While conducting a symphony orchestra, Sir Alfred De Carter imagines three different ways of dealing with his wife's suspected infidelity, then tries acting out his fantasies, but things do not go as well in reality as they did in his imagination.
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Friday, August 29 - The Champions: The Final Countdown
After twenty-five years in prison for war crimes Nazi Field Marshall von Splitz is released and evades observers. He and his followers are anxious to trace an atom bomb, jettisoned from a stricken Heinkel in the last days of World War Two. Having questioned and killed two former Luftwaffe pilots they find it in a lake in Germany and intend to detonate it, playing West against East to start another war. The Champions also locate it, after speaking to an ex-R.A.F. pilot who downed the Heinkel and have a race against time to get to the chateau where the bomb has been taken and is slowly ticking.
Friday, August 29, 2025
Thursday, August 28 - Children of the Stones: Squaring the Circle & Full Circle
Matt loses mental contact with Margaret and Sandra when they are indoctrinated by Rafael Hendrick. Later Matt sneaks into the church and finds Henrick's computer. Then Adam and Matt unsuccessfully attempt to leave Milbury.
Matt is convinced he and his father cannot escape Milbury. But Adam won't give up and proposes a theory that Rafael Hendrick is using the power of a black hole left by an ancient supernova as a power source to control the village. But Matt realizes he's got it backwards. They prepare a new plan of escape but the results this time are even stranger than their first attempt.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Wednesday, August 27 - It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It's the future -- 1973 -- and a rescue team has been sent to fetch Col. Edward Carruthers (Marshall Thompson), the lone survivor of the first manned flight to Mars. Though he's slated for the firing squad after ostensibly murdering his entire crew, he insists that a Martian monster is to blame for the deaths. Cmdr. Van Heusen (Kim Spalding) and the team doubt Carruthers' claims, until more mysterious killings occur. To their horror, they realize the bloodthirsty beast is on board the ship with them.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Tuesday, August 26 - Road Show
Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. There he befriends Colonel Carraway, and together they escape, catching a ride with a beautiful blonde who proves to be Penguin Moore, carnival owner. The adventures of Drogo and the Colonel with Moore's Carnival are replete with Hal Roach slapstick.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Monday, August 25 - The Housekeeper's Daughter
Hilda (Joan Bennett), tired of being a gun moll, decides to go live with her mother, Olga (Peggy Wood). Olga is a housekeeper for the Randall family, but all the Randalls, except for Robert (John Hubbard), are away on vacation when Hilda arrives. Meanwhile, Robert learns that Hilda's former lover, Floyd (Marc Lawrence), was involved in the death of a young model (Lilian Bond), and he teams up with two reporters (Adolphe Menjou, William Gargan) to investigate the crime.
Monday, August 25, 2025
Sunday, August 24 - Turnabout
Tim (John Hubbard) and Sally Willows (Carole Landis) are unhappily married. Tim spends his days working at an advertising agency, while Sally lounges around the house. One day a distant relative sends the couple a statue of an Asian deity (this happened before the movie starts). When Sally and Tim argue about which of them has the better life, the statue comes alive in the form of Mr. Ram (George Renavent). Hearing their argument, he casts a spell. The next morning Tim wakes up inside Sally's body, and Sally wakes up inside Tim's.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Saturday, August 23 - Children of the Stones: Narrowing Circle & Charmed Circle
Adam and his associates ponder the cause of the behavior changes of some of the town people who became part of the Happy Day group then consult Dai who Matt says is immune to the Happy Day influence. Then Matt demonstrates the ability to see the activities of Dr. Lyle in a vision that doesn't match the doctor's story.
After Dai's body is found where Matt and his friends found a misplaced megalith his body disappears with a pile of broken stones left in its place. Matt reassembles the broken stone disk retrieved near Dai's body and experiences another psychic event which provides some clues which Adam deciphers. Then Matt experiences another vision that begins to reveal the power they are dealing.
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Friday, August 22 - Children of the Stones: Serpent in the Circle
Matt finds himself in the circle of townspeople which leads Matt and his father to ask questions of their friends. But the answers prove more cryptic than informative. Then Matt notices radical changes in behavior in some of his acquaintances.
Friday, August 22, 2025
Thursday, August 21 - Alias the Doctor
Karl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When Stephan's actions causes the death of Anna, Karl is the one who takes the rap and three years in prison. When he gets out, he finds Stephan is dead and a sick child needs an operation and he does a brilliant surgery. This gets him noticed and his mother tells them that he is Stephan Brenner, not Karl Brenner. She tells Karl that he must cure sickness in the world. But, being that he is Stephan, he can no longer marry Lottie, as she is now his sister.
