When a priceless gem comes within grasp, detective Horace Dorrington cuts more than a few corners to get his hands on it. But he battles a surprisingly worthy adversary from an unexpected quarter, one as ruthless and determined as himself.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Friday, May 30 - The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
When a priceless gem comes within grasp, detective Horace Dorrington cuts more than a few corners to get his hands on it. But he battles a surprisingly worthy adversary from an unexpected quarter, one as ruthless and determined as himself.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Thursday, May 29 - Death Takes a Holiday
Death decides to take a holiday from his usual business to see what it is like to be a mortal. Posing as Prince Sirki, he spends 3 days with Duke Lambert and his guests at his dukal estate. Several of the women are attracted to the mysterious prince, but shy away from him when they sense his true nature. But Grazia, the beautiful young woman whom the Duke thought was to marry his son, loves him even when she knows who he is.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Wednesday, May 28 - The Sweet Ride
An aging tennis hustler (Tony Franciosa), young protégé surfer (Michael Sarrazin), and young protégé musician (Bob Denver) live the buddy life at Malibu beach pad. Surfer falls in love with starlet (Jacqueline Bisset) who washes up on beach. Starlet is beaten up by her possessive producer/lover/sugar daddy after she has revenge sex with motorcycle gang leader. Motorcycle gang leader is in turn beaten up by Franciosa and Sarrazin. Main characters all grow up a bit. Music by Dusty Springfield and Moby Grape.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Tuesday, May 27 - Lawyer Man
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law firm. But Adam's rising career takes a nosedive when he's framed by Gilmurry and a sexy actress in a trumped-up breach of promise suit. The only constant in Adam's life is the loyalty and unrequited love of his secretary Olga.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday, May 26 - Tam Lin
Based on the ancient Scottish ballad "Tam Lin" (one of it's many titles), the plot concerns an aging, beautiful woman who uses her wealth (and occasionally, witchcraft) to control a decadent pack of attractive young people she surrounds herself with. But when her latest young stud falls for the local vicar's daughter, she vows revenge.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Sunday, May 25 - The Song of the Fishermen (SIFF)
An early Chinese silent film directed by Cai Chusheng. Depicting the struggle of the poor in Shanghai, the film is a moving story of social injustice told with eloquence and passion.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Saturday, May 24 - The Beast With Five Fingers
Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Friday, May 23 - Cobra Woman
Upon discovering his fiancée Tollea has been kidnaped, Ramu and his friend Kado set out for a Pacific isle where all strangers are to be killed on arrival and the inhabitants, who are frequently sacrificed to an angry volcano god, worship the cobra. The island is ruled over by Tollea's evil twin Naja, the Cobra Woman, who, besides having designs on her new prisoner Ramu, also desires to eliminate any competition from her benevolent sister.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Thursday, May 22 - The Return of the Vampire
In 1918, an English family are terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They think their troubles are over, but German bombs in WWII free the monster. He reclaims the soul of his wolfman ex-servant, and assuming the identity of a scientist who has just escaped from a concentration camp, he starts out on a plan to get revenge upon the family.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Wednesday, May 21 - The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: The Horse of the Invisible
A ghost detective named Carnacki investigates the haunting of a country house that threatens the wedding of the homeowner's daughter and her fiance. Carnacki does not suspect supernatural forces are at work in this case, but even a ghostbuster can be wrong.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Tuesday, May 20 - The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: The Big Sandwich & The Chicken from Outer Space
Thalia hatches a scheme for Dobie to sell sandwiches at the school picnic.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: Season 1, Episode 23 The Chicken from Outer Space (8 Mar. 1960)
Zelda talks Maynard and Dobie into joining her biology class then wishes she hadn't when Maynard gives a chicken an overdose of growth hormones.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 19 - The Falcon in Hollywood
Vacationing in Hollywood doesn't free the Falcon from investigating murder. The victim is an actor whose fashion designer wife has been having an affair with a director.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Sunday, May 18 - Kiss Me, Stupid
Dino, the charming and lecherous Las Vegas singer, stops for gas on his way to Hollywood in Climax, Nevada. The oily gas station attendant is Barney Millsap, a would-be lyricist who writes pop songs with Orville Spooner, the local piano teacher. By disabling Dino's car, Barney contrives a scheme to have Dino sing one of their songs on an upcoming TV special. To entertain Dino, Barney contacts the village tart, Polly, employing her to pretend to be Orville's wife, Zelda, for a night. She doesn't like Dino, but does love being Orville's surrogate wife. Dino goes to a bar, where he meets the real Zelda, and they spend the night together while Polly spends it with Orville.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Saturday, May 17 - Kavanagh QC: Nothing But the Truth
A crusty barrister oversees difficult criminal cases while dealing with the demands of his family life.
