Suspicion
Suspicion (1941), starring Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce
Synopsis of Suspicion
Handsome, charming, well-liked Johnnie Aysgarth (Cary Grant) is a worthless cheat. Then he marries Lina McLaidlaw (Joan Fontaine), the naïve daughter of a wealthy retired general (Sir Cedric Hardwicke). And everyone except Lina believes Johnnie is only after her inheritance. But when Lina discovers that Johnnie has stolen money, his business partner dies mysteriously …. And she finds a letter explaining her life insurance policy …. Love changes to Suspicion!
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A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away / When the Rat’s Away the Mice Will Play – Batman season 1
The Riddler returns, using a European monarch as part of his plot to destroy the Dynamic Duo. As well as make himself rich, of course.
Read More »A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler AwayThe Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas (1957) starring Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing
Synopsis
The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas is about a search for the Yeti. It asks the questions: Who is the real monster? Which is the more human, Yeti or man? Botanist Dr. John Rollason (Peter Cushing) joins the exploration task force. Crass, American showman Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) has formed the expedition. But not for the altruistic reason he pretends. Soon after setting up camp, a large beast attacks the group. Trapper Ed Shelley (Robert Brown) shoots and kills it. The dead creature is stored in a cave to attract a live specimen. Be careful what you ask for …
Read More »The Abominable Snowman of the HimalayasThe Third Man
The Third Man (1949), starring Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles
Synopsis of The Third Man
Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton, Citizen Kane ), a naïve writer of pulp westerns, arrives in Vienna to meet his old friend Harry Lime (the incomparable Orson Welles). But he finds that Lime has apparently been killed in a suspicious accident. Martins, too curious for his own good, hears contradictory stories about the circumstances of Limes’ death. As witnesses disappear, he finds himself chased by unknown assailants. Complicating matters are the sardonic Major Calloway (Trevor Howard, Brief Encounter), head of the British forces, and Lime’s stage actress mistress, Anna Schmidt (Alida Valli). Will Martin’s curiosity lead him to discover things about his old friend that he’d rather not know?
Read More »The Third ManWhy Can’t He Care for Me?
Song lyrics to Why Can’t He Care for Me? Music by Harry Warren, Lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Sung by Connie Stevens in “Rock-A-Bye Baby“
If he can care for little butterflies,
Why can’t he care for me?
If he can stare for hours at April skies,
Why can’t he stare at me?
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965) starring Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman, Shelley Winters, Ivan Dixon
Synopsis of A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue – A black man’s burgeoning love affair with a blind white girl is complicated by her racist, controlling mother.
Read More »A Patch of BlueDoctor Who: Earthshock
In Doctor Who: Earthshock, The Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan are embroiled in an attack on Earth in 2526. Bombs, deadly androids, and dinosaur bones!
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Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) starring William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode
In Kingdom of the Spiders, William Shatner stars as a veterinarian. He’s puzzled by the deaths of farm animals when he discovers colonies of deadly tarantulas surrounding a rural community.
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Futureworld (1976) starring Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner
Futureworld is the sequel to Westworld – the playground for the ultra-rich, where nothing can go wrong. But this time, it may be on purpose …
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