
Blondell and O’Brien star as newspaper reporters who inadvertently send Jordan to reform school after they write an expose of the illegal slot-machine racket the boy was a spotter for. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Force of Evil (1948) Abraham Polonsky, John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. Read More »
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942) Alfred Santell, Dorothy Lamour, Richard Denning, Jack Haley, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A young girl’s parents are killed on a tropical island, and the girl is raised and protected by the jungle animals. Read More »
Miami Blues (1990) George Armitage, Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

When Fred Frenger gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, Florida, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave. Read More »
Shipmates (1931) Harry A. Pollard, Robert Montgomery, Ernest Torrence, Dorothy Jordan, Comedy, Drama, Romance

The handsome young seaman John Paul Jones falls in love with Kit Corbin. Kit is the daughter of admiral Ben Corbin. Read More »
Lovers Courageous (1932) Robert Z. Leonard, Robert Montgomery, Madge Evans, Roland Young, Drama, Romance

Englishman and family black sheep travels the world working odd jobs while dreaming of being a playwright. Read More »
Xunzhao zhimei gengdeng / The Search (2009) Pema Tseden, Dobe Dorje, Drolma Gyab, Manla Kyab, Drama

A filmmaker searches the Himalayas for an actor and actress to play the lead roles in his Tibetan opera. Read More »
The Bat Whispers (1930) Roland West, Chance Ward, Richard Tucker, Wilson Benge, Crime, Thriller, Horror, Drama, Mystery, Comedy

Despite advance warning to the police, who seal off the area, The Bat, a master criminal, steals a necklace from the safe in the house of a rich socialite. Read More »
Scandalo / Submission (1976) Salvatore Samperi, Franco Nero, Lisa Gastoni, Raymond Pellegrin, Drama, Erotic

1940 France just before the great invasion. Eliane is a pharmacist who is married to her dull husband and has a teenage daughter. Read More »
Oregon Passage (1957) Paul Landres, John Ericson, Lola Albright, Toni Gerry, Western, Action, Drama, History

Young Cavalry lieutenant Niles Ord sets out to peacefully capture renegade Shoshone chief Black Eagle. Read More »