Author Archive: Retro

Biography of Jackie Robinson, first black man to play major league baseball. he U.C.L.A. athlete who became the “Most Valuable Player” in the National League. Good Documentary.

Clive Riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wife’s lover.

Dir. Vittorio de Sica.

Two daredevil pilots risk everything to get supplies past a Russian blockade to those starving in Berlin. A airecrewman and air traffic controller become involved with German women during the Berlin airlift of WWII. Filmed on location in Berlin 1950, a testament to the true destruction of the area. Thoughtful and well done. Written by George Seaton. Dir. George Seaton

A magazine asks a portrait artist to write her memoirs, telling about all the celebrities she’s consorted with in her career. Objecting is a one-time flame from her youth who has turned into a stuffy politician.

Determinted policewoman goes undercover to exposure a Mexican drug ring and ends up hooking up with an undercover gangster!

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Cryano, master of sword and poetry is doomed to live with a face of ugliness. He uses the voice of his rival to deliver his message of love to the woman he admires. Famous story of the poetic cavalier who, because of a substantial nasal endowment, finds himself too ugly to be loved. Dir. Michael Gordon. Academy award for Ferrer’s performance.