See my summary for film grades with the movies in "Bold" being first time viewings:
35) 11-25-23: "Peking Express" (1951) (Blu-ray) 3/5 Stars
Some film sources and people have classified this movie as a film noir. It definitely has some noir elements, but I wouldn't exactly call it a noir. Anyhow, the movie takes place in Communist China in which a doctor working for the United Nations During his journey on a train to Peking, he comes into contact with several people including his former lover, a Catholic priest and Chinese agents and soldiers. Furthermore, there is a stolen shipment of UN medical supplies that figure prominently into the storyline. Surprisingly, the script for this 1951 film does have some political references regarding communism versus democracy. I found this film entertaining enough with a really good film ending action sequence. One day, I'm going to watch this movie for a second time in order to listen to Eddy Von Mueller's audio commentary.
36) 11-25-23: "Obsessed" (1951) (Blu-ray) 4/5 Stars
On this 2023 Classicflix Blu-ray, the opening credits has the film title as "The Late Edwina Black" which is the UK film title while the American title is Obsessed. For a brief moment that confused me until I remembered the film title's background. A woman dies of natural causes due to a long-term medical condition until the town's doctor has some misgivings about certifying the death certificate. Scotland Yard is called, and the body is exhumed where it was discovered that the woman's body had large quantities of arsenic. So, now we have a homicide investigation in which the husband, the woman's companion and housekeeper have become police suspects. Furthermore, the three suspects even start suspecting each other of murder which complicates the romantic relationship between the dead woman's husband and the dead wife's companion. Both of them have been having an illicit affair for a few years which has been witnessed by the housekeeper, who has her own agenda. The setting for this murder mystery is England during the Victorian era. Again, this is another UK produced film which I enjoyed watching for the first time, and I wish there was an audio commentary for it. David Farrar and Geraldine Fitzgerald are excellent as the illicit lovers. Jean Cadell as the vengeful and housekeeper and Roland Culver as the sly Scotland Yard Inspector are no slouches in their respective film roles. A good movie!
35) 11-25-23: "Peking Express" (1951) (Blu-ray) 3/5 Stars
Some film sources and people have classified this movie as a film noir. It definitely has some noir elements, but I wouldn't exactly call it a noir. Anyhow, the movie takes place in Communist China in which a doctor working for the United Nations During his journey on a train to Peking, he comes into contact with several people including his former lover, a Catholic priest and Chinese agents and soldiers. Furthermore, there is a stolen shipment of UN medical supplies that figure prominently into the storyline. Surprisingly, the script for this 1951 film does have some political references regarding communism versus democracy. I found this film entertaining enough with a really good film ending action sequence. One day, I'm going to watch this movie for a second time in order to listen to Eddy Von Mueller's audio commentary.
36) 11-25-23: "Obsessed" (1951) (Blu-ray) 4/5 Stars
On this 2023 Classicflix Blu-ray, the opening credits has the film title as "The Late Edwina Black" which is the UK film title while the American title is Obsessed. For a brief moment that confused me until I remembered the film title's background. A woman dies of natural causes due to a long-term medical condition until the town's doctor has some misgivings about certifying the death certificate. Scotland Yard is called, and the body is exhumed where it was discovered that the woman's body had large quantities of arsenic. So, now we have a homicide investigation in which the husband, the woman's companion and housekeeper have become police suspects. Furthermore, the three suspects even start suspecting each other of murder which complicates the romantic relationship between the dead woman's husband and the dead wife's companion. Both of them have been having an illicit affair for a few years which has been witnessed by the housekeeper, who has her own agenda. The setting for this murder mystery is England during the Victorian era. Again, this is another UK produced film which I enjoyed watching for the first time, and I wish there was an audio commentary for it. David Farrar and Geraldine Fitzgerald are excellent as the illicit lovers. Jean Cadell as the vengeful and housekeeper and Roland Culver as the sly Scotland Yard Inspector are no slouches in their respective film roles. A good movie!