Author Archive: Retro

The Cotton Club in London’s Soho district is operated by American gangster Steve Marco who, when Joe Lane threatens to tell the police of his past, has no qualms about killing him as he figures if he could outwit America’s G-Men, he has little to fear from Scotland Yard. Joe’s body is found in Greek Street, and Inspector Hammond questions everybody employed at Steve’s club where Joe was last seen. The investigation yields nothing until dance hostess Ruby Lane, wife of the murdered man gives away a vital clue – a priceless string of pearls he had been teasing her with that Hammond decides is now in possession of the killer. Ruby, acting on orders and with Steve watching her, breaks a string of imitation pearls which Steve promptly offers to replace, much to the chagrin of newspaper reporter Roy Barnes who is in love with her. Steve takes Ruby to dinner at his flat [...]

A street cleaner saves a young woman’s life, and the pair slowly fall in love until war intervenes.

The police investigate a bank robbery, and when they don’t seem to be making much headway, a newspaper reporter decides to investigate it on his own.

Horace Jackson (John Beal) and his bride, Millie (‘Wanda McKay’ qv)),check into a New York City hotel room for their one-night honeymoon before he reports for induction into the arm the next day. But intruders, led by gangster Frankie Saxton (Tom Neal) and his henchmen constantly invade their privacy searching for the hidden loot stashed by fellow mobster Joe Richmond (Lynton Brent). It does not help that Horace keeps placing the “Do Not Disturb” sign on the inside of the room door.

A young Englishman abroad, Michael, visits the local low-life spot of Tiger Bay to test his assertion that the spirit of human romance survives even in the most unpromising of circumstances. He intervenes when a local criminal protection racketeer targets a Chinese nightclub, and falls in love with the owner’s young English foster-sister. But Olaf’s gang have only just started their campaign against Lui Chang, the cultured, elegant woman who owns the premises… and she is determined not to be intimidated or driven out of business under any circumstances…

A corrupt politician adopts a young girl but complications arise when he falls in love with her.

Tired of his sheltered existence and hungry for excitement, a rich teen (David Sharpe) meets a gal (Gertrude Messinger) and offers to drive her brother’s car in an upcoming race.

British women in a French internment camp hide downed RAF airmen from German soldiers and try to help them escape