10 Oct

Murder at Glen Athol (1936) MYSTERY

 

 

Stars: John Miljan, Irene Ware, Iris Adrian
Director: Frank R. Strayer

A famous detective is invited to a swanky party at an elegant mansion, but before the night is over he finds himself involved with gangsters, blackmail and murder.

 

09 Oct

One Frightened Night (1935) MYSTERY

 

 

Stars: Charley Grapewin, Mary Carlisle, Arthur Hohl
Director: Christy Cabanne

An eccentric millionaire, unable to locate his only granddaughter, decides to divide his estate among a group of people less close to him: his niece and nephew, his attorney, his doctor, and his housekeeper. But complications and murder arise when two different women turn up, claiming to be the granddaughter.

 

08 Oct

Sherlock Holmes – The Pearl of Death (1944) Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce

 

 

The ninth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century’s most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.

A jewel is missing from a museum, and Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) tries to find the thief as bodies pile up across the city. Holmes is sure that the crime is the work of Giles Conover (Miles Mander), and the recent string of murders suggests that the criminal, having stashed the pearl alongside the belongings of an unsuspecting Londonite, has ordered a henchman to find it. With Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) at his side, Holmes finds himself in mortal danger as he closes in on his man.

 

07 Oct

Green Eyes (1934) MYSTERY

 

 

Stars: Shirley Grey, Charles Starrett, Claude Gillingwater
Director: Richard Thorpe

The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. However, the party turns sour when he is found stabbed to death in a closet!

 

06 Oct

Phantom of 42nd Street (1945) MYSTERY

 

 

Stars: Dave O’Brien, Kay Aldridge, Alan Mowbray
Director: Albert Herman

A theater critic teams up with a cop to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.

 

05 Oct

Seven Doors to Death (1944) MYSTERY

 

Stars: Chick Chandler, June Clyde, George Meeker
Writer/Director: Elmer Clifton

A shot rings out in a darkened apartment; a woman screams and flees, tricking architect Jimmy McMillan into giving her a ride. McMillan returns and finds a body; but the police find a different body! He and the woman in question (Mary Rawlins, niece of the late owner), both suspects, become allies; among light romantic banter they hunt the real killer behind the seven doors of a blind alley, housing eccentric suspects and a dark, intricate, spooky cellar.

 

04 Oct

The Monster Maker (1944) HORROR

 

 

Stars: J. Carrol Naish, Ralph Morgan, Tala Birell
Director: Sam Newfield

A Mad scientist injects his enemies with the acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed.

 

04 Oct

Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara, Jr. reacts to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s claim that police officers ‘will be vaccinated’

 

03 Oct

Dead Men Walk (1943) VAMPIRE

 

 

Stars: George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Dwight Frye
Director: Sam Newfield

The twin of a kindly small-town physician returns from the grave for vengeance against his brother, who secretly killed him because the twin served Satan. Watch for the Dwight Frye, the extremely versatile actor and originator of many memorable characters in the horror genre most notably Renfield from the original Bela Lugosi classic, Dracula.

 

02 Oct

The Devil Diamond (1937) CRIME THRILLER

 

 

Stars: Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, June Gale
Director: Leslie Goodwins

A gang of thugs plan to steal a legendary diamond before a jeweler can break the curse by cutting the gem into smaller pieces!