Talking Pictures Schedule, Wed, 8 May 2024 (United Kingdom)

The Food of the Gods is up next. Based on the novel of the same name by H.G. Wells, Caroline introduces the monstrous 1976 horror starring Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin and Ida Lupino. [S]

1976. Horror. Directed by Bert I. Gordon. Stars Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin & Ralph Meeker. A remote island is taken over by gigantic beasts after the appearance of a strange, edible ooze. [S]

As the night draws to a close, Caroline Munro rounds up the night with a peek at next week's terrifyingly exciting films. [S]

1980. A scientist tries to find out why aliens from another dimension are coming to earth. Stars Peter Mark Richmann (The Naked Gun).

1935. Crime drama made at Twickenham Film Studios. Starring Michael Hogan, Dorothy Boyd and Richard Cooper. A man is accused of murder based on evidence written on a playing card. [S]

1964. Who Killed Who IV? Directed by Don Weis. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. Burke's old flame is a suspect for the murder of Socialite equestrian William Henry Otis IV.

1962. Comedy. Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joan Sanderson & Alfred Burke. A young girl's sudden pregnancy unfolds dramas between two families. [S]

1937. Crime. Directed by Victor Hanbury. James & Carol have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder. Stars Griffith Jones, Rosalyn Boulter and James Harcourt. [S]

1981. Stars Sheila Fay, Christine Pollon, Carol Hawkins, Raymond Francis, Gina Maher, Daniel Abinere. The Powell's are on tenterhooks, will they be evicted?

Mr. Beamish and the Hangman's Noose. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Peter Hammond & Paul Hansard. A new governor arrives from England and arrests Beamish. A wary Tempest sets out to find answers. [S]

1959. Drama. Directed by Guy Hamilton. Stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas & Laurence Olivier. A case of mistaken identity leads an outcast and a local minister to discover their true vocations. [S]

1958. Drama. Directed by Delmer Daves. Stars Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis & Natalie Wood. In France during WWII, two American soldiers become romantic rivals when they fall for the same woman. [S]

James Stephens has returned from his travels with more western features to enjoy! First up, is the 1964 film Rio Conchos, starring Richard Boone and Stuart Whitman. [S]

1964. Western. Directed by Gordon Douglas. Stars Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman & Anthony Franciosa. An ex-Confederate soldier leads a secret mission to investigate the selling of stolen rifles. [S]

Johnny Ringo is back for another adventure! James Stephens introduces the episode Bound Boy, where Johnny must investigate a damning report against a rancher. [S]

Bound Boy. Directed by Aaron Spelling. Ringo investigates a report that a rancher charged with the care of several orphans is abusing them and turning them into virtual slaves. [S]

San Francisco. 1960. Stars Lorne Greene, Kathleen Crowley & David White. Ben, Hoss and Joe visit San Francisco with their ranch hands, who soon vanish. While searching for them, Ben gets caught. [S]

Made in 1954, directed and photographed by the award winning Louis Clyde Stoumen. This short film depicts a day in the life of a young boy living in gold rush territory.

The Team. 1967. Stars Jack Warner, Rosemarie Dunham & Vincent Ball. A group of swindlers from Leeds are operating in the local area, targeting elderly, vulnerable people. Can the team catch them? [S]

1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. Unlucky for Some. Stars Alfred Burke, Jennifer Daniel & John Quayle. Marker bows out with a strange and intriguing case involving two Villians.

The Thin Red Line. Stars John Gregson, Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. The Balaclava Silver, the regimental silver crockery of a proud Scottish regiment, is gradually being stolen. [S]

1954. Drama. Directed by Hugo Fregonese. Stars Edward G. Robinson, Jean Parker & Peter Graves. A death row inmate breaks free on the eve of his execution, but will the law catch up with him?

1961. Drama. Directed by John Schlesinger. Iconic short of a day in the life of a London Railway Station. [S]