Friday, October 23, 2026

Thursday, October 22 - Guest Wife

Guest Wife (1945)

Christopher Price, a small-town bank executive, continues to be loyal to and idolize his boyhood friend, Joseph Jefferson Parker, a famous war correspondent. But Chris's wife, Mary, is none to fond of Joe and tired of her husband's idolizing.

On the eve of the Price's second-honeymoon trip to New York City, Joe arrives and tells Chris that he needs someone to pose as his wife in order to fool his boss in NYC, who thinks Joe got married to an overseas woman while on an assignment. Chris pushes Mary into posing as Joe's wife.

In New York, this leads to many complications and misunderstandings, with Mary finally deciding to teach Chris and Joe a lesson by making them believe she is in love with Joe.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Wednesday, October 21 - Gideon C.I.D.: The Nightlifers


A group of bored and rich young people go from endless pot and booze parties aboard a houseboat to violent crimes in the city. Their creepy leader has an obsessive hate for middle class morality, and calls their misdeeds "giggles".

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Tuesday, October 20 - Night Into Morning

Night Into Morning (1951)

 Philip Ainley is a respected English professor whose life shatters when his wife and son die in a domestic fire explosion. Struggling with deep grief and refusing to open up, he turns heavily to alcohol. Despite support from his friend Tom and department secretary Katherine, Ainley spirals toward a drunk driving incident and an eventual suicide attempt before intervention saves him.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Monday, October 19 - Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)

Janet Smith (Gloria Talbott) learns that she is not only the daughter of the infamous Dr. Henry Jekyll, but is convinced by her guardian, Dr. Lomas (Arthur Shields), that she has inherited her father's transformative condition. Janet begins to believe that she turns into a monster after two local women are found horribly killed[2] and nearly takes her own life because of it. However, all is not what it seems.

Monday, October 19, 2026

Sunday, October 18 - Dead of Night

Dead of Night (1945)

An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Saturday, October 17 - The Seventh Victim

The Seventh Victim (1943)

When her older sister Jacqueline disappears, Mary Gibson is forced to leave her private school and decides to travel to New York City to look for her. A bit naive and out of her depth, she is not sure how to go about finding her. Eventually she meets Gregory Ward, her sister's husband, and a mysterious psychiatrist, Dr. Louis Judd, who claims to know of Jacqueline's whereabouts. What she doesn't realize is that her sister became involved with devil worshipers who now want to eliminate her for revealing their existence.

Friday, October 16, 2026

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Wednesday, October 14 - Public Hero #1

Public Hero Number 1 Original title: Public Hero #1 (1935)

Before the movie starts (!), ambitious FBI agent Jeff Crane (Chester Morris) accepts an undercover assignment in a federal penitentiary. Instructed to gather information on kingpin and fellow inmate Sonny "Dinkie" Black (Joseph Calleia), (and now the movie has started) Crane orchestrates a successful prison break and earns himself an invitation into Black's inner circle. 

As Crane moves up the ranks in Black's gang, his growing love for the ruthless gangster's straitlaced sister, Terry (Jean Arthur), further complicates an already dangerous job.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Tuesday, October 13 - Gideon C.I.D.: The Rhyme and the Reason


Winifred Norton is found stabbed to death after an argument with her boyfriend, Bill Rose. Bill is immediately targeted by police because his knife and footprints are found at the murder scene. Bill claims he is set up and judged unfairly because he is a Mod.

Bill's sister Mary—who is friends with Commander George Gideon's daughter—asks Gideon to look into the case. Gideon and Detective Chief Inspector David Keen dig deeper, uncovering witness inconsistencies and pointing toward Winifred's stepfather, Fred Norton.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Monday, October 12 - Maigret: The Cactus


When one of his men is wounded outside an apartment house, Maigret checks in as a guest so he can investigate undercover.

Monday, October 12, 2026

Sunday, October 11 - Bride by Mistake

Bride by Mistake (1944)

The staggeringly wealthy Norah Hunter (Laraine Day), a shipyard owner, too often finds herself the romantic target of gold-digging men. To attract a suitor whose main interest is not money, she changes places with her secretary, Sylvia Lockwood (Marsha Hunt), and assumes the role of a young working woman. However, she then falls for recuperating fighter pilot Anthony Travis (Alan Marshal), who, in turn, is madly in love with Sylvia -- or, perhaps, with the millions he thinks she has.

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Saturday, October 10 - The Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom (1932)

Successful and passionate publisher Tom Collier (Leslie Howard) marries socialite Cee Henry (Myrna Loy) despite loving his open-minded mistress, Daisy Sage (Ann Harding). As Tom becomes an established member of the upper class, his deceitful wife convinces him to publish books solely for profit and sacrifice his intellectual pursuits. When Daisy sees what Tom has become, she criticizes his transformation, forcing him to choose between staying with Cee and following his heart.