ROBERT WISE Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1948. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay by Lillie Hayward, adaptation by Harold Shumate, Luke Short, based on the Saturday Evening Post serial story by Luke Short. Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Produced by Theron Warth. Music by Roy Webb. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller. …
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The Boy With Green Hair (1948)
JOSEPH LOSEY Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 1948. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay by Ben Barzman, Alfred Lewis Levitt, based on the story by Betsy Beaton. Cinematography by George Barnes. Produced by Stephen Ames. Music by Leigh Harline. Production Design by Ralph Berger, Albert S. D’Agostino. Costume Design by Adele Balkan. Film Editing by…
Susan Slept Here (1954)
FRANK TASHLIN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 1954. Harriet Parsons Productions. Screenplay by Alex Gottlieb, based on the play by Steve Fisher, Alex Gottlieb. Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Produced by Harriet Parsons. Music by Leigh Harline. Production Design by Carroll Clark, Albert S. D’Agostino. Costume Design by Michael Woulfe. Film Editing by…
The Body Snatcher (1945)
ROBERT WISE Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1945. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay by Philip MacDonald, Val Lewton, based on the short story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Cinematography by Robert De Grasse. Produced by Val Lewton. Music by Roy Webb. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller. Costume Design by Renie. …
Isle of the Dead (1945)
MARK ROBSON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1945. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay by Ardel Wray. Cinematography by Jack MacKenzie. Produced by Val Lewton. Music by Leigh Harline. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller. Costume Design by Edward Stevenson. Film Editing by Lyle Boyer. Worn down by the Balkan wars, a…
Cat People (1942)
JACQUES TOURNEUR Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1942. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen. Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Produced by Val Lewton. Music by Roy Webb. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller. Costume Design by Renie. Film Editing by Mark Robson. A naval construction engineer (Kent Smith) espies a…
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
IDA LUPINO Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1953. RKO Radio Pictures, The Filmakers. Screenplay by Collier Young, Ida Lupino, adaptation by Robert L. Joseph. Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Produced by Collier Young. Music by Leith Stevens. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller. Film Editing by Douglas Stewart. This efficient thriller might be the best of the films that…
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
ROBERT WISE, GUNTHER VON FRITSCH Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1944. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen. Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Produced by Val Lewton. Music by Roy Webb. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller. Costume Design by Edward Stevenson. Film Editing by J.R. Whittredge. The studio pushed producer Val Lewton for a sequel to the surprise hit Cat People, and…
Crossfire (1947)
EDWARD DMYTRYK Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1947. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay by John Paxton, based on the novel The Brick Foxhole by Richard Brooks. Cinematography by J. Roy Hunt. Produced by Adrian Scott. Music by Roy Webb. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Alfred Herman. Film Editing by Harry W. Gerstad. A man is murdered after leaving a bar…
The Woman On The Beach (1947)
JEAN RENOIR Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 1947. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay by Frank Davis, Jean Renoir, adaptation by J.R. Michael Hogan, based on the novel by Mitchell Wilson. Cinematography by Leo Tover, Harry J. Wild. Produced by Jack J. Gross. Music by Hanns Eisler. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller. Costume Design by Edward Stevenson. Film Editing by…
The Spiral Staircase (1945)
ROBERT SIODMAK Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1945. RKO Radio Pictures, Dore Schary Productions. Screenplay by Mel Dinelli, based on the novel Some Must Watch by Ethel Lina White. Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Produced by Dore Schary. Music by Roy Webb. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Jack Okey. Costume Design by Edward Stevenson. Film Editing by Harry W. Gerstad, Harry Marker. Much…
Out Of The Past (1947)
JACQUES TOURNEUR Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB.5. USA, 1947. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring, based on his novel Build My Gallows High. Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Produced by Warren Duff. Music by Roy Webb. Production Design by Albert S. D’Agostino, Jack Okey. Costume Design by Edward Stevenson. Film Editing by Samuel E. Beetley. Stellar film noir features a terrific lead performance by…
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