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The Good Die Young (1954)
Great cast
I very much enjoyed watching this old fashioned British thriller. Great parts played by the devilishly handsome Laurence Harvey oozing charm throughout as well as being a thoroughly bad egg.
Great parts played by a variety of actors and actresses Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Stanley Baker and a young and beautiful Joan Collins who I didn't even recognise at first.
The story revolves around three guys all down on their luck tempted into a life of crime by the evil charmer Harvey.
A great way to spend an hour and a bit, my only problem being it was a little predictable, well it would be with a title like that!
The Bank Raiders (1958)
Not a bad way to spend an hour
Bought this film in a job lot from a company called My rare films, think this was the third I have watched, after Johnny your wanted and the Third Visitor.
Not a lot of depth to the film but very easy to follow and in my opinion not predictable.
The plot consists of a bank robbery which proved successful, not for the bank cleaning lady however who ends up dead, not sure why she had to go but she did! Things start to go wrong when the most engaging character, the getaway driver played by Peter Reynolds starts flashing his cash in pursuit of a voluptuous female, played by Sandra Dorme.
Not a masterpiece but a decent enough way to spend a spare hour. Nick
Dangerous Crossing (1953)
Enjoyable thriller
Well I understand by reading the reviews this film is not everyone's cup of tea. I however enjoyed it very much.
The lovely, vivacious Jeanne Crain plays, Ruth Stanton, now Ruth Bowman after a whirlwind courtship with Carl Betz set off for Europe on a luxury passenger liner for their honeymoon.
I love these old gem's which are not too long, full of thrills and mystery but at the same time, not too taxing on the brain.
Quick synopsis, Mr Bowman vanishes shortly after the ship sets sail and seemingly nobody is aware of his existence. Ruth, spends most of the film helped considerably by the ship's doctor, played admirably by Michael Rennie, searching for clues to his whereabouts.
Anyway without giving anything away the film reaches a very satisfactory conclusion.
Great way to spend a leisurely hour or so.
The Ringer (1952)
Quaint Move
First of all I must say I love this film. I remember watching it about 30 years ago, and I recall enjoying it a lot.
Some people will say the Ringer is predictable I would beg to differ slightly, I would say that its predictability adds to its unpredictably if that makes sense!
It's a fairly short film which suits me with my diminishing concentration levels, great acting, Herbert Lom playing a typical bad guy, a young Denholm Elliott and William Hartnell playing a cheeky cockney villain.
I for one think its great entertainment, bought a copy from Amazon and have watched it twice in 3 days. Marvellous ending by the way. Enjoy it
Nick
Psycho II (1983)
Great sequel
Well I'm not sure what Hitchcock would have made of it all! But this was a very enjoyable sequel to the classic original.
Our Norman has been rehabilitated and let loose back into the community much to the consternation of his most famous victim's sister played again by Vera Miles.
The Bates motel has been turned into a house of ill repute and Norman takes a job in a local diner, where he meets the friendly and very pretty Mary played by Meg Tilly.
Things naturally don't go to plan and Norman soon becomes a troubled figure again. Some scenes are fairly horrific and the bodies don't take long to pile up.
Anyway a great yarn with a very surprising ending, highly recommended.
Nick.
Clue of the Silver Key (1961)
Enjoyable way to spend an hour
This short film is one of the the Edgar Wallace collection, this particular one is in volume two.
I thought it was a very enjoyable mystery and a fine way to spend an hour, I have watched a few of these films and this is about the best I have seen so far.
The plot revolves around a few murders, the first one who meets his maker is a conman played by Sam Kydd, the next one is a very mean old man played by Finlay Currie.
There are good parts played by well known actor's such as Bernard Lee, of Bond fame and Patrick Cargill.
The assailant is not revealed till the very end and it keeps the viewer guessing until then ( at least it had me guessing!) Recommended.
Out of the Fog (1962)
Enjoyable B Movie
Another black and white English movie from Renown, this one was paired with another called Radio Cab Murder, that was'nt bad but I prefer this one.
The main character is a surly ex convict called George Mallon played by David Sumner who has a wonderful quiff of hair. He is taken into a sort of halfway house when released from jail, he does manage to get a job, however he does'nt integrate very well with his new friends.
Shortly after his arrival a series of murders start to occur, the victims are all blond and one he was having a little dalliance with.
Obviously he becomes the main suspect although despite his surliness I kind of sided with him and was delighted when he was revealed not to be the killer.
A short film only 68 minutes but I don't mind that, I would recommend it to other's who like this sort of film.
Nowhere to Go (1958)
Good British Noir
Well I have to say I very much enjoyed this Ealing made British thriller, although I guess it was all a bit predictable as it has been described in the title.
