Friday, April 3, 2026

Thursday, April 2 - Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment (1950)

Sophisticated, successful New York City songwriter Kay Kingsley falls in love with Chris Hayward, a widower rancher she meets at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo, and they get married and leave for his ranch in the west. Kay makes one difficult adjustment after another as Chris' kids preside over the ranch. Then, an incident occurs with a neighbor that prompts Kay to return to her glamorous life in New York. But she soon finds that her heart is with Chris and his children.

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Wednesday, April 1 - Bourbon Street Beat: Reunion


A girl runs away from a girls' school to see her estranged father. The father turns out to be Big Tom Lanza, a prominent mobster. Lanza's enemies try to turn the situation to their advantage. Cal Calhoun has been hired to track down the girl but finds himself in the middle of more than he bargained for. Calhouns soon fins not only the girl but her principal are in peril -- and he may not survive the case, either.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Tuesday, March 31 - Take One False Step

Take One False Step (1949)

Prof. Andrew Gentling, in Los Angeles to help found a new college, is inveigled by old flame Catherine Sykes into a midnight drive. Next day Catherine is missing, believed killed; friend Martha convinces Andrew that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested. But this only puts Andrew in a more deadly kind of danger.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Monday, March 30 - Ghost Squad: Ticket for Blackmail


Disguised as a rich Texas oil man, Craig takes a very exclusive French bus tour that has a track record of blackmail and murder for it's posh clientèle.

Monday, March 30, 2026

Sunday, March 29 - Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train (1945)

While in a train halted at a station, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder committed in a nearby building. When she goes to the police they think she's read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help with her sleuthing.

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Saturday, March 28 - Adam Adamant Lives!: More Deadly Than the Sword


A highly placed intelligence officer has been jeopardised by oriental blackmailers. Adamant is sent to Tokyo and finds a geisha house where clients are regularly compromised by hidden cameras.

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Friday, March 27 - The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)

Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.

Friday, March 27, 2026

Thursday, March 26 - Night Without Sleep

Night Without Sleep (1952)

Awaking one morning out of a drunken stupor, composer Richard Morton can't shake the feeling he has murdered a woman during the night.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Wednesday, March 25 - Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn (1937)

Bob is a struggling artist. Julie is a rich society girl. When they meet, it is cute and they are soon married. Living in a small apartment with the constant company of close friend Oscar, they are poor, but happy. When the papers run the story about his riot in the park, Bob is suddenly news. With his private showing he becomes the society's newest sensation. Bob becomes serious, devoid of fun and adventure. Money becomes his prime concern and all the introductions are handled by Lilly. But this is not the life that either Julie or Oscar want.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Tuesday, March 24 - The Judge

The Judge (1949)

Martin Strong (Milburn Stone), prominent criminal attorney, becomes conscience-stricken when his is forced to come to the defense of an insane killer whom he had freed from a similar charge a year earlier. Goaded by his scheming wife, Lucille (Katherine deMille),who is in love with Dr. James Anderson (Stanley Waxman), the county police psychiatrist, Strang finally goes off the deep end when he realizes his career has become a king-size failure.

In a dual plan to seek revenge for his wife's infidelity and betrayal, he writes a will leaving his fortune to the families who have been wronged by the guilty criminals he has aided. His plan is changed when he accidently becomes a witness to a crime committed by a stranger, William Jackson (Paul Guilfoyle). Certain legal aspects of the murder appeal to Strang's warped mind, and he comes to the defense of Jackson, and secures his temporary freedom by a clever legal trick.

Trying to prove to himself whether he has been right or wrong in freeing guilty criminals, Strang plays on Jackson to the point where his plan backfires and he is murdered by Jackson. Evidence planted earlier by Strang places Dr. Anderson and Lucille under suspicion of his murder, and they are arrested.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Monday, March 23 - The Strange Mr. Gregory

The Strange Mr. Gregory (1945)

Famed magician Mr. Gregory is visited back stage one night by an amateur magician and his wife. Immediately smitten with Ellen Randall, Gregory plots to win her over. His plot involves suspended animation, mesmerization, murder, and false identity. After Ellen's husband is convicted of manslaughter, she falls under Gregory's spell; luckily one of Ellen's friends suspects what is happening and takes steps to thwart Gregory's plans.

Monday, March 23, 2026

Sunday, March 22 - Fools for Scandal

Fools for Scandal (1938)

Rene is broke and Kay is a rich actress visiting Paris. They meet and share a cab and dinner. He is smitten by her, so when she leaves for London, he follows. At her house, when he cooks the dessert, the chef quits and he takes the job, unbeknownst to Kay. By the next day, the scandal is all over London about him living in her house and that upsets Philip, who wants Kay for his wife. Kay tells Rene to leave, but Rene plans to get rid of Philip.