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SANJURO-1962-This is a sequel to Kurosawa's classic YOJIMBO (1961) but throws in some comedy between the swordplay. The always amazing Toshiro Mifune stars (he made CHUSHINGURA the same year). He helps some young clansmen against a corrupt "superintendent". It also feaures Tatsuya Nakadai and Takashi Shimura, the "Japanese John Carridine", a mainstay in the films of Kurosawa (and Ishiro Honda).
THE MURDER MAN-1935-Interesting murder mystery with Spencer Tracy (he did DANTE'S INFERNO the same year) as an alcoholic reporter who's court testimony convicts con-man and sentences him to the death penalty. The always entertaining Lionel Atwill plays the chief of police. Virginia Bruce (who was later in PARDON MY SARONG with Abbott & Costello) is the female lead and James Stewart makes his screen debut as a reporter named Shorty.
THE ALPHABET MURDERS-1966-Weird black and white comedic adaptation of Agatha Christie's mystery novel featuring Tony Randall as Belgium detective Hercule Pirot. Robert Morley is an inept English secret service man. Anita Ekberg (five years after LA DOCE VITA) is the mystery woman with the initials A B C. I guess it was done to compete with THE PINK PANTHER series (SHOT IN THE DARK was made the year before). Others in the cast include Guy Rolfe, Maurice Denham, Julian Glover and Patrick Newell (4 years before his role as "Mother" on TV's THE AVENGERS). Director Frank Tashlin had previously directed Randall in WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER?
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Posted by CavedogRob on 2008-04-17 21:51:05 | Rating: | Views: 32
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"The Alphabet Murders" sounds interesting. I've grown quite fond of comedy mysteries like "Topper Returns."
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Posted by SubTomato
on 2008-04-21 12:27:05
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