Author Archive: Retro

Tragic story of a poor man and his overcoat. Russian film with English subtitles

Sands resurrects his father’s wrecked racer and wins the big race.

Detective Philo Vance comes up against one of his most puzzling crimes when a man is found shot, stabbed and beaten to death, all in a room locked from the inside! Based on the novel “The Return of Philo Vance” by S.S. Van Dine. Dir. Michael Curtiz

Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms during a class given by Sergeant Ames, embarrassing him. Through a series of misunderstandings, Colonel Barkley thinks the gunshy Doubleday is an expert marksman, and he sets him up in a shooting match against Ames and Sergeant Cobb (the division’s shooting champions)!

Goofy genius with a photographic memory joins the army and quickly earns a sergeant’s chevrons, but has a tough time earning respect from resentful recruits and officers. Followed by “The Hayfoot”. Dir. Phil Rosen.

A group of troubled passengers must face their pasts when their plane crashes on a deserted island.

Bestselling novelist talks a pretty fan into working for him as a secretary, but also wants her to do double-duty as a lover. When she finds out what he’s after, she quits, he pursues, they marry, and the trouble really begins! Written by Charles Martin.

A young man with everything to live for is crushed to learn of the death of his fiancée in a fire on Christmas Eve. For three years he wallows in self-pity until a young girl reminds him of the true meaning of Christmas.

On their honeymoon at a place in the country, this is an amusing comedy in which James Dunn and Florence Rice race through hidden passages and secret panels trying to stay a step ahead of gangsters who had been using the house as a hideaway. Fun script was penned by Morey Amsterdam.