Author Archive: Retro

Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.

Organized crime; Don Vincenzo leads the pack and his faced with a huge struggle.

A wealthy businessman attempts to run to Mexico to escape capture for embezzlement. On the way, he switches identities for a visa but that only complicates matters.

Something is chasing Philip, something unseen, unspeakable, inescapable, never letting go, from the sands of Port Melbourne to the darkest corridors of the old Architecture Building… drastic measures will be necessary. Starring Philip Goad, Simon D’Orsogna and Jennie Davis.

A young convict,Johnny Coulter, serving as a trustee and with only a year remaining on his sentence, is forced to participate in a prison break by one of the hardened criminals. They separate after the break but circumstances bring them together again. Johnny and a waitress, Hope Novak, fall in love and, together, they help the law recapture the escapee and his henchmen.

Crippled farmer must prevent his daughter and her boyfriend from finding out the truth about the mysterious red house that sits on his property. Written by Delmer Daves, from the novel by George Agnew Chamberlain. Produced by Sol Lesser. Dir. Delmer Daves

Woman shoots her husband and tries to cover up the killing with the help of her lover, a homicide detective. Trouble ensues when the detective’s honest younger brother, also a cop, discovers their secret. Dir. Felix E. Feist

Cajun newlyweds must deal with the jealousy of his brother, who also loved her, and the arrival of a mysterious seductress in their bayou backwater.

This film noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a young sociopathic killer. Jack Webb’s first performance as an LA cop. Written by Crane Wilbur. Dir. Anthony Mann, Alfred L. Werker