After receiving congratulations from the Home Secretary for solving his most recent case, Charlie is sought out by Pamela Gray Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Bride Wore Red (1937) Dorothy Arzner, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Robert Young, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Count Armalia believes that the luck of birth is all that separates the rich from the poor. Read More »
His Girl Friday (1940) Howard Hawks, Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Walter Burns, editor of a major Chicago newspaper, is about to lose his ace reporter and former wife, Hildy Johnson, to insurance salesman Bruce Baldwin, but not without a fight! Read More »
Wattstax (1973) Mel Stuart, The Dramatics, The Staple Singers, Kim Weston, Documentary, Comedy, Music
Documentary with a selection from a non-stop 7-hour musical event at Watts, the Los Angeles Coliseum, August 20, 1972. Read More »
Venetian Bird (1952) Ralph Thomas, Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, John Gregson, Mystery, Thriller
Private detective Edward Mercer goes to Venice at the request of a French insurance company to locate a brave Italian whom they wish to reward for his part in the rescue of an Allied airman shot down during the war. Read More »
The Long, Long Trailer (1953) Vincente Minnelli, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Comedy, Romance
Nicky and Tacy are going to be married. Nicky wants to save up money for a house, but Tacy dreams of starting off with their own home on wheels–a trailer. Read More »
The Lonely Lady (1983) Peter Sasdy, Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Bibi Besch, Drama
Jerilee Randall, a simple schoolgirl living in the San Fernando Valley, dreams of becoming a famous screenwriter. Read More »
The Long Summer of George Adams (1982) Stuart Margolin, James Garner, Joan Hackett, Alex Harvey, Drama
James Garner stars in a lighthearted tale about the vices and virtues of small-town life, based on the novel by Weldon Hill. Read More »
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead (1971) Giuseppe Vari, Klaus Kinski, Victoria Zinny, Paolo Casella, Western
Dan Hogan and his gang have held up a bank for $100,000 in gold bars. They meet up at Jackal’s Ranch, a weigh station for stage coaches. Read More »
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1954) Luis Buñuel, Dan O’Herlihy, Jaime Fernández, Felipe de Alba, Adventure, Drama
On 30 September 1659, the aristocratic British Robinson Crusoe’s ship sinks and he miraculously survives on a deserted island somewhere in South America. Read More »