A Canadian World War II veteran working for the British Foreign Office Read More »
Film-Noir
Looking for His Murderer / Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht (1931) Robert Siodmak, Heinz Rühmann, Lien Deyers, Raimund Janitschek
A man in bad sorts hires a burglar to later kill him, then changes his mind when Read More »
The Big Caper (1957) Robert Stevens, James Gregory, Mary Costa, Rory Calhoun
A con man in debt and down on his luck comes up with what he thinks is the perfect caper–robbing a small-town bank Read More »
Cecile Is Dead / Cécile est morte! (1944) Maurice Tourneur, Albert Préjean, Santa Relli, Germaine Kerjean
Convinced that her life is in danger, Cécile goes to the police for help. Read More »
Apology for Murder (1945) Sam Newfield, Ann Savage, Hugh Beaumont, Russell Hicks
Reporter Kenny Blake (Hugh Beaumont) falls in love with scheming Toni Kirkland (‘Ann Savage’) Read More »
Sunset Blvd. (1950) Billy Wilder, William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
In early-1950s Hollywood, obscure screenplay-writer Joe Gillis is unable to sell his work to the studios Read More »
Guilty Bystander (1950) Joseph Lerner, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Mary Boland
An alcoholic ex-cop, now the house detective at a scuzzy hotel in an even scuzzier part of town Read More »
Another Man’s Poison (1951) Irving Rapper, Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams
Mystery writer Janet Frobisher lives alone in a dark English country house Read More »
Two O’Clock Courage (1945) Anthony Mann, Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Richard Lane
After nearly running over him with her cab, Patty Mitchell picks up a fare who claims to have amnesia. Read More »
Deadline – U.S.A. (1952) Richard Brooks, Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter
Ed Hutcheson, tough editor of the New York ‘Day’, finds that the late owner’s heirs Read More »