Showing posts with label Tay Garnett. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tay Garnett. Show all posts

Thursday, 15 October 2020

Cause for Alarm! (1951)

 

 

 
An invalid husband wrongly believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him and outlines that suspicion in a letter, which causes a serious concern when he ends up dying anyway.

Interesting daytime Noir thriller neatly dials up the dread factor, until the plot is resolved in a surprising and humorous twist.
 
Halliwell*: "Minor-league suspenser, watchable but disappointingly handled."

Maltin***: "Simple, effective thriller...Tension builds, and there's a neat plot twist."



Thursday, 14 January 2016

The Black Knight (1954)


As a blacksmith a young man can't hope to win the hand of the daughter of the Earl of Yeonil, so off he goes to prove himself a noble knight.