Gideon's car almost hits a young pick-pocket, who is being controlled by his mother. This leads him to investigate a fence who is controlling the petty crime but arrogantly believes he is above the law. When the fence is stabbed, there is one obvious suspect but there are lots of others who didn't like him. Gideon is determined to stop the pick-pocket ring.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Monday, November 10 - Appointment with Crime
Appointment with Crime (1946)
William Hartnell is part of a smash & grab crew led by Raymond Lovell. When Hartnell smashes a jeweler's window, a protective gate drops on his wrists, breaking them, and the crew takes off without him before the police arrives. After serving time in prison, Hartnell wants to get even with Lovell and his crew, by framing him for the murder of his chauffeur, using Lovell's gun. He establishes an alibi for himself through dancer-for-hire Joyce Howard, but police inspector Robert Beatty thinks Howard is a bit too eager to support Hartnell's alibi and digs deeper. Lovell's gun however belongs to Herbert Lom, art dealer by day, Lovell's criminal boss by night. So rather than getting even with Lovell, Hartnell now has to deal with the police, as well as Lom.
Monday, November 10, 2025
Sunday, November 9 - Down to Earth
Down to Earth (1947)
Upset about a new Broadway musical's mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. She works her charms on the show's producer and he incorporates her changes into the show. Unfortunately, her changes also produce a major flop.
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Saturday, November 8 - Uptown New York
Uptown New York (1932)
In New York City, the family of young Dr. Max Silver (Leon Waycoff) breaks up his romance with Pat Smith (Shirley Grey) by arranging a marriage for him and sending him to Vienna. Although brokenhearted, Pat eventually dates kindly salesman Eddie Doyle (Jack Oakie). When Max returns and attempts to rekindle their romance, Pat refuses and marries Eddie instead. Knowing about Max but determined to find happiness, Eddie is content -- until Pat suffers a tragedy requiring Max's professional help.
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Friday, November 7 - Three Wise Girls
Three Wise Girls (1931)
Fed up with her tiny hometown, the lovely Cassie Barnes (Jean Harlow) packs up and splits for New York City, where she rooms with her pal Dot (Marie Prevost). Cassie takes a series of disappointing jobs before her friend Gladys (Mae Clarke) gets her a modeling gig. Then Cassie begins a romance with Jerry (Walter Byron), who initially seems like the perfect man. Unfortunately, it turns out that he's married. He tries to tell Cassie that his marriage is already ending, but she's not convinced.
Friday, November 7, 2025
Thursday, November 6 - On the Sunny Side
On the Sunny Side (1942)
Hugh Aylesworth, is a well-bred English youth who is evacuated to America during the London Blitz. Hugh moves into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews. The couple's own son Don, feels neglected and considers Hugh a royal pain in the posterior.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Wednesday, November 5 - Gideon C.I.D.: To Catch a Tiger
The victim of a car accident gives a death bed statement that says a man murdered his first wife with an overdose of morphine. Gideon is determined to prove the man is a killer but the court case doesn't quite go as planned.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Tuesday, November 4 - Studio One: There Was a Crooked Man
Otis Block is found dead in the boarding house where he lived. Although one of his fellow boarders is undoubtedly responsible, their collectively eccentric personalities make the solution of the crime a difficult problem.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Monday, November 3 - The Sleeping City
The Sleeping City (1950)
At Bellevue Hospital, New York, an intern is shot in the head by an unknown killer. Inspector Gordon of the 9th Precinct finds no obvious leads but senses an undercurrent of mystery at the hospital; enter Detective Fred Rowan, whose medical background enables him to pose as an intern. Through wheels within wheels, Rowan finally penetrates to a secret, dirty racket...and nurse Ann Sebastian, whom he's been dating, may be mixed up in it.
Monday, November 3, 2025
Sunday, November 2 - The Affairs of Annabel
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
Wonder Pictures' seedy publicity man Lanny Morgan has put the studio's biggest star, Annabel Allison, in one crazy stunt after another. His latest scheme has Annabel pretending to be a maid in order to research her next screen role. Her disastrous attempts at cooking and cleaning, and her involvement with two fugitives hiding out at her employers' house provide her with more material than she really wanted.
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Saturday, November 1 - Four Sided Triangle
Four Sided Triangle (1953)
Bill and Robin, helped by their childhood friend, Lena, develop a "reproducer" which can exactly duplicate any object. Bill, crushed when Lena marries Robin, convinces her to allow him to duplicate her, so that he may have a copy of her for himself. The experiment, at first deemed a success, seems to have worked only too well as the duplicate, Helen, is such an exact copy that she also loves Robin, not Bill. Bill hopes to rectify the situation with another radical experiment.
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Friday, October 31 - Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Woman's Help
Arnold Burton hires a very attractive nurse, Miss Greco, to care for his bedridden and demanding wife, Elizabeth. Over a period of months, Arnold and Miss Greco fall in love and concoct a scheme to slowly poison Elizabeth. She catches them kissing one evening and demands that Miss Greco leave. Realizing that his wife controls all of the money, he reluctantly agrees. Arnold then arranges for his wife to interview three candidates to replaces the now departed nurse and she takes great delight in hiring the eldest, a grandmotherly type. Little does she know that she is the one who is in for the surprise.
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