Directed by: Robert Hartford-Davis Synopsis: Police detective Terry Sneed (Billy Dee Williams) is recruited by a New Mexico law enforcement agency to rid the city of corruption. But who are really the corrupt ones? Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Late in the film Sneed goes into a bar to carry out some business. The bartender is […]
Directed by: Peter Godfrey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Craig Carlson (Raymond Burr) defends Myra Leeds (Angela Lansbury) when she is accused of murder, even though they have fallen in love with each other. Kitty Cameo: In the scene when Myra’s husband Joe (Dick […]
Starring: Whitey Directed by: Charles David Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Nikki Collins (Deanna Durbin) is a young woman visiting New York who witnesses a murder from her train window just before reaching Grand Central Station. Her determination to solve the crime brings her […]
Directed by: Charles Chaplin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Monsieur Verdoux (Charles Chaplin) is a charmer when it comes to the ladies which comes in handy with his new line of work; marrying and murdering rich women for their money. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Cats […]
Directed by: Robert Altman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Raymond Chandler’s classic detective steps into modern day Hollywood when Philip Marlowe (Elliot Gould) becomes involved in a complicated murder mystery after driving a friend (Jim Bouton) to the Mexican border. Shortly afterward he is hired […]
Original Title: Night of the Demon Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews) is an American psychologist who travels to England to attend a conference about the paranormal when the lead speaker is killed mysteriously. The deceased doctor’s […]
Directed by: Robert Florey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: World War II veteran Eddie Rice (John Payne) suffers from amnesia and goes looking for his past, only to find he had ties with underworld criminals in Los Angeles. Featured Feline: The boss of the crime […]
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg Synopsis: Three Americans meet on a boat from Hong Kong to Macao . . . expatriot Nick Cochran (Robert Mitchum), shady femme fatale Julie Benson (Jane Russell) and traveling salesman Lawrence C. Trumble (William Bendix.) They soon become involved in different ways with Vincent Halloran (Brad Dexter), the crooked owner […]
Directed by: Anthony Mann Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Letter carrier Joe Norson (Farley Granger) is an everyman struggling to make ends meet with a young wife (Cathy O’Donnell) and a baby on the way. But the temptation to steal money when it presents itself […]
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 […]