By movieMoll on July 3, 2009
Bela Lugosi’s over-the-top performance as mad scientist Dr. Richard Vollin is not to be missed. Lugosi hams it up as a brilliant, egotistical surgeon that has a fanatical obsession with Edgar Allan Poe, keeping a stuffed raven on his desk and devices of torture described in Poe’s tales in his dungeon! Although Boris Karloff has [...]
Posted in Drama, Horror, Index, Mystery | Tagged Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Drama, Edgar Allan Poe, Horror, Mystery |
By GroovyMovieGuy on July 2, 2009
What girl could help herself from being drawn to the charms of Bela Lugosi in his late 50s? Well, most likely any girl, but that didn’t stop anyone from making this movie.
Edgar Allan Poe obsessed and “mature” Dr. Richard Vollin (Lugosi) saves the life of Jean Thatcher (Irene Ware) and turns his attention to the [...]
Posted in Drama, Horror, Index, Mystery | Tagged Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Drama, Edgar Allan Poe, Horror, Mystery |
By movieMoll on June 30, 2009
This is a B-movie in every sense — brief, low-budget and bad, obviously made to show in theaters as part of a double feature. Secretary Susan Hart (Pamela Blake) takes on a job from a client while her cash-strapped private eye boss and boyfriend Russ Ashton (Tom Neal) is out of town on a case. [...]
Posted in Crime, Drama, Index, Mystery | Tagged Drama, gangster, Mystery, suspense, Thriller |
By movieMoll on June 28, 2009
Fans of Coen Brothers’ movies should check out this early gem. “Blood Simple” was the first commercial film by the brothers and the big-screen debut of Frances McDormand. Club owner and jealous husband Marty (Dan Hedaya) hires a scumball private detective to kill his wife Abby (McDormand) and her lover Ray (John Getz). The hired [...]
Posted in Drama, Index, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged Coen Brothers, Drama, Frances McDormand, Mystery, Thriller |
By GroovyMovieGuy on June 27, 2009
It’s not so simple when tough Texan, Ray (John Getz), starts an affair with Abby (Frances McDormand), the wife of a rowdy honky tonk owner, Marty (Dan Hedaya) — especially when she’s his boss’s wife. Bring in a sleazy private eye, Loren Visser (M. Emmet Walsh), and things really turn south.
“Blood Simple” was the big [...]
Posted in Drama, Index, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged Coen Brothers, Drama, Frances McDormand, Mystery, Thriller |
By GroovyMovieGuy on June 26, 2009
The biggest mystery is “what were they thinking?” “Hollywood Mystery” doesn’t have a mystery or a murder. What it has is a movie promoter hyping his film by getting press that a real gangster is involved. I hope this doesn’t spoil the film, but that doesn’t go well.
If you’re looking for some background noise then [...]
Posted in Crime, Drama, Index, Mystery | Tagged Drama, gangster, Mystery, suspense, Thriller |
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