The Crooked Road 1964

Starring: Robert Ryan

Am American journalist plans to expose as a crook the dictator of a small Balkan state, but finds himself framed for murder.

Melodrama which wasn't particularly interesting until the last 3o mins. Enjoyable to watch Ryan and Stewart Granger doing their stuff. I'm more of a Ryan fan than a Granger fan, but Granger won this one being particulary suave and believable.            5/10

Sapphire 1959

Starring: Nigel Patrick

Scotland Yard solves the murder of a coloured music student.

More like a TV drama than a feature movie. Amaing that this is only 60 years ago and yet the room went quiet when a black person entered, they were constantly being referred to as coloured and the whole film centered around racial prejudice. Fascinating viewing.      7/10

Apache War Smoke 1952

Starring:  Gilbert Roland

An Indian killer is among those sheltering in a desert outpost before an Apache raid.

Standard Western with a light-hearted hand in places. The action scene were pleasing to the little boy inside me. Not bad.      5/10

That Feminine Touch 1941

Starring: Rosalind Russell

A professor gets into woman trouble when he writes a book about jealousy.

Selected this due to International Women's Day the other day. Wish I hadn't. Dull beyond belief with a lot of talking followed by shouting. Attempts at slapstick occasionally lifted the monotony.    2/10

Against A Crooked Sky 1975

Starring: Richard Boone

Two Westerners set out to find the sister of one of them, who has been kidnapped by Indians.

Seemed about 20 year older than it actually is. There was something about this that made it seem quite believable. A simple story and yet I found myself totally engrossed. Not overcomplicated and for me, worked.               6/10