In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who lives in the last residence among skyscrapers) is at last persuaded to tell her story to a ‘girl biographer’. Read More »
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Ringo del Nebraska / Nebraska Jim (1966) Antonio Román, Ken Clark, Yvonne Bastien, Piero Lulli, Action, Western
A laconic drifter, who calls himself Nebraska, is hired as a ranch hand by Marthy Hillman and his wife Kay who are under pressure from a ruthless landowner Read More »
Guns Don’t Argue (1957) Richard C. Kahn, Bill Karn, Myron Healey, Jean Harvey, Paul Dubov, Crime, Drama
A composite of three re-edited episodes from the 1952 TV series, Gangbusters, released to theatres in 1957 as a feature film. Gang Busters (1954) was a similar effort. Read More »
The Turning Point (1952) William Dieterle, William Holden, Edmond O’Brien, Alexis Smith, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. Read More »
Les femmes s’en balancent / Dames Get Along (1954) Bernard Borderie, Eddie Constantine, Nadia Gray, Dominique Wilms, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lemmy Caution is back! He hooks up with a fellow agent at a night club to exchange info about a beautiful babe the FBI has under observation. Read More »
Ça va barder / Give ’em Hell (1955) John Berry, Eddie Constantine, May Britt, Jean Danet, Action, Adventure, Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
During the 1950s, in Portuguese Mozambique, small-time American hustler, ex-soldier, ex-boxer and adventurer Johnny Jordan is looking for a new gig. Read More »
Die Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse / The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (1964) Hugo Fregonese, Victor De Santis, Peter van Eyck, O.E. Hasse, Yvonne Furneaux, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The final film in the Dr. Mabuse series is also truly the least of the series. It is a fairly good spy thriller for the era if you look at it just from that viewpoint. Read More »
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse / The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1962) Werner Klingler, Gert Fröbe, Senta Berger, Helmut Schmid, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
It’s part of the long running Dr. Mabuse franchise and a remake of the 1933 movie with the same title, directed by Fritz Lang. Read More »
Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse / The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961) Harald Reinl, Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Commissioner Lohmann is already planning his holidays. An unexpected phone call calls him back to work. Read More »
La cena delle beffe / The Jester’s Supper (1942) Alessandro Blasetti, Amedeo Nazzari, Osvaldo Valenti, Clara Calamai, Drama, Romance
In times of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Neri and Giannetto, two young Florentine, maintain a bitter rivalry. Read More »