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Whirlpool is a 1950 American film noir thriller directed by Otto Preminger and written by Ben Hecht and Andrew Solt, adapted from the 1946 novel Methinks the Lady… by Guy Endore. The film stars Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, José Ferrer and Charles Bickford, and features Constance Collier in her final film role. Its plot follows the insomniac wife of a wealthy Los Angeles psychoanalyst who, after a chance meeting with a hypnotist, is charged with a violent murder. Owing to anti-British statements screenwriter Hecht had made in the recent past concerning the United Kingdom’s involvement in Israel, prints of the [See More…]

Dangerous Crossing is a 1953 black-and-white film noir mystery film, directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie, based on the 1943 play Cabin B-13 by John Dickson Carr. The plot of the film centers on the gaslighting of a female protagonist aboard a cruise vessel. Director: Joseph M. Newman Producer: Robert Bassler Screenplay: Leo Townsend, based on “Cabin B-13” 1943 radio play by John Dickson Carr Starring: Jeanne Crain, Michael Rennie Music: Lionel Newman Cinematography: Joseph LaShelle Edit: William H. Reynolds Production company: 20th Century Fox Distribution: 20th Century Fox Release date: 1953 Running time: [See More…]