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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Adventures of a Rookie (1943) Leslie Goodwins, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Richard Martin
Two bumbling GIs manage to get themselves invited to a dinner party at a boarding house “for women only”. Read More »
Sierra Baron (1958) James B. Clark, Brian Keith, Rick Jason, Rita Gam
In this western set in the California territory in the mid-19th century Read More »
False Identity (1990) James Keach, Stacy Keach, Geneviève Bujold, Tobin Bell
When Rachel, a radio personality, discovers a Purple Heart at a garage sale she decides to find out its history. Read More »
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) Harry Beaumont, William Nigh, Charles Kaley, Ethelind Terry, Marion Shilling
A tunesmith, a user and an out-and-out heel, puts the stories of his broken romances into song Read More »
Demon Pond AKA Yashagaike (1979) Masahiro Shinoda, Tamasaburô Bandô, Gô Katô, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures. Read More »
A Silent Woman AKA Una Mujer Silenciosa (2002) Matías Piñeiro, José Manuel Espeche, Eugenia Palioff, Beatriz Spelzini
Matías Piñeiro’s first film, produced when he was a film student. Read More »
Gideon’s Trumpet (1980) Robert L. Collins, Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman
True story of Clarence Gideon’s fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. Read More »
The Big Money (1956) John Paddy Carstairs, Ian Carmichael, Belinda Lee, Kathleen Harrison
Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that Read More »
Crosstalk (1982) Mark Egerton, Gary Day, Penny Downie, Brian McDermott
A computer genius is confined to a penthouse after a car accident, with only a nurse to look after him. Read More »