Sunday, May 30 - The Mysterious Mr. Davis

The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939)

Julian Roscoe (Henry Kendal) is an unemployed family man whose finances are so desperate that the gas to the small drab rented flat has just been cut off and the landlord is pressing for the unpaid rent.

His neighbor, Milton (Guy Middleton), suddenly offers him a job which turns out to be as a stooge for a shady transaction.

He has second thoughts ,invents a partner, Mr. Davis, manages to get his hands on some junk bonds and creates the illusion of wealth. Meanwhile Alastair Sim is coming in and out of the film as a financier whose had a mental breakdown. Milton picks a W. Davis out of the phone book and she becomes involved in this strange film.

Saturday, May 29 - The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)

When the school burns to the ground there's clearly been some arson around. The pupils are found guilty and the judge hands them into the care of a pretty dubious child psychiatrist. The sixth form are soon kidnapped and on their way to Arabia with the Ministry of Education, Barchester police, and an Army Bath Unit after them. But real rescue is at hand in the shape of Britain's finest fighting force - St. Trinian's fourth form.

Friday, May 28 - How Awful About Allan

How Awful About Allan (1970)

After a fire which killed his father and scarred his sister, Allan, a guilt-ridden victim of psychosomatic blindness, is released from a mental hospital and goes back home to stay with his estranged sister.

The sister has a mysterious new boarder, Harold Dennis, a university student who only speaks in a whisper due to a throat injury. Allen comes to believe that this boarder is out to kill him.

Thursday, May 27 - Colonel March Investigates

Colonel March Investigates (1953)

Colonel March Investigates is a 1953 British film consisting of the three pilot episodes of the TV series Colonel March of Scotland Yard that were filmed in 1952, starring Boris Karloff. These episodes were "Hot Money", "Death in the Dressing Room" and "The New Invisible Man".

Karloff, in black eye patch and cloak, is Colonel March: head of the Department of Queer Complaints at Scotland Yard. He is an investigator of unusual criminal cases and activities. The film sees him solve a bank robbery (for which an innocent man was framed) and two murders involving complex tricks and disguises.

Wednesday, May 26 - The Angry Silence

The Angry Silence (1960)

Tom Curtis (Richard Attenborough) works at a factory in England. His life is changed when he refuses to take part in an unofficial strike, organized by new employee Travers (Alfred Burke), a troublemaker who soon leaves the factory. Curtis sees no reason to strike, but his refusal alienates him from the rest of the unionized employees, who brand him a scab. Curtis even faces reprisals at home when a foreman (Bernard Lee) comes and warns him to fall in line.

Tuesday, May 25 - The Battleaxe

The Battleaxe (1962)

Francis Matthews is suing wealthy Jill Ireland for breach of promise. As the proceedings wend their way in court, an unpleasant picture is produced of the plaintiff. He is a penniless playboy who has established a company to manufacture locks, employing only burglars who have served their time. He has taken trips to France for the purpose, he claims, of securing contracts with entities he will not name. On the very evening he proposed marriage to Miss Ireland in his apartment, a girl in a bathrobe exited from his bedroom...

Monday, May 24 - French Dressing

French Dressing (1964)

Jim is a cheeky young chap who works as a deckchair attendant for the council of Gormleigh, an imaginary holiday resort on the Kent Coast of England. Jim has a chubby friend called Henry and an American girlfriend, Judy. Judy is a cute kid who works as a journalist on the local paper, but wants to be a serious writer. Jim's brilliant idea is to galvanise tourist interest in Gormleigh by importing French sex-kitten actress, Francoise Fayol.

A small British seaside resort contrives to augment its inexistent tourist industry by organizing a Film Festival and inviting a Brigitte Bardot-type siren to be the guest of honor.

Sunday, May 23 - Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles (1968)

Charlie Bubbles (Albert Finney), a wealthy British writer who is losing his ability to feel -- and therefore write -- returns to his hometown of Manchester. Despite his success, Charlie is restless and unhappy even when he visits the women in his life, including his mistress, Eliza (Liza Minnelli), and his estranged wife, Lottie (Billie Whitelaw). As Charlie floats around Manchester, it becomes clear that he is almost completely disconnected from his working-class roots.

Saturday, May 22 - Dogfight (Commentary)

Dogfight (1991)

Friday, May 21 - Dogfight

Dogfight (1991)

A young Marine named Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) is set to spend his last night in San Francisco with his military friends before they are deployed to Vietnam in 1963. Eddie and his friends plan to attend a cruel bar event called a "dogfight," which requires Marines to bring unattractive dates who will be judged for their ugliness. Eddie encounters a shy, frumpy girl named Rose (Lili Taylor) whom he brings to the dogfight but finds himself falling for as the night goes on.

Thursday, May 20 - Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff (1945)

A meek reporter (Jack Haley) happens upon murder, an escaped gangster (Barton MacLane) and a stolen jade chess set.

Wednesday, May 19 - The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse (1946)

This 1946 film stars Phillip Terry as a war veteran (he's a veteran, alright, but he wasn't in the war - he never left the country), who is persuaded by machine politico Donald MacBride to run for alderman. 

Ann Savage plays the “honest government functionary” (she what?! She works for MacBride.) with whom the hero falls in love.

Terry finds that disreputable politicians are using his war record (for crissakes! He was punched out on the street) to push through some shady legislation (nope. no legislation is mentioned), so he renounces these hacks.

GODDMMIT! I wish people would actually watch a movie before they write about it! Wikipedia has this down as a drama, even!