A rare film which depicts the tragic fate of a Christian lord who fought for his fate in the Edo period. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Return of a Stranger (1961) Max Varnel, John Ireland, Susan Stephen, Cyril Shaps
John and Pam have bought a terrace house in a village, and move into it with their little son. Read More »
The Gendarme gets married / Le gendarme se marie (1968) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Jean Lefebvre, Geneviève Grad
The gendarme Cruchot meets the widow Josepha. They quickly fall in love but Cruchot’s daughter Read More »
To the Shores of Hell (1966) Will Zens, Marshall Thompson, Richard Arlen, Robert Dornan
A Marine officer leads a rescue mission through the Vietnamese jungle to rescue his brother Read More »
Joe Palooka in The Counterpunch (1949) Reginald Le Borg, Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox
Joe Palooka kayos Cardona, but the latter protests that he can beat the champ in his own country – South America. Read More »
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) Elliott Nugent, Robert Walker, Joan Leslie, Edward Arnold
When a naval officer’s wife breaks her ankle and is laid up Read More »
Under Pressure (2000) Jean Pellerin, Rob Lowe, Larisa Miller, Craig Wasson
Elgin Bates, a billionaire art collector, hires a British sociopath to help him find a priceless, long-lost, storied sculpture. Read More »
Some Like It Hot (1939) George Archainbaud, Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Gene Krupa
Nicky Nelson is a fast-talking sideshow barker with a wax-and-alive concession on Atlantic City’s boardwalk. Read More »
I Need a Ride to California (1968) Morris Engel, Lilly Shell, Rod Perry, Loren Standlee
New York 1968, a rare film about a bygone era. Late ’60s, Greenwich Village: Lilly is a young Read More »
The Good Bad Man (1916) Allan Dwan, Douglas Fairbanks, Sam De Grasse, Pomeroy Cannon
An outlaw calling himself Passin’ Through halts his “evil” ways long enough to help out some children in difficulty. Read More »