Route 66 (1960–1964): Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride (Season 3 | Episode 29 - aired 10 May 1963)
Tod and Linc driving to Cape Coral, Florida run out of gas. Linc goes for help and is "aided" by two men who involve him in a stick-up and shooting. Despite being part of a statewide manhunt, Linc offers first aid to one of the men who has been shot. The two men (and Linc) then continue on to their original destination - a wedding!
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017
Sunday, Sept. 10 - Wodehouse Playhouse: Tangled Hearts
Wodehouse Playhouse (1974–1978): Tangled Hearts (Season 3 | Episode 3 - aired 14 November 1978)
At the golf club, bossy Smallwood Bessemer and burly Carter Muldoon inadvertently exchange fiancees. Non-golfer Bessemer must play his way out of the rough.
At the golf club, bossy Smallwood Bessemer and burly Carter Muldoon inadvertently exchange fiancees. Non-golfer Bessemer must play his way out of the rough.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Saturday, Sept. 9 - The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: On the Run
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1960–1965): On the Run (Season 4 | Episode 4 - aired 1 November 1967)
Model prisoner Frank Stewart, convicted for burgulary, escapes from prison with the help of Jock Mackay, an associates for his boss Wally Lucas, who plans to track down Stewart to know the location of stolen bonds.
This is a fairly routine entry in the Edgar Wallace series, featuring double cross, the smooth villain, and the woman who for no understandable reason allows an escaped prisoner to stay with her.
Model prisoner Frank Stewart, convicted for burgulary, escapes from prison with the help of Jock Mackay, an associates for his boss Wally Lucas, who plans to track down Stewart to know the location of stolen bonds.
This is a fairly routine entry in the Edgar Wallace series, featuring double cross, the smooth villain, and the woman who for no understandable reason allows an escaped prisoner to stay with her.
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Friday, Sept. 8 - Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Christmas Pudding
Sherlock Holmes (1954–1955): The Case of the Christmas Pudding (Season 1 | Episode 23 - aired 4 April 1955)
Just before the Christmas holiday, John Norton is convicted of murder and is sentenced to death. In the courtroom, Norton threatens Sherlock Holmes, and swears to kill the detective before the execution takes place. Although Norton has murdered five wives, his sixth wife still believes in his innocence. Shortly after she delivers Norton a Christmas pudding at his request, the convict escapes, despite the many precautions that prison authorities had taken. In the middle of the night, Holmes is informed of the escape, and he knows that he must take action at once.
Just before the Christmas holiday, John Norton is convicted of murder and is sentenced to death. In the courtroom, Norton threatens Sherlock Holmes, and swears to kill the detective before the execution takes place. Although Norton has murdered five wives, his sixth wife still believes in his innocence. Shortly after she delivers Norton a Christmas pudding at his request, the convict escapes, despite the many precautions that prison authorities had taken. In the middle of the night, Holmes is informed of the escape, and he knows that he must take action at once.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Thursday, Sept. 7 - We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments (1937)
Taking a cruise to Europe, a schoolteacher gets involved with a gang of crooks.
Mary Smith, a schoolteacher in the small town of Battleburo, is planning to marry Clem Porter in September, but he insists on a honeymoon in nearby Sioux City so as not to conflict with his fall bowling schedule. Tired of small-town life, Mary books passage on a cruiser bound for Europe. On the ship, Mary poses as a sophisticate and meets Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rutherford and their accomplice, "Smacksey," who has just stolen $100,000 from a U.S. bank. Also on the boat are British "gentleman" Joe Gilling, and American detective John Wade, who says he is a schoolteacher...
Taking a cruise to Europe, a schoolteacher gets involved with a gang of crooks.
Mary Smith, a schoolteacher in the small town of Battleburo, is planning to marry Clem Porter in September, but he insists on a honeymoon in nearby Sioux City so as not to conflict with his fall bowling schedule. Tired of small-town life, Mary books passage on a cruiser bound for Europe. On the ship, Mary poses as a sophisticate and meets Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rutherford and their accomplice, "Smacksey," who has just stolen $100,000 from a U.S. bank. Also on the boat are British "gentleman" Joe Gilling, and American detective John Wade, who says he is a schoolteacher...
