The Scapegoat (1959)
Synopsis: A lonely British scholar, John Barrett (Sir Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai), meets a French nobleman, Jacques De Gué, (also played by Guinness), who is his […]
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52 Pick-Up (1986)
Synopsis: After a clandestine love affair with a sex worker, a well-respected and wealthy businessman, played by Roy Scheider (The French Connection and Jaws), finds himself in hot waters with […]
The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
Synopsis: In a small town in the American South, a spoiled rich girl, played by Miriam Hopkins (These Three), is forced into prostitution by her rapist. Reaction & Thoughts: “You […]
Young and Innocent (1937, aka The Girl Was Young)
Synopsis: A screenwriter, Robert Tisdall (Derrick de Marney, Things to Come), becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a temperamental actress. After realizing that evidence is stacking up against […]
Sabotage (1936, aka The Woman Alone)
Synopsis: London, England, has suffered a series of terrorist attacks. Scotland Yard sends an undercover agent, Detective Sgt. Ted Spencer (John Loder, Now, Voyager), to the city to investigate. Spencer’s investigation leads him […]
Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
Synopsis: Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) is Coogan, an Arizona Sheriff who comes to New York City to pick up a prisoner (Don Stroud, The Buddy Holly Story). The simple task […]
In the House (2012, aka Dans la maison)
Synopsis: A high school teacher (Fabrice Luchini, The Women on the 6th Floor) asks his students to write an essay and one of his pupils (newcomer Ernst Umhauer, The Monk) […]
Desire (1936)
Synopsis: An average American engineer, Tom Bradley (Gary Cooper, High Noon), inadvertently bumps into a sophisticated jewel thief, Madeleine de Beaupre (Marlene Dietrich, Rancho Notorious), and his life is never the same. Reaction […]
Diary of A Movie Maniac 