawls him out for an incorrect appraisal, he disappears without a word. On finding his friend's caravan empty, Lovejoy discovers a cache of old family photographs and postcards from a vacation resort in Devon. On a hunch he goes there and finds another "Lovejoy Mystery".

Wednesday, Sept. 14 - Lovejoy: Day of Reckoning

Lovejoy (1986–1994): Day of Reckoning (Season 6 Episode 2 - aired 9 October 1994)

A deranged murderer with a penchant for puzzles and a pathological hatred of Lovejoy tries to lure him into a trap by kidnapping and threatening to kill Charlotte.

Wednesday, Sept. 13 - The Lady Says No

The Lady Says No (1951)

Joan Caulfield plays feminist author Dorinda Hatch who has written a book advising women to avoid romances with men. Handsome David Niven plays wolfish Bill Shelby who is attracted to this man-hater and soon has her reluctantly returning his desires.

Monday, Sept. 12 - Lovejoy: Fair Exchange

Lovejoy (1986–1994): Fair Exchange (Season 6 Episode 1 - aired 2 October 1994)

The Tabors, an expatriate Polish couple down on their luck, have a valuable painting to sell but disregard Lovejoy's advice to put it at auction. For reasons of family pride they prefer a private sale to a public auction, and Charlotte buys the painting. The beautiful Mrs. Tabor tries to seduce Lovejoy and later arrives at the already inebriated Lovejoy's lodgings with a fur coat, a bottle of champagne, and nothing else. That same evening a burglar breaks into Charlotte's house, takes the painting and leaves her with a concussion. Looking out the window, she sees Lovejoy's pickup crashing into the fence and speeding away. Lovejoy wakes up to the police in his bedroom and finds the events of the previous evening difficult to remember. They discover a dented fender on his truck and the stolen painting in the house. When Lovejoy gives the sexy Mrs. Tabor as an alibi, she denies everything. The loyal Tinker pawns his Cartier watch for bail and the falsely accused Lovejoy tries to find the...

Yeah, yeah. We get it. But you forgot to mention the gong.

Sunday, Sept. 11 - Forever Female

Forever Female (1953)

Playwright Stanley Krown has a terrific new play. It's got a great part for reigning Broadway star Beatrice Page, and a young actress named Sally Carver will do just about anything to get the ingénue lead. The problem is that Beatrice doesn't want the great role written for her. She wants the ingénue role, something she could have played wonderfully -- when she was twenty years younger.

Saturday, Sept. 10 - Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Vanished Detective

Sherlock Holmes (1954–1955): Case of the Vanished Detective (Season 1 Episode 19, aired 21 February 1955)

Sherlock Holmes has been missing for two days, and Dr. Watson frantically summons Inspector Lestrade to help him search for the detective. The two of them find a letter asking Holmes to take a case on behalf of a shop owner, so they visit the man's shop. But the proprietor denies any knowledge of Holmes, and he also denies writing the letter. Watson's suspicions are aroused, and when Lestrade finds Holmes's hat and coat in the shop, they are sure that they are on the right track.

Friday, Sept. 9 - Route 66: Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine

Route 66 (1960–1964): Narcissus on an Old Red Fire Engine (Season 3 Episode 24 aired 29 March 1963)

Tod and new friend/traveling companion (Lincoln Case) are in Galveston, Texas working as laborers at a cotton processing plant. Linc is "knocked out" by a kooky girl he meets in a seamy Greek fisherman's bar. Something in her past has scared and scarred her. What she wants out of life is unknown - even to herself.

Thursday, Sept. 8 - Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV Movie 14 February 2001)

Documentary.

Wednesday, Sept. 7 - Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder (1954)

Corrupt cop Barney Nolan (Edmond O'Brien) is hard up for cash, so he shoots a bookie, relieves him of $25,000 and makes it look like an accident. Unbeknownst to Nolan, however, the entire episode is witnessed by a deaf-mute from across the street. While Nolan struggles to keep the crime a secret from his girlfriend, Patty Winters (Marla English), a series of loose ends pop up, and Nolan soon learns that, although committing a crime is easy, getting away with it is (gulp) murder.

