What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Friday 19 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
03:10
The Frogmen
Second World War thriller, starring Richard Widmark
1951 – Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Movie cast
Underwater demolition experts embark on a mission to find a safe landing site for the US military to launch an invasion on a South Pacific island occupied by Japanese army and navy forces. But first the commander and his men must put aside their personal differences to ensure the mission is successful. Thriller, starring Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews and Gary Merrill
05:10
Big Ben Calling
Musical, starring Leslie French
1935 –
Movie cast
06:00
Ensign O’Toole
S01E04
The seaman comes up with a plan
06:30
Thunder in the City
Crime comedy, starring Edward G Robinson
1937 – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Movie cast
08:10
Flannelfoot
Crime thriller, starring Ronald Howard
1953 – Drama, Crime
Movie cast
09:35
Sons of the Sea
Spy adventure, starring Leslie Banks
1939 – Drama, War
Movie cast
The son of a seafarer decides to follow in his father’s footsteps and heads off for the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth – only to inadvertently become involved with devious foreign spies. Espionage adventure, starring Leslie Banks, Mackenzie Ward, Kay Walsh and Simon Lack
11:10
The Bold and the Brave
Second World War drama, starring Mickey Rooney
1956 – Drama, History, War
Movie cast
Three American soldiers are stationed in Italy during the Second World War. While one immerses himself in the world of gambling, with the hope of winning enough cash to open a restaurant back home, another struggles to deal with the morality of killing and the third turns to religion for comfort. Drama, with Mickey Rooney, Don Taylor and Wendell Corey
12:55
Saloon Bar
Mystery, starring Gordon Harker
1940 – Thriller
Movie cast
The locals of a pub gather at Christmas, awaiting news of the landlord’s wife who is having a baby. One of their number is absent, having been accused of murder and sentenced to be hanged, but a bookmaker organises his fellow drinkers to help re-examine the case and prove their friend innocent. Mystery based on Frank Harvey’s stage play, starring Gordon Harker and Elizabeth Allan
14:30
Crown Court
S02E18
Part three of three. Rose Messiter confesses to writing the second will
15:00
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens’ drama, starring Alec Guinness
1948 – Adventure, Drama, Family
Movie cast
A runaway orphan becomes involved with a dangerous gang of backstreet thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly crook Fagin, and ends up in peril after a wealthy benefactor tries to save him from a life of crime. Drama, based on Charles Dickens’ novel, starring Alec Guinness, Anthony Newley, John Howard Davies and Robert Newton
17:25
Go Go with Matt Monro
The singer introduces musical performances
18:00
Time to Remember
Scenes of events from 1915
18:30
Away for the Day in 1952
Travelogue about day trips via coach
18:55
An Inspector Calls
Drama, starring Alastair Sim
1954 – Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Movie cast
A mysterious policeman arrives at a family celebration and begins a chain of events which leads to several surprising revelations. Drama based on the play by JB Priestley, starring Alastair Sim, Arthur Young, Olga Lindo and Eileen Moore
20:30
Dial 999
S01E13
A team of assassins disguised as taxi drivers targets a scientist
21:00
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The cult movie star introduces gothic horror The Blood on Satan’s Claw
21:05
The Blood on Satan’s Claw
Horror, starring Patrick Wymark
1971 – Horror
Movie cast
Strange remains are discovered in a 17th-century farming village, and have a disturbing effect on the townsfolk. They form a sinister cult, performing strange and violent rituals to bring their demonic master back to life. However, a pious judge is prepared to use brutal methods of his own to root out the evil. Horror, starring Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden and Simon Williams
23:00
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The cult movie star introduces Carnival of Souls
23:05
Carnival of Souls
Horror, starring Candace Hilligoss
1962 – Horror, Mystery
Movie cast
A woman miraculously escapes death in a horrific car crash which claims the lives of her friends – but later finds herself haunted by strange visions and ghostly apparitions which draw her to a deserted carnival. Horror, starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger and Art Ellison
00:40
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The cult movie star introduces The Screaming Skull
00:45
The Screaming Skull
Horror, starring John Hudson
1958 – Thriller, Horror
Movie cast
02:10
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Preview of next week’s films
02:15
The Detective
Cop thriller, starring Frank Sinatra
1968 – Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Movie cast
A veteran cop with personal and professional problems takes on the investigation into the murder of a homosexual man, which leads to the discovery of corruption in high places. Cop thriller, starring Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick and Jacqueline Bisset
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