Scarlet Street (1945) [Film Noir] [Drama]

Scarlet Street is an American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and based on the French novel La Chienne (The Bitch) by Georges de La Fouchardière, that previously had been dramatized on stage by André Mouëzy-Éon, and cinematically as La Chienne (1931) by director Jean Renoir. The principal actors Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, and …

Phantom of Chinatown (1940) [Action] Crime] [Mystery]

In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton (Charles Miller) the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words “Eternal Fire” are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong (Keye Luke) and Captain Street (Grant Withers) …

Killer Dill (1947) [Comedy] [Crime]

“Killer Dill” is an American film directed by Lewis D. Collins. The movie is about the Door-to-door salesman Johnny Dill, an exact double of a notorious gangster, who finds himself struck between the forces of good and evil. — Directed by Lewis D. Collins, produced by Max M. King, written by Alan Friedman (story) and …

Convict’s Code (1939) [Drama] [Crime]

Convict’s Code is a 1939 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer. The movie (also known as “Paroled to Exile”) is about a man, who’s framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. When he is let out on limited parole, he sets out to clear his honor and find the real criminals. …

Club Paradise (Sensation Hunters) (1945) [Drama]

“Club Paradise”, aslo known as “Sensation Hunters” is a 1945 American drama film. The movie is about a naive young girl, which lookings to escape from a bad family situation, falls in love with a man who turns out to be a cad, and leads her down the road to ruin.— — Directed by Christy …