Tuesday, Sept. 6 - The Third Man: The Third Medallion

The Third Man (1959–1965): The Third Medallion - Season 1 Episode 11 (Aired 20 March 1959)

Harry searches for the only man who knows the location of a Free-French freighter that was sank or is it sunk in World War II with a half-billion dollars of gold in its hold. His only clue is the man carries a gold medallion.

Monday, Sept. 5 - Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)

In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job of scooping up horse's dung and selling it for flower gardens. An American exchange student almost runs him over and gets to know him. The dung man has ignored warnings from his family and suddenly the horses have been banned from Dublin. His new love is leaving for America and he must find a way to cope with the new reality.

Sunday, Sept. 4 - Five and Ten

Five and Ten (1931)

John Rarick owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life, though grand, is falling apart due to his constant working. Wife and mother Jenny is lonely. Son Avery hates his job. Daughter Jennifer is snubbed by classmate Muriel and her friends. At a charity bazaar, Jennifer meets Berry and sparks are evident. However, he is engaged to Muriel and Muriel will make sure that she, and only she, marries Berry. After the marriage, Berry still thinks of Jennifer as Jennifer thinks of Berry. Avery laments about the state of his family since they were happy in Kansas City.

Saturday, Sept. 3 - The Girl Most Likely & Under Eighteen

The Girl Most Likely (1958)

Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the good life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however is not rich, as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dotie accepts. Dotie next meets Pete, who she thinks is rich, but she soon finds out that he is just a boat mechanic. They have fun on their date and Pete proposes and Dotie accepts. Then Dotie meets Neil Patterson who is rich. They go to Mexico on his yacht and have fun on their date. Neil proposes and Dotie accepts. Now she has to choose.

Under 18 (1931)

"Take off your clothes and stay awhile."

Margie Evans (Marian Marsh) lives in poverty and thinks that marriage is the one way out, but when her older sister (Anita Page) gets married and still lives poor, she sees another way of making good. At her factory she learns that rich men will give women what they want for a few "favors" and Margie meets a possible candidate in the womanizing Raymond Harding (Warren William).

Friday, Sept. 2 - Route 66: Fifty Miles from Home

Route 66 (1960–1964): Fifty Miles from Home - Season 3, Episode 23 (Episode aired 22 March 1963)

Tod, still alone, is in Houston working at SE Texas University as a gym manager. When decorated Viet Nam vet Lincoln Case is "hoo-rahed" by members of the basketball team, the "ticking time bomb" (that's Linc) violently retaliates. Tod seeks revenge and after a brutal fistfight both men come to an understanding of sorts. "Linc" vows to "search this country for a meaning to life". And hands the bim a bus ticket San Francisco. After all, what broad can compete with a good fistfight with another man?

Thursday, Sept. 1 - Castle of Evil

Castle of Evil (1966)

The story involves a group of people who are summoned to a mysterious castle for the reading of the will of the man who has virtually destroyed each of their lives individually and has just coincidentally and unfortunately passed away. Or has he? The film contains most of the usual horror cliches and settings - secret passages, sliding doors, dark shadows, murders and the requisite mysterious housekeeper. Lots of talk, not much action, and a handy laser gun in the basement.

Wednesday, August 31 - Studio One in Hollywood: Flowers from a Stranger

Studio One in Hollywood (1948–1958): Flowers from a Stranger (Episode aired 13 February 1950)

Features an early appearance by Yul Brynner as something of a mad doctor seeking revenge on a woman for the sole reason that she is the daughter of a woman who spurned his love twenty two years earlier. Lorna Bailey (Felicia Montealegre) is the wife of a psychiatrist, and she's always had this morbid phobia of white carnations. It turns out that her mother was carrying white carnations when she was pushed into the path of an oncoming train as the five year old Lorna witnessed her death. As the story progresses, we learn that Dr. Nestri (Brynner) has tracked Lorna to America, and if he can't rekindle a romance with the surrogate daughter, then he'll have to kill her too.