A man is accused of a murder he did not commit while half a country away, a woman hears his voice on a record and believes it is her husband, long-dead from […]
Treachery and Treason in… – Hell’s Half Acre (1954)
Deceit and Betrayal on… – Hell’s Island (1955)
Hell’s Island is a film noir filmed in VistaVision, a statement that seems utterly ridiculous but with the advent of television during the 1950’s, colour was apparently all the rage and as […]
They Called Him… – Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966)
During that incredible decade known as the Sixties, spy movies were all the rage with James Bond and a plethora of others, both spoofs and those wanting to be taken seriously, making […]
Not as Tough as He Seems – Pushover (1954)
Fred MacMurray stars in Pushover, a Columbia Pictures release from 1954 and while one can always count on the man for a good performance, the film feels more like Double Indemnity-lite than […]
It Was Truly, A… – Mad Love (1935)
Adapted from the story called The Hands of Orlac by Maurice Renard, Mad Love would star Peter Lorre in one of his very best roles as a leading man before eventually being […]
A Will Beyond Death – The Lady and the Monster (1944)
A not quite so mad scientist as played by Eric Von Stroheim is fascinated with the possibility of keeping the human brain alive after death and when the opportunity arrives for him […]
Murder Made Him… – The Suspect (1944)
Most people who break the law and have a conscience feel guilty about doing so, knowing that they have done something wrong. At the same time, those same people usually try to […]
More Than His Appearance – The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
Peter Lorre is Janos, a poor immigrant who has come to America looking for work in order to get enough money that he might marry his fiancé in The Face Behind the […]
A Reality Worth Fighting For – The Chase (1946)
The Chase, released in 1946, follows the familiar pattern seen in many a film of the down-on-his-luck, war-torn veteran, yet still honest to a fault, fall in with the wrong crowd. Here, […]
Try Not to Get Stung by… – The Deadly Bees (1966)
Dying is hardly ever easy and there are a lot of ways to go when one’s time is up. Whether heart attack, car accident, victim of a serial killer, torn apart by […]
The Telltale Mind 