Theodore's World

Stars: Fay Wray, Ralph Bellamy, Melvyn Douglas
Director: Phil Rosen
Writer: Dashiell Hammett (story)

Released from prison on parole, a man lives quietly in a cabin in the country, and then a beautiful disheveled woman in evening dress bursts in…. It’s a Dahiell Hammett story so watch it !

The Secret 1955
Dir:Cy Endfield Cast:Wanamaker,Morell,Miller
This is a thriller which ends almost as a Christmas movie. It stars an American actor common in those days due to UK regulations for filmproduction. Wanamaker, in fact, made his place and career in the UK and became a fêted theatre actor and director. However, his acting in this film is a bit odd compared to the English actors with almost Actors studio style acting with some almost stuttering to make it too realistic. There are some fine child actors and the film would be attractive to British film buffs for 1950’s films and is a bit of an oddity. English subtitles available on demand.

Stars: Cathy Downs, Paul Langton, Mischa Auer
Director: John Reinhardt

A young convict serving as a trusty and with only a year remaining on his sentence, is forced to participate in a prison break by one of the hardened criminals. They separate after the break but circumstances bring them together again.

Stars: Conrad Nagel, Fritz Kortner, Reinhold Schünzel
Director: W. Lee Wilder

In Hungary, a rich baron discovers that there are extensive oil deposits underneath nearby properties owned by villagers. He manages to convince all the property owners to sell to him, except for a few properties owned by Jewish families. Infuriated at their refusal to sell to him, he attempts, with the help of some corrupt local police, to have the men charged with the murder of a local woman, who in reality actually committed suicide. Also known as THE VICIOUS CIRCLE.