Mild mannered Vern runs a pet store that seems to gather more pets than he sells. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Crime Doctor’s Man Hunt (1946) William Castle
In the 6th entry of Columbia’s “Crime Doctor” series, Dr. Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) is consulted by an ex-serviceman Read More »
The History of Mr. Polly (1949) Anthony Pelissier
Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father Read More »
The Crime Doctor’s Gamble (1947)
On a lecture/vacation visit to Paris, Dr. Ordway drops in on his friend, the Prefecture of Police. Read More »
Un giorno nella vita (1946) Alessandro Blasetti, Elisa Cegani, Massimo Girotti, Mariella Lotti
Some Italian partisans want to take refuge in a convent to escape German raids. Read More »
The Woman in White (1948) Peter Godfrey
A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate Read More »
Crime by Night (1944) William Clemens, Jane Wyman, Jerome Cowan, Faye Emerson
Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Read More »
Strange Bargain (1949) Will Price, Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn, Harry Morgan
Sam Wilson is having a hard time making ends meet. When he asks his boss for a raise Read More »
Escape to Glory (1940) John Brahm, Pat O’Brien, Constance Bennett, John Halliday
A British ship is attacked by a German U-boat at the onset of World War II. Read More »
The Emperor of Capri / L’imperatore di Capri (1949) Luigi Comencini, Totò, Gianni Appelius, Galeazzo Benti
Sonia, a beautiful gold digger, mistakes Antonio, a waiter in a Neapolitan hotel Read More »