Showing posts with label Old Dark House. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Dark House. Show all posts
Thursday, June 29, 2023

It's June...

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... for a few more days, and we're closing out the month with a film that features June Palmer and will make it clear why she was so bel...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

'The Indian Scarf' will entertain fans of a variety of old-time movies

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The Indian Scarf (aka "Das Indische Tuch") (1963) Starring: Heinz Drache , Corny Collins, Klaus Kinski, Ady Berber, Gisela Uhlen,...
Friday, January 24, 2020

'Secret of the Blue Room' is a lesser effort from the Golden Age of Universal Horror flicks

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Secret of the Blue Room (1933) Starring: Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart, Lionel Atwilll, Edward Arnold, William Janney, Onslow Stevens, and Robe...
Sunday, October 27, 2019

'Haunted Spooks' is among Lloyd's best

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Haunted Spooks (1920) Starring: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Ernest Morrison, Blue Washington, Marie Benson, and Wallace Howe Directors: A...
Friday, October 18, 2019

'The Haunted House' is a treat full of tricks

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The Haunted House (1921) Starring: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts, and Mark Hamilton Directors: Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline R...
Saturday, October 5, 2019

'The Tin Man' is a so-so comedy that ends strong

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The Tin Man (1935) Starring: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Clarence Wilson, and Matthew Betz Director: James Parrott Rating: Six of Ten Star...
Friday, September 27, 2019

'Sealskins' is greater than its parts

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Sealskins (1932) Starring: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, Bert Sprotte, Charlie Hall, Frank Austin, and Billy Gilbert Directors: Morey Lightfoot...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

'The Maze': Fine gothic tale with a weak ending

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The Maze (1953) Starring: Veronica Hurst. Richard Carlson, Katherine Emery, Michael Pate, Robin Hughes, John Dodsworth, Hillary Brooke, Lil...
Sunday, January 27, 2019

Read the Review, Watch the Movie: 'Seven Footprints to Satan'

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The subject of the following review was released to movie theaters exactly 90 years ago today! ( The Year of the Hot Toddy is truly a year ...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

Paradoxically, the parts of this movie that haven't aged well are among its best parts

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The Smiling Ghost (1941) Starring: Wayne Morris, Willie Best, Brenda Marshall, Alexis Smith, and Alan Hale Director: Lewis Seller Rating:...
Monday, November 5, 2018

A case of murder most funny!

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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Fred Kelsey, Frank Austin, Dell Henderson, Bobby Burns, and Doroth...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Good idea, lousy execution in "Castle of Evil"

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Castle of Evil (1966) Starring: Scott Brady, Virginia Mayo, David Brian, Lisa Gaye and William Thourlby Director: Francis D. Lyon Rating:...
Sunday, August 19, 2018

'Hold That Ghost' has flaws but Lou Costello makes it lots of fun

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Hold That Ghost (1941) Starring: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Joan Davis, Richard Carlson, and Evelyn Ankers Director: Arthur Lubin Rating: ...
Friday, March 16, 2018

'Murder by Invitation' is a fine effort from Monogram

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Murder by Invitation (1941) Starring: Sarah Padden, Wallace Ford, Marian Marsh, Gavin Gordon, and J. Arthur Young Director: Phil Rosen Ra...
Saturday, March 10, 2018

'Tomorrow at Seven' is a one-suspect mystery

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Tomorrow at Seven (1933) Starring: Chester Morris, Vivienne Osborne, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins, and Henry Stephenson Director: Ray Enrig...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

'The Cat and the Canary' is a cool silent flick

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The Cat and the Canary (1927) Starring: Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Martha Mattox, Tully Marshall, Gertrude Astor, Flora Finch, Forres...
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Monday, December 21, 2009

'The Black Raven' is an inn to avoid

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The Black Raven (1943) Starring: George Zucco, Glenn Strange, Noel Madison, Byron Foulger, Wanda McKay, Robert Livingston and Robert Middle...
Monday, November 23, 2009

'The Old Dark House' is a classic
that failed at the box office

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Many great masterpieces started out as commercial product, made by all involved as part of the everyday grind of making a living, just like ...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Top talent, bargain-basement comedy and thrills in 'The Black Cat'

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The Black Cat (1941) Starring: Broderick Crawford, Hugh Herbert, Anne Gwynne, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Gladys Cooper and Bela Lugo...

'The Monster Walks' is a mediocre early talkie

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The Monster Walks (1932) Starring: Rex Lease, Sidney Bracy, Mischa Auer, Vera Reynolds and Willie Best ("Sleep 'n' Eat") ...
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