Monday, June 29, 2026

Sunday, June 28 - The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps (1951)

Released from prison after serving two years on a check-forging charge, Mildred Lynch changes her name to Diane Stuart and moves to Los Angeles. Parole officer Joan Willburn finds Diane a job at a hospital. However, Diane steals Joan's boyfriend Larry Collins and hides the relationship from Joan and her past from Larry. When Joan learns of the affair, she warns Diane that to marry, she must first seek approval from the parole board, which will be obligated to inform Larry.

Despite all of the help that she has received from Joan, Diane accuses Joan of trying to sabotage her romance and her parole after Diane is arrested for a drug theft at the hospital that she did not commit. Larry informs Diane that Joan has caused the charges to be dismissed.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Saturday, June 27 - Interpol Calling: Diamond S.O.S.


Duval is on the trail of a female con artist who poses as a celebrity buying jewellery, and escapes by being arrested by two fake policemen. After the embarrassment of trying to arrest a genuine princess, checking enquiries at a press agency gives Duval a new lead. A narrow escape in Rome sees the fraudster escape again, but abandon her luggage. Her expensive, tailor-made clothes give Duval another chance when she comes to Paris for replacements.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Friday, June 26 - Decoy: Shadow of Van Gogh & Tin Pan Payoff


Struggling artist becomes obsessed with Van Gogh, dressing like him and painting like him. When he is innocently coaxed into illegally copying a Van Gogh original, Casey, investigating the sale of the forgery, must find out who hired him.


Casey investigates the murder of a songwriter.

Friday, June 26, 2026

Thursday, June 25 - The Footloose Heiress

The Footloose Heiress (1937)

Kay Allyn (Ann Sheridan) is the spoiled daughter of eccentric advertising tycoon John C. Allyn (Hugh O'Connell). To win a $5,000 bet with a friend, Kay must wed society boy Jack Pierson (William Hopper) before midnight on her 18th birthday. As Jack has no means of supporting himself, her father is not impressed, and tries to foil his daughter's plans with the aid of hobo Bruce 'Butch' Baeder (Craig Reynolds). Taking a shine to the young man, the tycoon creates a job for him as a radio copy man, and Kay eventually falls for him. An added attraction is that hobo Bruce turns out to be the son of a famous Boston advertising millionaire.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Wednesday, June 24 - Maigret: Murder in Montmartre


After a young woman reports a threat of murder to the police, Maigret finds himself mixing with Montmartre lowlifes to investigate the death of a stripper.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Tuesday, June 23 - Down to Their Last Yacht

Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)

After the stock market crash of 1929, the Colt-Stratton family is forced to rent their yacht to the nouveau riche at the behest of Nella Fitzgerald, including gambler Barry Forbes and his sidekick Freddy Finn. When Freddy rigs the yacht's roulette wheel to respond to his saxophone, he is caught, but moments later, Captain "Sunny Jim" Roberts runs the yacht aground on the South Sea Island of Malakamokolu, ruled by Queen Malakamokalu, a White woman, who takes the passengers as forced labor. Tiring them, she offers to release them if Barry stays to marry her. However, once she hears Freddy play his saxophone, she falls in love with him and plans to blow up the yacht with a bomb. Barry manages to rescue the passengers, not the boat, and they accept their new home in the tropics.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Monday, June 22 - Ghost Squad: The Broken Doll


Beautiful British blondes keep turning up murdered in Marseilles, all were nightclub entertainers at a club who's owner is obsessed with blondes and making dolls of them.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Sunday, June 21 - The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow (1936)

A penniless reporter agrees to a marriage of convenience with a (supposed) wealthy socialite heiress to fend off her opportunistic suitors.

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Saturday, June 20 - Adam Adamant Lives!: The Last Sacrifice


Lord Pearmain's exclusive parties routinely end with sacrificial ceremonies and lead to blackmail of high ranking government employees. When Adamant investigates and Georgina takes a job as a domestic at Pearmain Hall, both end up in danger of being the next victim.

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Friday, June 19 - Lucky Nick Cain


American gambler Nick Cain arrives at the Mediterranean town of San Paola, and befriends an orphan Italian shoe-shine boy named Toni. He is puzzled by the reception and welcome he receives from the management of the casino until he finds he has been framed on a charge of murdering a U.S. Treasury Agent. He escapes with Kay Wonderly and they flee to a deserted village where he leaves Kay to hide out. Nick gets aid from a mysterious character named Massine, whom he suspects of trying to collect the reward offered on his capture. Nick discovers that the men responsible for the agent's death are members of an international counterfeiting ring, using the casino to pass the bogus money.

Friday, June 19, 2026

Thursday, June 18 - Gideon C.I.D.: Fall High Fall Hard


There is corruption in the building industry. It is being engineered by one of the co-owners of a building company and a henchman that he employs. A clerk for a building company had been murdered and another clerk is bribed to perjure himself in court. The other co-owner was unaware of what was going on and confronts his partner when he finds out. There is another murder as the criminals attempt to cover their tracks.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Wednesday, June 17 - The Green Buddha

The Green Buddha (1954)

International crook Wolf Frees and his partner, Percy Herbert, steal the "Green Buddah," a priceless eastern-art object, while it is on a display-exhibition in London. Frees double-crosses Herbert and forces Wayne Morris, the owner of a small charter-plane company to fly him to Glasgow. During the flight, the two men struggle and the plane crashes. Morris then sets out to find the Buddah and claim the reward to pay for his wrecked plane. During his search, Morris Meets and falls in love with nightclub singer Mary Germaine. The search for the fence who has the Buddah ends up a roller-coaster at an amusement park.