The South is losing the Civil War and the coffers are nearly empty. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
An American Dream (1966) Robert Gist, Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Drama
A TV talk-show host who may have killed his wife finds himself being pursued by both the police and a gang of hoods. Read More »
Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Brian De Palma, Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Rock opera version of The Phantom of the Opera which also serves as a dark satire of the music business. Read More »
The Veils of Bagdad (1953) George Sherman, Victor Mature, Mari Blanchard, Virginia Field
Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad Read More »
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935) Stephen Roberts, Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, Colin Clive, Comedy, Romance
The old British musical-hall ditty “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” provides the title for this lightweight Ronald Colman vehicle. Read More »
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight (1979) Kevin Billington, John Stride, Claire Bloom, Ronald Pickup, Drama, History
Henry VIII is a proud and wilful monarch who defies Rome’s ban on divorce to marry his mistress Anne Boleyn. Read More »
Destination Moon (1950) Irving Pichel, John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
After their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again. Read More »
The Garment Jungle (1957) Vincent Sherman, Robert Aldrich, Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Gia Scala, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
During the 1950s, the New York garment industry is going through a turmoil. Read More »
Vera Cruz (1954) Robert Aldrich, Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Adventure, Western
After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. Read More »
Night After Night (1932) Archie Mayo, George Raft, Constance Cummings, Wynne Gibson, Comedy, Drama
A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl. Read More »