Author Archive: Retro

The screen credits for the film read “Cinema Service Corp. Presents ‘The Yiddishe Mama’ (Esther Field) in Eli Eli.” This film was reissued in March 1949. Although the film includes songs, no information concerning their identity has been located.

British thriller about espionage.

Several sketches filled with romance, tragedy, and humor, depicts life in Naples. Written by Vittorio De Sica. English dubbed. Dir. Vittorio De Sica.

A thriller about a mysterious stranger who ingratiates himself into a family.

Castaways on isolated island fight over a woman. English subtitles. Dir. Joseph von Sternberg

Italian drama about women prisoners sent to South America.

Our hero, Doubleday returns home from the war to his old newspaper job, but he’s soon involved in a murder case, and has to deal with his old nemesis who is now a police officer. Color.

Ex-RAF pilot goes to psychiatrist after he crashes in Burma; tense and well-performed British melodrama.

Elderly woman, burned at the stake as a witch, puts a curse on the local preacher and his family, causing a series of tragic events. Based on actual witch trials of the early 17th Century. English subtitles.