36 Hours 1965  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: George Seaton
Cast: James Garner, Rod Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Werner Peters, Alan Napier, Celia Lovsky, John Banner, Ed Gilbert, Sig Ruman, Russell Thorson, Oscar Beregi Jr., Karl Held, Martin Kosleck, Marjorie Bennett, Henry Rowland
During World War II, U.S. Army Intelligence Major Jefferson Pike (James Garner) is captured by the Germans shortly before D-Day. In an effort to get information about an Allied invasion, Pike's captors drug him to convince him that the war is long over and that he has suffered from amnesia for the last six years. Pike is also told that he has a wife, but Anna (Eva Marie Saint) is not really married to him. She took this assignment to get away from abuse in her concentration camp. Pike catches on to the ploy, and the game of cat-and-mouse ensues between Pike and the Nazi doctor, Major Walter Gerber (Rod Taylor), who is pumping him for information.
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Calling Philo Vance 1940  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy, Ralph Forbes, Donald Douglas, Martin Kosleck, Sheila Bromley, Jimmy Conlin, Edward Requello, Creighton Hale, Harry Strang
This updated remake of the successful "The Kennel Murder Case" brought this series of Philo Vance films to an end, with a new Vance (James Stephenson). Another, shorter series would follow in 1947. A designer of warplane equipment is murdered and Vance, who is now a government investigator, is on the trail of the killer.
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Foreign Correspondent 1940  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann, Robert Benchley, Edmund Gwenn, Eduardo Ciannelli, Harry Davenport, Ian Wolfe, Martin Kosleck, Frances Carson, Charles Wagenheim, Charles Halton, Eddie Conrad
At the beginning of World War II, American reporter Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) is sent to Europe where he witnesses the assassination of Dutch diplomat Van Meer (Albert Basserman). Looking into the matter, Johnny finds a huge conspiracy, and, with help from peace advocate Stephen Fisher's (Herbert Marshall) daughter Carol (Laraine Day), he uncovers Nazi plans to conquer Europe. But, discovering the plans will lead to a dangerous journey as Johnny puts together clues to discover who is the leader of the deadly plot. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Basserman). This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films.
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The Frozen Ghost 1945 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Harold Young
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Milburn Stone, Douglass Dumbrille, Martin Kosleck, Elena Verdugo, Tala Birell, Arthur Hohl, Eddie Acuff, Leyland Hodgson
This movie was part of the "Inner Sanctum" series. The story is about a hypnotist who, under the influence of two men, begins to fear the powers of his profession.
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Hitler 1962  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Richard Basehart, Cordula Trantow, Maria Emo, Martin Kosleck, John Banner, Berry Kroeger, John Mitchum, John Wengraf, Gregory Gaye, Celia Lovsky
This not-so-very insightful biography of the rise and fall of Hitler features Richard Basehart as a not-so-very convincing Adolf Hitler.
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International Lady 1941 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: George Brent, Ilona Massey, Basil Rathbone, Gene Lockhart, George Zucco, Clayton Moore, Francis Pierlot, Martin Kosleck, Charles D. Brown, Marjorie Gateson
U.S. espionage agent Tom Hanley (George Brent) falls in love with Carle Nillson (Ilona Massey). She is really a spy for Hitler and is transmitting information on enemy activity to German U-Boats in the Atlantic.
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Just Before Dawn 1946 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: William Castle
Cast: Warner Baxter, Adele Roberts, Martin Kosleck, Mona Barrie, Marian Miller, Charles D. Brown, Craig Reynolds, Robert Barrat, Charles(2) Lane, George Meeker, Marvin Miller, Charles Arnt, Byron Foulger, Ted Hecht
In the seventh film of the "Crime Doctor" series, Crime Doctor Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) is on the trail of a killer after being tricked into giving a fatal injection to one of his patients.
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The Mad Doctor 1941 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Ellen Drew, John Howard, Barbara Jo Allen, Kitty Kelly, Ralph Morgan, Martin Kosleck, Hugh O'Connell, Hugh Sothern, George Chandler
Doctor George Sebastian (Basil Rathbone) marries women for their money, but he is finally tripped up by a newsman, Gil Sawyer (John Howard), when he plans to marry his next victim (Vera Vague).
