Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley

MGM

February 6, 1951

Western
DVD
D+

A bit slow-moving, but at least the women had more to do than usual.  This is based on Luke Short's novel and directed by Richard Thorpe.

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

Warner Bros.

June 30, 1951

Mystery

DVD
D+

Contrived, and the "evil wife" is the most interesting character in the first quarter hour.  Raymond Chandler, Ben Hecht, and others adapted the Patricia Highsmith novel.  Hitchcock of course directed.

The Clock (1945)

The Clock (1945)
MGM
May 25, 1945
Romance
DVD
C-

A soldier, who's so "green" he's never ridden an escalator before, bumbles his way into a secretary's heart.  Vincente Minnelli directed his future wife.