“Jamaica Inn” is a 1939 film made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier’s 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du Maurier’s works that Hitchcock adapted (the others were her novel “Rebecca” and short story “The Birds”). The film is a period piece set in Cornwall in 1819; the …
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“Sabotage!, also released as “The Woman Alone”, is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is based on Joseph Conrad’s novel “The Secret Agent”. It should not be confused with Hitchcock’s film “Secret Agent” released the same year, or his 1942 film “Saboteur”. Karl Verloc (Oscar Homolka), the owner of a cinema, …
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Young and Innocent (U.S. title: The Girl Was Young) is a 1937 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney and John Longden. It is very loosely based on Josephine Tey’s novel A Shilling for Candles (1936). In the opening scene of the film, Christine Clay (Pamela Carme), a successful …
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1958 CHARLES BRONSON FILM, B/W GANSTER MOVIE source
Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) is released from prison with a set of drums and a new outlook on life, and returns to his run-down neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago. A drug addict (the drug is never named, but heroin is strongly implied), Frankie became clean in prison. On the outside, he greets friends …
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All My Sons is a 1948 American film drama directed by Irving Reis and based on Arthur Miller’s play of the same name. It features Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Louisa Horton and Mady Christians. Joe Keller is sorry to hear son Chris plans to wed Ann Deever and move to Chicago, for he hoped …
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The Gallant Hours 1960 Drama/History -by Classical As he retires from the U.S. Navy, Admiral William J. Halsey (James Cagney) recalls the most daunting challenge in his career: the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. Ordered to replace a close friend as fleet admiral, Halsey faces a wily and fierce adversary in Japan’s Admiral Yamamoto, and …
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This 1936 film is in black and white and is a drama based on events in the American Civil War and starts with citizens choosing loyalty to the Confederate States of America or to the Union in the first days of the crisis. Early scenes show the burning of the USS Merrimack by its Union …
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Behave Yourself! is a 1951 American film directed and co-written by George Beck, starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The movie is about Bill (Farley Granger), who forgets about his anniversary, with Kate (Shelley Winters) until the last minute, when a small dog starts to follow him. From there, …
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