The Tenant (1976, aka Le Locataire)
Synopsis: In Paris, France, a meekly Polish man (filmmaker Roman Polanski, Chinatown) rents an apartment in an old building where its inhabitants make his life miserable. The constant hostility takes […]
Tag Archives: Mystery & Suspense
Stories of murder, intrigue, expectation, and tension
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Synopsis: On the eve of World War II, an American journalist, John Jones (Joel McCrea, Sullivan’s Travels), is sent to Europe to find out what are the chances of war […]
Rebecca (1940)
Synopsis: A shy young woman (Joan Fontaine, Suspicion) suddenly marries a wealthy widower (Laurence Olivier, Hamlet). Later, the husband takes his new spouse to his palatial estate, Manderley, where the […]
Road Games (1981)
Synopsis: In Australia, trucker Pat Quid (Stacy Keach, The Long Riders) teams up with a hitchhiker (Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween) to capture a serial killer. Reaction & Thoughts: “… it’s […]
What Became of Jack and Jill? (1971)
Synopsis: Tired of taking care of his feeble grandmother (Mona Washbourne, My Fair Lady), a lazy bum (Paul Nicholas, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band) and his girlfriend (Vanessa Howard, […]
Foul Play (1978)
Synopsis: A klutzy librarian, Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn, Private Benjamin), inadvertently becomes involved in an elaborate assassination plot. Gloria is assisted by a snarky police detective, Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase, […]
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Synopsis: A deranged madman (Rod Steiger, In the Heat of the Night) begins murdering middle-aged women and it’s up to a stressed-out New York police detective (George Segal, Who’s Afraid of […]
Play Misty for Me (1971)
Synopsis: A radio DJ, Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood, Hang ‘Em High), has a one-night stand with a woman (Jessica Walter, The Flamingo Kid) who happens to be an ardent fan […]
The Beguiled (1971)
Synopsis: During the American Civil War, a wounded Yankee soldier (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry) is rescued by the staff and pupils of a Southern all-girls school. The soldier quickly tries […]
Love Among Thieves (1987, TV-Movie)
Synopsis: A concert pianist (Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s) is forced to rob a precious Faberge egg by a gang of criminals who are holding the pianist’s boyfriend hostage. She […]
Sidney Sheldon’s Bloodline (1979)
Synopsis: After the sudden death of her wealthy father, Elizabeth Roffe (Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday) inherits her dad’s pharmaceutical empire, but someone in Elizabeth’s inner circle wants her dead too. […]
Dead of Winter (1987)
Synopsis: A struggling actress (Mary Steenburgen, Melvin and Howard) is asked to do a screen test at an isolated mansion, but this isn’t what it looks like. Reaction & Thoughts: […]
Dead Ringer (1964)
Synopsis: Twenty years ago, Edith (Bette Davis) married twin sister Margaret’s (also Davis) boyfriend. Still angry about the betrayal, Margaret kills Edith and assumes her identity, but Margaret begins to […]
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Synopsis: In Cornwall, England, during the first half of the 19th century, a young Irish woman, Mary (Maureen O’Hara, The Black Swan), slowly realizes that her aunt’s husband (Leslie Banks, The […]
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Synopsis: A British socialite (Margaret Lockwood, Night Train to Munich) on vacation in Europe, befriends a charming elderly governess (Dame May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver) on a train. When the governess disappears, […]
Against All Odds (1984)
Synopsis: An unemployed football player (Jeff Bridges, Winter Kills) is hired to find the girlfriend (Rachel Ward, Fortress) of a shady night club owner (James Woods, Best Seller). Things get […]
Out of the Past (1947)
Synopsis: An ex-private detective (Robert Mitchum, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison) with a shady past is now enjoying a quiet life in a small town, but old associates reappear and the […]
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Synopsis: An ex-con (Jack O’Halloran, Superman) hires gumshoe Phillip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum, Out of the Past) to find his girlfriend. Marlowe also agrees to assist another client with a ransom […]
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Synopsis: Julia Ross (Nina Foch, An American in Paris) in an American woman living in London, England, who answers a lady’s (Dame May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver) newspaper ad for a personal secretary. […]
Fortress (1985, TV-Movie)
Synopsis: Rachel Ward (Against All Odds) plays an Aussie teacher who is kidnapped along with her students by a posse of criminals. However, the nasty kidnappers don’t count on the […]
The Naked Face (1984)
Synopsis: Roger Moore (For Your Eyes Only) plays a Chicago psychiatrist, Dr. Judd Stevens, who suddenly becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Reaction & Thoughts: Based upon Sidney Sheldon’s […]
The Bette Davis Project: 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 exact lookalike. […]
