At an isolated, seaside greasy-spoon cafe live George, the sarcastic owner; Slob, the potentially violent cook Read More »
Film-Noir
The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) Ralph Murphy, Nils Asther, Helen Walker, Reinhold Schünzel
A scientist who has found a way to prolong life (he is 120 years old) finds himself in a dilemma Read More »
The Sellout (1952) Gerald Mayer, Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter
Haven D. Allridge is the editor-in-chief of the News-Intelligencer newspaper in St. Howard Read More »
Fallen Angel (1945) Otto Preminger, Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell
Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews), thrown off a bus for not having the fare, begins to frequent a diner called “Pop’s Eats” Read More »
Six Bridges to Cross (1955) Joseph Pevney, Tony Curtis, George Nader, Julie Adams
Youth gang leader Jerry Florea is shot fleeing from a crime scene by rookie cop Ed Gallagher. Read More »
They Gave Him a Gun (1937) W.S. Van Dyke, Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone
Jimmy is drafted and ends up in Fred’s troop on his way to Europe. Read More »
Great Guy (1936) John G. Blystone, James Cagney, Mae Clarke, James Burke
It’s the New York Department of Weights and Measures vs. a systematic effort to cheat the public Read More »
The Velvet Touch (1948) Jack Gage, Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor
Broadway star Valerie Stanton, breaking up with her producer-lover Gordon Dunning, unintentionally kills him. Read More »
The Lost Weekend (1945) Billy Wilder, Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry
Don Birnam, long-time alcoholic, has been “on the wagon” for ten days and seems to be over the worst Read More »
Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949) William Berke, Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Steve Brodie
This modern tale borrows from an old story in establishing Langan, who works on a ship that docks in San Francisco Read More »