Rather grim and quite violent Turkish cop movie, with Cüneyt Arkin as a tough officer who essentially loses everything and takes the battle to the crooks. Not recommended. Otto thinks you should avoid this movie. Movie 372 for 2021.
Sucker Money (1933)
Mischa Auer as the crooked swami Yomurda is the only reason to spend any time with this exposé of the fake spiritualism racket. Reporter Jimmy Reeves (Earl McCarthy) goes undercover and joins the swami’s gang, making friends with one of the other helpers, Mame (Mae Busch); the reporter also must look out for the interests …
Oh, Yeah? (Pathé, 1929)
A pair of boomer brakemen (Robert Armstrong and James Gleason) get jobs on a new railroad, planning to travel on after a spell of work, but the attractions of the eatery owner and her pal (Patricia Caron and Zasu Pitts) tempt them to settle down. This buddy drama / comedy includes a subplot related to …
Jungle Man-Eaters (Columbia, 1954)
A diamond smuggler works with one tribe to war against another tribe and thereby gain unfettered access to the diamond mine whose owners he has killed. It’s up to Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller), working with Inspector Bernard (Richard Stapley), and with the dubious assistance of the chimp Tamba, to put an end to the scheme …
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Captured in Chinatown (1935)
Rival tongs are settling their differences through a marriage, but crooks target the gift, a jade necklace, that was given to settle the feud. Reporters covering the wedding get involved in the less-than-compelling action. The best performer in the cast is probably Tarzan, the Police Dog, but even he is no great shakes. Not recommended. …
The Superbug Rides Again (1972)
Jimmy Bondi(Rudolf Zehetgruber) and his car Dudu are on their way to Europe when they find themselves mixed up with a shady marquess (Karl-Otto Alberty) and his gang and their opponents, a former prisoner with a secret (Joachim Fuchsberger) and a gal who is accompanying him (Heidi Hansen). There are plenty of funny fights, as …
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Shadows of the Orient (1935)
Lackluster tale of the smuggling of illegal aliens into the United States by air has Regis Toomey as the main investigator, the reliable J. Farrell MacDonald as another lawman, Esther Ralston as a bored young rich woman caught up with the gang behind the crimes, and Sidney Blackmer as a slick crook fascinated by the …
She Done Him Wrong (Paramount, 1933)
A nightclub singer (Mae West) is pursued by several suitors, including rival crooks, but is herself attracted to a temperance worker (Cary Grant) with a secret. There’s a plot here, but the movie is really a star vehicle for West, who dominates the movie with her smoldering, saucy, and strong personality, even opposite folks such …
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Chinatown at Midnight (Columbia, 1949)
Hurd Hatfield stars as a murder-happy thief who works with an antiques dealer (Jacqueline deWit), stealing objets d’art that she then sells to unsuspecting buyers. When a customer recognizes that she has purchased a statuette resembling one reported stolen, putting the police on the dealer’s trail. Another killing follows, and soon the thief is hiding …
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The Great Treasure Hunt (1972)
Mark Damon and Rosalba Neri, who also appeared together the following year in the horror movie Il plenilunio delle vergini (The Devil’s Wedding Night), star in this amusing western film, originally titled Monta in sella!! Figlio di…. Damon plays one of two bickering brothers (Stelvio Rosi is the other) who recruits a poker player (Neri) …
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