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Wednesday, August 20 - Secret Agent: The Colonel's Daughter
Ex-Colonel Blakeley lives in Delhi with his daughter Joanna, subsidising his pension by collecting and selling exotic butterflies. Recently Blakeley’s assistant was found dead in suspicious circumstances and his bank balance was much higher that it should be. So ‘Khan’, a friend of Drake’s investigates, but requires help from Drake as being a fellow Englishman Drake will be able to move in closer without arousing as much suspicion.
Drake strikes up a friendship with the Colonel’s daughter who in turn introduces Drake to her father. After following the Colonel and staking out a ‘drop site’ in the jungle, Drake learns that the Colonel is using his hobby to pass on top secret information. Drake soon goes from eligible bachelor to enemy agent.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Tuesday, August 19 - Evenings for Sale
Impoverished Count von Dopenthal (Degenthal, actually) plans to commit suicide and spends his last night at a costume ball. There he meets lovely Lela Fischer and falls in love with her. A chance meeting with his former butler brings a job offer as a gigolo.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Monday, August 18 - Woman Hater
Lord Datchett, who, as a consequence of a bet with his friends, invites a French film star to stay at his house but pretends to be one of his employees while he tries to romance her with the help of his butler. When she discovers his subterfuge, she decides to turn the tables on him.
Monday, August 18, 2025
Sunday, August 17 - Children of the Stones: Into the Circle & Circle of Fear
Adam Brake visits the village of Milbury with his son Matthew. The village has a subtly odd feel to it but perhaps that is just the eerie presence of the many megaliths that Adam has come to investigate.
Adam falls unconscious after touching one of the stones which he attributes to their electromagnetic properties. Matt receives a warning about the circle of stones which he laughs off. He then begins measuring the geometric properties of the stones and also observes the children in Milbury belong to groups.
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Saturday, August 16 - Hawaiian Eye: Little Blalah
John Kramer (Paul Birch) has a business partnership with Sam Perkins (Wendell Holmes). Tracy is hired to protect Kramer's playboy son Bobby (Robert Ivers), whose older sister is engaged to marry Gavin MacLeod (Mike Road). Bobby's massive gambling debts are paid off by Tony Miller (Paul Dubov). Following a company burglary and murder, Tracy focuses on Sam, who uses Bobby's sister Sally (Andra Martin) as a shield in an attempted escape. Hawaiian Eye security guard Moke (Douglas Mossman) comes to the rescue.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Friday, August 15 - So This Is New York
In 1910s New York, small-town denizen Ernie (Henry Morgan) ; his wife, Ella (Virginia Grey) ; and his sister-in-law, Kate (Dona Drake) are bestowed a surprise inheritance. The three go to the big city to spend their newfound money, but they soon encounter ruthless con artist Herbert (Rudy Vallee), who puts the moves on Ernie's sister. Ernie, however, is smarter and less gullible than he looks, and the crooks have an unexpectedly hard time bilking the three out of their fortune.
Friday, August 15, 2025
Thursday, August 14 - The Falcon in Danger
After a passenger plane crash lands at a local airport, bystanders and first responders are shocked to find there is no one aboard. Besides the pilot, captains of industry and wartime contractors, Stanley Harris Palmer and Wally Fairchild are also missing, along with valuable securities. Palmer's daughter and Fairchild's niece hire the Falcon to locate their whereabouts. Morley, a larcenous antiques dealer, and his two murderous sons send ransom notes to the girls, but by the time the Falcon starts negotiations with them, Palmer turns up on his own without Fairchild with an incredible explanation involving a plane hijacking. The Falcon is dubious.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Wednesday, August 13 - The Man I Love
Homesick for her family in Los Angeles, lounge singer Petey Brown (Ida Lupino) decides to leave New York City to spend some time visiting her two sisters and brother on the West Coast. Shortly she lands a job at the Long Beach nightclub of small-time-hood Nicky Toresca (Robert Alda).
While evading the sleazy Toresca's heavy-handed passes, Petey falls in love with down-and-out ex-jazz pianist, legendary San Thomas (Bruce Bennett), who has never recovered from an old divorce. Variously helping to smooth over or solve the problems of her sisters, brother and their next-door neighbor, the no-nonsense Petey must wait as San decides whether to start a new life with her or sign back on with a merchant steamer.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Tuesday, August 12 - The Jensen Code: Episodes 12 & 13
The Rescue Squad don't believe Terry will come out alive. Buckle and Alex find the main shaft looking for pockets of air where Terry could be. When Terry comes to he and has a complete memory of the events but can he change the codes.
Dr. Jensen's assistant Miss. Howard manages to postpone the Space Lab launch, fearing Terry is right about the stolen codes. Jensen admits he planned for his own kidnapping and used Terry to thwart the kidnappers getting the real codes.
THE END
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Monday, August 11 - The Jensen Code: Episodes 10 & 11
Terry returns to Granny Powell's and receives a call from Mr. Buckle warning him stay a way. When Gordon arrives, Terry attempts to bluff him and allows to take him to Wilmers Deep where he leaves him (Gordon leaves Terry, presumably to die). Richards attempts to sell the codes.
