Thursday, June 12, 2014

Wednesday, June 11 - Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly (1943)

Beverly Ross moderates an 5:30 am radio show with swing music, dedicated to the local servicemen. Two buddies of her brother have a chance to meet her and both fall in love. One of them is a wealthy sponser, the other used to be his chauffeur, but before she can decide, which of them she likes more, the soldiers have their marching orders and are away to their destination.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Monday, June 9 - High School Hellcats

High School Hellcats (1958)

The Hellcats are an all-female gang bent on bucking authority and terrorizing the schools by doing things like having a bad attitude toward their teachers and parents. When Joyce, a new student, moves into the neighborhood, she draws the attention of The Hellcats. Desperate for acceptance and unhappy with her homelife, Joyce goes along with the gang, and is soon drinking, dancing and meeting boys.

Monday, June 9, 2014

Sunday, June 8 - Primrose Path

Primrose Path (1940)

Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, her younger sister and a mean-spirited grandmother. The Hill is not a good part of town, however. When she meets and falls for a hard-working man, they marry and she hides her past from him. When he discovers the truth it jeopardizes their marriage.

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Saturday, June 7 - Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves (1948)

English dancehall actress Julia Packett hasn't seen her daughter since Susan was a few months old, having given her up to be raised by her respectable and wealthy father William (whom Julia never divorced). When she gets an invitation to her daughter's wedding, she "borrows" some money from a male friend and heads off to the south of France for the nuptuals. While there she manages to establish a mother-daughter relationship, get another man to provide her with a lot of money, provoke her mother-in-law's ire, string along a potential husband and his mother, and rekindle the spark in William, all within a day or two.

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Friday, June 6 - Mannix: Skid Marks on a Dry Run

Mannix (1967–1975) TV Series

the adventures of L.A. private eye Joe Mannix, who first worked for a detective agency known as Intertect, which relied heavily on computers and a large network of operatives. In the second season, Mannix opened his own agency, with police widow Peggy Fair working for him as his secretary. Each episode featured plenty of fistfights, car chases and shootouts

Mannix: Season 1, Episode 2 Skid Marks on a Dry Run (23 Sep. 1967)

A potential candidate for governor, a successful businessman employs Intertect to probe his background. His rationale: he wants to see if the detective agency can turn up any dirt that could be used by political opponents. If Intertect can't find any, he reasons his political opponents wouldn't be able to do so, either. Mannix follows his own leads while his Intertect colleagues probe the obvious. As Mannix's investigation progresses, people he has interviewed turn up dead. It turns out the candidate is part of the Syndicate and even sits on its council. Now, Mannix may be the next person on the hit list.

Friday, June 6, 2014

Thursday, June 5 - The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Madame Sara

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Season 1, Episode 7 Madame Sara (1 Nov. 1971)

While investigating death threats against two sisters, Dixon Druce falls under the charms of their friend, the mysterious Madame Sara. Druce tries to track down the sisters' estranged half brother, who stands to inherit a fortune upon their deaths. The smitten detective also starts to uncover the secrets of their alluring friend.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Wednesday, June 4 - Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends: Jet Fuel Formula (parts 1 - 6)

The Bullwinkle Show (1961–1964)

Meet Rocket J. Squirrel (Rocky) and Bullwinkle J. Moose, two upstanding citizens of Frostbite Falls, who, not content with their idyllic but small surroundings, fearlessly travel the globe, finding trouble along the way.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Tuesday, June 3 - The Case of the Curious Bride

The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a restaurant. Even though she says that she is asking for a friend, Perry can see right through her. It seems that her husband Moxley, who had been allegedly dead for four years, is alive and demanding money as she has married into wealth. The case escalates when the police find the body of Moxley and charge her with the murder.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Monday, June 2 - The Saint: The Loaded Tourist

The Saint: Season 1, Episode 5 The Loaded Tourist (1 Nov. 1962)

In Switzerland the Saint meets young Alfredo Ravenna, who is unhappy that his father and stepmother want to emigrate to America. Later Alfredo's father is killed and his brief-case stolen. Ravenna's wife offers the Saint a reward if he can retrieve the case. The Saint finds the case, which is full of diamonds . He discovers that Ravenna was going to sell them to a man called Galen and, posing as Ravenna, goes to meet him.

Monday, June 2, 2014

Sunday, June 1 : Foyle's War: All Clear

Foyle's War: Season 6, Episode 3 All Clear (27 Jul. 2008)

It's early May 1945 and the formal announcement that the war is over is imminent. The station is being relocated and Foyle is definite that he is going to retire. DS Paul Milner anxiously awaits news of a possible promotion to Inspector. Sam is trying her best to find a job, but finds it a hard slog. Foyle's son Andrew also re-appears and wonders if Sam will have anything to do with him after the way he treated her. On the policing front, Foyle investigates the murder of Dr. Henry Ziegler, who was stabbed on the street. Ziegler was a transplanted Austrian but had recently faced the brunt of anti-German feeling in the community. When one of his patients soon after commits suicide, Foyle and Milner must determine what, if any, connection there might be between the two deaths.