An alcoholic ex-cop, now the house detective at a scuzzy hotel in an even scuzzier part of town Read More »
Film-Noir
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 »
Chain of Evidence (1957) Paul Landres, Bill Elliott, Jimmy Lydon, Don Haggerty
The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant Read More »
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) Michael Curtiz, James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, Humphrey Bogart
Two boyhood friends, Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connolly have taken different paths in life. Read More »
The Bigamist (1953) Ida Lupino, Joan Fontaine, Edmund Gwenn
Harry and Eve Graham are trying to adopt a baby. The head of the agency senses Harry is keeping a secret and does some investigating. Read More »
Johnny One-Eye (1950) Robert Florey, Pat O’Brien, Wayne Morris, Dolores Moran
Big-time racketeer Martin Martin, on the eve of his projected move into New York politics Read More »
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Tay Garnett, Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway
Frank Chambers (John Garfield) is a drifter who stops at a rural diner for a meal, and ends up working there. Read More »
Julie (1956) Andrew L. Stone, Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan
Her new husband’s behaviour convinces Julie Benton that his jealousy is dangerous Read More »