Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Monday, May 18 - Highway Patrol: Narcotics


The owner of a centrally-located roadside diner is murdered so that heroin sellers can use his business as a "front" for distributing the drug to pushers.

Monday, May 18, 2026

Sunday, May 17 - End of the Road

End of the Road (1944)

A crime writer believes that a man imprisoned for committing the notorious "Flower Shop Murder" is innocent of the crime. He believes he knows who the actual culprit is, and sets out to befriend the man and get enough evidence to prove that he is the real killer.

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Saturday, May 16 - The Lady Has Plans

The Lady Has Plans (1942)

Dastardly criminals have stolen some top secret plans and tattooed them on the back of a woman so she can sell them to the highest bidder in Lisbon. This woman plans to take the place of a 'Sidney Royce', a legitimate traveler going to Lisbon as a reporter. Crossed signals allows the real Sidney to reach Portugal first, where she is pursued by those trying to obtain the plans and US government agents trying to prevent the sale.

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Friday, May 15 - The Monkey's Paw

The Monkey's Paw (1948)

A mother wishes for the return of her dead son, and that wish is granted by a charm made from a severed monkey's paw.

Friday, May 15, 2026

Thursday, May 14 - Marilyn


Drifter mechanic Tom Price lusts after the seductive Marilyn, the young wife of an ill-tempered garage owner called George Saunders. When the mechanic (not the mechanic - the owner) is accidentally killed, a cover-up ensues.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Wednesday, May 13 - The Scarlet Hour

The Scarlet Hour (1956)

An extramarital couple overhear two men plotting the robbery of a local mansion, Paulie begins spinning a web in her mind: she’ll coax Marshall into robbing the robbers as they leave the scene so the two of them can run away and live off the proceeds. Not unexpectedly, things take a deadly turn.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Tuesday, May 12 - Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry (1952)

Ruby (Jennifer Jones) is a poor Southern girl who hopes to marry a rich man. Her boyfriend, Boake (Charlton Heston), doesn't think she's the marrying type, but wealthy businessman Jim Gentry (Karl Malden) happily makes her his bride. After Gentry dies in a suspicious accident, Boake renews his interest in Ruby, even though it seems as if she was responsible. Her unstable brother, Jewel (James Anderson), however, believes she must atone for her sins.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Monday, May 11 - Ghost Squad: Hong Kong Story


Nick poses as a crooked navigator to join a sleazy airline crew that's been smuggling in the far east, and is quick to murder anyone, including their own men to stay in business.

Monday, May 11, 2026

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Saturday, May 9 - Larceny, Inc

Larceny, Inc (1942)

When ex-convict Pressure Maxwell (Edward G. Robinson) is denied the loan he was seeking in order to start his own business, he resolves to rob the bank instead. With the help of his pals Jug Martin (Broderick Crawford) and Weepy Davis (Edward Brophy), he engineers a car accident to raise enough money to buy the luggage store next to the bank. The group then begins burrowing through the basement into the bank, but their plans are disrupted by the unanticipated success of their business.

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Friday, May 8 - Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions (1945)

After receiving his military discharge, Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) learns that his deceased uncle has left him $8 million -- with the odd stipulation that he must spend $1 million of it before noon of his 30th birthday. With two months before the day, Monty, who must also remain single and keep the terms secret, mystifies and then angers his fiancée, Peggy (Helen Walker), by postponing their wedding before discovering just how difficult it can be to spend a million dollars.

Friday, May 8, 2026

Thursday, May 7 - The Story of Molly X

The Story of Molly X (1949)

After gang leader Rick is killed, his wife Molly takes over his gang but a robbery goes wrong and Molly finds herself in jail where she undergoes a personal transformation.