Henry J. Tyroone leaves Texas where his oil wells are drying up and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock market. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
City That Never Sleeps (1953) John H. Auer, Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. Read More »
Fear and Desire (1953) Stanley Kubrick, Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky, Drama, Thriller, War
A ficticious war in an unidentified country provides the setting for this drama. Four soldiers survive the crash-landing of their plane to find themselves in a forest six miles behind enemy lines. Read More »
The Gaucho (1927) F. Richard Jones, Lupe Velez, Joan Barclay, Eve Southern, Adventure, Romance
A girl is saved by a miracle after she falls from a cliff in the Argentine Andes, and is blessed with healing powers. Read More »
Red Sundown (1956) Jack Arnold, Rory Calhoun, Martha Hyer, Dean Jagger, Western
When his life is saved in a shootout by a fellow gunman whose life he in turn had saved, Alex Longmire promises to give up his way of life. Read More »
Testing the Limits (1998) Brigitte Berman, Scott Carson, Brandy Davis, Lorissa McComas, Drama, Erotic
Mike and Toni are on their way to the mountains for a romantic weekend, when their car breaks down. Read More »
Flight Nurse (1953) Allan Dwan, Joan Leslie, Forrest Tucker, Arthur Franz, Biography, Drama, War
A routine film on the surface, Flight Nurse is quite original in showing war from the point of view of a nurse who is as comely as as she is generous. Read More »
Enter Laughing (1967) Carl Reiner, José Ferrer, Shelley Winters, Elaine May, Comedy, Romance
David Kolowitz, a nice young man living with his parents in New York City in 1938, works at a machine repair shop. Read More »
O. Henry’s Full House (1952) Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Fred Allen, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Drama
“O. Henry’s Full House” is a film divided in five segments telling five tales in the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Read More »
The Devil’s Mask (1946) Henry Levin, Anita Louise, Jim Bannon, Michael Duane, Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Based on the “I Love a Mystery” radio program (where most of the stories were told in serial fashion over several episodes): Searching through the wreckage of a crashed airline Read More »
Class Cruise (1989) Oz Scott, Billy Warlock, Michael DeLuise, Andrea Elson, Comedy
A few pupils from County High are selected to be the first to go on a study cruise, a privilege that formerly was reserved for members of private schools. Read More »
The Wild Heart (1952) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Jennifer Jones, David Farrar, Cyril Cusack, Drama, Romance
A re-editing of Gone to Earth (1950) after a disagreement and court case between director Michael Powell and producer David O. Selznick. Read More »
Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) Daniel Mann, Dean Martin, Elizabeth Montgomery, Martin Balsam, Comedy
Actor Jason Steel plays a caring, godlike doctor on television. Off the set, he’s the insecure fiancé of pretty art teacher Melissa. Read More »
The Court Jester (1956) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
The throne of rightful king of England, the small babe with the purple pimpernel birthmark, has been usurped by the evil King Roderick. Read More »
The Brass Bottle (1964) Harry Keller, Tony Randall, Burl Ives, Barbara Eden, Comedy, Fantasy
Comedy about the proverbial genie who comes out of a bottle (a table lamp in this instance) to serve his new master. Read More »