The Invisible Man (1933)

 

Casablanca (1942)

A cynical American expatriate struggles to decide whether or not he should help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape French Morocco.

A true masterpiece of Hollywood cinema has perfection in all departments putting together a heartfelt and moving melodrama of its time and yet has become timeless work of cinematic art.

Halliwell****: "Cinema par excellence: a studio-bound Hollywood melodrama which after various chances just fell together impeccably into one of the outstanding entertainment experiences of cinema history, with romance, intrigue, excitement, suspense and humour cunningly deployed by master technicians and a perfect cast."

Maltin****: "Everything is right in this WW2 classic of war-torn Morocco...Rains is marvelous...and nobody sings "As Time Goes By" like Dooley Wilson...Our candidate for the best Hollywood movie of all time."  

Where Danger Lives (1950)

A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in the death of her husband, and has to flee with her to the Mexican border.

Notorious (1946)

Lisbon (1956)

For a captain smuggling black-market goods nothing is hired for sneaking an imprisoned American out of communist-controlled territory.

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)

A boxer flees believing he has comitted a murder while he was drunk.

Effective and quite unsentimental crime drama (and romance); an example for those kind of movies "they don't make anymore".

Halliwell*: "Competent remake of  The Life of Jimmy Dolan, a tribute to the American way."

Maltin**1/2: "Enjoyable, with Rains miscast as a Dick Tracy type."

The Invisible Man (1933)

A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.

Brilliant (and close) adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel, a horror drama with a magnificent (if invisible) Claude Rains that entertains with thrills, humour and special effects that still convince today.

Halliwell****: "Superb blend of eccentric character comedy, melodrama and trick photography in a Hollywood English setting; remarkably faithful to the spirit of the book. It made a star of Claude Rains in his first film, even though he is seen for only a couple of seconds."

Maltin***1/2: "H.G. Wells' fantasy brilliantly materializes on screen...Rains' starring debut is dated but still enjoyable."

Now, Voyager (1942)

Boston spinster blossoms under therapy and finds impossible romance.