The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
Eyes in the Night (1942) Fred Zinnemann, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed, Crime, Mystery
Blind detective Duncan Maclain is visited by old friend Norma Lawry, looking for help in getting rid of one of her old beaus, who is courting Norma’s 17-year old step-daughter. Read More »
Hollywood Canteen (1944) Delmer Daves, Bette Davis, John Garfield, The Andrews Sisters, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the Hollywood Canteen before going back to active duty. Read More »
The Last Of Sheila (1973) Herbert Ross, Richard Benjamin, James Coburn, James Mason, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run car accident following a party one night. A year later her multi-millionaire husband, Clinton, invites a group of her friends to spend a week on a his yacht. Read More »
Footsteps in the Night (1957) Jean Yarbrough, Bill Elliott, Don Haggerty, Eleanore Tanin, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Film-Noir
The fifth and last of the Ben Schwab productions starring Bill Elliott as a L.A. sheriff’s department detective begins with Henry Johnson being sought by the sheriff’s office for the murder Read More »
Dial Red O (1955) Daniel B. Ullman, Bill Elliott, Helene Stanley, Keith Larsen, Crime, Drama, Mystery
The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff’s department, Dial Red “O” Read More »
Slightly French (1949) Douglas Sirk, Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche, Janis Carter, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Movie director John Gayle is fired by his best friend, a producer. He goes to the beach and wanders into a carnival. Read More »
Scarlet Angel (1952) Sidney Salkow, Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Denning, Adventure, Drama, Western
In 1865 New Orleans, sea captain Truscott goes to the notorious Scarlet Angel saloon, where he meets rapacious Roxy McClanahan, as rough and tough as he is. Read More »
High Road to China (1983) Brian G. Hutton, Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Jack Weston, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist’s daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord. Read More »
The Bounty (1984) Roger Donaldson, Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Captain Bligh (Anthony Hopkins) struggles to restore discipline among the crew of the HMS Bounty after the ship has an extended furlough in Tahiti. Read More »