Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth and Phil Silvers star in the 1944 musical Cover Girl, a story of misunderstanding more than anything else and one of love when it comes right down to […]
All the Makings of a… – Cover Girl (1944)
Look Out! She’s… – Homicidal (1961)
Homicidal is a horror film produced and directed by William Castle in 1961 which was memorable for one thing more than anything else, namely Joan Marshall under the pseudonym Jean Arless, playing […]
Matinee Fluff – The Soul of a Monster (1944)
The Soul of a Monster is a 1944 film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Will Jason and written by Edward Dein. It stars Rose Hobart as Lilyan Gregg, George Macready as […]
There Is Always a Cost – The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957)
If you like women in prison films then you will most likely be disappointed in this one as it is not like those you classically associate with the genre. Yes, there are […]
The Sins of the Father… – The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
Anyone with the moniker of Jekyll would most likely never have an easy time of it in this world. It brings to mind the image of a man gone mad, that of […]
Mad or Driven Mad? – The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Boris Karloff as Dr. Savaard thinks that he has found a method to bring the dead back to life. To do so he must first experiment and to do that, he needs […]
Mad Scientist or Mad Scientist – The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
In a slightly different turn, Boris Karloff stars as the congenial mad scientist, or perhaps bumbling would be a little more apt. He calls to mind The Nutty Professor starring Jerry Lewis, […]
Only Good Intentions – Before I Hang (1940)
Before I Hang finds poor Boris Karloff ready to go to jail, sentenced to death for a murder which he did commit, but one he deemed merciful and without malice. How did […]
Brotherly Love – The Black Room (1935)
One knows they are watching a good movie when the credits roll and it introduces Boris Karloff as its star. Called The Black Room, the film is about two brothers who are […]
Just a Bit Frustrated – The Mad Magician (1954)
Don Gallico, an up-and-coming magician, in his own mind at least, never had a show of his own but worked for many other magicians creating their tricks and illusions. Halfway through his […]
The Telltale Mind 