The Uninvited (1944)

This review is on The Uninvited from 1944 which stars: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Cornelia Otis Skinner and is directed by Lewis Allen.

A pair of siblings (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price; soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave.

This is a Criterion Collection release and has great video and audio quality. The film is presented in b&w, original 1.37:1 aspect ratio and runs for about 99mins (1hr 39mins).

I would give this film a 7.5/10 and the DVD a 4.5/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Santiago (1956)

This review is on Santiago from 1956 which stars: Alan Ladd, Rossana Podesta, Lloyd Nolan, Chill Wills, Paul Fix and is directed by Gordon Douglas.

Desperate for arms in their fight against Spain, Cuban partisans agree to double the price if American gunrunner Cash Adams (Ladd) smuggles a boatload of weapons to their Santiago hideout. Forced into an uneasy alliance with an old enemy (Lloyd Nolan) and a sexy freedom fighter (Rossana Podesta), Adams must battle his way through naval blockades, dense jungles and heavily guarded passes to convey the munitions to a remote mountain outpost where the rebels and payment await.

This is a Warner Archive release and has pretty good video and audio quality. The film is presented in color, Widescreen and runs for about 92mins (1hr 32mins).

I would give this film a 6/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Powder River (1953)

This review is on Powder River from 1953 which stars: Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, Cameron Mitchell, Penny Edwards, John Dehner and is directed by Louis King.

When Chino Bullock's partner is shot dead, the former U.S. Marshall turned gold prospect returns to his trade, becoming the town sheriff to avenge his friend's death.

This is a Twentieth Century Fox Cinema Archives release and has great good video and audio quality. The film is presented in stunning color, Full frame and runs for about 77mins (1hr 17mins).

I would give this film a 6.5/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

The Tanks Are Coming (1951)

This review is on The Tanks are Coming from 1951 which stars: Steve Cochran, Philip Carey, Mari Aldon, Paul Picerni, Harry Bellaver and is directed by Lewis Seiler.

An American tank battalion fights it's way through Germany in World War II.

This is a Warner Archive release and has a pretty good video and audio quality. The film is presented in b&w, Full frame and runs for about 90mins (1hr 30mins).

I would give this film a 7/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Night Unto Night (1949)

This review is on Night Unto Night from 1949 which stars: Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfords, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp, Osa Massen and is directed by Don Siegel.

John Galen (Reagan) is a scientist who is haunted by incurable illness meets Ann Gracy (Lindfords), a beautiful woman haunted by the voice of her dead husband.

This is a Warner Archive release and has a pretty good video and audio quality. Despite mixed reviews on this film, I thought it was quite good and had a pretty good story line. The film is presented in b&w, Full frame and runs for about 84mins (1hr 24mins).

I would give this film a 6.5/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Sirocco (1951)

This review is on Sirocco from 1951 which stars: Humphrey Bogart, Marta Toren, Lee J. Cobb, Everett Sloane, Gerald Mohr, Zero Mostel and is directed by Curtis Bernhardt.

Harry Smith (Bogart) runs guns to the rebels in 1925. The french arrest him along with others and force him to sell weapons to them, while having an interest in Feroud's (Cobb) mistress, Violette (Toren).

This is a TCM Vault release in partnership with SONY and has a pretty good video and audio quality. This is part of a five Bogart film collection from TCM. The film is presented in b&w, Full frame and runs for about 98mins (1hr 38mins).

I would give this film a 6/10 and the DVD a 4/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Across the Wide Missouri (1951)

This review is on Across the Wide Missouri from 1951 which stars: Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak, Adolphe Menjou, Jack Holt, Alan Napier, Richard Anderson, María Elena Marqués and is directed by William A. Wellman.

Flint Mitchell (Gable) leads his fellow mountain men, and his new Blackfoot wife (Marqués) into Blackfoot territory.

This is a Warner Archive release and has a pretty good video and audio quality. The film is presented in color, Full frame and runs for about 78mins (1hr 18mins).

I would give this film a 7/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

The Harder They Fall (1956)

This review is on The Harder They Fall from 1956 which stars: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane, Max Baer, Edward Andrews and is directed by Mark Robson.

In his final film, Bogart makes an unforgettable impact as Eddie Willis, a publicist who accepts against his better judgment an offer from a corrupt prizefight promoter (Rod Steiger) to sponsor an untalented boxer from Argentina.

This is a TCM Vault release in partnership with SONY and has a great video and audio quality. This is part of a five Bogart film collection from TCM. The film is presented in b&w, Widescreen and runs for about 109mins (1hr 49mins).

I would give this film a 7/10 and the DVD a 4/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Knock on Any Door (1949)

This review is on Knock on Any Door from 1949 which stars: Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready, Allene Roberts, Susan Perry and is directed by Nicholas Ray.

Andrew Morton (Bogart) is an attorney and Nick Romano (John Derek) is his client, a young man with long string of crimes behind him. After Romano lost his paycheck to gambling, hoping to buy his wife jewelry due to her announcing her pregnancy, he later finds her dead from suicide. When he turns to robbery again, he is caught by a cop and shoots him in frustration.

This is a TCM Vault release in partnership with SONY and has a great video and audio quality. This is part of a five Bogart film collection from TCM. The film is presented in b&w, Full screen and runs for about 100mins (1hr 40mins).

I would give this film a 8/10 and the DVD a 4/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.