Author Archive: Retro

In this suspenser, set upon the campus of a women’s college, a strangler has come to call. Death ensues. The music instructor suspects that the killer is a member of the college.

A Greek couple’s relationship is torn asunder by the political aftermath of WWII

The hunt is on for a mystery ship in the Pacific that is said to be destined to destry the Suez Canal.

The exploits of a 19th-century French nobleman, as he protects citizens from the tyrannical Royalists who are demanding tribute from the poor. Dir. Thomas Carr

Three stories based on Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio’s legendary portrayals of bawdy medieval romance. Jourdan plays the author, who tells his tales to a group of willing women.The pleasant, lighthearted love story. Costuming is amazingly authentic. Many thoughtful touches, beautiful settings, historically correct outfits andaccessories make this a lovely and visually appealing film. Dir. Hugo Fregonese

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A small group of men and a tank stave off a German attack in a Bedouin desert during World War II.

The star of El Senor Fotografo was the incomparable Cantinflas. Per the title, Cantinflas plays a trouble-prone photographer, whose assignments inevitably end in slapstick confusion. The “straight” plotline concerns governmental corruption, a topic with which most Mexicans were all too familiar. With Cantinflas involved, the bad guys are routed in high comic fashion. The cinematography in El Senor Fotografo was in the skilled hands of Mexico’s top lensman, Gabriel Figueroa. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Singing star moves to a new home and falls for her neighbor, a cartoonist with a young son, who resents her involvement with his dad. Dir. Richard Sale