Kavanagh QC: Season 1, Episode 1 Nothing But the Truth (3 Jan. 1995)
Successful but over-worked barrister James Kavanagh defends David Armstrong, a Cambridge student of impeccable background who is accused of rape by Eve Kendall, the wife of his employer. Eve's husband Alan is having an affair and she is lonely, which, at first sight, makes her seem to be a fantasist fabricating a consentual happening, which is Kavanagh 's line of defence. However he also has to face the fact that his wife Lizzie, upset by her husband's workaholism, is having an affair with a colleague.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Friday, May 16 - The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: Dobie's Birthday Party & The Flying Millicans
Dobie Gillis is an average teenager living in average Central City with an average desire--girls! He lusts after many nubile women, notably Thalia Menninger. Rivals for affection include rich playboys Milton Armitage and Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. Dobie is fortunate to have loyal friends--beatnik Maynard G. Krebs and super-intelligent Zelda Gilroy, who knows Dobie is meant for herself one day.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: Season 1, Episode 11 Dobie's Birthday Party (15 Dec. 1959) TV Episode
Dobie tells his parents not to make a fuss about his birthday and resents it when they seem to take him seriously.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: Season 1, Episode 18 The Flying Millicans (2 Feb. 1960) TV Episode
Dobie falls in love with the beautiful and brainy Aphrodite, whose robust family of health-food-eating acrobats begin putting Dobie through rigorous training in anticipation of the day he'll join their family and their act.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Thursday, May 15 - Murder on the Blackboard
When a beautiful young music teacher is slain in her schoolroom, teacher Hildegard Withers calls an old friend to help her solve the case, Inspector Piper. But when the many secrets of her coworkers begin to come to light everyone becomes a suspect. When Hildegard discovers a mysterious tune chalked on the blackboard moments before the woman’s death she makes it her mission to not only solve this murder but to determine what exactly the tune is trying to tell her.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Wednesday, May 14 - They Came to Blow Up America
George Sanders is a German American who travels to Nazi Germany posing as a Nazi. In reality he is an American agent attempting to stop Nazi infiltration into the United States.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Tuesday, May 13 - The Dragon Murder Case
Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides to go into the pool, except Stamm, who is drunk. Montague dives in as does Greeff and Leland, but only Greeff and Leland come out. Montague is no where to be found so Leland suspects foul play and calls the cops. Luckily, Philo is with the D.A. and comes along, but they do not find Montague. When they drain the pool the next day, they find nothing except what looks like dragon prints. Philo has his suspicions and tries to piece the clues together to find out what has happened.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Monday, May 12 - Mr. Lucky: They Shall Not Pass
Honest gamblers Joe Adams (alias Mr. Lucky) and Andamo arrive in the Port of Los Angeles on a freighter as crewmen - broke but cheerful. They meet up with a notorious conman, help save his life and end up owning the yacht Fortuna II. This they convert into a gambling ship and which leads to many adventures.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Sunday, May 11 - The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds
Charismatic socialite Simon Carne adopts the persona of "Klimo" to solve crimes.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Saturday, May 10 - Pulp
A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Thursday, May 8 - Among the Missing
An old woman (Henrietta Crosman) leaves her nephew's home after a fight, and is reported missing by her family. Striking up a conversation with a charming young man (Richard Cromwell) in a park, she accepts a ride home with him and his friend (Arthur Hohl). Not realizing her new acquaintances are jewel thieves, she accepts a job as a cook for the men — who are really just using her as a front. The old lady is smarter than they give her credit for, and soon she’s figured out the whole scheme.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Wednesday, May 7 - Cowboy From Brooklyn
