Thursday, July 12, 2012

Wednesday, July 11 - Van der Valk: A Man of No Importance

Van der Valk (1972–1992)
TV Series


A Man of No Importance
S2, Ep2
Sep. 5, 1973h

When a dead man turns up on the deck of a canal barge, everyone is ready to dismiss him as a nonentity. The commissaris disagrees. Before Van der Valk can find out what happened to the man, though, he first must discover his identity.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Tuesday, July 10 - Public Eye: Divide and Conquer

Public Eye (1965–1975)
TV Series


Divide and Conquer
S4, Ep2
Aug. 6, 1969

Frank starts work as a free man for Kenrick's, a local building firm. His first day at work goes fairly smoothly but he is still adjusting to life outside prison. Back at his lodgings he is well-looked after by Mrs. Mortimer but is resistant to mixing with the other parolee Enright. This is despite the efforts of the urbane Enright, a disqualified solicitor, to make contact. Enright (Peter Cellier) tries to break the ice with Frank but it's tough going.

Eventually Enright persuades Frank to visit the local pub. At the bar he spots a burly biker, Harry, trying to perform a con-trick on the unsuspecting landlord. He and his mate Frank had successfully pulled the same stunt on a cafe owner earlier in the day. Frank warns the landlord, causing Harry to react violently, attacking him. The two rockers storm out, Enright unable to stop them. Frank's intervention did save the landlord some money, and he is grateful, but all concerned are shaken.

That is not the end of the matter. On leaving the pub the two bikers roar past Marker and Enright on their machines. Later on they rev' menacingly outside his digs. Much worse follows though the next day when they find Frank repairing a wall on the seafront.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Monday, July 9 - Van der Valk: A Death by The Sea

Van der Valk (1972–1992)
TV Series


Barry Foster stars as Van Der Valk - the no-nonsense Dutch detective who, as head of Amsterdam CID, works his way through murders, blackmail, missing persons and the more tricky cases that come the way of the Dutch police.

A Death by the Sea
Season 2, Episode 1
Aug. 29, 1973

An unconscious nude man, a prominent local businessman, is found in his car; his wife is missing. He claims they took a midnight swim, intended to be followed by a love-making session on the beach.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Sunday, July 8 - Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding (1950)

Deborah Chandler's rejected suitor, Selden Clark, manages the factory of her father, who dies: did he fall or was he pushed? But charming Clark manages to win her over and marry her. On the honeymoon, Clark's former girl Patricia intervenes and opens Deborah's eyes, alas too late. Now Clark tries to kill Deborah. Believed dead by all but Clark, she flees. But drifter Keith Ramsey recognizes and follows her. Can she trust him? Can he believe her?

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Saturday, July 7 - The Designated Victim

The Designated Victim (1971)
La vittima designata (original title)


Stefano Argenti is an advertising executive who is at odds with his wife over the sale of a joint business. He wants rid of it so he can live a life of luxury with his mistress; but his wife won't agree to the sale. Stefano meets Count Mateo Tiepolo, who it transpires, is at odds with his violent brother. Mateo suggests a plan in which each man murder the other's vice; though Stefano is reluctant. But then Mateo kills Stefano's wife, and demands that the favour is returned.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Friday, July 6 - Public Eye: Welcome to Brighton?

Public Eye (1965–1975)
TV Series


A long-running British TV series starring Alfred Burke as dour private-eye Frank Marker. Cynical and world-weary, Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.

Welcome to Brighton?
S4, Ep1
Jul. 30, 1969

After a year in Ford Prison, Marker moves to the South coast and tries to readjust to life outside.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Thursday, July 5 - The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)

When European Egyptologists Dubois, Giles and Bray discover the tomb of the Egyptian prince Ra, American entrepreneur and investor Alexander King insists on shipping the treasures and sarcophagus back to England for tour and display. Once there, someone with murderous intent has discovered the means of waking the centuries dead prince.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Wednesday, July 4 - She Played With Fire

She Played with Fire (1957)
Fortune Is a Woman (original title)


A London insurance adjuster (Jack Hawkins) compromises his principals when he covers up an arson/murder involving a former flame (Arlene Dahl), now married to another man.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Tuesday, July 3 - Address Unknown

Address Unknown (1944)

US art dealer returns to his native Germany for a visit and is attracted by Nazi propaganda.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Monday, July 2 - Dinah East

Dinah East (1970)

A glamorous movie queen of the 1950s is revealed to be a man whose secret led to complicated relationships.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Sunday, July 1 - Three Strangers

Three Strangers (1946)

According to a legend, if three strangers gather before an idol of Kwan Yin (the Chinese goddess of fortune and destiny) on the night of the Chinese New Year and make a common wish, Kwan Yin will open her eyes and her heart and grant the wish. In London 1938 on the Chinese New Year, Crystal Shackleford has such an idol and decides to put the legend to the test. She picks two random strangers off the street, and puts the proposition to them. They decide that an ideal wish would be for a sweepstakes ticket they buy equal shares in to be a winner.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Saturday, June 30 - Foyle's War: Among the Few

Foyle's War (2002)
TV Series


Among the Few
S2, Ep2
Nov. 23, 2003

Sam volunteers to go undercover to discover how rationed gasoline is being stolen from a fuel depot, and Andrew becomes a suspect in a murder case.