Talking Pictures Schedule, Wed, 17 Apr 2024 (United Kingdom)

The horror continues with The Devil Commands. Caroline introduces the 1941 feature directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring the legendary Boris Karloff in another mad scientist role. [S]

1941. Horror. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Stars Boris Karloff, Anne Revere & Amanda Duff. After a tragic accident, a scientist becomes obsessed with the idea of communicating with his dead wife. [S]

Caroline Munro ends the night with a very different final offering, the 1962 drama Jacktown, starring Richard Meade as a young man who finds love while serving a prison sentence. [S]

1962. Drama. Directed by William Martin. Stars Patty McCormack, Richard Meade & Douglas Rutherford. A young delinquent who is sent to prison, unexpectedly finds love while serving his sentence. [S]

Join Caroline Munro as she rounds up the night with a glimpse of next week's exciting selection of films. [S]

1981 Sci-fi. A 21st century scientist tries to save the world after two atomic wars.

Lifeline. 1959. The story of the ship R.F.A. Tidereach on its journey from England to Norfolk Virginia, featuring deliveries, the hardworking crew and streets scenes of New York.

1964. Who Killed Andy Zygmunt? Directed by Don Taylor. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. Pop artist Andy Zygmunt is fatally impaled on the spikes of one of his creations.

1951. Drama. Stars Bonar Colleano, Barbara Kelly, Eva Bartok & Gina Lollobrigida. An Englishman leaves America to enlist in the RAF, but a drunken accident results in a loss of memory. [S]

1953. Directed By Robert S. Baker and starring Terence Morgan, Joan Rice and Raymond Lovell. A professor working on a steel formula is murdered. Those after the formula will stop at nothing. [S]

1981. Stars Annie Leake, Sheila Fay, Kathleen Byron, Christine Pollon, Carol Hawkins. Tony Sutton must leave unexpectedly but not before his mother has a few words to say.

The Hand of the Hawk. 1956. Stars Robert Shaw, Anthony Dawson & Sid James. Tempest tries to solve the murder of a crew member from another ship. A mysterious clue may just hold the answer. [S]

1939. Drama. Directed by Herbert Wilcox. Starring Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver, George Sanders & Zasu Pitts. During WW1, a British nurse, based in Brussels, assists an escaped prisoner of war. [S]

Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not be missed in the second half of April. [S]

1960. Crime. Directed by Pat Jackson. Stars Gordon Jackson, Kenneth Griffith, Zena Walker and Dennis Waterman. After forgetting his ticket, a devious young boy causes trouble for the conductor. [S]

Made in 1947. A Road safety film by the West Riding Constabulary. Narrated by Patrick Holt.

James Stephens is back to bring you another afternoon full of western drama and adventures. First up, is the 1958 feature Frontier Gun, directed by Paul Landres and starring John Agar. [S]

1958. Western. Directed by Paul Landres. Stars John Agar, Barton MacLane & Joyce Meadows. A lawman takes on the role of a town marshal where an outlaw is making life miserable for everyone. [S]

A vengeful tale is coming up next, as James Stephens introduces the next gripping episode of Johnny Ringo. [S]

The Reno Brothers. Directed by Aaron Spelling. Starring Don Durant. The Reno Brothers, relatives of bank robbers, are searching for the outlaw gang that led their siblings into a trap. [S]

A fascinating short film about a group of pioneers and their search for gold, with an insight into the process of testing gold content and a look at the installation and operation of a mining plant.

Escape to Ponderosa. 1960. Stars Lorne Greene, Gloria Talbott & Joe Maross. The Cartwright's rally together after Adam is taken hostage by three Army deserters who are hiding on the Ponderosa. [S]

1959. Action. Director: James Sheldon. Stars Robert Ryan, Harry Townes & Alexander Scourby. An army captain and corporal are captured and interrogated in an attempt to gain important information. [S]

Green Wedding. 1963. Stars Jack Warner, John Hughes & Rio Fanning. Trouble brews on the lead up to Micky Mulgrew's wedding to Rosie McCallion. Will PC Dixon and the team be able to prevent chaos? [S]

1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. Lifer. Stars Alfred Burke, Norman Bird & Tony Calvin. An anonymous tip-off sets Marker on the trail of a man seeking vengeance for a crime committed ten years ago.

Fall High, Fall Hard. Stars John Gregson Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. There is corruption and murderous cover up in the building industry by the co-owner of the building company. [S]

1986. Action. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stars Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite & Carrie Snodgress. A hardboiled LAPD cop must go on the run after being framed for the murder of his ex-wife. [S]