Christmas Eve (1947)
Far from a conventional Christmas movie, this Edwin L. Marin directed feature casts a heavily made up 45 year old, Ann Harding, as an aging woman of wealth looking to […]
Outpost in Morocco (1949)
I couldn’t help but wonder while watching this French Foreign Legion tale from director Robert Florey if there were ever any actual Frenchman in the ranks of the Legion. The […]
A Reading Break with Olivia, The Immortal Count and Lou’s on First
I often lament that I can’t read fast enough despite enjoying a good book be it non-fiction or a good old fashioned story from someone’s imagination. Generally I rotate my […]
Nob Hill (1945)
This Henry Hathaway directed effort for 20th Century Fox threw me a curveball that proved to be a welcome one at that. Released on DVD though the Fox made on […]
Race Street (1948)
It’s an old plot with a leading actor who had by this time played the same role for years but why should that bother me or my enjoyment of a […]
A Bullet For Joey (1955)
If we’re to believe the story that Edward G. Robinson got into a fisticuff altercation with George Raft on the set of Manpower way back in 1941, both actors must […]
Background to Danger (1943)
Warner Brothers Studios attempts to recapture that Casablanca feeling by once again giving theater goers international intrigue, the pairing of Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre opposite Humphr……. scratch that, opposite George […]
Now Playing 1949 …… Plus a Couple Extras.
I’ve been on my summer holidays now for close to two weeks and inevitably that allows me time to look for movies and odd bits of memorabilia and whatever else […]
Five Golden Dragons (1967)
I know Robert Cummings is the star of this Harry Alan Towers production but let’s be honest here, my main interest in this film are the four guest stars who […]