Granny Powell informs Mr. Buckle that Gordon took Terry down Wilmers Deep. Informing Mountain Rescue he starts making his way down. Terry knows where he is but has to find the mine shaft before the water level rises. Alex confronts Gordon.
Monday, August 11, 2025
Sunday, August 10 - The Jensen Code: Episodes 8 & 9
Richards removes their unwanted memories, from Terry, but after a visit from Ron and Jacko his story doesn't add up. He decides to return to the Centre but is picked up by Dr. Jensen. Jensen has triggers to give back Terry his memories.
Terry returns to the Outwards Bound centre and manages to convince Mr. Buckle and learns Alec and Granny Powell also suffered memory loss. Buckle gives him a map but warns him time is short. Jensen is questioned about his two missing days.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Saturday, August 9 - The Phantom President
A medicine-show man (George M. Cohan) livens up a boring look-alike's campaign for president.
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Friday, August 8 - Absolute Quiet
Businessman Gerald Axton goes to his ranch to rest, having had a near-heart-attack due to business worries. But while there (with his female assistant who makes his heart flutter as much as his business worries), a pair of escaped criminals crashes the party, as well as a plane load of passengers who literally crash in. Coincidentally, the plane was carrying the state's governor, whom Axton was at odds with, Axton's ex-paramour and her lover, whom Axton was sending away under false pretenses, and a reporter willing to write up all the sordid details.
Friday, August 8, 2025
Thursday, August 7 - Gideon C.I.D.: The Big Fix
A stable hand is beaten to death and, in his dying confession, he says he was beaten up because he was asked to dope a horse. Gideon is asked to investigate race fixing at the local racecourse. When a trainer comes under financial pressure from bookies and has some unexpected personal expenses, he decides to accept a bribe to nobble one of his horses. Unusual betting trends alert the authorities that something is happening and Gideon visits the track to find out what is happening. He then devises a plan to catch the crooks.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Wednesday, August 6 - Secret Agent: The Galloping Major
Drake is sent to Africa to protect the incumbent prime minister, who is in the midst of an election campaign. There has already been one attempt on his life and it is suspected that the opposition leader is planning to overthrow the government. However, the more he investigates, Drake realises something bigger is happening with plots and counter-plots.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Tuesday, August 5 - Amazing Stories: Ghost Train
Opa Globe is convinced it is his destiny to board a train he inadvertently caused to crash 75 years ago, and tells his nine-year old grandson the old Highball Express will careen through their house.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Monday, August 4 - Bourbon Street Beat: Last Exit
Rex Randolph is hired by a jeweler named Raoul Roulas, to fly to the South American country of San Marco and bring back the murderer of his son. Mr. Roulas believes a swindler named Duke Powell killed his son, stole some jewelry, and fled to San Marco where he bought a gambling nightclub.
Mr. Roulas' daughter, Amanda, followed Duke to San Marco to get revenge for killing her brother, and has taken a job incognito singing in Duke's nightclub until she can get her revenge. Mr. Roulas also wants Rex to bring Amanda home safe and sound. Upon his arrival in San Marco, Rex discovers the facts of the case are quite different.
Monday, August 4, 2025
Sunday, August 3 - The Power of the Whistler
Richard Dix plays a man suffering from amnesia after being struck by a car. A woman (Janis Carter) playing around with a deck of cards predicts death for Dix within 24 hours so she feels the need to warn him. She finds out he has lost his memory so she tries to help him figure out who he is so together they can prevent his death.
But something creepy is going on!
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Saturday, August 2 - Topper Returns
Gail (Joan Blondell) and Ann (Carole Landis) are making their way to Ann's family estate and are forced by circumstance to hitch a ride with Cosmo Topper (Roland Young), a dithering banker, and his wife, Clara (Billie Burke). Gail finds the mansion plenty spooky but is even more dismayed when she is killed by a frightening costumed figure. Her ghost reaches out to Topper, who is inexplicably sensitive to the spirit world, and they bumble along together to solve her murder.
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Friday, August 1 - The Public Menace
A woman with Greek citizenship (Jean Arthur) meets a reporter (George Murphy) on an ocean liner. She asks him to marry her in order to get off the boat. The reporter agrees but only because she gives him a fake tip on an unsolved kidnapping, which causes him to get fired from his newspaper. Now married and without jobs, the two get mixed up with a trigger happy gangster who has every cop in town hot on his tail.
Friday, August 1, 2025
Thursday, July 31 - The Mummy
In the 1890s a team of British archaeologists discover the untouched tomb of Princess Ananka but accidentally bring the mummified body of her High Priest back to life. Three years later back in England a follower of the same Egyptian religion unleashes the mummy to exact grisly revenge on the despoilers of the sacred past.
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