Tag: Keyes Evelyn
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‘Hell’s Half Acre,’ directed by John H Auer
Movie, 1954 A quirky, low-budget suspense film, whose setting, themes and a few plot points seem to reference Casablanca, but do so with, at best, very limited success. While the action feels stretched out, and many production values lacking, here and there, some of the shooting shows some craft and imagination, while the music and…
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‘The Face Behind the Mask,’ directed by Robert Florey
Movie, 1941 The story of a Hungarian refugee, straight off the boat, whose optimistic disposition and beguiling, innocent charm and undone when he’s disfigured in a hotel fire. The story of Janos’s descent into crime gives Peter Lorre a good platform, and his transformation is pretty convincing. While the story is slight, Lorre is great…