Tag: Richard Egan

BR: Underwater! (1955)

BR: Underwater! (1955)

April 1, 2020 | By

Hailed in the original theatrical trailer as taking 3 years to make and costing $3 million dollars (ha!), Underwater! was also RKO’s first Superscope film – the studio’s own anamorphic process branded by some critics as ‘the poor man’s CinemaScope…

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BR: Revolt of Mamie Stover, The (1956)

BR: Revolt of Mamie Stover, The (1956)

August 25, 2018 | By

Jane Russell’s final film for Twentieth Century-Fox is this supposedly steamy tale of a prostitute booted out of San Francisco and settling into an upscale but nevertheless exploitive ‘hotel’ run by a Madame and her woman-smacking henchman…

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The Return of Violent Saturday

The Return of Violent Saturday

August 4, 2014 | By

Review of Twilight Time’s most excellent Blu-ray disc of Richard Fleischer’s tough noir-melodrama Violent Saturday (1955) + some cautionary editorial blather.

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BR: Violent Saturday (1955)

BR: Violent Saturday (1955)

June 13, 2011 | By

Film: Excellent BR Transfer: Excellent BR Extras: Excellent Label: Twilight Time Region: All Released: July 8, 2014 Genre: Film Noir / Crime / Suspense Synopsis: A mining town’s social order is turned upside-down when three strangers plot a bank robbery. Special Features: Audio Commentary with producer Nick Redman and film historian Julie Kirgo / Isolated Stereo […]

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