- Horror Island (1941)
My contemptuous relationship with horror/comedies is public record, but I’ve discovered one I quite enjoyed. It’s Horror Island (1941.) I wouldn’t necessarily call it “smart” writing, but the judiciously scattered jokes and puns come… Read more: Horror Island (1941) - The Face of Marble (1946)
Prior to searching for a movie with a milestone anniversary in January, I had never heard of The Face of Marble (1946.) It’s apparently rare but has been released on physical media in the… Read more: The Face of Marble (1946) - The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
It seems like I’ve always known the story of Dorian Gray. I never paid it much attention, though, until I watched Penny Dreadful on Showtime and was a bit smitten by Reeve… Read more: The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) - CTH24: Number 17 (1932)
It was thrilling for me to learn that I could watch an Alfred Hitchcock film as one of the movies for this year’s #countdowntohalloween. Number 17 (1932) was his 21st film and… Read more: CTH24: Number 17 (1932) - CTH24: 6 Hours to Live (1932)
Captain Paul Onslow (Warner Baxter) has only 6 Hours to Live (1932) and it’s not because he’s ingested poison (he hasn’t) or that he’s the target of an assassination attempt (he is.)… Read more: CTH24: 6 Hours to Live (1932) - CTH24: Two on a Guillotine (1965)
If Two on a Guillotine (1965) seems familiar, like one of William Castle’s early 1960s thrillers, please note it was directed by a different William… William Conrad. Conrad is perhaps best known… Read more: CTH24: Two on a Guillotine (1965)