Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Boxer Joe Pendleton (Robert Montgomery) is killed in a plane crash on the way to a championship fight. Unfortunately, Joe wasn't supposed to die and is brought up to heaven too soon by an overeager angel (Edward Everett Horton). The angel's boss, Mr. Jordan (Claude Rains), sends Joe back to earth in the body of a murdered playboy to straighten out his life and resume his boxing career. Along the way, he meets an idealistic young woman (Evelyn Keyes) and falls head over heels in love.
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Gerald Pyncheon (Vincent Price) arrives with his wife Alice (Beverly Garland) to "The House of the Seven Gables", where Gerald's sister Hannah Pyncheon (Jacqueline deWit) lives. The Pyncheon family has been cursed for one hundred and fifty years, when the blacksmith Mathew Maulle (Floyd Simmons) was murdered and buried below the house. Gerald has come to the house to seek a hidden vault containing the family fortune, and Alice is haunted by a ghost from the moment that she arrives.
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Friday, July 29 - Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Laughing Mummy
Sherlock Holmes (1954–1955): The Case of the Laughing Mummy (Episode aired 7 February 1955)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are going on a fishing trip, and while they are riding the train, they meet Watson's old friend Reggie Taunton. Taunton asks Holmes if the detective would mind helping him with an odd problem. Taunton's archaeologist uncle has sent him an authentic Egyptian mummy, and strange laughing sounds have been coming periodically from the sarcophagus. Holmes visits Taunton's home, and has dinner with Reggie, Reggie's fiancée, the fiancée's aunt, and an Egyptologist who knows Reggie's uncle. While they are dining, the mummy starts to make the noise, and Holmes quickly finds a very simple explanation for it. But in the course of examining the mummy and the sarcophagus, Holmes uncovers a more serious mystery.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are going on a fishing trip, and while they are riding the train, they meet Watson's old friend Reggie Taunton. Taunton asks Holmes if the detective would mind helping him with an odd problem. Taunton's archaeologist uncle has sent him an authentic Egyptian mummy, and strange laughing sounds have been coming periodically from the sarcophagus. Holmes visits Taunton's home, and has dinner with Reggie, Reggie's fiancée, the fiancée's aunt, and an Egyptologist who knows Reggie's uncle. While they are dining, the mummy starts to make the noise, and Holmes quickly finds a very simple explanation for it. But in the course of examining the mummy and the sarcophagus, Holmes uncovers a more serious mystery.
Friday, July 29, 2016
Thursday, July 28 - The Untouchables: Head of Fire - Feet of Clay
The Untouchables (1959–1963): Head of Fire - Feet of Clay (Episode aired 21 April 1960)
Special agent Ness is worried about his childhood pal - a big, successful boxing promoter who's mixed up with a gangster Ness can never get convicted.
Special agent Ness is worried about his childhood pal - a big, successful boxing promoter who's mixed up with a gangster Ness can never get convicted.
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Wednesday, July 27 - Variety Time
Variety Time (1948)
Jack Paar is the master of ceremonies for this compilation of skits, dance routines and specialty acts from RKO films.
Jack Paar is the master of ceremonies for this compilation of skits, dance routines and specialty acts from RKO films.
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Tuesday, July 26 - Route 66: Cries of Persons Close to One
Route 66 (1960–1964): Cries of Persons Close to One (Episode aired 31 January 1964)
Tod and Linc, driving along the Eastern Coast of Florida, make the acquaintance of an uneducated alcoholic boxer and his faithful girlfriend after a melee. While Tod is hardly sympathetic, Linc is and after offering his help to the couple, Linc even goes as far as to substitute for the fighter in a boxing match!
Tod and Linc, driving along the Eastern Coast of Florida, make the acquaintance of an uneducated alcoholic boxer and his faithful girlfriend after a melee. While Tod is hardly sympathetic, Linc is and after offering his help to the couple, Linc even goes as far as to substitute for the fighter in a boxing match!
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Monday, July 25 - Thriller: The Big Blackout
Thriller (1960–1962): The Big Blackout (Episode aired 6 December 1960)
A former alcoholic finds a note in a dead hitman's pocket that names him as a target. Trying to unravel a mysterious past that he can't remember, he finds himself and his family pursued by both gangsters and police.
A former alcoholic finds a note in a dead hitman's pocket that names him as a target. Trying to unravel a mysterious past that he can't remember, he finds himself and his family pursued by both gangsters and police.
Monday, July 25, 2016
Sunday, July 24 - 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.
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.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Saturday, July 23 - Callaway Went Thataway
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Friday, July 22 - The Avengers: The Sell-Out
The Avengers (1961–1969): The Sell-Out (Episode aired 6 February 1991)
While guarding a United Nations negotiator after an assassination attempt, Steed and a colleague fall under suspicion for selling state secrets.
While guarding a United Nations negotiator after an assassination attempt, Steed and a colleague fall under suspicion for selling state secrets.
Friday, July 22, 2016
Thursday, July 21 - Checkmate: Face in the Window
Checkmate (1960–1962): Face in the Window (Episode aired 22 October 1960)
A well respected archaeologist (Joseph Cotten) is about to murder a mysterious man, supposedly dead for many years. The doctor's fiancée hires the Checkmate team to stop the murder.
A well respected archaeologist (Joseph Cotten) is about to murder a mysterious man, supposedly dead for many years. The doctor's fiancée hires the Checkmate team to stop the murder.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Wednesday, July 20 - Thriller: The Fatal Impulse
Thriller (1960–1962): The Fatal Impulse (Episode aired 29 November 1960)
A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator. The police spend the evening looking for the mystery girl and the bomb.
A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator. The police spend the evening looking for the mystery girl and the bomb.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Tuesday, July 19 - The Avengers: Death of a Great Dane
The Avengers (1961–1969): Death of a Great Dane (Episode aired 5 February 1991)
50,000 pounds worth of diamonds are found in the stomach of an auto crash victim, an entertainer employed by the Litoff organization, which has been liquidating its assets for the past six weeks. Steed investigates.
50,000 pounds worth of diamonds are found in the stomach of an auto crash victim, an entertainer employed by the Litoff organization, which has been liquidating its assets for the past six weeks. Steed investigates.
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