Hatter's Castle 1942  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lance Comfort
Cast: Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Robert Newton, Emlyn Williams, Beatrice Varley, Henry Oscar, Ian Fleming, George Merritt, Brefni O'Rorke, Laurence Hanray
Based on A.J. Cronin's novel, this is the story of a poor man who tries to expand his horizons and gain social acceptance in the rigid British class system.
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High Flight 1956  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Gilling
Cast: Ray Milland, Bernard Lee, Kenneth Haigh, Anthony Newley, Leslie Phillips, Ian Fleming, Kenneth Fortescue, Sean Kelly, Helen Cherry, Duncan Lamont
Behind-the-scenes conflicts involving pilots undergoing RAF jet-fighter training is the focus of this weak film.
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Quartet 1948  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Smart, Harold French, Arthur Crabtree, Ken Annakin
Cast: W. Somerset Maugham, Jack Watling, Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Honor Blackman, George Cole, Angela Baddeley, Susan Shaw, Nora Swinburne, Cecil Parker, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Ian Fleming, Jack Raine, Mai Zetterling
Four of W. Somerset Maugham's stories are presented in this film, with each being introduced by the author. The stories are: "The Facts of Life," "Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady." All are excellent, and due to the success of this omnibus, three others were produced the following year in "Trio."
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The Return of Mr. Moto 1965  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Ernest Morris
Cast: Henry Silva, Terence Longdon, Sue Lloyd, Marne Maitland, Martin Wyldeck, Stanley Morgan, Ian Fleming, Richard Evans, Dennis Holmes, Alister Williamson
Mr. Moto returns with Henry Silva in the Peter Lorre role, over 25 years after the old series ended. Unfortunately, it is a poor effort all around as Mr. Moto stops a syndicate, led by an ex-Nazi, from controlling the world's oil supplies.
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The Saint's Girl Friday 1954  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Saint's Return
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Louis Hayward, Naomi Chance, Sydney Tafler, Charles Victor, Jane(2) Carr, Harold Lang, Diana Dors, Thomas Gallagher, William(2) Russell, Fred Johnson, Russell Napier, Sam Kydd, John Wynn, George Margo, Ian Fleming
Louis Hayward, who was the first Saint in 1938, is back for one last episode. The Saint returns to London and finds that his ex- girlfriend has been murdered. Keeping ahead of his nemesis, Scotland Yard Inspector Teal (Charles Victor), The Saint gets help from gambler Carol Denby (Naomi Chance) and tracks down Max Lennar (Sydney Tafler) and his gang as they prepare to strike again.
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Silver Blaze 1937 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
aka: Murder at the Baskervilles
Director: Thomas Bentley
Cast: Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Lyn Harding, John Turnbull, Lawrence Grossmith, Robert Horton, Arthur Macrae, Judy Gunn, Arthur Goullet, Ralph Truman, Martin Walker, Eve Gray, Gilbert Davis, Minnie Rayner, D.J. Williams
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner in his last portrayal of Holmes) and Dr. Watson (Ian Fleming) visit the Baskervilles 20 years after the first adventure there. Baskerville's (Lawrence Grossmith) race horse, Silver Blaze, has been stolen and the groom murdered. Holmes and Watson aid Inspector Lestrade (John Trumbull) in uncovering the fact that Holmes' old nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Lyn Harding), is behind the crimes, and now Holmes is determined to find Moriarty and Silver Blaze before the next race.
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Too Hot to Handle 1960 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Playgirl After Dark
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Leo Genn, Karlheinz Bohm, Christopher Lee, Danik Patisson, Kai Fischer, Patrick Holt, Martin Boddey, Barbara Windsor, Penny Morrell, John Salew, Ian Fleming
Midnight Franklin (Jayne Mansfield) is the star singer at the Soho striptease club owned by Johnny Solo (Leo Genn) who has his hands full battling rival club owners.
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960  N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Man with the Green Carnation
The Green Carnation
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason, Nigel Patrick, Lionel Jeffries, John Fraser, Maxine Audley, Ian Fleming, Laurence Naismith, James Booth
The famed libel trial of 19th-century playwright Oscar Wilde (Peter Finch) that resulted in his imprisonment is depicted in this film, which was released at the same time as "Oscar Wilde" starring Robert Morley in the title role.
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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes 1935 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott
Cast: Arthur Wontner, Lyn Harding, Ian Fleming, Leslie Perrins, Jane(2) Carr, Charles Mortimer, Minnie Rayner, Michael Shepley, Ben Welden, Roy Emerton, Conway Dixon, Edmund D'Alby, Ernest Lynds, Wilfrid Caithness
This, the fourth in a series of five films with Arthur Wontner in the role of Sherlock Holmes, is a good adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel, "The Valley of Fear." As Sherlock begins his retirement, he is visited by his old nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Lyn Harding), who warns Sherlock not to come out of retirement. But when a former agent is killed under mysterious circumstances, our master sleuth becomes involved.
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| 1. Hatter's Castle (1942)
2. High Flight (1956)
3. Quartet (1948)
4. The Return of Mr. Moto (1965)
5. The Saint's Girl Friday (1954)
aka: The Saint's Return
6. Silver Blaze (1937)
aka: Murder at the Baskervilles
7. Too Hot to Handle (1960)
aka: Playgirl After Dark
8. The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
aka: The Man with the Green Carnation
aka: The Green Carnation
9. The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
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