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  • David MacDonald – This Man Is News (1938)

    1931-1940ComedyDavid MacDonaldMysteryUnited Kingdom
    This Man Is News (1938)

    David Kier, one of the thieves in a sensational jewel robbery and subsequent trial, is set free when the turns King’s Evidence on the other members. Kier refuses to give reporter Simon Drake an interview, as Simon thinks he will probably be killed by other gang members, but Simon makes note of his address. Simon is fired by his city editor, MacGregor, for failing to cover another assignment and the editor says he would not believe Kier’s murder if reported by Simon even if it happened.Read More »

  • Allan Dwan – Young People (1940)

    1931-1940Allan DwanDramaUSA
    Young People (1940)

    Brief Synopsis:
    Shirley’s last film on her 20th Century Fox contract (aged 12). Her parents (Oakie, Greenwood) decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small town until a storm lets the family show their stuff. Clips from earlier films fill in Shirley’s background.Read More »

  • Ken Annakin – Third Man on the Mountain (1959)

    Drama1951-1960AdventureKen AnnakinUSA

    Quote:
    A young man in 19th century Switzerland whose father was killed trying to climb the Citadel (which is what the Matterhorn is called here) wants to become a mountaineer himself, and of course climb to the top of the Citadel, which no man has done. His mother strictly forbids it, and his uncle downright nasty to him whenever the subject comes up. Persistent fellow that he is, the boy hooks up with an English mountain climber, then coaxes his uncle to take him along on a climb, makes an ass of himself, then has a go at it again. The boy doesn’t really have the maturity for the task, but persists, and in time he grows up, almost in spite of himself.Read More »

  • Gene Tierney – Old Time Radio Collection (1942 – 1950)

    1941-1950Gene TierneyUSA

    assorted OTR featuring Gene Tierney.

    contents:
    Blue Ribbon Town 44-02-05 Milwaukee One Hundred Years Ago
    Blue Ribbon Town 44-02-12 One Hundred Years in the Future
    Charlie McCarthy & Edgar Bergen 45-02-25 Gene Tierney
    Command Performance 42-04-12 Gene Tierney, Betty Hutton, Gary Cooper
    Command Performance 44-04-22 Gene Tierney, Roy AcuffRead More »

  • Edward F. Cline – The Naughty Flirt (1931)

    1931-1940ComedyEdward F. ClineRomanceUSA
    The Naughty Flirt (1931)

    Plot:
    Coquettish socialite Kay Elliott has set her cap for Alan Ward, an associate in her father’s law firm. But while pursuing Alan, she must fend off the advances of a greedy fortune-hunter, who is aided and abetted by his equally voracious sister.Read More »

  • Harpreet Dehal – Oceania (2008)

    2001-2010ArthouseDramaHarpreet DehalUSA
    Oceania (2008)

    Quote:
    What does a 17 year old know about film making? Watch and see.

    Quote:
    Two teenagers deal with their shattered family-life in a small California coastal town. Through a series of fragmented memories, one encounters sexuality and abuse, murder and suicide, truth and lies. Their lives so suddenly connect without anyone ever realizing the shared desire in their search for fulfillment. Written by Harpreet DehalRead More »

  • Marcel Varnel – King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)

    Comedy1941-1950Marcel VarnelUnited KingdomWar
    King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)

    King Arthur Was a Gentleman is a 1942 British musical comedy film, directed by Marcel Varnel, starring Arthur Askey as Arthur King. Set during World War II, the plot involves the diminutive Arthur joining the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan (Evelyn Dall), who is in the same unit as him. Here, his idealistic notions about King Arthur prompt his messmates to trick him into believing that a sword they have dug up is the fabled Excaliber. Armed with this talisman Arthur strides forth to deal with the Wehrmacht.Read More »

  • Hugo Haas – The Other Woman (1954)

    USA1951-1960CrimeFilm NoirHugo Haas
    The Other Woman (1954)

    Bit player Sherry Stewart gets miffed when director Walter Darman turns her down after she reads for a small part in his picture. She and her boy friend, Ronnie, devise a plan to lure Darman to her apartment, where she gives him a drugged drink. She tells Darman they had been intimate and blackmails him for $50,000. More than a little distracted by his situation, his wife senses something is wrong and he gets into a violent argument with his father-in-law who owns the producing company Darman works for, and discontinues the picture. Sherry informs Darman she is going to tell his wife all about them.Read More »

  • Hugo Haas – The Girl on the Bridge (1951)

    1951-1960CrimeFilm NoirHugo HaasUSA
    The Girl on the Bridge (1951)

    An elderly watchmaker stops a beautiful young blonde from committing suicide by throwing herself off a bridge. They eventually marry, and things go well until a man from the woman’s somewhat unsavory past shows up and attempts to blackmail her. Written by frankfob2Read More »

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