batman

This gets spookier by the minute .... I watched that film only a few days ago!

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

wadsy

There have been quite a few Tom Conway films shown on ABC here

over the past few years & i try to tape as many as possible. I always find them

enjoyable, he,s as smooth as silk!

batman

I don't get ABC ..... but I do enjoy a good Tom Conway film. I much prefer him to little brother George.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

stevie boy

I was Monty's Double, very enjoyable. And before that I watched an episode of Rising Damp. Very,very,very funny It was the one with Henry McGhee as a con man, great performances from all.

wadsy

Me too. He sees more masculine but also more vulnerable to me than

Mr sanders. Something about his manner! He was totally underrated!

batman

Hopefully I will be watching Tom in Whistle Stop tonight with George Raft and Ava Gardner. He's the baddie in this one.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

Lord Brett

I watched a Saint double bill. The Old Treasure Story, the last of the black and white episodes, directed by Roger Moore himself, followed by the first colour episode, The Russain Prisoner, from our very own John Moxey.

Joe Fraguela

Great minds must think alike!. I agree that it isn't one of the best Edgar Wallace Mystery film but there are so entertaining irrespective.

It's a shame that Tom Conway's last 2 british films The Last Man To Hang from 1956 and Operation Murder from 1957 are proving elusive to find.

I'm definitely in british b-movie viewing mode these last few weeks.

batman

I am still hunting for those two TC films. I thought I had tracked down LMTH a while ago but it turned out to be Blood Orange incorrectly titled.

I am revisiting the EW series and am really enjoying them. The quality is inconsistent for sure but there's not one so far that hasn't been enjoyable.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

DB7

The Devil's Backbone (Spanish with subtitles)

A ghost story of revenge set during the Spanish civil war in an orphanage. Visually stunning chiller and no doubt an allegory for war itself.

stevie boy

Tunes of Glory what a film

batman

Whistle Stop with Ava Gardner, Tom Conway and a ridiculously too old for the role George Raft. Nothing special but TC was great as a baddie for a change and AG looked stunning.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

Joe Fraguela

Another night's viewing dedicated to british b-movies starting off with The Radio Cab Murders from 1954 starring Jimmy Hanley, Lana Morris, Sam Kydd, Sonia Holm, Bruce Beeby, Jack Allen, Pat McGrath, Elizabeth Seal, Rupert Evans, Frank Thornton and Michael Mellinger. Jimmy Hanley plays Fred Martin and ex safecracker now a cab driver who willingly assists the Police in infiltrating a gang of crooks.

Next was A Stranger Came Home from 1954 released by Exclusive Films starring Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester, Paul Carpenter, Patrick Holt, Alvys Maben, Russell Napier, David King-Wood, Jeremy Hawk and Kay Callard. A very good story concerning Philip Vickers played by William Sylvester who returns after 3 years and everyone assuming that he was dead including his wife Angie played by Paulette Goddard and his business colleagues. Philip Vickers has a score to settle with the person who tried to kill him 3 years earlier. Good performances from William Sylvester and Alvys Maben.

Next was Escape Route from 1952 starring George Raft, Sally Gray, Clifford Evans, Reginald Tate, Frederick Piper, Patricia Laffan, June Ashley, John Warwick, Norman Pierce and Roddy Hughes. George Raft plays Steve Rossi as an FBI agent sent over to Britain to find out how and why leading scientists are being abducted and taken to the East. Assisiting him is Joan Miller who works for British intelligence played by the lovely Sally Gray in her last film. Some very good use of London locations.

Lastly was The Quiet Woman, released by Tempean Films from 1951 starring Jane Hylton, Derek Bond, Dora Bryan, John Horsley, Dianne Foster, Michael Balfour, Harry Towb, Campbell Singer and Peter Madren. The film is set in the Romney Marsh, Derek Bond plays Duncan McLeod a smuggler who uses the local pub to store the contraband. The pub now has a new owner, Jane Foster played by the lovely Jane Hylton who is hiding a secret. Another enjoyable film, comic laughs are provided by Dora Bryan and Michael Balfour.

Greyandwhite

Last night was Angel On My Shoulder with Claude Rains. Poor quality DVD meant that at times the soundtrack drowned out the dialogue but still enjoyable. The night before was a purely American affair with The Over The Hill Gang and TOTHG... Rides Again. Great to hear Walter Brennan's voice (a result of poison gas in WW1 apparently).

Yeah, that's me. Billy Balthorpe, the man with no name.

Joe Fraguela

Last night I watched the following:-

The End of The Line from 1957 starring Barbara Shelley, Alan Baxter, Ferdy Mayne,
Jennifer Jayne; Arthur Gomez, Jack Melford, Geoffrey Hibbert and Harry Towb. The lovely Barbara Shelley plays Liliane Crawford wife of a night club owner and a fence of stolen jewellery, frames ex lover Mike Selby, played by Alan Baxter for the death of her husband.

Next was The Man in Black from 1950 released by Exclusive films and starring Sidney James, Betty Ann Davies, Sheila Burrell, Anthony Forwood, Hazel Penwarden, Gerald Case, Laurence Baskcomb and Courtney Hope. The beginning and ending of the film is narrated by Valentine Dyall. Nice thriller with some good performances.

Followng next was Suspended Alibi from 1956 released by A.C.T films and starring
Patrick Holt, Honor Blackman, Naomi Chance, Valentine Dyall, Lloyd Lamble, Andrew Keir, Frederick Piper, Wally Patch, Viola Lyel and Bryan Coleman. An entertaining thriller with good performances.

Lastly, was Dick Barton at Bay made in 1948 by Marlebone/Hammer films but not released until 1950 starring Don Stannard, Tamara Desni, George Ford, Percy Walsh, Joyce Linden, Meinhart Maur, Campbell Singer, Richard George, John Arnatt, Paddy Ryan and Ted Butterfield. Some nice location filming in Eastbourne and Beachy Head, Limehouse. Patrick Macnee gets a small bit part right at the beginning of the film.