Author Archive: Retro

Bellhop turns detective to find out who”s behind the bizarre happenings in his hotel.

British drama about journalist in Cold War intrigue.

Based on romantic incidents in the life of Madame Dubarry. A French milliner becomes a casino hostess and courtesan, eventually rising to the position of mistress of King Louis XV.

A hat-check girl at the Stork Club (Hutton) saves the life of a drowning man (Fitzgerald). A rich man, he decides to repay her by anonymously giving her a bank account, a luxury apartment and a charge account at a department store. When her boyfriend (DeFore) returns from overseas, he thinks she is a kept woman.

A newlywed couple winds up spending their honeymoon night in an old, dark, spooky mansion.

Hyperactive public relations man for a Hollywood movie studio attempts to show his affection for his sweetheart by turning her into a star. Written by Joseph Santley. Dir. Joseph Santley.

Cape Town, South Africa during the height of Apartheid. A pickpocket gets more than he bargained for when he snatches a purse containing a secret microfilm.
Brolin plays a hard-boiled petty thief and “Jacky” Bisset plays a runner for the spy ring. Claire Trevor plays Sam, the connecting character to the world of petty crime and espionage.

A credit-card computer error results in three deaths and a traumatic confrontation between humans and machines.

Naval officer Travis disguises as an enemy agent to destroy a spy ring in Alaska.