In a precursor to Trading Places (1983), the Bowery Boys are enrolled in a fancy college Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Come on Danger (1942) Edward Killy, Tim Holt, Frances E. Neal, Ray Whitley
Ranger Jack Mason is sent to Manzanita to bring in Ann Jordan, head of the Jordan gang Read More »
Target (1952) Stuart Gilmore, Tim Holt, Linda Douglas, Walter Reed
In 1893, the railroad is coming to Pecos, Texas, and crooked land agent Martin Conroy Read More »
Hotel Pacific / Zaklete rewiry (1975) Janusz Majewski, Marek Kondrat, Roman Wilhelmi, Roman Skamene
Set in the early 1930s, a young man finds a job as a dishwasher in a hotel and quickly works his way up the ladder. Read More »
Daphne Laureola (1978) Waris Hussein, Joan Plowright, Arthur Lowe, Grégoire Aslan
A young man becomes infatuated with the exotic Lady Pitts – whose much older husband is not pleased. Read More »
Its a Small World (1950) William Castle, Paul Dale, Lorraine Miller, Will Geer
Harry Musk is one in a million. That means that he’s the one out of a million children who is perfectly proportioned Read More »
You’re a Big Boy Now (1966) Francis Ford Coppola, Elizabeth Hartman, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn
Bernard Chanticleer’s father gives him two simple words of advice: “Grow up.” Read More »
The President / Præsidenten (1919) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Richard Christensen, Christian Engelstoft, Hallander Helleman
The judge in a Danish town sees his illegitimate daughter facing a trial Read More »
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) Reginald Le Borg, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, William Frawley
The troubles begin for Joe Palooka, the heavyweight champion of the boxing-world, when his manager, Knobby Walsh Read More »
Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) Reginald Le Borg, Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox
In this first entry of the Monogram features based on the comic-strip character created by Ham Fisher Read More »