
Fictionalized account of abolitionist John Brown and his six sons who fought to ensure Kansas would enter the Union as a slave-free state. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Never Fear (1950) Ida Lupino, Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle, Hugh O’Brian

After countless hours of rehearsal to perfect their routines and years of struggling to get bookings Read More »
Not Wanted (1949) Elmer Clifton, Ida Lupino, Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle, Leo Penn

Twentyish Sally Kelton is unhappy at home and in the drab town in which she lives, until she meets roving musician Steve Ryan. Read More »
The Merry Frinks (1934) Alfred E. Green, Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert

An under-appreciated mother inherits a fortune and abandons her family. Read More »
Guendalina (1957) Alberto Lattuada, Jacqueline Sassard, Raf Mattioli, Sylva Koscina

A teenage girl vacations in the Italian Riviera during the summer with her wealthy parents. Read More »
The Punishment / La punition (1962) Jean Rouch, Nadine Ballot, Jean-Claude Darnal, Modeste Landry

Nadine, an eighteen-year-old high school student in her final year, arrives late for the philosophy lesson. Read More »
Oldtimer / Stara masina (1989) Zelimir Zilnik

The aged rocker Igor works as a journalist and DJ at the “Radio Student” in Ljubljana. Read More »
The Student Prince (1997) Simon Curtis, Robson Green, Gavin Richards, Peter Lovstrom

The Queen’s youngest son is off to university, mainly because “I’m hopeless at anything else”. Read More »
Wedding Ring / Konyaku yubiwa (1950) Keisuke Kinoshita, Jûkichi Uno, Kinuyo Tanaka, Toshirô Mifune

Two of Japan’s finest actors, Kinuyo Tanaka and Toshiro Mifune, come together in this touching seaside melodrama Read More »
Midnight Intruder (1938) Arthur Lubin, Louis Hayward, Eric Linden, J.C. Nugent

Barry Gilbert and “Doc” Norton, broke and hungry, enter the unoccupied Reitter country estate. Read More »