Black Angel (Aug. 2, 1946)
Black Angel was directed by Roy William Neill, the dependable craftsman responsible for eleven of Universal’s fourteen Sherlock Holmes pictures. Black Angel isn’t a masterpiece, but it’s slick,...
View ArticleThe Chase (Nov. 16, 1946)
Arthur D. Ripley’s The Chase is based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1944 novel The Black Path of Fear, which was adapted as a screenplay by Philip Yordan. Chuck Scott (Robert Cummings), a sailor who was...
View ArticleThe Beast With Five Fingers (Dec. 25, 1946)
Robert Florey’s horror flick The Beast With Five Fingers begins with the following words: “This is the story of what happened — or seemed to happen — in the small Italian village of San Stefano —...
View ArticleMy Favorite Brunette (April 4, 1947)
Elliott Nugent’s My Favorite Brunette begins with baby photographer Ronnie Jackson (Bob Hope) in the death house at San Quentin. Jackson is set to be executed that night, and he’s hoping for a stay...
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