Frank Patton is the promoter of the Lucky Legs Contest. The problem is that he always skips town before paying the $1000 to the winner. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
American Dreams: Lost and Found (1984) James Benning
American Dreams is chock full of concrete, discrete elements that comprise an American iconography of the past three decades. Read More »
UFOria (1985) John Binder
Sheldon Bart is a drifter, and a small-time con man. He meets his old friend, Brother Bud Read More »
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) Henry Levin
Edmond Dantes is falsely accused of a crime and imprisoned. Read More »
Desperate Cargo (1941) William Beaudine
Several persons are waiting at a Caribbean port for the Caribbean Cruiser, a seaplane that has been delayed by the weather. Read More »
Barbed Wire (1927) Rowland V. Lee
In 1914 France, pastoral life on the Moreau farm is interrupted by war. Read More »
Slave Ship (1937) Tay Garnett
Captain Lovett ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping Read More »
Deadline at Dawn (1946) Harold Clurman
Alex, a sailor on leave, recovers from a drink-induced blackout with a large sum of money Read More »
Strike Up the Band (1940) Busby Berkeley
A high school boy wants to become a professional musician, and his gal pal wants to become his best girl. Read More »
Killer Diller (2004) Tricia Brock
A guitar playing car thief meets an autistic savant piano player, and together they transform Read More »