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Author Archives: rarefilm
Penny Serenade (1941) George Stevens, Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Beulah Bondi, Drama, Romance
As Julie prepares to leave her husband Roger, she begins to play through a stack of recordings, each of which reminds her of events in their lives together. Read More »
Deputy Marshal (1949) William Berke, Jon Hall, Frances Langford, Dick Foran, Western
A few minutes before he is killed by an unseen gunman using a split-butt rifle, in a saloon in Tumult, Wyoming, railway employee Harley Masters gives a secret map to Deputy Marshal Ed Garry. Read More »
Der Biberpelz / The Beaver Coat (1937) Jürgen von Alten, Heinrich George, Ida Wüst, Rotraut Richter, Comedy
In a district of a small, German principality, things are going haywire. And this, even though Baron von Wehrhahn, who is loyal to the prince Read More »
Terror Among Us (1981) Paul Krasny, Don Meredith, Sarah Purcell, Jennifer Salt, Action, Thriller
A police sergeant and a parole officer endeavor to stop a rapist-on-parole before he can follow through his threats on five women whom testifed against him years earlier. Read More »
Dentist in the Chair (1960) Don Chaffey, Bob Monkhouse, Peggy Cummins, Kenneth Connor, Comedy
Burglar steals Dentistry equipment by mistake and tries to sell them to Student Dentists. Mild amusements follow. Read More »
Dead Man’s Evidence (1962) Francis Searle, Conrad Phillips, Jane Griffiths, Veronica Hurst, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Spy David Baxter is sent to Ireland to investigate the death of a defected colleague apparently found dead on a beach. But is the body really him? Read More »
Death in High Heels (1947) Lionel Tomlinson, Don Stannard, Elsa Tee, Veronica Rose, Crime, Mystery
This is not a movie that will be on everyone’s lips, there is just no full frontal, or otherwise, nudity to be had. Read More »
Cuerpo a cuerpo (1984) Paulino Viota, Ana Gracia, Pilar Marco, Guadalupe Güemes, Comedy
The story of various, diverse relationships among different generations near Santander. Read More »
The Ebony Tower (1984) Robert Knights, Laurence Olivier, Roger Rees, Greta Scacchi, Drama
A young artist goes to interview an older painter who lives in the south of France with two young women. Read More »
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A wealthy harridan, Violet Venable, attempts to bribe Dr. Cukrowicz, a young psycho-surgeon from a New Orleans mental hospital that is desperately in need of funds Read More »
The Earl of Chicago (1940) Richard Thorpe, Victor Saville, Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen, Drama
Silky has always moved booze. In prohibition, he smuggled it from Canada, but now that it is legal, he produces his own brand. Read More »
The Atomic Submarine (1959) Spencer Gordon Bennet, Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the far and distant future of 1968, many ships and planes are crossing the North pole to transport passengers and cargo. Read More »
Shriek of the Mutilated (1974) Michael Findlay, Alan Brock, Jennifer Stock, Tawm Ellis, Horror
A group of college students are led by their professor into the mountains in search of the Yeti. The students start to be killed off one by one. Read More »
Mors Elling / Mother’s Elling (2003) Eva Isaksen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Grete Nordrå, Helge Reiss, Comedy, Drama
Elling has lived with his mother all his life. Mom is the practical one, while Elling ponders the more theoretical aspects of life. Read More »