Author Archive: Retro

Commandos parachute into Norway to rescue an Allied general, reuniting one of the men with his Norwegian sweetheart, who has since turned traitor. Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet

To raise money to buy the magazine for which they work, an editor teams up with a photographer to get photos of a reclusive debutante. When the buyer of the pictures is found killed, the two have to solve a mystery. Produced by William C. Thomas and William H. Pine. Dir. Lew Landers

Extremely reclusive artist takes the place of his late valet and enjoys the world more as a “servant”. Produced by Arthur Hopkins. Dir. Sam Newfield.

Richard Grant, imprisoned in India for a crime he did not commit, escapes and makes his way to Africa, where he encounters the sheik Mustapha, who not only possesses the evidence which will clear Grant but also the key to a fabulous diamond field.

Screwball comedy where amnesia victim runs off with a young woman, and together they attempt to establish his identity. Dir. Aubrey Scotto.

There’s a mix-up of overnight bags when a soldier on leave must deliver important information to London.

True to life saga of early settlers in America.

Disillusioned artist meets three women and finds a new meaning in life.

Filmed on location in psuedo-documentary style, as a wilderness doctor carrying a needed vaccine must fight for survival when his small plane crashes in the Alaskan tundra. Written, Produced and Cinematography by Norman Dawn. Dir. Norman Dawn