During the 1950s, in Portuguese Mozambique, small-time American hustler, ex-soldier, ex-boxer and adventurer Johnny Jordan is looking for a new gig. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Song Without End (1960) Charles Vidor, George Cukor, Dirk Bogarde, Capucine, Geneviève Page, Biography, Drama, Music
The romantic story of Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt (Dirk Bogarde), whose scandalous love affair forced him to abandon his adoring audiences.
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Die Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse / The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (1964) Hugo Fregonese, Victor De Santis, Peter van Eyck, O.E. Hasse, Yvonne Furneaux, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The final film in the Dr. Mabuse series is also truly the least of the series. It is a fairly good spy thriller for the era if you look at it just from that viewpoint. Read More »
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse / The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1962) Werner Klingler, Gert Fröbe, Senta Berger, Helmut Schmid, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
It’s part of the long running Dr. Mabuse franchise and a remake of the 1933 movie with the same title, directed by Fritz Lang. Read More »
Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse / The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961) Harald Reinl, Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Commissioner Lohmann is already planning his holidays. An unexpected phone call calls him back to work. Read More »
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) Michael Curtiz, Ann Dvorak, Lee Tracy, Richard Cromwell, Crime, Drama, Romance
Abandoned by her mother at a young age, Molly Louvain is seen as no good, but she dreams of living respectably with her sweetheart Jimmy, who has promised to marry her. Read More »
The Sea Wolf (1993) Michael Anderson, Charles Bronson, Catherine Mary Stewart, Marc Singer, Adventure, Drama
Jack London’s brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed ship, the Ghost. Read More »
Girl in Danger (1934) D. Ross Lederman, Ralph Bellamy, Shirley Grey, Arthur Hohl, Mystery
Inspector Steve Trent tracks the stolen Cortez emerald, last pilfered by a murdered gangster. Read More »
The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) Harold S. Bucquet, Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Drama
Kildare saves the life of an ice skater who was in an auto accident. But even though her broken leg has knit, she can’t walk, and she tries to sue Kildare for malpractice Read More »
The Oscar (1966) Russell Rouse, Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Drama
Frankie Fane has clawed his way to the top of the Hollywood heap. Now, as he’s preparing to win his Oscar, his friend Hymie Kelly reminisces over their life together Read More »