Category: Silver Screen

Movies, Movie Posters, and the stars that propelled them into the spotlight.

Spy Ship, 1942

On: By: Romeyn

A radio reporter begins to suspect that a commentator at his station may be using her position to broadcast shipping information to enemy spies. With the help of the girl’s sister, he sets out to expose the spy and her Nazi gang. (IMDb)

Found out about this film when doing a quick internet search on William Hopper (Paul Drake, the private investigator on Perry Mason). When I saw it also had Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn) and Keye Luke in the credits, I had to get a copy. Unfortunately, Warner Bros has not seen fit to release it on video yet.

Comedy of Terrors

On: By: Romeyn

Two unscrupulous undertakers (Vincent Price & Peter Lorre) find they are about to be evicted by their landlord (Basil Rathbone) for being a year late on rent. In order to drum up business, the dastardly duo sneak into the house of a wealthy elderly man, but when the bill comes due, his young widow skips town with the inheritance. When they set out to repeat the process, they receive a message from the landlord that the money was due in the morning. So they set off to kill two birds with one pillow. Unfortunately the landlord is harder to kill than expected. Continue reading “Comedy of Terrors” →

The Black Raven, 1943

On: By: Romeyn

It was a dark and stormy night, several strangers find their way to the Black Raven, an escaped convict, a gangster who is trying to slip out of the country, a weaselly bank teller, a young couple trying to get to Canada to elope, and finally the girl’s father, a dirty politician who disapproves of the marriage. George Zucco plays the proprietor Black Raven Inn, who apparently has some ties to the underworld. Glenn Strange, provides comedy relief as Andy the strong but dim-witted help. A fun little low-budget who-done-it which involves two murders and $50,000 cash, and plenty of motive for murder. Continue reading “The Black Raven, 1943” →