House by the River (1950)
House by the River (1950) The unsuccessful writer Stephen Byrne tries to force his servant Emily Gaunt sexually while his wife Marjorie Byrne is visiting a friend and accidentally strangles her. His crippled brother John Byrne coincidently comes to his house in that moment, and Stephen asks him to h
Ruthless (1948)
Ruthless (1948) Horace Vendig shows himself to the world as a rich philanthropist. In fact, the history of his rise from his unhappy broken home shows this to be far from the case. After being taken in by richer neighbours he started to exhibit an obsessive and selfish urge to make more and more mon
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) D'Artagnan and the musketeers are the only ones who know of the existence of a twin brother, and Fouquet uses his influence to keep everyone silenced. The main story was changed by portraying Louis XIV as selfish, cruel, and incompetent, and Philippe the kind-hearted
And Then There Were None (1945)
And Then There Were None (1945) Ten people are invited for a weekend on an island by a Mr U. N. Own, but he isn't on the island. At dinner a record is played, by that all the people are accused of murder, suddenly the first of them is dead, then the next... It seems to be that one of them is the mur
Repeat Performance (1947)
Repeat Performance 1947 Sheila kills her husband at the start of the film with a smoking gun We dont know how or why All we know is men are banging on her door and she escapes There is a notable dialogue as she makes her way to a New Years celebration with Richard Basehart as the poet William Willia
The Black Arrow (1948)
The Black Arrow (1948) Sir Richard Shelton, a young British nobleman, returns from the War of the Roses to find his father dead and his accused murderer, Sir John Sedley, living in the forest with a fugitive band of die-hard rebels like Robin Hood. Shelton's uncle, his father's sinister and cruel ha
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when bo
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
Walk a Crooked Mile 1948 A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan OHara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, join forces Wi
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
Duffy of San Quentin 1954 Based on the book and the reflections of San Quentin Prison Warden Clinton T Duffy, the film is episodic and rambling in nature but, unlike most prison dramas, there are touches of humor Duffy, whose time at San Quentin covered over 50 years was initially appointed on a thi
Ladies in Retirement (1941)
Ladies in Retirement 1941 In the late nineteenth century, Ellen Creed works as the live in companion to Miss Leonora Fiske, a retired actress who lives in the English countryside and who still retains her theatrical mannerisms Ellen receives notice that the landlady of her two sisters, Emily Creed a