Author Archive: Retro

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.

Directed by Edward Ludwig with Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Tim Holt, Terry Kilburn

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.