by Mark Murton Directed by: Carol Reed Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fast paced farce in which two gold-digging chorus girls, Gloria (Renee Houston) and Clytie (Lilli Palmer), pursue eligible bachelor the Earl of Pangborough (Hugh Sinclair) but find they have competition from fellow chorus […]
by Ted Davis Alternative Version: The Wild Heart is a drastically different and inferior movie, with some scenes excised, and new ones concocted by David O’Selznick and Rouben Mamoulian, neither man at his best on this project. Directed by: Michael Powell Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! […]
by Brian H. Directed by: William Wellman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on Owen Johnson’s “Lawrenceville Stories” books set at a private boy’s school in the 1890’s where young John Humperdink ‘Dink’ Stover (Dean Stockwell) learns life lessons as well as academics. Kitty Cameo: […]
Directed by: Henry Koster Synopsis: An adaptation of the stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco from Hong Kong for an arranged marriage to a nightclub owner named Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), not realizing that he has eyes for singer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). Purr Blur: With the […]
Directed by: Dylan Vox Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: New York veterinarian Scarlet (Kristi Murdock) and son Milo (Pono Say) travel to Vermont to visit her father (Michael Swan) for Christmas where she falls in love with both the area and a handsome doctor named […]
by Brian HBehind the Scenes by Linda Kay Directed by: Arthur Lubin This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Pierre St. Laurent (Cornel Wilde), a French nobleman and officer, returns to France after military service in India. He finds that […]
by Ted Davis Directed by: Julien Duvivier Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Prosperous and well-fed businessman Doakes (Robert Benchley) visits his club one evening to relieve a bad case of the jitters brought on by the combination of a disturbing experience with a fortune teller […]
Directed by: Henry King Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Parisian sewer worker Chico (James Stewart) reluctantly rescues an abused prostitute named Diane (Simone Simon) and gives her shelter in his attic flat, slowly realizing over time that he is falling in love with her. Cat […]
by Ted Davis (with additional material by Linda Kay) English Title: This is Called Dawn Directed by: Luis Buñuel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Cruelty and grace exist side by side in the sweltering Mediterranean island where hardworking and idealistic Doctor Valerio (Georges Marchal) plies […]
by Mark Murton Original French Title: 37°2 le Matin (37.2°C in the Morning) Directed by: Jean-Jacques Beineix Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A would-be writer, Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade), begins a passionate, physical romance with the capricious, volatile Betty (Béatrice Dalle) but as the relationship progresses […]