Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
Jan 18, 2010Angels Influence The President to Ruthless Action
Truly amazing William Randolph Hearst financed film about a weak US President who is influenced by angels and ruthlessly cracks down on law and order
Walter Huston
Trans-Atlantic Tunnel (1935)
Jan 8, 2015Massive Engineering Project
Early sound era depiction of the attempts to build a tunnel between the UK and USA. The film conjures something of the epic architectural imagination of Metropolis but is crippled by dull, static scenes with characters sitting around talking (a novelty for early sound audiences)
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
Jan 17, 2010Pact with The Devil
Classic film about a lawyer arguing in court to save a man who has sold his soul to The Devil. On screen, this is turned into a highly entertaining sentimentalised Frank Capra-type film about American greatness
And Then There Were None (1945)
Sep 1, 2020Agatha Christie Murder Mystery
Agatha Christie created the slasher film (sort of). This murder mystery (usually known by several less politically correct names) with a series of murders on an isolated island holds the kernel of what became the slasher template. This was the first film adaptation.