Author Archive: Retro

Police investigate a murder that occurred in a burlesque theater.

Muggsy’s chance to win a boxing match is threatened by crooked fight promoters. Dir. Wallace Fox.

Young governess comes to a gloomy mansion and into the lives of three bitter men, bringin disaster to all and destruction to herself.

Bratty youngster goes to stay with a country family and ends up causing problems in the neighborhood. Dir. Karl Brown.

Renfrew in pursuit of a fur trader who is chasing thieves.

George C. Scott again plays General George S. Patton in this account of the military hero’s final months as a war historian and defender of former Nazis.

Teenage romande, parties and sex in 1950s Tel Aviv. Music is at the core of the lives of these teenagers. This is a comedy about three friends.

Acclaimed British drama focusing on the residents of Yorkshire. Produced by Alexander Korda. Dir. Jean Yarbrough.

The New Adventures of Heidi may be set in contemporary times, but it’s still the same old yodel-ay-ee-hoo. Johann Spyri’s disgustingly spunky moppet Heidi (Katy Kurtzman) is separated from her beloved grandfather (Burl Ives). She is sent to live with hateful relatives in New York City. Before winning over everyone except the audience, Heidi and her cohorts get to warble 10 original songs by Buz Kohan. Made for TV, The New Adventures of Heidi might have been more tolerable had it been interrupted by a pro football game.