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Wednesday, Sept. 6 - Thriller: An Attractive Family
Thriller (1960–1962): An Attractive Family (Season 2 | Episode 15 - aired 1 January 1962)
The Farringtons have made a practice of offing new additions to the family, inheriting the wealth of their dearly departed along the way. Their latest plan goes awry when they find they need to rid themselves of a new sister-in-law (Bulifant), or risk losing the part of the family fortune they haven't already spent.
The Farringtons have made a practice of offing new additions to the family, inheriting the wealth of their dearly departed along the way. Their latest plan goes awry when they find they need to rid themselves of a new sister-in-law (Bulifant), or risk losing the part of the family fortune they haven't already spent.
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Tuesday, Sept. 5 - Jeeves and Wooster: Comrade Bingo
Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993): Aunt Dahlia, Cornelia and Madeline (or, Comrade Bingo) (Season 3 | Episode 6 - aired 3 May 1992)
Wearing a false beard, Bingo Little pretends to be a friend of the workers to impress Charlotte Corday Rowbotham, daughter of a socialist orator, to the disgust of her other admirer Comrade Butt. Fortunately Jeeves is on hand to scupper Bingo's romance, leading to a free-for-all at the races (horse, that is) but Bertie has a bigger problem. In order to get in with novelist Cornelia Fothergill whose stories she wants to publish in her magazine, Aunt Dahlia charges Bertie to steal a hated painting by Mrs. Fothergill's father-in-law which has long blighted her marriage. Bertie is, of course, a hopeless thief, and, somewhat surprisingly, the fearsome Spode comes to his rescue - along with Jeeves of course.
Wearing a false beard, Bingo Little pretends to be a friend of the workers to impress Charlotte Corday Rowbotham, daughter of a socialist orator, to the disgust of her other admirer Comrade Butt. Fortunately Jeeves is on hand to scupper Bingo's romance, leading to a free-for-all at the races (horse, that is) but Bertie has a bigger problem. In order to get in with novelist Cornelia Fothergill whose stories she wants to publish in her magazine, Aunt Dahlia charges Bertie to steal a hated painting by Mrs. Fothergill's father-in-law which has long blighted her marriage. Bertie is, of course, a hopeless thief, and, somewhat surprisingly, the fearsome Spode comes to his rescue - along with Jeeves of course.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Monday, Sept. 4 - Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight (1932)
When Parisienne tailor Maurice Courtelin learns that one of his aristocratic clients, the Viscount Gilbert de Varèze, is a deadbeat who never pays for the merchandise he acquires, he heads off to try and collect what is owed to him. He gets little in the way of cash from the Viscount who is desperate that his uncle, the Duke D'Artelines not learn of his debts. He suggests that Maurice spend a little time at the chateau until the money can be found. The Duke takes an immediate liking to Maurice - who's been introduced as a Baron - but that's not the case for the Princess Jeanette who, after an encounter with him him on the road earlier that day. Over time Jeannette falls in love with him. However, when the truth gets out about Courtelin's humble identity, he risks losing her.
When Parisienne tailor Maurice Courtelin learns that one of his aristocratic clients, the Viscount Gilbert de Varèze, is a deadbeat who never pays for the merchandise he acquires, he heads off to try and collect what is owed to him. He gets little in the way of cash from the Viscount who is desperate that his uncle, the Duke D'Artelines not learn of his debts. He suggests that Maurice spend a little time at the chateau until the money can be found. The Duke takes an immediate liking to Maurice - who's been introduced as a Baron - but that's not the case for the Princess Jeanette who, after an encounter with him him on the road earlier that day. Over time Jeannette falls in love with him. However, when the truth gets out about Courtelin's humble identity, he risks losing her.
Monday, September 4, 2017
Sunday, Sept. 3 - The Skull
The Skull (1965)
In the 1800s, Pierre, a phrenologist (Maurice Good), robs the grave of the recently buried Marquis de Sade. He takes the Marquis' severed head and sets about boiling it (acid, actually) to remove its flesh, leaving the skull. Before the task is done, Pierre meets an unseen and horrific death.
