
Allied forces land at Anzio unopposed but instead of moving straight inland their commanding officer decides to dig in. Read More »
Tag Archives: Robert Ryan
Tender Comrade (1943) Edward Dmytryk, Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey, Drama, Romance

Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation. Read More »
Act of Violence (1949) Fred Zinnemann, Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. Read More »
The Secret Fury (1950) Mel Ferrer, Claudette Colbert, Robert Ryan, Jane Cowl, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

During the ceremony marrying Ellen and David, a stranger stands up when that phrase “if anyone knows why these two may not be joined…” is spoken. Read More »
Crossfire (1947) Edward Dmytryk, Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Homicide Capt. Finlay finds evidence that one or more of a group of demobilized soldiers is involved in the death of Joseph Samuels. Read More »
La Course du lièvre à travers les champs / And Hope to Die (1972) René Clément, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea Massari, Crime, Drama

The one that runs like the hare of French title is a Tony Cardot, young French pilot, who very unfortunately crashed his plane into a group of Gypsy children not far away from Montreal. Read More »
The Love Machine (1971) Jack Haley Jr., John Phillip Law, Dyan Cannon, Robert Ryan, Drama

Robin Stone, an ambitious, sex driven TV news anchor catches the eye of Judith Austin, the wife of network executive Greg Austin. She pressures Greg into promoting him to a higher position and before long, he is running the network while Greg recovers from a massive coronary.
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Beware My Lovely (1952) Harry Horner, Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Taylor Holmes, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Helen Gordon hires Howard Wilton as a handyman to do chores around her house. She doesn’t know what she’s let herself in for. Insecure and paranoid, Wilton thinks everyone, including Helen, is against him. He suffers from memory lapses and extreme mood swings. She’s soon a prisoner in her own house after Wilton locks the doors and tears out the telephone. His mood swings from violence to complacency but after Helen gets a message to the police via a telephone repairman, she finds he is still in the house.
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