Invisible Ghost (1941) [Horror] [Thriller]

“Invisible Ghost” is a horror film starring Bela Lugosi, shot in black and white, and directed by Joseph H. Lewis. Lugosi plays Kessler, a man controlled by homicidal impulses beyond his control. He is being controlled by his wife, who had left him for another man. She was involved in a car accident that has …

Man with Two Lives (1942) [Horror] [Science Fiction] [Thriller]

The story is of a man who is brought back from the dead and whose body is hijacked by the soul of an executed gangster, consequently making the deceased man a high proze criminal. At the beginning of the story the happy couple Phillip Bennett and Louise Hammond are engaged to be married. A major …

Doomed To Die (1940) [Crime] [Drama] [Mystery]

“Doomed to Die” is a 1940 mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong. Mr. Wong and a girl reporter investigate a shipping magnate’s murder. It is a sequel to the 1940 film, “The Fatal Hour”. — Directed by William Nigh, produced by Paul Malvern and Scott R. Dunlap, written …

Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) [Crime] [Mystery]

Mr. Wong in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff. The story is about a pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, who is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl the name “Captain J” …

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) [Crime] [Action] [Mystery]

The movie “Dick Tracy vs. Cueball” is a 1946 American pulp action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. The dark and moody film noir stars Morgan Conway as Dick Tracy in the second installment of the Dick Tracy film series. Luxurious diamonds are stolen but …

Dick Tracy meets Gruesome (1947) [Crime] [Action]

The movie “Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome” (also known as “Dick Tracy meets Karloff” and “Dick Tracy’s Amazing Adventure”) is a 1947 thriller film starring Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, and Boris Karloff. The film is the fourth and final installment of the Dick Tracy film series. Just out of jail, Gruesome goes to the Hangman’s Knot …

Dick Tracy (1945) [Crime] [Action] [Mystery]

The movie “Dick Tracy” (also known as “Dick Tracy, Detective”) is a 1945 American pulp action film based on the Dick Tracy comic strip created by Chester Gould. The film is the first installment of the Dick Tracy film series. Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway), a supremely intelligent police detective, must solve a series of brutal …

Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947) [Crime] [Action]

The movie “Dick Tracy’s Dilemma”, released in the United Kingdom as “Mark of the Claw”, is a 1947 American pulp action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. Ralph Byrd stars as Dick Tracy, reprising the role after Republic Pictures’s 1937 Dick Tracy serial and it’s …

Indestructible Man (1956) [Crime] [Horror] [Science Fiction]

Told in flashback by police detective Dick Chasen (Showalter), the movie concerns a 72-hour period of horror for the main characters. Charles “Butcher” Benton (Chaney) is a double-crossed convicted robber and murderer who was executed in the gas chamber. His body is unlawfully sold to a scientist (Robert Shayne of Adventures of Superman fame), who …

Parole, Inc. (1948) [Film Noir] [Crime]

The film opens with a scene of FBI agent Richard Hendricks (Michael O’Shea) bedridden in a hospital bed, dictating the results of his investigation for a report to the California Governor. The dictation scenes are interrupted by long flashbacks scenes showing how the investigation proceeded. After a number of paroles granted to dangerous career criminals, …