Out of the Past is so perfect a film noir that it is considered practically a textbook example of the genre. In his first starring role (it had previously been offered to John Garfield and Dick Powell), Robert Mitchum plays Jeff Bailey, the friendly but secretive proprietor of a mountain-village gas station. As Jeff's worshipful deaf-mute ...
The first of actor Burt Lancaster's filmic associations with partner Harold Hecht, The Flame and the Arrow finds Lancaster cast as Dardo, an Italian Robin Hood battling the occupying Hessian troops. Dardo's stake in the matter becomes personal when his former wife Francesca (Lynne Baggett) moves in with Hessian leader Allenby (Robert Douglas). ...
Adapted from the Cornell Woolrich novel Black Alibi, The Leopard Man is a lesser but still fascinating psychological-horror effort from producer Val Lewton. Someone has been killing off the citizens of a small New Mexico town, and the most likely suspect is a huge leopard, purchased for a local nightclub act by press agent Jerry Manning (Dennis O ...
Rather than telling a dramatized version of the exploits of the Greek runner Phidippides (or Philippides, as used here), this standard Italian costume drama has the great athlete almost single-handedly defeating the Persians. Set in 490 B.C. when the Persian armies were ready to finish conquering Greece and head into Europe, Phidippides (Steve ...
On the verge of bankruptcy, undertaker Vincent Price hits upon a novel method of drumming up business. Together with his cringing assistant Peter Lorre, Price sneaks into the homes of wealthy old men under cover of night and smothers the sleeping occupants to death--then collects a hefty commission when the victims' relatives come calling. At home ...
Handed the exploitive title Cat People, RKO producer Val Lewton opted for a thinking man's thriller--a psychological mood piece, more reliant on suspense and suggestion than overt "scare stuff". Simone Simon plays an enigmatic young fashion artist who is curiously affected by the panther cage at the central park zoo. She falls in love with ...
This sci-fi fantasy film was supposedly inspired by a line from an Edgar Allen Poe poem. It is also the last film made by distinguished director Jacques Tourneur. The adventure begins when the widowed ruler of a sub-oceanic kingdom spies a woman on the land who closely resembles his late wife. Believing that she is the reincarnation of his beloved ...
Ann Sheridan landed the leading role in Benedict Bogeaus Productions/RKO Radio's Appointment in Honduras as part of a legal settlement arising from Sheridan's being dropped from RKO's My Forbidden Past (1951). Set in Central America, the plotline resembles a Republic serial, with Ms. Sheridan and leading man Glenn Ford facing such perils as man ...
RKO producer Val Lewton seemed to thrive upon taking the most lurid film titles and coming up with pocket-edition works of art. Saddled with the studio-dictated title I Walked With a Zombie, Lewton, together with scripters Curt Siodmak and Ardel Wray, concocted a West Indies variation on Jane Eyre. Trained nurse (Frances Dee) travels to the ...
Dana Andrews -- in one of the best performances of his career -- plays Logan Stuart, a bold, ambitious general store and freight company owner based in the mining settlement of Jacksonville, OR, in 1856. He and his best friend, local banker and express company owner George Camrose (Brian Donlevy), share an attraction for young, beautiful Lucy ...
Officially based on a novel by Margaret Carpenter, Experiment Perilous would seem to be more inspired by MGM's psychological thriller Gaslight. Set at the turn of the century, the film stars Hedy Lamarr as Allida, the beautiful young wife of an elderly "gentleman" named Nick (Paul Lukas). Treating his wife like a possession, Nick keeps her a ...
Like Song of Russia and Mission to Moscow before it, Days of Glory is a paean to the courage and resourcefulness of the Soviet Union during WW2 (this was long before the Russians became the stock villains in Hollywood films!) Producer Casey Robinson took a gamble with the project, casting the leading roles with movie newcomers. Heading the cast is ...
On a trip from France to Allied-occupied Berlin, a group of travelers -- a mysterious and very secretive European woman (Merle Oberon), an American agricultural expert (Robert Ryan), a British educator (Robert Coote), a Soviet Army officer (Roman Toporow), and a French official (Charles Korvin) -- all cross paths in the cramped quarters of a ...
Adapted from a novel by Louis L'Amour, Stranger on Horseback is one of Joel McCrea's shorter western vehicles, zipping merrily along at a mere 66 minutes. McCrea plays a travelling judge who makes it his mission in life to clean up the town of Bannerman. This proves difficult, in that the town is virtually owned by the Bannerman family. But when ...
When gold is discovered in the Colorado Territory at the start of the Civil War, Confederate Owen Pentecost (Robert Stack) and Union agent Stephen Kirby (Alex Nicol) battle with each other in a struggle to obtain the most gold to give to their respective armies. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Description: Victor Mature, Lizabeth Scott, Lucille Ball, Sonny Tufts, Lloyd Nolan. Very good in very good packaging. Run time: 77 mins. Originally released: 1949. read more
Format: DVD
DVD region: 1
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Date: 09/20/2005
UPC:027616920591
Description: Vincent Price, Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, David Tomlinson, Tab Hunter. Fine. 1965 Run time: 175. Looks and plays like new. Ships within 24 business hours from SC. Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Format: DVD
DVD region: 1
Studio: Vci Video
Date: 02/25/2003
UPC:089859834325
Description: Glenn Ford, Ann Sheridan, Zachary Scott, Rodolfo Acosta, Jack Elam. New. 1953 Run time: 165. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Description: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon. Fine in fine packaging. Language: English. Run time: 123. Originally released: 1943. Few tiny spots but NO scratch. Taiwan released. Worldwide playable. Original English. Hidden English & Chinese subtitles. Movie description in English & Chinese on artwork, English on disc. Original DVD jewel case. Legal with bar code. Watched once.... read more
Description: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas. Run time: 89. Originally released: 1950. NO scratch. SAME artwork. Taiwan released. Worldwide playable. Original English. Hidden Chinese subtitle only. Original DVD jewel case. Legal with bar code. Watched once. Bubble wrap guarantee. First-Class Mail + free tracking in U.S. Airmail for... read more
Format: DVD
DVD region: 1
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Date: 10/04/2005
UPC:053939724325
Description: James Ellison, Frances Dee, Tom Conway, Edith Barrett, James Bell. New. 1943 Run time: 146. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Format: DVD
DVD region: 1
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Date: 10/04/2005
UPC:053939724424
Description: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt. New. 1942 Run time: 143. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Description: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham, Athene Seyler. Very good in good packaging. 1957 Run time: 81. /aka/ Night of the Demon /aka/ Haunted. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
Studio: Warner
Date: 2008
Description: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas, Nick Cravat, Aline MacMahon, Frank Allenby. New in new packaging. Language: English. Run time: 88 mins. Aspect ratio: 4: 3. Originally released: 1950. Brand NEW and SEALED. IMPORTED. NTSC Licensed DVD. Plays on DVD players from all regions. Subtitle options (on/off). Fast shipping, USPS 1st class. read more
Edition: No Edition Stated
Format: VHS
Studio: Good Times Video
Date: 1988
UPC:1555101801
Description: Fine/No Jacket. VHS movie in original box; box says this runs 96 minutes, but it's actually the trimmed American version of the film. Not a rental. read more
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