The Deadly Game 1955  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Third Party Risk
Director: Daniel Birt
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Finlay Currie, Maureen Swanson, Simone Silva, Ferdy Mayne, Peter Dyneley, Roger Delgado, George Woodbridge, Russell Waters, Mary Parker, Seymour Green, Patrick Westwood
An American ex-GI, Philip Graham (Lloyd Bridges), is visiting in Spain when he meets an Army buddy, Tony Roscoe (Peter Dyneley), and runs an errand for him. Later, when Tony turns up murdered, Philip is accused of killing him in order to get his hands on certain microfilm containing secret formulas of a pharmaceutical company. Now, Philip must use all means possible to clear his name.
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The Devil Rides Out 1968  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Devil's Bride
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene, Patrick Mower, Paul Eddington, Russell Waters, John Bown
The Duc de Richleau (Christopher Lee) battles a Satanist, Mocata (Charles Gray), for the soul of young Simon (Patrick Mower).
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I Could Go on Singing 1963 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde, Jack Klugman, Aline MacMahon, Gregory Phillips, Pauline Jameson, Jeremy Burnham, Russell Waters, Gerald Sim, Leon Cortez, Eric Woodburn, Robert Rietty
While American singer Jenny Bowman (Judy Garland) is performing in London, she visits her illegitimate son, Matt (Gregory Phillips), who has been left at his father's (Dick Bogarde) home. Matt, not knowing that Jenny is his birth mother, is charmed by her, and she becomes attached to Matt. Now it is time for Jenny to leave, and Matt is torn between his parents.
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Kidnapped 1971 G, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson, Vivien Heilbron, Lawrence Douglas, Freddie Jones, Andrew McCulloch, Russell Waters
Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story, this is the story of a young man, David Balfour (Lawrence Douglas), who, with Alan Breck (Michael Caine) fights for his inheritance and the forces of King George who have been sent to his Scottish highlands.
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Obsession 1949  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: The Hidden Room
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Robert Newton, Sally Gray, Phil Brown, Naunton Wayne, Olga Lindo, Ronald Adam, James Harcourt, Betty Cooper, Roddy Hughes, Michael Balfour, Allan Jeayes, Russell Waters, Sam Kydd
London psychiatrist Dr. Clive Riordan (Robert Newton) traps American Bill Kronin (Phil Brown) in a cellar when he catches Kronin having an affair with his wife, Storm (Sally Gray). It appears to be a perfect crime because it is believed that Kronin simply disappeared. Meanwhile, Clive is preparing an acid bath to dispose of Bill's body after he kills him. But, once again, there is a flaw in the "perfect crime." This time, it is Storm's pet dog that follows Clive to the hiding place.
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The Sleeping Tiger 1954 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Alexis Smith, Alexander Knox, Hugh Griffith, Patricia McCarron, Maxine Audley, Glyn Houston, Harry Towb, Russell Waters, Billie Whitelaw, Fred Griffiths, Esma Cannon
Frank Clements (Dirk Bogarde) breaks into the home of criminal psychologist Dr. Clive Esmond (Alexander Knox) who, after catching him, offers to help Frank reform and give up his life of crime. The rehabilitation begins, but Clive's wife Glenda (Alexis Smith), who doesn't care for Frank at first, is finally seduced by him–and that is when Frank decides that he really wants to reform. But, Glenda has other ideas and convinces Frank to get into her car, which she drives off a cliff. Glenda is killed, but Frank manages to survive.
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The Wicker Man 1973  R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Director: Robin Hardy
Cast: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Russell Waters, Aubrey Morris, Irene Sunters, Walter Carr, Ian Campbell, Leslie Blackater, Roy Boyd, Peter Brewis, Barbara Rafferty
Detective Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) heads to a remote Scottish island in search of a missing child named Rowan. The residents are mysterious but friendly. Neil meets with Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), and now his unease intensifies as he begins to uncover a pagan cult that includes unbridled sexuality and human sacrifice. The members are planning a pageant that may explain the disappearance of Rowan. Chilling.
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| 1. The Deadly Game (1955)
aka: Third Party Risk
2. The Devil Rides Out (1968)
aka: The Devil's Bride
3. I Could Go on Singing (1963)
4. Kidnapped (1971)
5. Obsession (1949)
aka: The Hidden Room
6. The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
7. The Wicker Man (1973)
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