In modern-day London, Christopher Maitland (Cushing), a collector and writer on the occult, is offered the skull by Marco (Wymark), an unscrupulous dealer in antiques and curiosities. Maitland learns that the skull has been stolen from Sir Matthew Phillips (Lee), a friend and fellow collector. Sir Matthew, however, does not want to recover it, having escaped its evil influence. He warns Maitland of its powers. At his sleazy lodgings, Marco dies in mysterious circumstances. Maitland finds his body and takes possession of the skull. He in turns falls victim as the skull drives him to hallucinations, madness and death.
In the 1800s, Pierre, a phrenologist (Maurice Good), robs the grave of the recently buried Marquis de Sade. He takes the Marquis' severed head and sets about boiling it (acid, actually) to remove its flesh, leaving the skull. Before the task is done, Pierre meets an unseen and horrific death.
In modern-day London, Christopher Maitland (Cushing), a collector and writer on the occult, is offered the skull by Marco (Wymark), an unscrupulous dealer in antiques and curiosities. Maitland learns that the skull has been stolen from Sir Matthew Phillips (Lee), a friend and fellow collector. Sir Matthew, however, does not want to recover it, having escaped its evil influence. He warns Maitland of its powers. At his sleazy lodgings, Marco dies in mysterious circumstances. Maitland finds his body and takes possession of the skull. He in turns falls victim as the skull drives him to hallucinations, madness and death.
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Saturday, Sept. 2 - Merton of the Movies & Just a Cute Kid
Merton of the Movies (1947)
In a small Kansas town, theater usher Merton Gill (Red Skelton) has aspirations to become a silent movie actor like his hero, Lawrence Rupert (Leon Ames). When Merton manages to thwart a robbery attempt by mimicking his favorite screen star, he's dispatched to Hollywood on a publicity junket to help rejuvenate Rupert's flagging film career. But Merton's own attempts to break into show business are ridiculed by all except a friendly stuntwoman named Phyllis Montague (Virginia O'Brien).
A Kansas bumpkin goes to Hollywood to become a movie star and gets a job burlesquing his favorite actor - only he thinks the role is serious.
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.
Just a Cute Kid (1940)
When he has to pay a debt to a fearsome money lender, Cliff Edwards accepts the help of his pal Frank Faylen who takes him to a scientist where he can sell his body, but things get worse than expected in this Damon Runyon story.
In a small Kansas town, theater usher Merton Gill (Red Skelton) has aspirations to become a silent movie actor like his hero, Lawrence Rupert (Leon Ames). When Merton manages to thwart a robbery attempt by mimicking his favorite screen star, he's dispatched to Hollywood on a publicity junket to help rejuvenate Rupert's flagging film career. But Merton's own attempts to break into show business are ridiculed by all except a friendly stuntwoman named Phyllis Montague (Virginia O'Brien).
A Kansas bumpkin goes to Hollywood to become a movie star and gets a job burlesquing his favorite actor - only he thinks the role is serious.
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.
Just a Cute Kid (1940)
When he has to pay a debt to a fearsome money lender, Cliff Edwards accepts the help of his pal Frank Faylen who takes him to a scientist where he can sell his body, but things get worse than expected in this Damon Runyon story.
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Friday, Sept. 1 - Edgar Wallace Presents: Crossroads to Crime
Crossroads to Crime (1960)
PC Don Ross suspects that a gang of lorry hijackers, operating from a transport café, is behind a series of vehicle thefts. When his suspicions are dismissed by his superiors, Ross decides to conduct his own undercover investigation, and sets out to collect vital evidence that could convict the gang.
PC Don Ross suspects that a gang of lorry hijackers, operating from a transport café, is behind a series of vehicle thefts. When his suspicions are dismissed by his superiors, Ross decides to conduct his own undercover investigation, and sets out to collect vital evidence that could convict the gang.
Friday, September 1, 2017
Thursday, August 31 - The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade (1932)
Dartmouth football stars Sandy Brown and Johnny Baker follow different paths after college: Baker becomes a sports reporter while pal Brown chases the money of the pro game, but ends up as a wrestler with big debts. Irene Stewart is the woman that comes between them, and a bored radio announcer adds the few light moments as he follows their careers.
Dartmouth football stars Sandy Brown and Johnny Baker follow different paths after college: Baker becomes a sports reporter while pal Brown chases the money of the pro game, but ends up as a wrestler with big debts. Irene Stewart is the woman that comes between them, and a bored radio announcer adds the few light moments as he follows their careers.
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