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The Premature Burial (1962)

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Roger Corman Writers: Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell (Based on the short story “The Premature Burial” by Edgar Allan Poe)

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Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Carl Reiner Writers: Carl Reiner, George Gipe, & Steve Martin

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Review | Tagged 1982, alan ladd, ava gardner, barbara stanwyck, bette davis, black & white, black and white, burt lancaster, carl reiner, cary grant, case, charles laughton, comedy, crime, dead men don't wear plaid, detective, film noir, fred macmurray, george gipe, humphrey bogart, ingrid bergman, james cagney, joan crawford, kirk douglas, lana turner, murder, mystery, noir, parody, rachel ward, ray milland, reni stantoni, steve martin, veronica lake, vincent price | Leave a comment

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writer: Frederick Knott (Adapted from his own play)

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The Lost Weekend (1945)

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Billy Wilder Writers: Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder (Based on a novel by Charles R. Jackson) Academy Award winner for Best Picture in 1946 as well as Best Actor, Director, and Screenplay. It follows Don Birnam, played by Ray … Continue reading →

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