The story revolves around a Canadian conman played by George Nader who reminds me for football fans as a Luis Figo lookalike. Good performances by Maggie Smith, making her film debut I think and Bernard Lee although I never thought of him as a violent type. A small part from the usual wooden Harry H Corbett too.
It kept my attention all the way through which is a fair achievement although as I mentioned previously it is a little predictable and has a few far fetched moments. Nevertheless a great watch.
One observation I made was how much our road system has improved since this film was made. When our main characters leave for Wales at the end Maggie tells George it will be an 8 hour journey, I can do in just over 2 if I put my foot down.
Grand National Night (1953)
Enjoyable Thriller
Found this little gem when browsing for this type of film (British B films) on Amazon.
Nigel Patrick plays a very decent sort, he's a racehorse trainer who happened to train the grand National winner. Moira Lister who looks absolutely gorgeous plays his unfaithful drunken wife.
The plot revolves around what happened after the horse wins the big race, when the wife provokes her husband, character name Gerald Coates so much he does her in. Foolishly as per normal he tries to get away with it instead of coming clean and claiming self defence of course this backfires and a murder investigation begins lead by a tenacious detective from the yard played by the excellent Michael Hordern.
All in a all a very enjoyable thriller with a fine ending
Jigsaw (1962)
Brilliant Thriller
I bought this film on E bay a couple of months ago but never got around to watching it until last night, wished I had watched it sooner and I will again before long.
Firstly I should say that the copy I have is not brilliant but I can follow the dialogue easily enough.
The film is set in Brighton, it is a murder mystery with Jack Warner excelling as the Inspector and Ronald Lewis as his Seargeant, seeking to track down the monster who mutilated a young woman. Great part played by Michael Goodliffe as the charming ladies man.
Great pictures of Brighton in the sixties, I especially enjoyed the bit when Jack Warner missed the football match he was so looking forward to so he could investigate the crime, it turned out his local team got hammered!
Great unexpected ending but a word of warning don't look at the IMDb cast list or it will give the game away.
Highly enjoyable little known British thriller.
Serena (1962)
Enjoyable little thriller
Another in series of Butchers B movies, a double bill with a film called Impact both directed by Peter Maxwell. Serena only lasts an hour but I found it quite entertaining. The story revolves around Howard Rogers an artist and his estranged wife played with distinction by the great Honor Blackman it is essentially a story about the disappearance of Serena one of Roger's models. Fine performances by Patrick Holt and Bruce Beeby as the local constabulary and Benedicta Leigh as policewoman Scott in a crucial role. I enjoyed it very much and although you could see something coming I enjoyed the twist in the tail. I have watched a few of these films now and I like most of them, this being my second favourite I think behind Smokescreen. Once again these B films are not everyone's cup of tea but I like them and would recommend them to others.
Blind Spot (1958)
Enjoyable hours entertainment
Well I watched this film last night and must say I really enjoyed it. Saying that however I must say there is a huge spoiler if you watch the cast list at the start, a very famous actor appears in it but when you see his photo in the film he is supposed to be dead so you can draw your own conclusions from that!
Perhaps someone can tell me why films and television shows usually display the cast at the start instead of at the end when you know the characters.
Anyway as I mentioned I found it an enjoyable little thriller and would recommend it to those who like these hidden gems.
Piccadilly Third Stop (1960)
Old fashioned British Thriller
I enjoyed this 1960 thriller very much. The plot revolves around Dominik ( Terence Morgan) a charming but villainous playboy, he reminds me a bit of a poor man's Richard Burton. After seducing the daughter of a far eastern ambassador he decides to rob the embassy of £10000 contained in their safe. He assembles a gang of himself and 3 others including John Crawford who plays one of the most obnoxious characters in Movie history. As always in these noir type movies things don't always go as they should resulting in an unhappy conclusion to all those concerned.
Great parts played by Dennis Price (Casino boss ), William Hartnell ( Safe breaker ), Mia Zetterling ( Crawford's long suffering wife ) and Charles Kay (Morgan's henchman). Also mention to the unfortunate duped oriental Yoko Tani, she is gorgeous!
All in all a very enjoyable hour and half despite the slightly predictable ending.
Smokescreen (1964)
Hidden Gem
Came across this little known British Thriller when searching the net for similar movies. This is one of a number made by Renown pictures and there are many available to buy from them or Amazon.
This is the first one I watched and I liked it very much. The story revolves around a supposed life assurance fraud, possible suicide and maybe murder.
Like a lot of similar films of the time it is very short at 66 minutes but that was the least of my worries.
There are some great parts played by well known character actors like Patrick flood, Deryck Guyler and Glynn Edwards, however the show is stolen by the marvellous Peter Vaughan as the tight fisted assessor, although as we see later in the film he has good reason for his meanness. I googled him afterwards and see he is still working at nearly 90!
An enjoyable hour or so and I look forward to watching more in the series.