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The Mummy's Curse 1944 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Peter Coe, Virginia Christine, Kay Harding, Dennis Moore, Holmes Herbert, Martin Kosleck, Kurt Katch, Addison Richards, Charles Stevens, William Farnum, Napoleon Simpson, Ann Codee, Budd Buster, Herbert Heywood
In this sequel to "The Mummy's Ghost," Kharis the Mummy (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Princess Ananka (Virginia Christine) are dug out of the bog they disappeared into at the end of the earlier film. Archaeologist James Halsey (Dennis Moore) and his assistant Dr. Ilzor Zandaab (Peter Coe)–who, unknown to Halsey, is a member of the Egyptian cult of Akran–arrive to find the mummies who have been transferred to Cajun country after the bog was drained. Kharis and Ananka are revived when Zandaab obtains tanna leaves that he knows are the secret potion to bring them back. Ananka suffers from amnesia and wanders the streets. Kharis is determined to find her, and he wreaks havoc in Louisiana as he kills anyone who stands in his way. Will Halsey be the one to finally put the mummies away for good? This is the final film in the "Mummy" series.
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Pursuit to Algiers 1945 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan, Rosalind Ivan, Martin Kosleck, John Abbott, Morton Lowry, Frederick Worlock, Gerald Hamer, Rex Evans, Leslie Vincent, William "Wee Willie" Davis, Wilson Benge, Tom Dillon, Sven Hugo Borg
While sailing from London to Algiers, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) protect a prince, Far Eastern regent Nikolas (Leslie Vincent), on his trip home following his father's assassination. Nikolas is disguised as Watson's son in an effort to confuse possible assassins who are on Nikolas' trail. As luck would have it, the assassins are among the passengers, and Holmes must weed out the good passengers from the bad.
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She-Wolf of London 1946 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Curse of the Allenbys
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Don Porter, June Lockhart, Sara Haden, Jan Wiley, Lloyd Corrigan, Dennis Hoey, Martin Kosleck, Eily Malyon, Frederick Worlock, James Finlayson
A series of grisly murders have the authorities baffled in early-1900s London. Phyllis Allenby (June Lockhart) is convinced that she is the perpetrator, since she is an ancestor of a family that had a werewolf curse. Her fiance (Don Porter) sets out to prove her innocence.
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Something Wild 1961 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Garfein
Cast: Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Charles Watts, Jean Stapleton, Martin Kosleck, Clifton James, William Hickey, Diane Ladd, Reid Cruickshanks
This offbeat, dark drama follows Mary Ann (Carroll Baker) who lives with her overbearing mother (Mildred Dunnock). Mary Ann is raped one night and, rather than tell her mother, she runs away, taking a job in a seedy store in Manhattan. Despondent, she finally attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge but is stopped by Mike (Ralph Meeker) who takes her in. While drunk, Mike tries to rape Mary Ann, but she gets away. She soon returns and asks him to marry her.
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Underground 1941 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn, Kaaren Verne, Mona Maris, Peter Whitney, Martin Kosleck, Erwin Kalser, Ilka Gruning, Frank Reicher, Egon Brecher, Ludwig Stossel, Roland Varno
During World War II, German brothers Kurt (Jeffrey Lynn) and Eric (Philip Dorn) embrace opposing doctrines. Kurt is a Nazi while Eric is a Socialist in this propaganda film that was released shortly before America's entry into the war.
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| 1. 36 Hours (1965)
2. Calling Philo Vance (1940)
3. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
4. The Frozen Ghost (1945)
5. Hitler (1962)
6. International Lady (1941)
7. Just Before Dawn (1946)
8. The Mad Doctor (1941)
9. The Mummy's Curse (1944)
10. Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
11. She-Wolf of London (1946)
aka: The Curse of the Allenbys
12. Something Wild (1961)
13. Underground (1941)
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