Sunday, Oct. 30 - So Evil My Love

So Evil My Love (1948)

Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lodging house Mark becomes her lodger, then her lover. Olivia falls so completely under amoral Mark's spell that he's able to overcome her scruples, and soon she's his willing tool in an ambitious scheme of theft and blackmail.

Saturday, Oct. 29 - Double Feature!: The College Girl Murders

The College Girl Murders (1967)
Der Mönch mit der Peitsche (original title)

Police try to track down a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with a combination of acid and poison gas.

This is probably the fastest-paced and most action-packed of the German Edgar Wallace "krimi" series, a cross between the Dr. Mabuse films of yore and 60's pop thrillers like Batman and the Man from UNCLE. It reintroduces the outrageous villain from an earlier film who dons a stylish monk's habit and breaks the necks of victims with the curl of a deadly whip. Set at a posh girls' school filled with lecherous middle-aged professors, and with the cops fondling their hot-to-trot secretaries at every opportunity, it certainly is a throwback to those wonderfully politically-incorrect times.

Thursday, Oct. 27 - Saturday, Oct. 29 - Thursday the 12th

Thursday the 12th (TV 2003)

Greed, sex, politics and revenge are lethal motives when a dead body and four suspects keep murder all in the Bannister family in this riveting made-for-TV mystery starring Ciarán Hinds, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jim Sturgess and Elizabeth McGovern. Dark secrets abound in the wealthy Bannister family, but only one shocking secret will reveal a murderer. Jon Glover, Peter Vaughan and Ralph Ineson also star in this thrilling British whodunit.

Wednesday, Oct. 26 - Moss Rose

Moss Rose (1947)

When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl (Peggy Cummins) saw a gentleman (Victor Mature) leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously. When he learns she's dead serious, he tries to buy her off with a thick wad of pound notes. But it's not money she's after; all she wants is two weeks at his country estate, living the life of a `lady.'

Tuesday, Oct. 25 - Paula

Paula (1952)

Distraught after her second miscarriage & learning definitively she could never have children Paula, while driving at night, accidentally injures a child. Confused and due to her commitment to attend a function that honors her husband she doesn't follow the child to the hospital as she thought she would. She attempts to tell her husband about the incident but has trouble finding the right time. Later, overcome with remorse, she looks to get close to this child and becomes a helper at the hospital. The child is an orphan with limited health care available. The doctor recognizes Paula's need to be useful and asks if she would become his speech therapist and guardian. She finds meaning and purpose in her life as she engages the little boy in intensive therapy necessary to recover his ability to speak.

Monday, Oct. 24 - Tales of the Unexpected - Royal Jelly & Skin

Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series 1979–1988)

Season 2, Episode 1: Royal Jelly
Original Air Date—1 March 1980
Bee-keeper Albert Taylor and his wife Mabel are concerned that their baby daughter is underweight and seems reluctant to take any nourishment until, that is, Albert decides to feed her on Royal Jelly from his hives. He feeds himself on it as well, becoming almost addicted to it and with very macabre results.

Season 2, Episode 2: Skin
Original Air Date—8 March 1980
In post-war Paris Drioli, an elderly down-and-out, sees a painting for sale by his old friend Soutine, who is now a best-selling artist. Thirty years earlier Soutine tattooed a portrait of Drioli's wife onto his back and it has become extremely valuable. But it is on his back and therefore worthless. How come it is eventually on public exhibition?

Sunday, Oct. 23 - What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)

As Aunt Alice, Ruth Gordon applies for the job of housekeeper in the Tucson, Arizona home of widow Claire Marrable in order to find out what happened to a missing widowed friend, Edna Tilsney. The crazed Page, left only a stamp album by her husband, takes money from her housekeepers, kills them, and buries the bodies in her garden.

Saturday, Oct. 22 - Double Feature!: The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

Deep in Malaya, as World War II is rapidly coming to an end, men, women and children, trapped by the Japanese invasion, are held captive in the Blood Island prison camp. Knowing that Yamamitsu, the sadistic commandant, will murder them all when he learns of his country's defeat, Dutch, a Dutch planter, smashes the camp radio. British officer Lambert and, in the women's prison, the recently-widowed Kate, join Dutch in arming the prisoners.

Saturday, Oct. 22 - Once a Jolly Swagman

Maniacs on Wheels (1949)
Once a Jolly Swagman (original title)

Dirk Bogarde, in only his second film, plays the role of Bill Fox, a bored factory worker who becomes a famous speedway star. He meets a glamorous society woman who introduces him to a new and exciting social circle and Bill quickly forgets his working class roots. Bill eventually becomes disillusioned with the Mayfair scene and marries Pat, the sister of his team mate, Lag Gibbon. Back at the track, he tries to form a riders union to ensure families are financially secure should an accident occur on the track. Pat tries to get Bill to pack up racing and open a garage, but Bill refuses and she leaves him. WW2 arrives and Bill enlists as a motorcycle despatch rider but after the war Bill is left with a dilema, should he make a racing comeback or get back together with his one true love?

Friday, Oct. 21 - Tales of the Unexpected - A Dip in the Pool & The Way Up to Heaven

Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series 1979–1988)
A Dip in the Pool
The Way Up to Heaven

Season 1, Episode 8: A Dip in the Pool
Original Air Date—12 May 1979
On board an Atlantic liner gambler Mr. Botibol takes part in a sweepstake betting on how long it will take the ship to reach its destination. Mr. Botibol decides that if he can slow the ship down a little he will win the sweep and that if he 'falls' overboard this will most definitely slow the liner down as he is rescued.However he must first find somebody who will witness his fall and raise the alarm. Unfortunately he could not have picked a worse choice.

Season 1, Episode 9: The Way Up to Heaven
Original Air Date—19 May 1979
Mrs. Foster has a plane to catch in order to visit her daughter and first grand-child. Her husband is an inveterate and somewhat sadistic dawdler, who appears to do it on purpose in order to rile her. As a result she misses one plane but can catch the next flight in the morning. Mr. Foster attempts to slow her down again but when he is trapped in the lift she exacts a very final revenge on him.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 & Thursday, Oct. 20 - The Girl in Black Stockings

The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)

Near a small Utah town, visiting lawyer David Hewson finds the slashed body of party girl Marcia Morgan, his fellow tenant at Parry Lodge. Sheriff Jess Holmes considers everyone at the motel a suspect, even owner Edmund Parry, a woman hater who is quadriplegic...or is he? While Holmes investigates and the suspects try to hide mutual fears, the killer strikes again...

Tuesday, Oct 18 - The Shadow on the Window

The Shadow on the Window (1957)

Three teenagers, led by psychopathic Jess Reber, break into an isolated farmhouse and murder its prosperous owner whose secretary, Linda Atlas, witnesses the crime. The three thugs decide to hold her hostage. Detective Tony Atlas, perplexed by the sudden disappearance of Betty, his estranged wife, tries desperately to locate her.