The daughter of wealthy Charles Treymayne (Herbert Marshall), Diane Treymayne's (Jean Simmons) angelic countenance masks an unbridled psychotic who'll let nothing stand in the way of her happiness. Jean Simmons' fascinating interpretation of an uncharacteristic role is the main drawing card of Otto Preminger's Angel Face. (91 Min.) Genre: 1950 SUSPENSE, Transfer Quality: A Starring: James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, Oscar Karlweis | Directed by: Joseph L. Moyzisch, was adapted into a 1959 TV series, wherein the antihero was converted into a 100% good guy. What else can he do but laugh uproariously? 5 Fingers, based on the memoirs of the real-life "Cicero" L. An ironic coda finds Cicero, setting himself up in luxury in Rio de Janeiro, double-crossed by both Darrieux and the Germans. At great personal risk, Cicero secures secret British war files and smuggles them to the Germans they find the information in the files too far-fetched to be taken seriously-and thus are caught unawares on the morning of the D-Day invasion. Falling in love with the beautiful Danielle Darrieux, Cicero uses her home as a contact point to meet his German associates. He holds no particular political viewpoint: the Nazis offered the best price, so for the time being he is loyal to them. Ostensibly the valet of the British ambassador to Ankara during World War II, Cicero is actually a Nazi agent. (110 Min.) Genre: 1950 SUSPENSE, Transfer Quality: Aīased on a true story, 5 Fingers stars James Mason as a man known to his superiors only as Cicero. Starring: Linda Darnell, Charles Boyer, Michael Rennie, Constance Smith | Directed by: Otto Preminger Read More As suspicion builds about who is sending the letters - and about whether Pearson should be trusted - the Mayor takes charge of the investigation, and Pearson doubles his efforts to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Pearson has become attracted to Denise, (Linda Darnell), a romance-starved young woman born with a clubfoot. Distraught, the veteran takes his life, unaware that the information in the letter was a lie. Soon more poison pen letters are showing up around town, including one which insinuates that Pearson has not been telling the truth about the medical condition of a wounded war hero. Soon Pearson, Laurent and Cora all receive letters - signed "the Raven" - hinting at an affair between Pearson and Cora. Pearson (Michael Rennie), a young doctor who moved into the town soon after his unfaithful wife killed herself. Laurent (Charles Boyer) returns from a medical convention in Montreal, anxious to see his much younger wife, Cora (Constance Smith). (85 Min.) Genre: 1950 SUSPENSE, Transfer Quality: DĪ remake of the French Le Corbeau ("The Raven"), The Thirteenth Letter is a film noir in a curious setting - a rural village deep in Quebec, seemingly sleepy and typical.
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