The Captive City (1952) A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.

Last nights first watch #film was Robert Wise's stylish #FilmNoir crime thriller The Captive City (US, 1952)

starring John Forsythe in full-on Henry Fonda mode.

Recommended to fans of the genre.

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Abandon Ship (1957) After a massive luxury liner sinks into the ocean, the ship's officer must command a rickety lifeboat, built for only nine, that is stuffed with over twenty desperate and injured passengers. As a hurr...

Last nights first watch #film was the very well made disaster drama Abandon Ship (1957, Richard Sale)
with Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Moira Lister and a host of UK character actors.

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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) A lawman goes undercover in order to capture the outlaws who murdered his wife.

Last night's first watch #film was the solid #BMovie #western The Toughest Gun in Tombstone (US, 1958)

directed by Earl Bellamy and starring Reliable George Montgomery and Jim Davis but Beverly Tyler

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The Halliday Brand (1957) Sheriff Halliday doesn't approve of his children dating or marrying half-breeds and his blind hate threatens to alienate his whole family.

Last night's #film was the gritty #western set drama The Halliday Brand (US, 1957)
with Joseph Cotten, Viveca Lindfors & Ward Bond

very well directed by Joseph H. Lewis.

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Chicago Confidential (1957) In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.

Last night's #film was the tough crime drama Chicago Confidential (Sidney Salkow, US 1957)
with Brian Keith, Beverly Garland and Elisha Cook

#FiftiesFilm #midcenturycinema #blackandwhitefilm #50sFilm
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Vice Squad (1953) A Los Angeles police captain (Edward G. Robinson) ties the case of a slain policeman to a bank robbery, all in a day.

Last night's #film was the entertaining crime drama Vice Squad (US, 1953)
with Edward G. Robinson and Paulette Goddard

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A Man Escaped (1956) A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

Last night's #film was Robert Bresson's excellent claustrophobic thriller Un Condamné à Mort s'est échappé (1956)

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Naked Alibi (1954) Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the…

Last night's #film was the neat little #noir Naked Alibi (Jerry Hopper, US 1954)
with the dependable Sterling Hayden and the extraordinary Gloria Grahame

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The Crimson Kimono (1959) A Los Angeles detective and his Japanese partner woo an artist while solving a stripper's murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1998.

Last nights #film was Sam Fuller's remarkable crime drama The Crimson Kimono (US, 1959)

starring Victoria Shaw, Glenn Corbett and James Shigeta but also with a scene-stealing turn from Anna Lee

#FiftiesFilm #MidCenturyCinema #SamuelFuller #50sFilm

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House of Wax (1953) A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in…

Last night's #film was Andre De Toth's Gothic #horror House of Wax (US, 1953)
with Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk & Carolyn Jones

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#50sCinema #MidCenturyCinema #AndreDeToth #FiftiesFilm

The Indian Fighter (1955) Western starring Kirk Douglas. When Johnny Hawks is asked to escort a wagon train through Sioux territory, he visits Chief Red Cloud to ask for safe p

Freeview (UK) #film of the day :

Andre De Toth's underrated and beautifully made #western The Indian Fighter (1955 84 mins.)
starring Kirk Douglas.

[5 Action 14.05 & +1]

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Massacre Canyon (1954) A band of renegade Apaches attempts to steal a shipment of rifles being transported to Fort Collins.

Last nights #film was the very well made short B Movie #western Massacre Canyon (Fred F. Sears, US 1954)

with Philip Carey, Douglas Kennedy and Audrey Totter

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Murder at 3am (1953) A police detective suspects that his sister's boyfriend is a murderer.

Last nights #film was crime thriller Murder At 3AM (Francis Searle, UK 1953)
with Dennis Price, Peggy Evans and Philip Saville

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#FiftiesFilm #MidCenturyCinema #50s