Thursday, July 16 - Maigret: The Revolver

Maigret: The Revolver (Season 1 Episode 4 - aired Nov 21, 1960)

A nervous young man visits Maigret's Parisian apartment and, while left unattended, steals the Inspector's gun—a sensitive-triggered weapon gifted to him by the FBI. Maigret's search for the thief and the weapon spirals into a complex investigation involving a dead politician whose body was stuffed into a trunk, a deranged baron, and a high-living woman of dubious means. The trail ultimately takes Maigret from Paris across the English Channel to the luxurious Savoy Hotel in London.

Wednesday, July 15 - The Dark Hour

The Dark Hour (1936)

Two rich, reclusive old brothers, wards of their niece Elsa Carson (Irene Ware), are very protective of their own affairs and also keep a close eye on Elsa. One of them, Henry Carson (William V. Mong), is murdered and his brother, sister, and household servants all come under suspicion. Elsa enlists the aid of private detective Jim Landis (Ray Walker, with whom she is falling in love, and Jim solicits help from older, retired detective Paul Bernard (Berton Churchill).

Tuesday, July 14 - Queen Bee

Queen Bee (1955)

In the 1950s American South, the vicious and conniving Eva Phillips (Joan Crawford) makes the lives of those around her miserable -- especially her husband, Avery (Barry Sullivan), who resorts to heavy drinking and becomes an alcoholic. Meanwhile, when Eva discovers her sister-in-law (Betsy Palmer) is to wed her former lover (John Ireland), she really becomes nasty. Witnessing Eva's cruel exploits is Avery's cousin, Jennifer Stewart (Lucy Marlow), who can only stand by, mortified.

Monday, July 13 - Honey West: Pop Goes the Easel

Honey West: Pop Goes the Easel (Season 1 Episode 26 - aired Mar 11, 1966)

An art dealer and his Warhol-esque client make a bet: can they secretly place a can of soup featuring a hand-painted label on a local supermarket shelf, and will anyone actually buy it? The can is purchased by Honey's Aunt Meg (played by Irene Hervey), but it is immediately stolen from her by a punk. This unusual chain of events leads Honey and her partner, Sam Bolt, to suspect that someone with inside information about the bet plans to profit by selling the can on the black market.

Sunday, July 12 - Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon (1937)

Raoul McLish stops over in Miami Beach where he runs into his ex-wife, Vicky Benton, and her new husband Bob, a belt manufacturer. At first Bob enjoys Raoul's presence - in part because Vicky is his not Raoul's and in part because Raoul is a lot of fun. The fun wears thin for Bob as his seriousness and possessiveness take over. When Bob leaves for a few days to settle a labor dispute at his factory, Vicky and Raoul spend time together, Winchell's column implies untoward behavior, Bob barks at Vicky, and that gets her back up. Can things be sorted out? Help comes from Raoul's upright valet, McTavish, and a principled cigarette girl, Joy, whom Raoul picks up.

Friday, July 10 - Gideon C.I.D.: The Prowler

Gideon C.I.D.: The Prowler (Season 1 Episode 18 - aired May 1, 1965)

Gideon is under pressure to catch a masked prowler who is attacking young women and cutting off a lock of their hair. The criminal is a young man, Alan Campbell-Gore, whose fiancée, Wendy, has committed suicide. Alan is being controlled by his domineering mother who has little sympathy for him. He returns to his Wendy's flat and ends up striking up a relationship with the new tenant, Marjorie. However, a fight with his mother drives him to do one last attack with a dramatic conclusion.

Thursday, July 9 - Maigret: The Burglar's Wife

Maigret: The Burglar's Wife (Season 1 Episode 3 - aired Nov 14, 1960)

A burglar finds something unexpected during a break-in - a corpse.

Wednesday, July 8 - Married Before Breakfast

Married Before Breakfast (1937)

After years of struggling, inventor Tom Wakefield sells his hair-removal invention for a quarter of a million dollars. He immediately goes on a spending spree, doing good deeds for friends and strangers alike, worrying June Baylin, his fiancée.

Kitty Brent helps him with some steamship tickets, so Tom wants to do something nice in return. Kitty says her marriage to fiancé Kenneth is on hold until he can sell an insurance policy to a milkman named Baglipp. An overly optimistic Tom assures her she'll be married by the next morning. His schemes to make Baglipp take the policy ends up getting Tom and Kitty into all kinds of trouble, including involvement with a robbery.

By morning, both their sweethearts are exasperated. June breaks off her engagement with Tom, who realizes that overnight he's fallen for Kitty. As soon as she begins feeling the same way, Tom assures her that she might end up married this very day.

Monday, July 6 - Adam Adamant Lives!: Sing a Song of Murder

Adam Adamant Lives!: Sing a Song of Murder (Season 1 Episode 9 - aired Aug 25, 1966)

Georgie's afternoon bottled party turns into a group bank robbery followed by amnesia for all concerned. After posting bail for Miss Jones, Adam Adamant investigates the cause of the subliminal criminal instructions: a single record produced by Hypersonic.

Saturday, July 4 - Gideon C.I.D.: The Wall

Gideon C.I.D.: The Wall (Season 1 Episode 17 - aired Mar 27, 1965)

Netta's husband, Michael, has a big win on the football pools but then disappears. It appears as though he has run off but he is actually the victim of foul play. The clues come together and the murderer is uncovered.

Friday, July 3 - The Other Woman

The Other Woman (1954)

After aspiring actress Sherry Stewart auditions for director Walter Darman but doesn't get the part, she decides to blackmail him.

Sherry and her boyfriend Ronnie cook up a scheme, drugging Darman's drink, lying to him later that he and Sherry had become intimate, then threatening to tell his wife unless Darman comes up with $50,000.

Darman decides to confront Sherry directly, but tempers flare and he strangles her to death. His wife Lucille chooses an inopportune time to confront the actress herself, finding the body. A police inspector suspects the truth and Darman's guilty conscience eventually forces him to confess.

Thursday, July 2 - Maigret: Unscheduled Departure

Maigret: Unscheduled Departure (Season 1 Episode 2 - aired Nov 7, 1960)

Marton, a high-strung toy dealer, seeks help from Inspector Maigret because he is afraid that his wife Giselle is trying to poison him. He threatens to shoot her as soon as he can prove her murderous intent. Madame Marton indignantly denies all accusations to Maigret. Despite an immediate investigation, in which a life insurance policy plays an important role, Maigret is unable to prevent Marton from being killed.