Penny and the Pownall Case (1948)

Penny and the Pownall Case (1948)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Slim Hand Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Penny Justin (Peggy Evans) and Molly James (an almost unrecognizable brunette Diana Dors) are flatmates. Penny is an artist’s model, who spends a significant amount of time in her underclothes and other revealing […]

Boys and Girls Together (1979)

Boys and Girls Together (1979)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Ralph Lawrence Marsden Synopsis: Six sexually frustrated members of a multi-cultural household in Hampstead, north London – Indian Lily (Cherry Patel), German Ilsa (Helen Fitzgerald), Singaporean Jat (Paul Ong), West Indian Leroy (Anthony Thomas), American Don (Roger Furse), and Brit Jenny (Christine Maskelle) – eventually get together to explore their […]

The Yellow Balloon (1953)

The Yellow Balloon (1953)

by Ted Davis Directed by: J. Lee Thompson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: It’s the London, England of the early 1950s, and 12 year-old Frankie Palmer (Andrew Ray), in a moment of spite, swipes a balloon from nearby neighbor and friend Ronnie Williams (Stephen Fenemore). […]

The Ground Beneath My Feet (2019)

The Ground Beneath My Feet (2019)

by Mark Murton Original Title: Der Boden unter den Füßen Director: Marie Kreutzer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: High-powered business consultant Lola (Valerie Pachner) tries desperately to hang on to her professional achievements despite growing pressure in her personal life, including having to care for […]

Local Hero (1983)

Local Hero (1983)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Bill Forsyth Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: ‘Mac’ McIntyre (Peter Riegert), negotiator for the acquisitions department of Knox Oil and Gas, is detailed to travel from the Houston, Texas home office to Ferness, Scotland in order to purchase the town […]

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Directed by: Joe May Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Geoffrey Radcliffe (Vincent Price) takes a formula to make him invisible so he can elude the police, but the side effect of the drug is madness. Kitty Cameo: Constable Briggs (Rex Evans) is on patrol when […]

Dual Alibi (1947)

Dual Alibi (1947)

Directed by: Alfred Travers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Twin trapeze artists George and Jules de Lisle (both played impressively by Herbert Lom) are the targets of scam artist Mike Bergen (Terence de Marney) who sends his girlfriend Gloria (Phyllis Dixey) to woo Jules in […]

Panique (1946)

Panique (1946)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Julien Duvivier Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A rich widow is murdered in a provincial French town, and eccentric and unpopular Monsieur Hire (Michel Simon), a conspicuous loner, is suspected of the crime. The actual murderer, low-life habitual criminal Alfred […]

Backlash (1947)

Backlash (1947)

Directed by: Eugene Forde This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When the body of defense attorney John Morland (John Eldredge), who was found in a ravine in his car, proves the man was murdered the hunt is on for his […]

Perry Mason – “The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather”

Perry Mason – “The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: May 27, 1961 Directed by: Bernard L. Kowalski Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Young and credulous David Gideon (Karl Held) is romantically involved with the experienced and wily Dorine Hopkins (Patricia Barry), who is married to the obnoxious Tony […]