
Set in the Argentina of about 1875 in which a customary punishment for killing was a sentence to army service. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Strange Door (1951) Joseph Pevney, Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest, Horror, Thriller, Film-Noir

Noble-born cad Denis (Stapley) has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton) Read More »
Appointment with Danger (1951) Lewis Allen, Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

Relentless postal inspector Al Goddard is set to Gary, Indiana, when another officer is murdered. Read More »
Lord of the Jungle (1955) Ford Beebe, Johnny Sheffield, Wayne Morris, Nancy Hale, Adventure

Mona Andrews arrives by plane in Laghaso Station, Africa, to visit her uncle, Commissioner Andy Barnes, just as three elephant hunters, Jeff Woode, Paul Gavin and Kenny Balou Read More »
Her Favourite Husband (1950) Mario Soldati, Jean Kent, Robert Beatty, Gordon Harker

While casing a bank he intends to rob, tough-gangster Leo discovers that Antonio, a meek, mild clerk in the bank is his exact double. Read More »
Grand National Night / Wicked Wife (1953) Bob McNaught, Nigel Patrick, Moira Lister, Beatrice Campbell, Crime, Thriller

After race horse trainer Gerald Coates’ horse wins the Grand National, his wife come home drunk, and the two of them have a violent argument, and she is accidentally killed. Read More »
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) Albert Lewin, James Mason, Ava Gardner, Nigel Patrick, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

Albert Lewin’s interpretation of the legend of the Flying Dutchman. In a little Spanish seaport named Esperanza, during the 30s, appears Hendrick van der Zee Read More »
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) Michael Gordon, Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore, Western

Jim Canfield, convicted of a crime he did not commit, escapes a Nevada prison with several hardened criminals. Read More »
Quand tu liras cette lettre / When You Read This Letter (1953) Jean-Pierre Melville, Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco, Yvonne Sanson, Drama

Juliette Greco plays Therese, a nun-in-training who returns to “civilian” life to care for her young sister Denise (Irene Gatter). Read More »
Kyriakatiko xypnima / Windfall in Athens (1954) Mihalis Kakogiannis, Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Giorgos Pappas, Comedy, Romance

Mina is a charming salesgirl. She buys a lottery ticket, but she finds out soon that it has been stolen from her. Read More »