Author Archive: Retro

The apparent murder of two stockbrokers is solved in quick fashion by Dr. Crabtree.

Joe Pesci is a small man looking for a big break. Owner of a bowling alley and nightclub in Jersey, Ruby Dennis (Pesci) sets his sites on making it big in Vegas. But Ruby finds more than he gambled for and in the end is a much bigger man for it.

During the French Revolution, everyone tries to get their hands on a crucial diary which has the names of those destined for the guillotine. Dir. William Christy Cabanne.

During the War of 1812, the captain of the American ship “Concord” faces a mutiny when an officer pretends to be loyal to Britain in order to steal gold bullion from France. Produced by Maurice and Frank King. Dir. Edward Dmytryk

An ailing African leader is admitted to a hospital. A male nurse at the hospital kidnaps him, but it turns out that things aren’t exactly what they seem to be.

The search for a missing medicine arrow sparks a series of Indian attacks. Feature version of the serial.

Charles Bickford gives a compelling performance in this effective account of the outspoken Cardinal Mindszenty, whose anti-Communist stand caused a major stir in the 1940s. A Hungarian Cardinal is imprisoned as an enemy of the Communist State. Propoganda film typical of the 1950’s, though based on true story.

Dir. Hitchcock. While traveling in continental Europe, a young British couple realize that a passenger seems to have been kidnapped from their train.