Author Archive: Retro

When a German spy is murdered, his lover becomes a spy and vows to find the murderer.

An astronomer is murdered while giving a lecture at a remote planetarium, but the homicide detective assigned to the case gets conflicting stories from the witnesses. Dir. Frank R. Strayer

Callie was a teenage mother in trouble. Fresh out of the delivery room, her son was taken from her and sold on the black-market. Vowing to find him some day, this is her story.

WWII story with a twist: Johnson is the commander of a special U.S. squad made up of Japanese-American soldiers. The true life unit went on to become one of the most decorated in the American army. AAN Screenplay.

A melodrama of the famous story, presented as a stage play.

A group of individuals with strange histories gather in a boardinghouse where they are stalked by a killer. Based on the play “Murder on the Second Floor” by Frank Vosper. Dir. D. Ross Lederman

Some unknown source has interrupted all television transmissions around the world. In place of the regular broadcasts, a lineup of extremely tasteless programs and commercials have been substituted. Included in the mix are such show as The Shitheads, The Charles Whitman Invitational, and commercials for a number of improbable products.

Screwball sailor is worried that his dimwitted buddy who fights his fights and does his work for him will get married and leave the navy, so he tries to get between the two lovers.

Accident-prone crew member fights bandits & wins the girl. Written by Jack Hulbert and Leslie Arliss.