Blues in the Night (1946)

Blues in the Night (1946)

starring Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf

written by Robert Rossen

directed by Anatole Litvak

88 minutes

Jazz pianist Jigger Pine (Richard Whorf) and his band travel around, improving their music. They add musicians and singer Ginger "Character" Powell (Priscilla Lane) to their group during their travels. They finally settle down in a New Jersey joint, The Jungle, run by Del Davis. Trumpeter Leo Powell, Character's husband, strikes up a more than friendly relationship with Kay Grant (Betty Field), Del's ex-girlfriend. Leo remains more than friendly with Kay until he learns that Character is pregnant with their child.

Hangover Square (1945)

Hangover Square (1945)

starring Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders

written by Barré Lyndon

directed by John Brahm

78 minutes

Composer George Bone (Laird Cregar) murders a man (in London in 1903) and then sets the man's shop on fire. All of this happens while George's brain is fogged. The fog recedes eventually and George finds evidence that leads him to believe that he might be the murderer. He talks to a Scotland Yard Doctor, Allan Middleton (George Sanders), who conducts some tests but is unable to conclude whether George is the murderer or not.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.31

The Gentleman from America

starring Biff McGuire, Ralph Clanton, John Irving

written by Francis Cockrell

directed by Robert Stevens

Sir Stephen Hurstwood (Ralph Clanton) makes a bet with Howard Latimer (Biff McGuire) that he won't be able to spend one full night in Hurstwood Manor. Latimer, the gentleman from America, takes the bet believing that there's no way he  won't win. Sir Stephen and his friend Derek (John Irving), have the homefield advantage and believe that Howard's confidence is misplaced. 

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.23

Crossover

Major Kira and Doctor Bashir are on their way back through the wormhole in a runabout when something goes wrong. They are picked up by some Klingons who seem ready to kill them until they recognize Kira. They take Kira and Bashir back to the space station, which is not where it was when they left. There they learn that things are quite different aboard the station because they have crossed over to another universe, the Mirror Universe.

Kira almost immediately meets her counterpart, Intendant Kira Nerys. Garak, MU Kira's second in command, encourages her to kill both of the new arrivals. MU Kira decides otherwise. She works for the Alliance, which was originally formed by the Klingons and the Cardassians. The Bejorans have since joined the Alliance.

Tales of the Unexpected 2.03

Galloping Foxley

starring John Mills, Anthony Steel

written by Robin Chapman

directed by Claude Whatham

William Perkins (John Mills) runs into a man (Anthony Steel) on his commute into work who reminds him of someone that terrorized him during his boarding school days. Perkins recalls, on the train ride into the office, how cruel Bruce 'Galloping' Foxley was to him. Perkins decides to speak up and say something. He tells everyone in the train compartment about Foxley's cruelty. The episode ends with Perkins discovering that the man isn't Foxley.

Fumo Chitai 1.05

aka The Waste Land

Episode 5

President Daimon convinces Iki not to resign from Kinki Trading. Iki rises through the ranks at Kinki and becomes the director of Corporate Administration. Kinki's rivalry with Tokyo Trading flares up once again in 1967 as the possibility of war emerges between Israel and the Arab countries that surround it.

Iki gives his daughter Naoko a hard time for dating the daughter of his business rival, Samejima. Iki thinks he sees Koide on the street but he is unable to confirm that it was indeed Koike. Iki's fast rise within Kinki and the advice he gives to Daimon makes him some enemies including Satoi, his former boss.

A Man on the Inside 2.03

Family Weekend

Charles checks up on Mona's alibi but needs some help from his daughter Emily and her son Jace to get the job done. Julie is officially brought in to investigate the burning of the painting. She winds up having to spend a lot of time with Brad Vinick who has all kind of ideas about what should replace the torched painting.

Thoughts

This was a lot of fun. I laughed several times. I'm still thinking that Mona might be the culprit.