Cry Vengeance. 1954

Starring:  Mark Stevens

An innocent man is released from jail and seeks vengeance against the man who framed him and killed his wife and child.

Standard drama with lots of pent up anger. A little slow paced and single level, it did build to a nice finish. There was an excellent bleach haired villain and the scenes with the little girl were delightfully done.         5/10

Brannigan. 1975

Starring: John Wayne

A Chicago policeman is sent to London to pick up a gangster.

This is an entertaining enough thriller. All the same old tired London cliches are dragged out including a car flying over an opening Tower Bridge, It's just that John Wayne is always exactly the same and never develops any characterisation. Even the usually reliable Richard Attenborough is caught hamming it up at times.     6/10

The List Of Adrian Messenger 1963

Starring: Kirk Douglas

An intelligence officer traps a mass murderer with a penchant for disguise.

Every now and then the movie industry loses a legend, I changed my plans and watched this as a tribute to Kirk Douglas. A decent little mystery this. The cast list at the beginning confused me but stick with this until the end. The most unexpected and excellent conclusion that I can ever remember. Great stuff.   7/10

Street Corner. 1953

Starring: Rosamund John

Days in the lives of the women police of Chelsea.

Enjoyable enough, but the whole thing was a little fragmented with not much continuity. Maybe a major plot line would have helped. The gimmick of having female police officers is kind of lost in this day and age.       6/10