A shell-shocked nurse (Nina Foch) recovering from her trauma has a vivid dream in which she sees a young man being attacked on a foggy bridge while she stands nearby. When she later meets the young man (William Wright at the hotel where she and he are both convalescing, her vision sets the stage for …
Read the full post →“<em>Escape in the Fog</em> (Columbia, 1945)”
Guys who find that the women at Alpine College won’t go out with them because of advice from the dean’s secretary, Susan Benchley (Chris Noel), recruit surf bum Ronnie Duke (Gary Clarke) to woo her, though she already has a fiancé, the captain of the school’s ski team (Steve Franken). Ronnie pretends to be the …
Read the full post →“<em>Wild Wild Winter</em> (Universal, 1966)”
An espionage agent investigates the theft of important secrets from a noted official’s home. Who among his household has been stealing the papers? Could it even be the official himself? The whodunit element is strong in this film, which predates and is distinct from the 1960s French movie series, but the pace is a bit …
Read the full post →“<em>O.S.S. 117 n’est pas mort</em> (1957)”
Bud and Lou are two volunteer firemen who rescue a man attempting suicide (Tom Ewell) on account of disappointment in love. When it turns out that the man has an incredibly wealthy gold claim up north, the boys accompany him back to help him win the gal (and to get some of the gold, of …
Read the full post →“<em>Lost in Alaska</em> (Universal, 1953)”
Marshals Nevada Jack McKenzie (Johnny Mack Brown) and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton) are on the trail of horse thieves who murdered another U.S. Marshal in this entry in their 18-movie series. This time around, Nevada goes undercover as an outlaw hoping to join up with the horse-stealing ring, while Sandy pretends to be an unsavory …
Read the full post →“<em>The Navajo Trail</em> (Monogram, 1945)”
Experience clashes with youth and learns a thing or two in 1943’s Destroyer. Edward G. Robinson stars as a retired sailor turned shipyard worker who returns to active duty to serve aboard the new John Paul Jones, built as a replacement for a heroic vessel on which he had sailed in the past. His “Old …
In Mission to Venice, a woman who says she’s the wife of one of his father’s old friends persuades young Michael Newman (Sean Flynn, son of Errol Flynn) to head to Venice to look for her husband, who has disappeared. He learns from the authorities that the missing Paul TrĂ©gard is thought to be a …
