Author Archive: Retro

Classic study of a mining disaster based upon an actual event that occurred in Courcieres, near the German border, more thatn a decade before WWI.

Poor orphaned girl falls for Bill, a hot-dog vendor, who dumps her for a society girl. Without Bill’s knowledge, the poor girl marries his brother, and since he doesn’t know about the wedding, he thinks they’re living in sin…what a mess! Dir. Ralph Cedar

Silver plans another search for treasure, this time battling a rival pirate who’s kidnapped Jim and the governor’s daughter. Dir. Byron Haskin

When Winston Churchill’s train is targeted for hijack by Nazi commandos, the Allies send British officer Connery to the rescue. Fast moving WWII actioner.

Green FBI agents must protect a wealthy woman who refuses to believe her chauffeur might be in on a plot to kidnap her. Dir. Sam Wood

Hilarious comedy classic in which a newspaper editor cons his ex-wife reporter into one last story about an innocent man condemned to death. Produced by Howard Hawkes.

Government official returns to the US and encounters trouble controlling his E. European secretary.

Fledgling lawyer Barnes defends sabateurs with successful results.

A large newspaper’s former owner concocts a scheme to regain control of the publication from the woman now in charge.