Raymond Burr

  • Curt Siodmak – Bride of the Gorilla (1951)

    1951-1960Curt SiodmakHorrorSci-FiUSA

    The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla.Read More »

  • Peter Collinson – Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)

    1971-1980CanadaCrimePeter CollinsonThriller

    Summary:
    Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given her a permanent place to stay, as well as other gifts, in exchange for her affections. In the course of fighting over this development, tensions between Frank and Janie escalate out of control until he is holding her hostage in a standoff with the police. As the negotiators try to talk Frank into giving himself up, the desperate man feels himself being pushed further and further into a corner.Read More »

  • László Benedek – Affair in Havana (1957)

    1951-1960Film NoirLászló BenedekUSA

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    PLOT DESCRIPTION
    In this suspenseful crime drama the trouble begins when the healthy wife of a crippled plantation owner prepares to leave with her handsome lover. Just before she does, her ailing husband tells her that he will only live a few months more, and if she remains with him she will inherit $20 million. She then dumps her lover and returns to her husband. Time passes and he is still alive. She grows impatiant and pushes her husband and his wheelchair into the swimming pool and gets her money. Afterward, she murders a snoopy servant, but in the end one of her late husbands’ servants avenges his death and kills the conniving wife. Meanwhile, the lover returns to the piano bar where he met the woman. The film was shot in oppulent Havana, Cuba before Castro came to power. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie GuideRead More »

  • Ishirô Honda & Terry Morse – Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)

    1951-1960HorrorIshirô HondaIshirô Honda and Terry MorseKaiju-eigaSci-FiUSA

    American reporter Steve Martin, on his way to Cairo for an assignment, has a stop over in Tokyo. During the layover, he decides to visit his old friend Dr. Daisuke Serizawa. However, the night before he lands, his plane passes over an area where a ship suddenly exploded and caught fire killing all hands.Read More »

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