Author Archive: Retro

In this third installment of MGM’s “Dr. Kildare” series, Dr. James Kildare (Lew Ayres) comes to the rescue when his supervisor/mentor Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) nearly collapses from overwork. Gillespie is seeking a permanent cure for pneumonia, and must ask Kildare for assistance when the task proves beyond his physical ability. The older doctor eventually does collapse, and the diagnosis is cancer. Gillespie recovers, while Kildare finds his hands full in juggling both the pneumonia cure and the case of a woman (Helen Gilbert) suffering from psychosomatic blindness. But what’s the “secret” of Dr. Kildare? Well…that’s a secret (until you see the film).

Meek salesman finds himself in trouble when he’s mistakenly thought to have bumped off a gangster.

Sensationalist public relations reporter takes advantage of the situation of a young girl falsely said to be a victim of poisoning. A funny, cynical farce.

A gang of teenage girls, looking for kicks and ignoring their probation officers’ warnings, embark on a crime spree of robberies and burglaries.

Down and out piano player hitches a ride with a man who mysteriously dies, and when a femme fatale threatens to turn him in for the “murder”, he is forced to assume the identity of the dead man to collect an inheritance.

Harry Carey Sr., C. Aubrey Smith and Charles Winninger play three wealthy bachelors who have spent their lives wrapped up in themselves. Left all alone on Christmas eve, the elderly trio invite a couple of strangers to dinner: misplaced cowpoke Richard Carlson and pretty, but aimless, Jean Parker. Hoping that they’ve accomplished a bit of matchmaking, the three old duffers board a plane and head off to an important business meeting. The plane crashes, killing all three men. They return to their mansion as ghosts, only to discover that Carlson is making the same mistake they made: he’s allowing his drive for success to override his affection for Parker. Feeling as though they won’t be welcome in Heaven until they rectify this situation, Carey, Smith, and Winninger stick around to set things right. A potential charming fantasy, Beyond Tomorrow is weakened by unbelievable characters and hokey dialogue. Still, the film has become a perennial Yuletide [...]

Down on their luck, a couple rents out their ship to a mysterious man looking for treasure he hid during the war. Complications ensue when it turns out he’s not the only one looking for it.

Darro joins a trucking firm whose trucks are being hijacked. He joins up with an insurance investigator to find out who is behind the thefts. Written by Edmond Kelso. Dir. Jean Yarbrough