The Long Night (1947)

The Long Night (1947)

Directed by: Anatole Litvak Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Joe Adams (Henry Fonda) is barricaded in his apartment after shooting a magician named Maximilian the Great (Vincent Price) who performs a magic act with his trained dogs. During the siege Adams recalls, via flashback, what […]

Love Letters (1945)

Love Letters (1945)

Directed by: William Dieterle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Allen Quinton (Joseph Cotten) is a British soldier stationed in Italy in World War II where he pens poetic love letters for a fellow soldier to mail to the guy’s girlfriend, Victoria, back home. But Allen […]

Raffles (1939)

Raffles (1939)

Directed by: Sam Wood Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A gentleman thief who leaves calling cards at the scene of his crimes signed “The Amateur Cracksman” is actually the well-liked cricket star A.J. Raffles (David Niven.) Raffles is ready to retire from thievery until a […]

The Cat Came Back (1988)

National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Directed by: Cordell Barker Synopsis: A hilarious animated short film of the classic novelty song written in the late 1800’s by Harry S. Miller (and reincarnated into several different variations over the years.) Old Mr. Johnson finds an adorable kitten on his front doorstep and soon realizes the tiny, furry creature […]

Take Her, She’s Mine (1963)

Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Jimmy Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows Directed by: Henry Koster Synopsis: Frank Michaelson (Jimmy Stewart) is called upon by the school-board for which he works to explain a series of scandalous newspaper articles in which he is featured. He explains to the board, by means of flashbacks, how each of the incidents is tied […]

. . . And God Created Woman (1956)

Iéna Productions Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Curd Jürgens, Jean-Louis Trintignant Directed by: Roger Vadim Synopsis: The orphan girl Juliete (Brigitte Bardot) is considered wild and loose by her adopted parents. Indeed several local men have their eye on her, including the elder two of three brothers, Antoine (Christian Marquand) and Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and the dapper mogul Eric Carradine […]