Laraine Day

  • John Brahm – The Locket (1946)

    Drama1941-1950Film NoirJohn BrahmUSA

    Synopsis:
    Lovely Nancy seems like the ideal bride to fiancée John Willis… until, just before the ceremony, Willis is approached by Harry Blair, claiming to be Nancy’s former husband. The tale Blair unfolds (in a flashback within a flashback within a flashback!) paints Nancy as a kleptomaniac, habitual liar, and perhaps worse. But is Blair telling the truth? And does fate have another surprise in store?Read More »

  • Robert Stevenson – The Woman on Pier 13 aka I Married A Communist (1949)

    1941-1950Film NoirRobert StevensonUSA

    Quote:
    Brad Collins, former stevedore, is rising fast in a shipping company when local communist agitators use his former Party affiliation to extort his help in stirring up trouble. When Brad resists, communist femme fatale Christine works through his brother-in-law Don. But Brad’s new wife Nan sees that her husband and brother are under pressure; when she investigates on her own, party boss Vanning takes ruthless action.Read More »

  • Alfred Hitchcock – Foreign Correspondent (1940)

    USA1931-1940Alfred HitchcockThriller

    Synopsis:
    Johnny Jones is an action reporter on a New York newspaper. The editor appoints him European correspondent because he is fed up with the dry, reports he currently gets. Jones’ first assignment is to get the inside story on a secret treaty agreed between two European countries by the famous diplomat, Mr. Van Meer. However things don’t go to plan and Jones enlists the help of a young woman to help track down a group of spies.Read More »

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