Showing posts with label John Cromwell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Cromwell. Show all posts

Saturday, February 14, 2026

The racket (1951) - little known film noir directed by John Cromwell, starring Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman and Ray Collins

Rating 6.7/10
Runtime: 89 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: John Cromwell/Mel Ferrer/Tay Garnett
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043955/

Cast

Robert Mitchum … Captain Thomas McQuigg
Lizabeth Scott … Irene Hayes
Robert Ryan … Nick Scanlon
William Talman … Officer Bob Johnson
Ray Collins … D.A. Mortimer X. Welsh
Joyce Mackenzie … Mary McQuigg
Robert Hutton … Dave Ames

Description: The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. There are only two problems: First, Nick is the violent type, preferring to do things the old-fashioned way instead of using the syndicate's more genteel methods. The second problem is McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson. Together, they take on the violent Nick and try to foil the syndicate's plans to elect Welsh, the crooked prosecutor running for a judgeship.

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Download link (torrent file):

https://workupload.com/file/Rzs9eDpSPnZ


Video and audio information:

Video : 1.86 GB, 2977 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 122 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (English (includig hearing impaired) closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Italian, Greek), posters and screenshots included

Friday, June 23, 2017

Dead reckoning (1947) - little known film noir directed by John Cromwell, starring Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, William Prince, Charles Cane, Morris Carnovsky and Wallace Ford

Rating 7.1/10
Runtime: 101 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: John Cromwell
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039305/

Cast

Humphrey Bogart ... Capt. 'Rip' Murdock
Lizabeth Scott ... 'Dusty' Chandler
Morris Carnovsky ... Martinelli
Charles Cane ... Lt. Kincaid
William Prince ... Sgt. Johnny Drake
Marvin Miller ... Krause
Wallace Ford ... McGee
James Bell ... Father Logan

Description: After WWII, Rip Murdock's comrade in arms Johnny Drake disappears. Rip tries to track Johnny down and discovers a body burned beyond recognition that could be Johnny's. Rip discovers Johnny had been involved in a love triangle with Coral and her husband before the war. When Coral's husband was found shot to death, prime suspect Johnny disappeared by enlisting under a fake name. Rip has his hands full with the captivating Coral, the mystery of the burned body, the unsolved murder of Coral's husband, and an unfriendly mobster running the local gambling establishment.

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Download link (torrent file):

https://workupload.com/file/HZJAwLzmfsg


Video and audio information:

Video : 2.09 GB, 2980 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 660x480 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 164
Audio : 94/57 MB (main/commentary), 132/79 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1/2 channel(s), 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (English and French closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian, Polish, Greek, Czech, Finnish, Danish, Hungarian, Swedish) posters and screenshots included


Dual audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by film scholar and preservationist Alan K. Rode. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

Saturday, August 29, 2015

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) - classic swashbuckler starring Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Mary Astor, David Niven and Douglas Fairbanks Jr

Rating 7.8/10
Runtime: 101 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: John Cromwell / W.S. Van Dyke
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029442/

Cast

Ronald Colman ... Major Rudolf Rassendyll/The Prisoner of Zenda
Madeleine Carroll ... Princess Flavia
C. Aubrey Smith ... Colonel Zapt
Raymond Massey ... Black Michael
Mary Astor ... Antoinette de Mauban
David Niven ... Fritz von Tarlenheim
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ... Rupert of Hentzau
Montagu Love ... Detchard
Philip Sleeman ... Albert von Lauengram
Eleanor Wesselhoeft ... Frau Holf - Cook

Description: Rudolph Rassendyll, Rudolf V's distant relative, whose facial features are close enough to be his double, is asked to risk his life and impersonate the would-be king when his relative is kidnapped before his impending coronation. If Rudolf V isn't present at the ceremony, he will forfeit the crown to his younger brother. Complications ensue when Princess Flavia, the cousin's betrothed, begins to notice a "personality change" in her fiancé.

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Download link (torrent file):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzph8sb3Hdu_MmxBWVF5VlZyZlU

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=35341785948237082484


Video and audio information:

Video : 1.63 GB, 2320 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 720x480 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 142
Audio : 138 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1 channel, 0x55 = AC3, CBR


Subtitles (English closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English, Spanish, Greek, Serbian), posters and screenshots included

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Caged (1950) - best female film-noir ever

Rating 8.0/10
Runtime: 96 min
Language: USA
Country: English
Directed by: John Cromwell
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042296/

Cast

Eleanor Parker ... Marie Allen
Agnes Moorehead ... Ruth Benton
Ellen Corby ... Emma Barber
Hope Emerson ... Evelyn Harper
Betty Garde ... Kitty Stark
Jan Sterling ... Smoochie
Lee Patrick ... Elvira Powell

Description: A naive nineteen year old widow becomes coarsened and cynical when she is sent to a woman's prison and is exposed to hardened criminals and sadistic guards.

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Download links:

https://rapidshare.com/files/4217547123/Caged (1950).torrent


Video and audio information:

Video : 912 MB, 1321 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 640*480 (4:3), XVID = XVID Mpeg-4
Audio : 41 MB, 59 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1 channel, 0x55 = MPEG Layer-3


Subtitles (English, French and Spanish) included