Author Archive: Retro

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.

To draw attention to a popular show, a publicity expert hires a former carnival character, not knowing that the man is on the run from the law.

Cleef heads a commando operation against Rommel’s forces in North Africa during World War 11.

You’re at the drive-in watching intermission spots and previews.

Passport to Pimlico is one of the most charmingly whimsical Ealing Studios comedies of the late 1940s-early 1950s. As a result of wartime bombing, an ancient parchment is uncovered, proving that the Pimlico section of London belongs to Burgundy, France. Long taken for granted by other Londoners, the tiny Pimlico populace decides to take advantage of its “foreign” status.