
After the brutal murder of the prostitute Vera Paterny, Inspector Reinisch hardly makes any progress with the investigation. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Naked Edge (1961) Michael Anderson, Gary Cooper, Deborah Kerr, Eric Portman

George Radcliffe’s testimony sends Donald Heath to prison for murder and the theft of over 60,000 pounds. Read More »
D.O.A. (1949) Rudolph Maté, Edmond O’Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler

Small-town accountant Frank Bigelow goes to San Francisco for a week’s fun prior to settling down with fiancée Paula. Read More »
A Bell for Adano (1945) Henry King, Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix

Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. Read More »
Running on Empty (1988) Sidney Lumet, River Phoenix, Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch

The Popes are a family who haven’t been able to use their real identity for years. Read More »
Körkarlen / The Phantom Carriage (1921) Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg

It’s New Year’s Eve. Three drunkards evoke a legend. The legend tells that the last person to die in a year, if he is a great sinner Read More »
See You in the Morning (1989) Alan J. Pakula, Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett

Three years after his divorce from his model-wife is the psychologist Larry Livingstone ready for a new commitment. Read More »
The Night of the Hunted (1959) Bernard-Roland, Philippe Clay, Juliette Mayniel, Sami Frey

A young and hapless Antwerp thief, working for a gang led by leather-clad Philippe Clay, quarrels with his boss and kills him during a fight. Read More »
Teenage Millionaire (1961) Lawrence Doheny, Jimmy Clanton, Rocky Graziano, Zasu Pitts

A teen whose father is a budding radio channel proprietor records a song and plays with it on a few of his dad channels. Read More »
Crime Doctor (1943) Michael Gordon, Warner Baxter, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel

Amnesia victim, Robert Ordway, becomes the country’s leading criminal psychologist. Read More »