Talking Pictures TV Tuesday

An escaped convict tries to make a fresh start in a small town, but his new life is threatened by a gangster on the run. Crime drama, starring Warren Hull and Paul Bryar

A detective tries to prove that a series of suicides are really murders with a doctor at an institute for the blind behind the crimes. Thriller, with Bela Lugosi and Hugh Williams

A plastic surgeon reconstructs the exact image of his lost love on the face of a hideously scarred criminal. Drama, starring Paul Henreid, Diana Beaumont and Lizabeth Scott

A professional gambler tries to marry into the British aristocracy, despite being haunted by vengeful gangsters and a jilted ex. Crime thriller, with Dane Clark and Kathleen Byron

An elderly woman reminisces about four eventful love affairs in her life. Romantic drama, starring Merle Oberon, Joseph Cotton and Alan Marshal

A team of Allied special operatives is sent on a daring mission to rescue a Swedish atomic scientist. Second World War spy thriller, starring Robert Newton and Raymond Lovell

Shows and films not to be missed throughout September

A bar owner falls for a smuggler, and allows him to use her establishment as a safe house - but a rival threatens to expose her. Crime drama, starring Derek Bond and Jane Hylton

Water sports in the Solent

A big-time racketeer is deported back to England from America to find himself facing a murder charge for a crime he committed over 20 years before. With Cec Linder

Uncle Fred, reluctantly accompanied by his nephew, disrupts the lives of a family living in the suburbs

Part two of two. The caped crusader falls under the spell of Marsha, Queen of Diamonds. Starring Adam West and Carolyn Jones

A thief whose ill-gotten gains were never found is released from prison, and Maguire tracks him to discover what became of the money

British troops are besieged by Chinese forces in a hilltop temple toward the end of the Korean War. Drama based on Max Catto's novel, starring George Baker and Harry Andrews

The cult movie star introduces Willard

A social misfit whose only friends are his pet rats trains the rodents to attack those who have wronged him. Horror, starring Bruce Davison and Elsa Lanchester

The cult movie star introduces Brian De Palma's Sisters

A journalist thinks she's got hold of the story of a lifetime when she witnesses a murder at her neighbour's house. Brian De Palma's thriller, with Margot Kidder and Lisle Wilson

Preview of next week's films

The hunt for a killer who cuts off his victims' hands leads to a group of former PoWs who suffered similar injuries in captivity. Crime thriller, with Derek Bond and Reed De Rouen

A gunfighter and a drifter saved from hanging try to ensure that an outspoken boy gets his rightful inheritance. Comedy Spaghetti Western, starring Bud Spencer and Jack Palance

Bernard Cribbins, Jon Pertwee and Ted Ray share stories about their military service

Jethro goes to a psychiatrist whom he thinks is a medical doctor - while Cousin Pearl is convinced the therapist is trying to seduce her

A former army major is released from prison, and goes in search of the payroll he stole