Monthly Archives: June 2016

College Coach (1933)

Posted on June 28, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  William A. Wellman Starring:  Pat O’Brien, Dick Powell, Lyle Talbot, Ann Dvorak, Hugh Herbert, Arthur Byron, Donald Meek, Arthur Hohl, Guinn Williams, Nat Pendleton, Ward Bond, Joe Sauers (Joe Sawyer), John Wayne Screenplay:  Niven Busch and Manuel Seff … Continue reading →

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War Of The Insects (1968)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by lyzmadness

“Insect behaviour has been abnormal all over the world. The damage they’re causing is spreading. Planes everywhere are flying into swarms and crashing. Genocide. The annihilation of mankind…”   [Original title: Konchû Daisensô (Insect War)] [aka Genocide] Director: Nihonmatsu Kazui Starring: Sonoi … Continue reading →

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A New Leaf (1971)

Posted on June 14, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  Elaine May Starring:  Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose, Doris Roberts, James Coco, William Redfield Screenplay:  Elaine May, based upon a story by Jack Ritchie     A New Leaf follows the travails of aging playboy … Continue reading →

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Without Love (1945)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  Harold S. Bucquet Starring:  Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Keenan Wynn, Lucille Ball, Carl Esmond, Felix Bressart, Patricia Morison, Gloria Grahame Screenplay:  Donald Ogden Stewart, based upon the play by Philip Barry       Without Love was the … Continue reading →

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Mystery Street (1950)

Posted on June 10, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  John Sturges Starring:  Ricardo Montalban, Bruce Bennett, Sally Forrest, Elsa Lanchester, Marshall Thompson, Edmon Ryan, Jan Sterling, Wally Maher, Jackie Elcott Screenplay:  Richard Brooks and Sydney Boehm, based upon a story by Leonard Spigelgass     While never, … Continue reading →

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Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Posted on June 9, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  Fred Zinnemann Starring:  Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, Lee Bowman, Samuel S. Hinds, Cliff Clark, Eddie Quillan, John Litel, Nella Walker, Catherine Lewis Screenplay:  John C. Higgins and Allen Rivkin       Stories built around the role of … Continue reading →

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Powder Town (1942)

Posted on June 8, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  Rowland V. Lee Starring:  Edmond O’Brien, Victor McLaglen, June Havoc, Dorothy Lovett, Roy Gordon, Damian O’Flynn, Marten Lamont, Mary Gordon, Eddie Foy Jr, Selmer Jackson Screenplay:  David Boehm, Grace Norton (uncredited) and John Twist (uncredited), based upon a … Continue reading →

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No Highway In The Sky (1951)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  Henry Koster Starring:  James Stewart, Glynis Johns, Marlene Dietrich, Jack Hawkins, Janette Scott, Ronald Squire, Maurice Denham, Niall MacGinnis, Kenneth More, David Hutcheson Screenplay:  R.C. Sheriff, Oscar Millard and Alec Coppel, based upon the novel by Nevil Shute … Continue reading →

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His Brother’s Wife (1936)

Posted on June 5, 2016 by lyzmadness

Director:  W. S. Van Dyke II Starring:  Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, Jean Hersholt, John Eldredge, Joseph Calleia, Samuel S. Hinds Screenplay:  Leon Gordon, John Meehan and Tess Slesinger (uncredited), based upon a story by George Auerbach       This is … Continue reading →

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Yellow Jack (1938)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by lyzmadness

Director:  George B. Seitz Starring:  Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, Virginia Bruce, Henry Hull, Charles Coburn, Alan Curtis, Sam Levene, Buddy Ebsen, William Henry, C. Henry Gordon, Jonathan Hale, Henry O’Neill Screenplay:  Edward Chodorov, based upon the play by Sidney Howard … Continue reading →

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