Kiss the Blood off my Hands

Burt Lancaster kills a man in a bar fight.  He breaks into Joan Fontaine's home only she's sympathetic to him and falls in love with him.  But soon Burt's back into crime because of a blackmailer.  This was a good noir, not among the best like Gilda though.  Joan and Burt are both excellent in their roles. 

Lady of the Night

Norma Shearer plays two roles in this, a bad girl from a reform school and a good girl.  It was fun watching her play them both.  A number of people pointed out at imdb.com that they could have hired another actress to play the bad girl as there isn't a need for the two of them like The Parent Trap.  Frankly I had fun watching Norma play the both of them.  The girls both want the same guy but he's a scum bucket.  They could do better.  This was a good silent picture.  I'm not really familiar with Norma's silent work so this was different.

The Yearling

I've been reading Majorie Kinnan Rawlings book and there are major differences.  Most of the book is about the son and father hunting.  The fawn doesn't take up much of the book.  In this movie they feature the friendship between the fawn and the boy more.  I like it this way.  Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman play the parents.  They were both nominated and do a good job.  If you like Old Yeller you might like this movie.

Sentimental Journey

John Payne and Maureen O'Hara  adopt a girl but then O'Hara dies.  John Payne neglects the kid in his distress.  O'Hara's ghost helps the two to recover after the death.  This was ok, not great.  I kept waiting for the Doris Day song but it's an instrumental.

Getting Mary Married

This release from Grapevine shows off Marion's dramatic side.  I'm a fan of her comic side but she did ok in this.  She's lovely in this and I like her hair.  In this her stepfather dies and there's a catch.  She can only get his money if she stays unmarried for a year.  But then Norman Kerry has his eye on her. 

Lucky Partners

Richard Colman and Ginger Rogers split a lottery ticket with each other.  Then they go on a platonic trip together.  However Ginger Rogers is engaged to Jack Carson.  It was nice seeing Jack Carson in something other than a Doris Day movie.  The actors were good here but I just felt the movie was ok.  This is not among Ginger Rogers' best.

The Penalty

As a child Lon Chaney's character's legs were amputated by an insufficient doctor.  Years later he learns that his daughter is a sculptor and doing a piece on the devil.  He comes for the job planning for revenge.  Lon Chaney's character is creepy.  He does a good job as always.  There's also a neat twist at the end.  Lon Chaney was one of the best actors in the silent era.   This got my attention the whole way through.