Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against. Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
The Case of Charles Peace (1949) Norman Lee, Michael Martin Harvey, Chili Bouchier, Valentine Dyall, Crime, Drama
Businessman Charles Peace leads a double life–by day he’s a respected local businessman, but by night he’s a professional thief who lets nothing Read More »
Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält / Mark of the Devil II (1973) Adrian Hoven, Erika Blanc, Anton Diffring, Percy Hoven, Drama, History, Horror, Thriller
A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders “witches” and “heretics” during the Inquisition. Read More »
The Silent Village (1943) Humphrey Jennings, Villagers of Cwmgiedd, Documentary, Drama, Short
The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales. Read More »
The Man You Loved to Hate (1979) Patrick Montgomery, Edward Binns, Paul Kohner, Marcel Dalio, Documentary
Erich von Stroheim was an director of silent movies, as well as an actor in both silents and talkies. Read More »
Q Planes / Clouds Over Europe (1939) Tim Whelan, Arthur B. Woods, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Valerie Hobson, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Experimental aircraft of several countries are mysteriously vanishing during test flights over the sea. Read More »
Prisoner of Honor (1991) Ken Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Oliver Reed, Peter Firth
“Prisoner of Honor” documents the French Dreyfus Affair that saw a French Captain sent to Devils’ Island for espionage near the end of the nineteenth century. Read More »
Home Before Midnight (1979) Pete Walker, James Aubrey, Alison Elliott, Mark Burns, Drama
A successful rock lyricist becomes romantically involved with a girl he picks up hitchhiking only to learn that she is only fourteen. Her parents take action against him. Read More »
