The desperate hours (V.O. The desperate hours) USA, 1955 Director: William Wyler Screenwriter: Joseph Hayes (based on his novel and play) Genre: Film noir, thriller, drama Soundtrack composer: Hugo Friedhofer Editor: Robert Swink Production company: William Wyler (producer), William Wyler Productions Main actors: Humphrey Bogart (Glenn Griffin) Fredric March (Daniel …
Angel on my shoulder USA, 1946 Director: Archie Mayo Screenwriters: Harry Segall and Roland Kibbee Genre: Fantasy Soundtrack composer: Dimitri Tiomkin Production company: Charles R. Rogers (United Artists) Main actors Paul Muni (Eddie Kagle / Judge Parker) Anne Baxter (Barbara Foster) Claude Rains (Nick, the Devil) Onslow Stevens (Dr. Matt …
Vertigo USA, 1958 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter: Arthur Laurents (adaptation of the play by Patrick Hamilton), with the collaboration of Hume CronynGenre: Psychological thriller, suspenseSoundtrack composer: Leo ForbsteinEditor: William H. ZieglerProduction company: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein (Transatlantic Pictures) Cast: James Stewart (Rupert Cadell) John Dall (Brandon Shaw) Farley Granger (Phillip …
Rope USA, 1948 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter: Arthur Laurents (adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s play), with the collaboration of Hume Cronyn Genre: Psychological thriller, suspense Soundtrack composer: Leo Forbstein Editing: William H. Ziegler Production company: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein (Transatlantic Pictures) Cast: Dick Hogan (David Kentley) James Stewart (Rupert Cadell) John …
The Treasure of Sierra Madre USA, 1948 Director: John Huston Screenwriter: John Huston (based on the novel by B. Traven) Genre: Adventure, Western Soundtrack composer: Max Steiner Editing: Owen Marks Production: Warner Bros. Cast: Humphrey Bogart (Fred C. Dobbs) Walter Huston (Howard) Tim Holt (Bob Curtin) Bruce Bennett (James Cody) …
Carnival of souls USA, 1962 Genre: Suspense, horror Director: Herk Harvey Screenwriter: John Clifford Soundtrack composer: Gene Moore Production: Herk Harvey (Harcourt Productions) Cinematography: Maurice Prather Starring: Candace Hilligoss (Mary Henry) Frances Feist Sidney Berger Art Ellison Stan Levitt Tom McGinnis Forbes Caldwell Dan Palmquist Bill de Jarnette Pamela Ballard …
Dementia 13 USA, 1963 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Screenwriter:Francis Ford Coppola (with uncredited contributions by Jack Hill and Al Locatelli). Soundtrack composer:Ronald Stein Editor:Stuart O’Brien (with contributions by Morton Tubor) Producer:Roger Corman Starring: William Campbell (Richard Haloran) Luana Anders (Louise Haloran) Bart Patton (Billy Haloran) Mary Mitchel (Kane) Patrick Magee …
Son of the Sheik USA, 1926 Director: George Fitzmaurice Screenplay: Frances Marion, Fred de Gresac, George Marion Jr. Paul Gerard Smith Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Montagu Love, Karl Dane, George Fawcett Plot Frenchman André leads a band of Bedouin robbers and criminals in a North African desert. His attractive …
It (V.O. “It”) USA, 1927 Director: Clarence Badger and Josef von Sternberg (uncredited) Script: Hope Loring, Louis D. Lighton Main actors: Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno, William Austin Genre: Romantic comedy Plot Millionaire Cyrus Waltham runs a department store. His friend Monty visits him in his office and in a copy …
Little Caesar USA, 1931 Director: Mervyn Le Roy Screenplay: Francis Edward Faragoh, Robert N. Lee Cast: Edward G. Robinson Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Glenda Farrell Genre: Gangsters Plot Caesar Enrico Bandello, called Rico, is an ambitious Italian-American thug in search of fortune. He arrives in Chicago with his friend Joe Massara, …
