The Spiral Staircase (Feb. 6, 1946)
Robert Siodmak’s The Spiral Staircase was made in 1945, and released into some theaters in December. The earliest confirmed day of release I could find, however, was February 6, 1946, in New York City,...
View ArticleDead Reckoning (Jan. 2, 1947)
Lizabeth Scott looks a lot like Lauren Bacall. It’s hard not to compare her to Bacall even when she’s not acting opposite Humphrey Bogart. There’s a lot of that going around in John Cromwell’s Dead...
View ArticleThe Sea of Grass (April 25, 1947)
Elia Kazan’s The Sea of Grass premiered February 26, 1947, in Lincoln, Nebraska. It opened in New York City a day later, and went into wide release on April 25, 1947. In his review of the film in The...
View ArticleThe Millerson Case (May 29, 1947)
George Archainbaud’s The Millerson Case is the eighth film in the Crime Doctor series from Columbia Pictures and for my money, it’s easily the worst. Produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, the picture finds...
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