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The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

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The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck

buy-from-amazon In The Two Mrs. Carrolls, Humphrey Bogart stars as a struggling artist, Geoffrey Carroll. He is (seemingly) happily married — until he meets Sally (Barbara Stanwyck). Apparently mentally ill, he returns home, where he paints a picture of his wife as the angel of death.  Then he begins to poison her.

After her death, he romances and marries Sally, and all is well at first. Until he begins to fall out of love with her, and paints a portrait of her, as well … As the angel of death.   Sally, however, begins to put pieces of the puzzle together, and realizes what her husband is trying to do.   In the meanwhile, Geoffrey is being blackmailed by someone who’s found out about the first murder. And who finds out why it’s a fatal mistake to blackmail a mentally ill homicidal man.

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The Thirteenth Chair (1929) starring Bela Lugosi, directed by Tod Browning

The Thirteenth Chair

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The Thirteenth Chair (1929) starring Bela Lugosi, directed by Tod Browning

To enjoy  The Thirteenth Chair, the audience has to bear in mind that this is a  very early sound picture, and make appropriate allowances. If you do that, you can enjoy the murder mystery.  And especially the sight of Bela Lugosi as the police Inspector Delzante.  He berates and threatens the witnesses to a murder. Thirteen witnesses, at a seance, sitting in thirteen chairs — hence the title. It should be mentioned that  The Thirteenth Chair is directed by Tod Browning (Dracula, Freaks). He brought Lugosi to worldwide fame only 2 years after this movie.

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Laura (1944) starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price

Laura

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Laura (1944) starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price

Laura - with Gene Tierney as the title character
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Laura is a different kind of murder mystery; it begins with the title character, Laura Hunt (played by Gene Tierney) having been murdered, and Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigating her death — and life.

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The Big Sleep

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Editorial review of The Big Sleep, starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers directed by Howard Hawks courtesy of Amazon.com Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall… Read More »The Big Sleep

Miracles for Sale, starring Gloria Holden, Henry Hull, Magician, Robert Young, Todd Browning, William Demarest

Miracles for Sale

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Miracles for Sale (1932) starring Robert Young, Florence Rice, Henry Hull, Gloria Holden Robert Young is probably best remembered for his eponymous television role as… Read More »Miracles for Sale

Star of Midnight (1935) starring William Powell and Ginger Rogers

Star of Midnight

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review of Star of Midnight (1935) starring William Powell and Ginger Rogers

Movie review of Star of Midnight starring William Powell and Ginger Rogers, two of my favorite actors. In a murder mystery in the style of Powell’s famous “Thin Man” series. Very funny, very enjoyable, and strongly recommended!

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