Author Archive: Retro

A married woman finds herself in a romantic triangle when her old lover, an aviator, returns.

A group of men and women travel to a Carribean resort to discover themselves sexually but unfortunately one of them has also discovered that they like to murder people too.

In Edwardian England, alcoholic Uncle Willie (Donald Wolfit) is an embarrassment to his family. Head of the household father (Cecil Parker), decides to set Willie up as the manager of a bicycle shop, hoping to impress visiting American heiress Virginia van Stuyden (Dianne Foster). The surprise for everyone comes when Uncle Willie’s little shop begins to prosper.

Don Juan finds his life complicated by an imposter. Produced by Alexander Korda. Dir. Alexander Korda.

Three beachcombers board an Australia-bound ship and encounter a lunatic.

A jockey imprisoned for a crime escapes and wins the big race.

Inventor of a unique broadcasting/listening device is murdered, and it’s up to a reporter and a photographer to solve the mystery. Produced by Albert Herman. Dir. Al Herman

Street sweepers Stan & Ollie inadvertently foil a bank robbery during their lunch break, and are rewarded with an Oxford education. This classic film contains several of L & H’s funniest routines, and received some of the team’s best reviews. Note: Contrary to popular belief, the featurette “A Chump At Oxford” is not just a shorter version of the 63 minute European cut. Upon release of the 42 minute version, Roach decided to expand the film to 63 minutes. A 21 minute segment (a talkie remake of “From Soup To Nuts”) was shot and all the footage turned over to editor Bert Jordan, who ignored the 4 reels already assembled and started from scratch, drawing upon unused takes, alternate set-ups, and scenes of different length. Dir. Alfred J. Goulding