The Film Detective
United States
The Film Detective specializes in classic cinema from the United States, focusing on films from the 1930s through the 1960s. The channel’s programming leans heavily toward public domain titles, including noir, westerns, comedies, and early horror features. Viewers can expect to see lesser-known B-movies alongside occasional major studio releases that have entered the public domain. The presentation style is straightforward, with minimal commercial interruption compared to mainstream broadcast networks. Some programming blocks are organized around genres or specific actors, though the schedule rotates regularly.
The channel is available through several cable and satellite providers across the country, as well as through its own streaming platform. Online subscribers can access the full library of films on demand, with new titles added each month. The streaming service also includes curated collections and restored versions of certain films. TV guide listings for the linear channel can be found through most major electronic program guides, though the schedule may vary by provider and region.
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The Beverly Hillbillies
The Clampetts Strike Oil
Series, Sitcom
A rural family reluctantly exchanges a one-room mountain cabin for $25 million and a 35-room mansion, after they strike oil on their land.
01:00 - 01:30
The Beverly Hillbillies
Getting Settled
Series, Sitcom
Jed and his family are mistaken for a staff of crazy servants when they move into their new mansion.
01:30 - 01:59
The Beverly Hillbillies
Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin
Series, Sitcom
The Clampett family miss being back at their old home in the mountains; Pearl tries to win over the oil man at the cabin as he takes her to a nearby phone.
01:59 - 04:14
The Three Musketeers
Movie, Adventure
Leaving his country village, D'Artagnan (Douglas Fairbanks) heads to Paris in hopes of becoming a musketeer. Soon after, he meets three of them -- Athos (Leon Barry), Porthos (George Siegmann) and Aramis (Eugene Pallette) -- and joins their struggle to defend Queen Anne (Mary...
04:14 - 06:00
D.O.A.
Movie, Crime drama
Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula (Pamela...
06:00 - 06:29
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jed Becomes a Banker
Series, Sitcom
Jed is promoted to the position of bank vice president in order for him to participate in an interbank skeet shoot.
06:29 - 06:59
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Family Tree
Series, Sitcom
An authority on American history finds evidence that Jed's ancestors preceded the Mayflower to America.
06:59 - 07:29
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jed Cuts the Family Tree
Series, Sitcom
Cousin Pearl gets a glamour treatment and tries to groom the Clampetts for high society.
07:29 - 07:59
The Beverly Hillbillies
Granny's Spring Tonic
Series, Sitcom
Jed takes a dose of Granny's tonic and ends up on Lovers Lane with a gold-digging secretary.
07:59 - 08:30
Stories of the Century
Joaquin Murietta
Series, Western
The 1850s California gold fields are home to notorious bandit Joaquin Murieta; Matt and Frankie arrive to track him down, but he kidnaps Frankie; Matt and Captain Love trail Murieta to the bitter end.
08:30 - 09:00
Stories of the Century
Tiburcio Vasquez
Series, Western
Tiburcio Vasquez vows vengeance against Anglos after his sister Dolores is killed; Matt and Frankie try to stop his years of terror in Southern California after a railroad agent is killed with the help of a local priest.
09:00 - 09:30
Stories of the Century
Chief Crazy Horse
Series, Western
Matt enlists the aid of Dakota chiefs to bring in Crazy Horse.
09:30 - 10:00
Stories of the Century
Black Bart
Series, Western
The man behind a string of stagecoach robberies has remained out of reach of company detectives Matt and Frankie, but reinforcements from the city help to crack the case.
10:00 - 10:20
Country Style, U.S.A.
Faron Young, Billy Walker
Series, Music, Country
Public service program sponsored by the U.S. Army featured top country and western singers playing their hit songs interspersed with announcements urging viewers to visit their local Army recruiting station.
10:20 - 10:40
Country Style, U.S.A.
Faron Young; Jimmy Newman
Series, Music, Country
Top country-western singers perform 1950s and 1960s hits while promoting army enlistment; host Jody McCrea welcomes guests Carl Smith and Carl Butler, featuring songs like "You Are the One," "Mr. Lost," and "When the Blues Come Around.".
10:40 - 11:00
Country Style, U.S.A.
Goldie Hill; Red Sovine
Series, Music, Country
Guests include Goldie Hill, Red Sovine; host: Charlie Applewhite.
11:00 - 11:28
Dragnet
The Big Number
Series, Crime drama
Friday enlists the help of a bank security guard to catch a robber.
11:28 - 11:59
Dragnet
The Big Oskar
Series, Crime drama
After a suspect turns himself in, Friday begins to question the man's guilt.
11:59 - 12:30
I Married Joan
Theatrical Can-Can
Series, Sitcom
Joan must find a way for her theatrical group to pay its bills.
12:30 - 13:00
I Married Joan
Talent Scout
Series, Sitcom
Joan tries to nail two phony con men who assure her she has what it takes to be a star.
13:00 - 13:30
I Married Joan
Business Executive
Series, Sitcom
Rich friends make Brad worry that he's cheated Joan of a better standard of living.
13:30 - 14:00
I Married Joan
Brad's Broken Toe
Series, Sitcom
Joan feels awful after dismissing Brad's pain, only to find he actually has three broken toes.
14:00 - 15:00
Bonanza
Spanish Grant
Series, Drama, Western
A former dance hall girl poses as a Spanish heiress to claim a land grant that includes part of the Ponderosa; guest Sebastian Cabot.
15:00 - 16:00
Bonanza
Blood on the Land
Series, Drama, Western
Jeb Drummond is a murderous sheep herder who has Adam taken hostage to try and force Ben to sign over a large section of Ponderosa land to him.
16:00 - 16:30
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Clampetts Strike Oil
Series, Sitcom
A rural family reluctantly exchanges a one-room mountain cabin for $25 million and a 35-room mansion, after they strike oil on their land.
16:30 - 16:59
The Beverly Hillbillies
Getting Settled
Series, Sitcom
Jed and his family are mistaken for a staff of crazy servants when they move into their new mansion.
16:59 - 17:29
The Beverly Hillbillies
Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin
Series, Sitcom
The Clampett family miss being back at their old home in the mountains; Pearl tries to win over the oil man at the cabin as he takes her to a nearby phone.
17:29 - 17:59
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale
Series, Sitcom
When Mr. Drysdale describes Mrs. Drysdale as being a hypochondriac, the Clampetts assume she is a drunk.
17:59 - 18:30
Annie Oakley
Gunplay
Series, Western
An outlaw (Myron Healey) poses as a marshal in an attempt to free his brother from jail. With Paul McGuire, Gail Davis.
18:30 - 19:00
Annie Oakley
The Dude Stagecoach
Series, Western
Annie (Gail Davis) challenges a mine owner's spoiled rich daughter (Maura Murphy) to a race. With Tom London.
19:00 - 19:30
Annie Oakley
Annie Calls Her Shots
Series, Western
After being framed and serving seven years in prison, a bitter man (Harry Lauter) returns to town. With Gail Davis.
19:30 - 20:00
Annie Oakley
Valley of the Shadows
Series, Western
Annie, Lofty and Tagg (Gail Davis, Brad Johnson, Jimmy Hawkins) step in when a store owner is killed and his young daughter is left blind. With Judy Nugent.
20:00 - 21:59
My Man Godfrey
Movie, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a forgotten man to win a scavenger hunt, and no one fits that description more than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled...
21:59 - 00:00
Salt of the Earth
Movie, Drama
At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a...