Directed by: James Neilson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Teenager Nikky Ferris (Hayley Mills) is on a working vacation with her aunt (Joan Greenwood) on Crete when they meet a mysterious young man named Mark (Peter McEnery) who inadvertently draws Nikky into mystery and danger. […]
Directed by: Nunnally Johnson Synopsis: The escalation of the Spanish Civil War finds priest Father Arturo Carrera (Dirk Bogarde) a wanted man with an entertainer named Soledad (Ava Gardner) trying to protect him. Purr Blur: After meeting in a club where she works, Soledad helps Father Arturo to escape through a back door. As they […]
Directed by: Lloyd Bacon This review contains an implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of sailors who formerly were attacked at sea are assigned to a ship that is to join a convoy taking supplies to England through the U-boat […]
Directed by: Charles Saunders Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A tale of blackmail, murder and intrigue sprouts from a series of relationships between a doctor, his wife, a chemist and his many loves. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The story is a bit too complicated to […]
Directed by: Norman Foster Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) tries to learn the details of a plot in which saboteurs hope to attack a French and British joint fleet as it passes through the Suez Canal. Kitty Cameo: Mr. Moto’s faithful […]
Directed by: Alexander Hall Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A sequel to the film There’s Always a Woman. Sally Reardon (Virginia Bruce) once again meddles in her husband Bill’s (Melvyn Douglas) detective work with predictably silly results. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the middle of […]
Directed by: Roy William Neill Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his assistant Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) travel to Scotland to investigate a series of murders, each preceded by the victim receiving an envelope filled with orange pips. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Watson is alone in the large, dark mansion on a stormy night […]
English Title: Pelle the ConquerorDirected by: Bille August Synopsis: Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard) is a young Swedish boy who emigrates with his father Lassefar (Max von Sydow) from Sweden to Denmark in search of work and a new life. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The widow Lassefar and his son are hired to work on a farm. […]
Directed by: Lesley Selander Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) suspects wrongdoing when a miner is killed in an accident. Purr Blur: Hopalong assigns his friend Windy (George Hayes) to keep an eye on the happenings at the mine. Windy gets a […]
Directed by: Dwain Esper Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This cautionary tale follows the true life story of Dr. William G. Davis and his addiction to drugs. Kitty Cameo: The doctor became a carnival huckster to support his habit. In the sideshow, some cages and […]