The Gauntlet (1977)
Synopsis: A burned-out cop, Ben Shockley (Clint Eastwood, Play Misty for Me), is assigned to escort a seemingly unimportant witness to a crime, a high-priced call girl Augustina “Gus” Mally […]
Author Archives: Eric Binford
Rope of Sand (1949)
Synopsis: A former safari guide (Burt Lancaster, The Killers) returns to the small mining town in South Africa where he was accused of stealing diamonds years ago. Reaction & Thoughts: […]
Lifeboat (1944)
Synopsis: During World War II, a freighter is sunk by a German U-Boat. A handful of survivors climb into a shabby lifeboat. Tensions rise on the overcrowded boat after a […]
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Synopsis: “Charlie” (Teresa Wright, Mrs. Miniver) is a young woman bored with small-town life. When her mother’s brother, “Uncle Charlie” (Joseph Cotten, The Third Man), announces he’ll come for a […]
Lady in a Cage (1964)
Synopsis: A wealthy poetess (Olivia de Havilland, Gone With The Wind) recovering from hip surgery gets accidentally trapped inside her home elevator. Various street bums decide to take advantage of […]
Only When I Laugh (1981)
Synopsis: After a long stint in rehab, alcoholic stage actress Georgia Haines (Marsha Mason, The Goodbye Girl) returns to her Manhattan apartment. Georgia is determined to stay sober, but when […]
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The Informer (1929)
Synopsis: In Dublin, Ireland, IRA (Irish Republican Army) soldier Gypo Nolan helps authorities apprehend fellow IRA fighter and friend, Francis McPhillips, who had gone into hiding following the killing of […]
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Synopsis: In 1909, Mexico, illiterate rancher Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando, The Godfather) and his brother Eufemio (Anthony Quinn, Zorba The Greek) reluctantly take up arms against the corrupt government of […]
Turn the Key Softly (1953)
Synopsis: After spending time in jail, a burglar’s girlfriend (Yvonne Mitchell, Tiger Bay), a prostitute (Joan Collins, Land of the Pharaohs) and a compulsive shoplifter (Kathleen Harrison, David Lean’s Oliver […]
The Island (1980)
Synopsis: After reading that an abnormal amount of boats have vanished without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle (also known as the Devil’s Triangle), journalist Blair Maynard (Michael Caine, Alfie) […]
The Black Pirate (1926)
Synopsis: A band of pirates take over a ship, killing almost everyone aboard. An aristocrat and his son, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Robin Hood), somewhat survive the attack, but after the […]
Criss Cross (1949)
Synopsis: A young man, Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster, Atlantic City), returns to his hometown and quickly reconnects with his ex-wife (Yvonne De Carlo, Band of Angels), who (accidentally?) gets him […]
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Synopsis: In post-World War II England, a Canadian veteran (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) suffering from PTSD accidentally kills a man in a bar fight. The ex-soldier goes on the lam […]
