Tuesday, April 29 - The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)

Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000. She wants him to stop a story that is coming out in 'Spicy Bits' about Peter Milnor. When Perry cannot talk the editor out of publishing the story, he finds the owner and also finds that the woman who hired him was Mrs. Belter. Soon afterwards, George Belter is dead, Eva shot him and blames Perry Mason for the murder.

Monday, April 28 - You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me (1934)

Paramount's You Belong to Me is a showcase for juvenile performer David Jack Holt, youngest son of action star Jack Holt. The boy is cast as Jimmy Faxon, the son of recently widowed vaudeville performer Florette Faxon (Helen Mack). When Florette marries acrobat Hap Stanley (Arthur Pierson), Jimmy takes an instant dislike to his new stepfather, preferring the company of happy-go-lucky vaudeville comic Bud Hannigan (Lee Tracy). Though Bud tries to encourage Jimmy to give Hap a chance, it turns out that the kid's instincts are correct: Hap is a philandering heel, who walks out on Florette at the earliest opportunity. The upshot of all this is that poor Jimmy is left an orphan, with old reliable Bud providing the boy with a shoulder to cry on at the fadeout. Helen Morgan adds to the overall gloominess with one of her patented torch songs.

Sunday, April 27 - Night Train to Milan

Night Train to Milan (1962) "Il criminale" (original title)

A gritty little intrigue thriller with Palance as an ex-nazi doctor in hiding. While riding on a train, he is recognized by passengers who remember him from their prisoner of war camp days. One thing leads to another and when Palance is cornered, he commits murder! He then takes a girl hostage.

Saturday, April 26 - Fat City

Fat City (1972)

The film tells the story of two boxers and their problems. One of them is on the decline of his career while the other one just begins his ascent in this sport.

Wednesday, April 23 - Friday, April 25 - The Life and Crimes of William Palmer

The Life and Crimes of William Palmer (1998) TV Movie

Based on a true story! Prince of Poisoners! A Horrific Serial Killer in the 'Genteel' Victorian Era! Dr. William Palmer was a respectable, small-town physician and racehorse owner. Few guessed that Dr. Palmer had a dark, evil side. To the members of the polite Victorian society in which he moved, his true identity as a swindler and womaniser, who had cruelly murdered his mother-in-law, wife, brother and infant children, remained well hidden - until they began digging up the bodies.

Tuesday, April 22 - 3 Seconds Before Explosion

Bakuha 3-byô mae (1967)

3 Seconds Before Explosion is the 1967 Japanese thriller. Yabuki is forced to become a secret agent and becomes very good at it. His latest assignment is to prevent two criminal gangs from getting a pile of jewels. However, it turns out that a formers agent named Yamawaki is also trying to stop them.

Monday, April 21 - Wife For a Night

Wife for a Night (1952) "Moglie per una notte" (original title)

A libidinous count, out of his wife's sight, pursues a mysterious woman. The town's mayor knows she is Geraldine, a femme fatale. He hatches a plot to help his nephew, Enrico, stage an opera he composed: the mayor tells the count that the mystery woman is his nephew's wife, Ottavia. Geraldine is willing to play along; she goes to Enrico's house to receive the count as Ottavia. Ottavia, shy and plain, lies low at Geraldine's, where the maid dresses and schools her. Enrico proves possessive of Geraldine, she enjoys Enrico's jealousy, the count stomps over to Geraldine's, and Ottavia may take revenge with the count for Enrico's attentions to Geraldine.

Sunday, April 20 - Rififi

Rififi (1955) "Du rififi chez les hommes" (original title)

Tony Stephanois, just out of prison and angry at his girl Mado's infidelity, decides to join his pals Jo and Mario in an ambitious crime. With Italian safe expert Cesar, they meticulously plan the burglary of a large jewelry establishment. Not a word is spoken as the crime is carried out. And then things begin to go wrong.

Saturday, April 19 - Sleep, My Love & The Case of the Baby Sitter

Sleep, My Love (1948)

Alison Courtland wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she cannot remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.

The Case of the Baby Sitter (1947)

Jewel thieves, operating under the guises of a Duke and a Duchess, hire the Ace Detective Agency, run by Russ Ashton, to baby sit an infant they have kidnapped and are using as a blind. A rival gang of thieves dope the detective sitter, Harvard Quinlan, and make off with a stolen and valuable diamond.

Friday, April 18 - The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)

A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.

Thursday, April 17 - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Part 3

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)

Happily ever after...

Wednesday, April 16 - The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: The Missing Witness Sensation

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Season 1, Episode 2 The Missing Witness Sensation (27 Sep. 1971)

After amateur detective Max Carrados ruins the alibi of an Irish militant accused of murder, the man's colleagues plot their revenge. To save his life, a trapped Carrados must find a way to get a message to the outside world-one that even a blind man could understand.