Today I watched the 1944 spooky mystery The Lodger. Weird… I could have sworn I have already seen this story… In fact, I feel like I watch this story every few months. The 1953 Man in the Attic is probably the closest connection but there have been numerous, lesser known ones made around that time. …
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The Voice of the Turtle (AKA One for the Book) (1947)
Today is Eve Arden day of this Summer Under the Stars. How great is that? Is there anyone who is not absolutely in love with Eve Arden? She is iconic! I could have chosen so many films of hers to watch, it might seem weird that this post is about a pretty obscure The Voice …
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State of the Union (1948)
State of the Union is one of the Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy movies I have not seen before today. Also, I followed it up with Pat and Mike so there are almost none left for me to discover. Granted, I can’t say I am exactly in a Hepburn/Tracy mood after this one, because it ended up …
Pursued (1947)
Pursued is a “western melodrama film noir” starring Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright. And while the genre description might sound ridiculous, maybe even headache-inducing, it is actually on point. The film begins with Teresa Wright arriving at a desolate hut where she meets Robert Mitchum (in a very elegant shirt). It becomes clear immediately that …
Swingin' at the Seance 