Brooklyn crooner Elly Jordan and his bandmates end up broke at a Wyoming dude ranch run by Jane Hardy. Singing for his supper there, Elly is heard by Broadway booker Roy Chadwick, who mistakes him for a genuine cowboy and decides to make him a star. The fact that Elly is terrified of animals (including horses) and doesn't know the first thing about the West makes his big break tough to pull off.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Tuesday, May 6 - Caught on a Train
Peter boards a train to attend an important business meeting across Europe. His train trip is made more complicated by two women also assigned to his train compartment. One is an independent American whom Peter finds attractive. The other is Frau Messner - an extremely particular and demanding older European woman. Between the two of them, they try different aspects of Peter's patience.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Monday, May 5 - The Falcon's Alibi
During a day at the races, Guy Lawrence meets the wealthy Mrs Peabody and her ward, Judith Meredith and he accepts their invitation to a party later that night. Judith confides in The Falcon that she fears she will be accused if more of Mrs Peabody's jewels are stolen – she already has a suspicious insurance investigator on her case due to a previous claim. When the jewels do get stolen and a butler murdered, Judith is suspected and turns to the Falcon to help solve the mystery and save her.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Sunday, May 4 - The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd.
Private detective Horace Dorrington sees no conflict in helping himself while helping his clients. A promising new bicycle company presents him with an opportunity to cash in on his insider knowledge. But it's a dirty business, so Dorrington takes steps to ensure he's not taken for a ride.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Saturday, May 3 - Serious Charge
Howard Phillips, a vicar who's new in the town of Bellington, wants to reach out to youth. The previous vicar's daughter, Hester Peters, who fears being a spinster, wants to be his wife. He tells her he's not interested. When he confronts a tough kid about something the youth has done, the lad sets out to frame the vicar. Hester, who's walked in on the confrontation, backs the youth's story. The town sides with her and the lad, turning against Phillips. He has a crisis of faith.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Friday, May 2 - Strangler of the Swamp
A number of swamp land men have died by strangulation and the inhabitants believe that an innocent man they hanged is seeking revenge on all of the male descendants of those responsible for his death. Maria, granddaughter of the guilty ferryman, decides to operate the ferry service. Chris Sanders, a son of one of the men who did the hanging, and Maria fall in love. The "strangler" seizes Chris and Maria offers her life if Chris is spared.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Thursday, May 1 - The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Poor Iowa girl Madeleine Maude Louvain (Dvorak) thinks she's going to marry a boy from the country club, but he leaves her alone and pregnant. Molly has little choice but to become the consort of traveling salesman Nicky Grant (Leslie Fenton of The Public Enemy). In Chicago three years later Molly drops her child off in paid care, and walks out on Nicky, who has become a wanted thief and known criminal. Taking a job at a dance hall, she reunites with Jimmy Cook (Richard Cromwell), a bellboy who loved her in Iowa and is now a college student. But Nicky intercepts the couple and bullies them into joining him for a car ride. They don't know that the car is stolen until the police close in on Nicky and shoot him down. Wanted for the murder of a policeman killed by Nicky, Molly bleaches her hair and hides out. Jimmy wants to marry her, and she almost agrees, even though she knows he's far too inexperienced. Instead, fast-talking reporter Scotty Cornell (Lee Tracy) bursts into their lives, offering Molly a few weeks of fun and ease, in Paris or Hollywood. He'll be able to leave as soon as he's finished his latest assignment for his paper: trapping that notorious woman Molly Louvain.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Wednesday, April 30 - Under the Gun
Richard Conte is a big city gangster who ends up in a southern prison work farm. He tries to scheme and manipulate his way out, driven by thoughts of revenge.
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