Monthly Archives: May 2019

The Man Upstairs (1958)

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

Director:  Don Chaffey Starring: Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Donald Houston, Dorothy Alison, Kenneth Griffith, Patricia Jessel, Virginia Maskell, Walter Hudd, Charles Houston, Maureen Connell, Amy Dalby, Alfred Burke, Patrick Jordan Screenplay:  Alun Falconer, Robert Dunbar and Don Chaffey, based upon … Continue reading →

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Seven Days To Noon (1950)

Posted on May 26, 2019 by

[Also known as: Ultimatum] Director:  John Boulting and Roy Boulting Starring:  Barry Jones, André Morell, Olive Sloane, Joan Hickson, Hugh Cross, Sheila Manahan, Ronald Adam, Joan Hickson, Wyndham Goldie, Marie Ney Screenplay:  Frank Harvey and Roy Boulting, based upon a … Continue reading →

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Knute Rockne All American (1940)

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

  Director:  Lloyd Bacon and William K. Howard (uncredited) Starring:  Pat O’Brien, Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Ronald Reagan, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis Jr, John Qualen, John Sheffield Screenplay:  Robert Buckner       While we’re accustomed to Warner Bros. films … Continue reading →

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The Big Shakedown (1934)

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

  Director:  John Francis Dillon Starring:  Charles Farrell, Ricardo Cortez, Bette Davis, Allen Jenkins, Henry O’Neill, Glenda Farrell Screenplay:  Niven Busch and Rian James, based upon a story by Niven Busch and Samuel G. Engel       In the … Continue reading →

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The Crowded Sky (1960)

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

“Control centre can protect you if you stick to your flight plan; one change, and you stand a good chance to hit—or be hit. It’s a crowded sky…”   Director:  Joseph Pevney Starring: Dana Andrews, John Kerr, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, … Continue reading →

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The Last Voyage (1960)

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

“I’ve never lost a ship and I’m not losing this one! I’ll bring her back afloat without the loss of another life. The Claridon is not going to sink!”   Director:  Andrew L. Stone Starring:  Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George … Continue reading →

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