Christine Silver

4.8

The Hornet's Nest

May 13, 1955

The Hornet's Nest

1955 64 min 3 vues

Before getting nabbed by the cops, a jewel thief hides a small fortune in stolen goods aboard an empty barge. But when he later returns to claim his loot, he runs into heaps of trouble with the boat's beautiful tenants and a pair of nosy old ladies. Directed by Charles Saunders, this amusing comedy finds the cunning criminal up against far stronger and more resilient adversaries than he ever anticipated. [Netflix]

Action

5.6

Mystery Junction

Sep 01, 1951

Mystery Junction

1951 65 min 7 vues

In this crime drama, an escaped convict is recaptured and charged with killing two people in a lonely waystation during a snowstorm. Fortunately, a novelist is around to prove him innocent.

Drama

1

Companions in Crime

Jan 01, 1954

Companions in Crime

1954 70 min 1 vues

Two stories, in the Scotland Yard Series to show that crime does not pay. This was a compilation of two episodes from the television series Stryker of the Yard (1954) featuring Clifford Evans

Crime

6

Room to Let

May 15, 1950

Room to Let

1950 108 min 1 vues

In 1904 London, neighbors begin to suspect that a very strange man calling himself Dr. Fell may indeed be the famous Jack the Ripper.

Mystery

1

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Feb 01, 1938

Dead Men Tell No Tales

1938 70 min 1 vues

The middle aged matron at a Norwich school wins a large prize in a French lottery. She is murdered in London and the murderer's secretary impersonates her and draws the old lady's prize money. There follows a series of killings until the murderer realises that he is trapped and commits suicide.

Thriller

6.533

Laughter in Paradise

Jun 01, 1951

Laughter in Paradise

1951 97 min 30 vues

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature. NB: This is the film which introduced Audrey Hepburn.

Comedy

1

Down Our Street

Apr 21, 1942

Down Our Street

1942 6 min 1 vues

A Ministry of Information film, in which three women, all from one street but different class backgrounds, mysteriously congregate at one house. Their paths may rarely have crossed in pre-war society, yet the experience of war appears to have helped remove some of their class prejudices. After all, these three housewives now share a common interest, their sons all serve in the armed forces.

1

Chicken Casey

Jan 28, 1917

Chicken Casey

1917 50 min 1 vues

A young author, Everett Dryden Hale, has written a book of such strength and originality that it becomes one of the best sellers. The book is entitled "Waifs" and deals with the underworld, a subject of which Hale, who is a New Englander with a Puritanical strain, knows by personal experience, practically nothing at all.

Comedy