Wharf Angel

Two guys talk to each about a swell girl they know. They don't realize that they are in love with the same prostitute. The actress Dorothy Dell in this died shortly after. So it's kind of sad seeing a promising career cut short. But this isn't the best precode I've seen. At least it's only 65 minutes.

Blanche Fury

This was an ok costume drama about a wealthy woman who has an affair with the stable boy. He wants to inherit and his desire is so bad that he would even hurt a little girl. With that the woman gives up on the man and things don't end happy with him. Valerie Hobson and Stewart Granger give good performances.

The Thief La Voleuse

This looks like it would be a good movie. It's written by Marguerite Duras and stars Romy Schneider but it was pretty boring. It's about a woman who decides to get custody of her boy she left at birth. It's busy easy since the family didn't take the time to adopt the boy. But the father has a huge mental breakdown. Romy Schneider is the only good thing about this movie. She gives a good performance as the desperate mother looking for meaning in her life along with a troubled marriage. It was apparently based on a true story. But there's better Romy Schneider movies, better Marguerite Duras movies too. I only recommend watching this movie if you know what you're getting yourself into.

The Curse of Nostradamus

A vampire seeks revenge on the people who murdered his father. This wasn't that good. The only reason to watch this Mexican movie is because Carlos Enrique Taboada co-wrote it. He's one of my favorite directors. He was a writer before he made it as a director. He wrote The Witch's Mirror which I thought was amazing. I would watch that and pass on this one.

La Bien Pagada (The Well-Paid Woman)

This was an ok Mexican soap opera about an adultress who learns a lesson. A wealthy man expects his beautiful wife of cheating and no surprise he catches her in the act. A few years later he finds out she has become a dancer. He becomes one of her visitors. She feels guilty. She was no saint but I felt like he was manipulative and mean towards her, let her move on with her life. He falls in love with her saintly sister but I didn't feel he was worthy of her. Alberto Gout would later make the classic Aventurera, a much better movie. Tf anything this is worth a watch to see the promise he had before he made a masterpiece of Mexican cinema.

Much Too Shy

This was an ok George Formby movie. I like Feather your Nest a lot more and that one had better songs. This is a commentary on the art community. George Formby tries to get art lessons. He's drawn a picture of some of the heads of women in the town but doesn't know how to draw the body. Someone draws the bodies nude and before he knows it it's an ad in the newspaper which gets him in a lot of trouble. It was entirely predictable because some of the reactions from the women were different than what I expected. I'll be watching more George Formby movies.

The Long Haul

This British noir stars the lovely Diana Dors. It is about a driver played by Victor Mature. He falls for one of the criminal's girlfriend Diana Dors. The problem is he has a wife at home who didn't want him to take an initial job elsewhere. Although he has a relationship with Dors, his wife hasn't been entirely honest with him either. This was ok. It wasn't amazing but I like Diana so it was worth the watch.