Showing posts with label Dark Crimes Collection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dark Crimes Collection. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 17, 2019

'The Devil's Party' is okay but not much more

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The Devil's Party (1938) Starring: Victor McLaglen, William Gargan, Paul Kelly, Beatrice Roberts, Frank Jenks and John Gallaudet Direc...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

'The Capture' fails because it is well done

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The Capture (1950) Starring: Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, Victor Jory, Jimmy Hunt, and Barry Kelley Director: John Sturges Rating: Four of T...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Be careful not to wake 'The Sleeping Tiger'

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The Sleeping Tiger (1954) Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Alexis Smith, Alexander Knox, Hugh Griffith, and Patricia McCarron Diretor: Victor Hanbu...
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Perhaps the butler actually did it this time!

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Sinister Hands (1932) Starring: Jack Mulhall, Crauford Kent, Mischa Auer, Phyllis Barrington, Louis Nathaeux, Gertie Messinger, Fletcher No...
Sunday, May 2, 2010

Evil by Gaslight

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Gaslight (aka "Angel Street") (1940) Starrng: Anton Wallbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, and Cathleen Cordell Director: Tho...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Beware the secretary too good to be true....

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The Inner Circle (1946) Starring: Warren Douglas, Adele Mara, William Frawley and Virginia Christine Director: Phil Ford Rating: Five of Ten...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

'Sucker Money' shows dark side of psychics

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Sucker Money (1933) Starring: Earl McCarthy, Mischa Auer, Phyllis Barrington and Mae Busch Directors: Dorothy Davenport and Melville Shyer...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

A killer enters the 'Inner Sanctum'

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Inner Sanctum (1949) Starring: Charles Russell, Dale Belding, Mary Beth Hughes and Fritz Leiber Director; Lew Landers Rating: Five of Ten...
Saturday, March 13, 2010

'The Hoodlum' gets what he deserves

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The Hoodlum (1951) Starring: Lawrence Tierney, Edward Tierney, Marjorie Riordan, Allene Roberts, Lisa Golm and Stuard Randall Director: Ma...
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Saturday, March 6, 2010

'The Great Flamarion' is a tale of lust and tragedy

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The Great Flamarion (1946) Starring: Erich von Stroheim, Mary Beth Hughes, Dan Duryea and Stephen Barclay Director; Anthony Mann Rating: ...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Can dreams of death happen when awake?

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Fear in the Night (1947) Starring: DeForest Kelley, Paul Kelly, and Robert Emmett Keane Director: Maxwell Shane Rating: Seven of Ten Stars M...
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Saturday, February 13, 2010

What secret hides in 'The Red House'?

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The Red House (aka "No Trespassing") (1947) Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Allene Roberts, Lon McCallister, Rory Calhoun, Judith A...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Cinematic Black History Milestone:
First Blacksploitation Flick

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Febuary is Black History Month in the United States. I'm celebrating it by calling the world's attention to cinematic milestones i...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010

It's always the little things that trip up a killer....

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The Scar (aka "Hollow Triumph" and "The Man Who Murdered Himself") (1948) Starring: Paul Henreid and Joan Bennett Dire...
Saturday, January 2, 2010

Decent mystery ruined by not-as-clever
as all that writers

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The Limping Man (1953) Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Moria Lister, Alan Wheatley, and Helene Cordet Director: Cy Endfield Rating: Four of Ten ...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

'Whistle Stop' is done in by a weak script

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Whistle Stop (1946) Starring: George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglan, Tom Conway, and Jorja Curtright Director: Leonide Moguy Rating: ...
Friday, December 4, 2009

'Woman on the Run' is worth chasing after

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Woman on the Run (1950) Starring: Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith and Ross Elliot Director: Norman Foster Rating: Eight of...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009

A cop gone bad is 'The Man Who Cheated Himself'

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The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) Starring: Lee J. Cobb, John Dall and Jane Wyatt Director: Felix E. Feist Rating: Six of Ten Stars Homicid...
Monday, November 23, 2009

Is there truth behind the 'Strange Illusion'?

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Strange Illusion (aka "Out of the Dark") (1945) Starring: James Lydon, William Warren, Sally Eilers, and Regis Toomey Director: Ed...
Sunday, November 15, 2009

'Baby Face Morgan' makes crime funny

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Baby Face Morgan (1942) Starring: Richard Cromwell, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle, and Chick Chandler Director: Arthur Dreifuss Rating:...