Showing posts with label Columbia Pictures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Columbia Pictures. Show all posts
Sunday, December 22, 2019

'After the Dance' feels incomplete

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After the Dance (1935) Starring: George Murphy, Nancy Carroll, Thelma Todd, and Wyrley Birch Director: Leo Bulgakov Rating: Five of Ten S...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

'The Lady from Shanghai' is a beautiful mess

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The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Starring: Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, Everett Sloane, and Glenn Anders Director: Non-Credited [Orson Welles...
Monday, March 19, 2012

'Over-Exposed' is nice showcase for Cleo Moore

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Over-Exposed (1956) Starring: Cleo Moore, Raymond Greeleaf, Richard Crenna, Donald Randolph, and Isobel Elsom Director: Lewis Seiler Rati...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

'One Girl's Confession' is barely worth hearing

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One Girl's Confession (1953) Starring: Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, and Glenn Langan Director: Hugo Haas Rating: Five of Ten Stars Temper...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

'The Snorkel': Low-key thriller with nice pay-off

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The Snorkel (1958) Starring: Peter Van Eyck, Mandy Miller, Betta St. John, William Franklyn, and Gregoire Aslan Director: Guy Green Ratin...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

'Never Take Sweets from a Stranger'
is an undervalued gem from Hammer Films

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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (aka "Never Take Candy from a Stranger") (1960) Starring: Janina Faye, Patrick Allen, Gwen Watf...
Monday, August 15, 2011

'Women's Prison' isn't very arresting,
but still worth watching

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Women's Prison (1955) Starring: Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Audrey Totter, Phyllis Thaxter, Howard Duff, Barry Kelley, Warren Stevens, Ma...
Monday, May 9, 2011

Featuring the craziest pre-1960s femme fatale?

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Night Editor (1946) Starring: William Gargan, Paul E. Burns, Janis Carter, Frank Wilcox, and Jeff Donnell Director: Henry Levin Rating: S...
Friday, December 3, 2010

'The Giant Claw' is attached to a fun turkey

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The Giant Claw (1957) Starring: Jeff Morrow and Mara Corday Director: Fred F. Sears Rating: Five of Ten Stars An electrical engineer wh...
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Monday, November 29, 2010

'Stranglers of Bombay' is an excellent
Hammer adventure film

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Stranglers of Bombay (1959) Starring: Guy Rolfe, George Pastell, Allan Cuthbertson, Marne Maitland, Andrew Cruickshank, Roger Delgado, Jan ...
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Monday, September 6, 2010

'Trapped by Television' is an
outdated techno-thriller

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Trapped By Television (1936) Starring : Mary Astor, Nat Pendleton, and Lyle Talbot Director : Del Lord Rating : Eight of Ten Stars Want...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

'The Werewolf' is decent Halloween fare

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The Werewolf (1956) Starring: Don Megowan, Steven Ritch, Harry Lauter, Joyce Holden, Ken Christy, S. John Launer and George Lynn Director:...
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Friday, July 23, 2010

'Stop Me Before I Kill!''
is flawed but watchable

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Stop Me Before I Kill! (aka "The Full Treatment") (1960) Starring: Ronald Lewis, Claude Dauphin, and Diane Cilento Director: Val...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

'Cash on Demand' is an excellent thriller

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Cash on Demand (1961) Starring: Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, and Richard Vernon Director: Quentin Lawrence Rating: Nine of Ten Stars A ...
Saturday, May 22, 2010

Anti-aging serum creates murderer
in 'Before I Hang'

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Before I Hang (1940) Starring: Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Edward Van Sloan, Bruce Bennett, and Don Beddoe Director: Nick Grinde Rating: Se...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

'Zombies of Mora Tau' fails to live up
to its potential

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Zombies of Mora Tau (aka "The Dead That Walk") (1957) Starring: Gregg Palmer, Autumn Russell, Allison Hayes, Joel Ashley, Marjori...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Karloff proves hard to kill in this one.

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The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) Starring; Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Byron Foulger, Ann Doran, Robert Wilcox, and Joe De Stefani Direct...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

'His Girl Friday' is a true comedy classic

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His Girl Friday (1940) Starring: Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant and Ralph Bellamy Director: Howard Hawkes Rating: Eight of Ten Stars Whil...
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Excellent thriller from the Britain's Premiere House of Horror

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Scream of Fear (aka "Taste of Fear") (1961) Starring: Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd and Christopher Lee Director: Seth H...
Monday, November 23, 2009

'Return of the Vampire' is mostly feeble

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Return of the Vampire (1944) Starring: Matt Willis, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch and Bela Lugosi Director: Lew Landers Rating: Four of Ten Sta...
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