Alan Mowbray

  • Edward F. Cline – The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)

    1941-1950ComedyEdward F. ClineUSA

    Storyline
    The widow Wilson and her daughter Mary have just learned that old Mr. Middleton, who held the mortgage on their home, has passed away. They are now visited by Middleton’s lawyer, Cribbs, who informs them that Middleton’s son and heir Edward plans to foreclose and take possession of their home. When Mary goes to plead with Edward, she soon discovers that it is really the unscrupulous Cribbs who wants to drive them out of their home. When Mary and Edward become engaged to be married, it looks as if all is well. But the calculating Cribbs has a new plan, which begins with luring young Edward into a lifestyle of drinking and dissipationRead More »

  • John Hoffman – The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)

    1941-1950CrimeJohn HoffmanUSA

    If you love old adventure films with dashing rogues like Bulldog Drummond, The Saint, and Boston Blackie – Then the Lone Wolf movies are right up your alley.Read More »

  • Roy William Neill – Terror by Night (1946)

    1941-1950CrimeMysteryRoy William NeillUSA

    Synopsis:
    Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to prevent the theft of the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond owned by Carstairs’ mother, Lady Margaret. Believing the diamond will be stolen on a train trip from London to Edinburgh, Holmes deftly switches diamonds with Lady Margaret while in her compartment. Soon after, Roland is murdered and the fake diamond is stolen. Red herrings abound as Holmes, aided by Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade, discover the murderer’s hiding place and deduce that long-time foe Moriarty’s henchman Colonel Sebastian Moran is somehow involved in the crime.Read More »

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