Author Archive: Retro

Fatherless American boy living in 1880s Brooklyn discovers he’s the heir to a British dukedom. Dir. William Beaudine.

Tall talking seaman Hay brags about his abilities but panics when he is hired to take command of a vessel which, unknown to Hay, is to be scuttled by its crew as part of an insurance scam. Dir. William Beaudine.

When a corrupt leader of the Harlem Better Business Bureau is overthrown, he swears vengeance against his replacement.

Radio station’s hated, womanizing sponsor is mysteriously murdered by unknown means, and a quick-thinking engineer must solve the case before the murderer strikes again. Based on the novel “Death Catches Up With Mr. Kluck” by Xantippe. Dir. Otis Garrett

Damon’s in black-face as blacks take on whites who take on Hispanics in this very entertaining teenage gang war extravaganza. Teenage punks slice and dice each other, turn innocent young girls into sleazy tramps, threaten innocent citizens, get involved i

The captain of a ship lets a woman ride aboardis ship to an island to see her boyfriend.

Lombard portrays a rich heiress forced to leave NY due to an embarrasing situation.

F. Scott Fitzgerald story about American writer who falls in love with a beautiful wealthy girl in post WWII Paris. Romantic tearjerker. Written by Richard Brooks. Color. Dir. Richard Brooks.

A gang of streetwise kids gets help from a crook turned detective in stopping a counterfeiting ring. With Leon Ames, Joyce Bryant and Dave O’Brien.