Category Archives: Mystery

Part Four of ‘Tangled Destinies’

Posted on May 23, 2020 by

Amazingly Happily At last, we’ve reached the Grand Finale of the pre-Code era movie Tangled Destinies! The premiere starts at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. I scheduled this a bit later this time, for my compadres on the West Coast. Hopefully, … Continue reading →

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Part Three of ‘Tangled Destinies’

Posted on May 16, 2020 by

Hello, all! 🙂 We’ve made it to the third part of what has turned out to be a four-part series! So, hang in there. I promise this movie will end hope you’ll get a kick out of this! 🙂 It’s … Continue reading →

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Part Two of ‘Tangled Destinies’

Posted on May 9, 2020 by

Happy Saturday! It’s time for Part Two of the pre-Code mystery film Tangled Destinies! Which is a much better title than Who Killed Harvey Ford? Although, to be honest, it’s a miniscule teeny-tiny small improvement at best. 🙂 But that’s … Continue reading →

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Part One of ‘Tangled Destinies’

Posted on May 2, 2020 by

Time to delve into the public domain once again! This time around, I thought I’d try a Pre-Code murder mystery film called Tangled Destinies! It was produced by Ralph M. Like Productions. Formed by Ralph M. Like. Who also formed … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Knives Out’ (2019)

Posted on March 19, 2020 by

It’s good to see a contemporary film that embraces the old mystery movie tropes, while bending them ever-so-slightly. And one that features a bevy of A-list actors. Knives Out has many of the standard whodunit elements: all the characters gather … Continue reading →

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Joseph Cotten in ‘Citizen Kane’

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

For the Joseph Cotten blogathon (hosted by Crystal at In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood, I chose to write about him in Citizen Kane. Not just because the movie is (or was) considered the greatest film of all … Continue reading →

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Bette Davis for the Defense

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

As a long-time Perry Mason fan, I know that Raymond Burr had taken time off from playing the eponymous defense attorney for various health reasons. However, until recently, I had no idea that Bette Davis (of all people) had played … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Sleuth’ (1972)

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

This film, based on a Tony Award-winning play, is about Andrew Wyke, a rather pompous British crime writer (played with appropriate pomposity by Laurence Olivier), who invites a young hairdresser named Milo Tindle (played by the ever-charming Michael Caine) to … Continue reading →

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Part Seven of ‘Charade’

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

Happy Saturday! 🙂 When we last left off in Charade, Audrey Hepburn was snogging all over Cary Grant, like gravy on rice! Anyway (crutch word! 🙂 ), we’re now up to Part Seven, which ends on yet another cliffhanger …! … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘The Big Lebowski’ (1998)

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

“Now this here story I’m about to unfold took place back in the early ’90s – just about the time of our conflict with Sad’m and the I-raqis. I only mention it because sometimes there’s a man… I won’t say … Continue reading →

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