A Woman’s Face (1941)
Synopsis: A terribly disfigured criminal, Anna Holm (Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce), becomes involved in a plan to kill a young heir, but Anna has a change-of-heart after a surgeon (Melvyn Douglas, […]
Tag Archives: Mystery & Suspense
Stories of murder, intrigue, expectation, and tension
Cohen and Tate (1988)
Synopsis: Two hit-men kill a couple, kidnap their kid, and take the child on a long road trip to meet the mafiosos who ordered the hit. Reaction & Thoughts: From […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s Secret Agent (1936)
Synopsis: At the height of World War I, British officials send three spies (John Gielgud, Chariots of Fire, Madeline Carroll, The 39 Steps, and Peter Lorre, The Man Who Knew […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps (1935)
Synopsis: A Canadian vacationing in London, England, Richard Hannay (Robert Donat, Goodbye Mr. Chips), is drawn into a complicated web of international intrigue after he meets a mysterious woman at a […]
Winter Kills (1979)
Synopsis: Nearly twenty years after the assassination of USA President Kegan, a dying man admits to be the real killer. The President’s younger brother (Jeff Bridges, Starman) sets out to […]
Abandon Ship (1957, aka Seven Waves Away)
Synopsis: After a shipwreck, 26 people in a lifeboat meant for 9 try to survive. The lifeboat’s Captain, played by Tyrone Power (Jesse James and The Black Swan), suddenly realizes […]
The Track (1975, aka La Traque)
Synopsis: A woman (Mimsy Farmer, Four Flies on Grey Velvet) is raped by two men from a hunting party. They all try to convince the woman not to say anything, […]
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Synopsis: 11-year-old Davey (Henry Thomas, E.T. The Extra-terrestrial) is prone to invent stories that involve an imaginary superhero named Jack Flack (Dabney Coleman, Tootsie). Davey’s dad (also played by Coleman) […]
The Window (1949)
Synopsis: A young boy (Bobby Driscoll, So Dear to My Heart) watches his neighbors kill a man. Because he is a compulsive liar, the boy’s parents don’t believe me. When […]
New World (2013, aka Sinsegye)
Synopsis: When the head of a powerful crime organization dies in a car accident, cops see a unique opportunity to influence the internal politics of the corrupt conglomerate. Police department […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Synopsis: While vacationing in Switzerland, a British couple, Bob (Leslie Banks, The Most Dangerous Game) and his wife, Jill (Edna Best, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir), unexpectedly become witnesses to […]
George Pal Presents: The Power (1968)
Synopsis: A group of scientists studying space flight fatigue are targeted by a man/woman who has ability to kill with his/her mind. Who is the unstoppable killer? Reaction & Thoughts: […]
