Sunday, August 23, 2026

Saturday, August 22 - Too Many Wives

Too Many Wives (1937)

Seeking a reporter job to impress society girl Betty (Anne Shirley), dog-walker Barry Trent (John Morley) bursts into the office of editor Mansfield (Dudley Clements) demanding work -- but is instead hired to deal with irate clients. Having exaggerated his qualifications and told a few lies in order to appear mature, Barry is mortified when Mansfield informs Betty's wealthy father that he's married and has a family. But Barry is forced to continue lying to keep his job and stay near Betty.

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Friday, August 21 - Gideon C.I.D.: A Perfect Crime


A stockbroker, Todd, has joined forces with a safe cracker, Casey, and are breaking open the safe of a wealthy couple when they are disturbed by the Italian au pair. Todd beats the woman seriously and she eventually dies. The next night, they are disturbed by the police committing another robbery and Casey is arrested. His wife goes after Todd looking for the money Casey is owed but then she is killed. The problem is getting Casey to grass on his accomplice. It becomes more complicated when he has a self-inflicted injury, which his lawyer blames on Gideon.

Friday, August 21, 2026

Thursday, August 20 - Maigret: A Man of Quality


The story follows Inspector Maigret as he travels to a small town called Sancerre to solve a mystery. A man named Emile Gallet has been found shot dead. As Maigret digs deeper, he discovers that the victim was living a double life and went to extreme lengths to protect his family's lifestyle.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Wednesday, August 19 - The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay (1940)

Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt (George Raft) sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charges and attacks by rivals. Believing Steve will be safer in prison for one year, his wife, Brenda (Joan Bennett), testifies against him on advice from his lawyer, Slant Kolma (Lloyd Nolan), who is in love with her. After Steve receives 10 years in Alcatraz, Brenda moves to be near him and avoids advances of airplane builder Tim Nolan (Walter Pidgeon), who knows nothing about her past.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Tuesday, August 18 - Weekend for Three

Weekend for Three (1941)

A young married couple's weekend is interrupted by the arrival of a brash, loud-mouthed acquaintance of the wife, who knew her before her marriage. He immediately proceeds to turn their life upside-down, despite their best efforts to politely get rid of him. Complications ensue.

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Monday, August 17 - Highway Patrol: Hostage Copter


Ted Ellis and Ed Kane's planned robbery of Ralph O'Shea's roadside diner goes awry when Ellis nervously shoots O'Shea after he sees him reaching for a gun. The two are forced to flee, taking O'Shea's 22-year-old daughter Kathy along as a hostage. The area is rough and mountainous, so Dan Mathews elects to use the Highway Patrol helicopter to pursue the two felons and their hostage. When Ellis and Kane see that they are being followed, they abandon Kathy and steal another woman's convertible in a panic-stricken attempt to escape the helicopter. After Dan finds that the women are unharmed, he forces a showdown with Ellis and Kane by ordering the helicopter to land on a dirt road just ahead of their stolen vehicle.

Monday, August 17, 2026

Sunday, August 16 - Honey West: Little Green Robin Hood


Hired to protect a gated community after a rash of burglaries, Honey and Sam discover a deluded burglar who actually believes that he is Robin Hood. They decide to humor him not only because they fear he will only confess the location of the hidden jewels to someone he trusts but also because they suspect that someone is directing the weak-minded thief.

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Saturday, August 15 - The Sun Sets at Dawn

The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950)

A young man faces execution in a state's brand-new electric chair while maintaining his innocence. As reporters gather and technical glitches delay the execution, a twist reveals the real killer just in time.

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Friday, August 14 - Interpol Calling: Dead on Arrival


The body of a Nato courier is found on the Istanbul-Paris express on its arrival, setting Interpol the problem of solving exactly where in one of half a dozen countries the crime was committed. Duval suspects the killer wanted only one thing - the courier's identity and uninterrupted passage through to Paris. He retraces the dead man's journey on the same train, and is surprised to find the courier was not alone - information that someone wants to keep from Duval at all costs.

Friday, August 14, 2026

Thursday, August 13 - He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife (1940)

T.H."Randy" Randall and Valerie Randall are divorced but friendly, but not to the extent she doesn't have him jailed for non-payment of alimony. His attorney, Bill Carter, suggests that the only way out of his financial strain is for him to get Valerie married off to someone else.

Dizzy matron Ethel thinks that is a good idea and arranges a week-end party at which Valerie is to be paired off with likely-prospect Paul Hunter. Plans are disrupted when free-loading Freddie crashes the party and makes a heavy move on Valerie, and she likes it, mostly because Randy doesn't.

Carter can't see any problem - a husband is a husband - but Randy is so certain that Freddie is bad news that he decides to win her back and remarry her himself, since he has also decided that he still loves her.

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Wednesday, August 12 - Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess (1934)

On her way to New York to find financial backing for her impoverished country, the Ruritanian Kingdom of Taronia, Princess "Zizzi" Catterina (Sylvia Sidney) falls ill with the mumps and has to be quarantined for a month. In desperation, financier Richard Gresham (Edward Arnold), who is planning to issue $50 million in Taronian bonds, hires unemployed lookalike actress Nancy Lane (also portrayed by Sidney) to impersonate the princess, and offers her a large bonus if she changes the mind of the chief opponent of the financial transaction, newspaper publisher Porter Madison III (Cary Grant).

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Tuesday, August 11 - Adam Adamant Lives!: Death by Appointment Only


Adamant's investigation of the murder of several businessmen leads him to investigate the Eve Escort Agency. Against his wishes, Georgie also tries to infiltrate the agency as an employee.