Assassins – Left Behind No. 6
Assassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist (Left Behind No. 6) by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Synopsis of Assassins – Left Behind No. 6:
Black Widow (1954)
Black Widow (1954) starring Van Helfin, Ginger Rogers
Synopsis
In Black Widow, an aspiring young writer is found dead …. In a Broadway producer’s apartment. Is the Broadway producer helping her guilty?
Read More »Black Widow (1954)One for my Baby song lyrics
Song lyrics to One for my Baby
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the musical The Sky’s the Limit and first performed in the film by Fred Astaire. It’s been recorded by dozens of performers, notable Frank Sinatra, and performed on film many times, including by Ida Lupino in Road House
Road House
Editorial review of Road House (1948) courtesy of Amazon.com
Moontide
Moontide (1942) starring Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, directed by Fritz Lang and Archie Mayo
Moontide is a variety of things — a forgotten movie with excellent acting, a character study, a film noir. It’s the story of a French wanderer named Bobo (Jean Gabin). Bobo is a handsome, hard-drinking man who considers himself a wandering gypsy. He wanders from place to place and job to job. His best friend Tiny (Thomas Mitchell) tails him. But this friend is more of a leech. He blackmails Bobo into paying his bills so that Tiny doesn’t have to work for a living.
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944) starring Van Johnson, Phyllis Thaxter, Spencer Tracy, Robert Walker, Robert Mitchum
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch (1942) starring Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Susan Hayward, Cecil Kellaway
Modern Times
Summary of Modern Times, (1936), starring Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard
Modern Times begins with Charlie Chaplin as Charlie the Little Tramp gainfully employed at a factory. However, the strict regimentation is driving him to the brink … Then over the brink, when the factory owner has him as the “guinea pig” for a “time-saving” feeding machine. This leads to Charlie spending time in a mental hospital. Cured after his breakdown. But then he is arrested and jailed when …. He innocently picks up a red flag that has fallen off the back of a truck and runs down the street to return it …. Just when a communist demonstration comes around the corner. He meets Paulette Goddard as ‘The Gamin’ (a street urchin) in the back of the police van. She is arrested for stealing bread. From then on the theme is about the two trying to get along in … modern times
Read More »Modern TimesA King in New York
movie review of A King in New York (1957) starring Charlie Chaplin, Dawn Addams There are some people who consider A King in New York… Read More »A King in New York