Mar 17, 20 mystery is a very broad genre, with the only unifying thread being that it features a crime, most often murder. A while ago you watched as gas monkey garage completed work on their first tuner car, a 1975 datsun 280z, but now we mourn its loss. Dramas complete movies all genres, if considered drama ala imdb, will be featured here. Kathi maio, a film critic who works in sojourner magazine, has characterized both the author and her work as one of the most gifted mystery writers of this age.
Mystery junction is a 1951 film starring sydney tafler, barbara murray, martin benson. Mystery junction 1951 michael mccarthy cast and crew. One of you got rid of blake perhaps murdered is a better word. Mystery junction may not be a diamond or an opal, but at the very least its a fine.
Best mystery movies on netflix right now thrillist. During the course of the film, you travel with him on this lonely, mystery road. Mystery junction 1951 unfiltered cigarette youtube. Also featuring barbara murray and soontobe hollywood star patricia owens, mystery junction is a rare and inventive addition to the classic whodunnit genre. Another man is arrested but the full story is yet to be discovered.
While a man is being moved by train to attend his trial, many attempts are made on his life. Mystery movies 1950 every mystery movie coming out in 1950. The directions no more than perfectly adequate complete with a. Mystery junction 1951 im very very fond of british crime thrillers of the 1950s but it has to be admitted that mystery junction is not of the great examples of the breed. The screenplay concerns a writer who narrates a crime story for a fellow passenger on a train journey. However, mystery junction plays out the tale neatly and efficiently, keeping us guessing all the way, although following exactly who has done what to whom. Aug, 20 there are the elements of a great mystery and here are 10 great examples of how film and tv treat same. She went on to better things in theatre and also worked as a model and would show up on radio and tv between stage and film work. Mystery junction 1951 larry gordon, wellknown crime writer, is on a train journey when a scream is heard. Columbia then reassigned burnette to its gene autry series, reuniting burnette with his former partner. Besides very dark, what could well be stock, footage of a train pulled by what looks like a bulleid merchant navy class engine, the whole of the film takes place on a set. Drama, crime in this crime drama, an escaped convict is recaptured and charged with killing two people in a lonely waystation during a snowstorm. Mystery junction 1951 patricia owens at the 1015 minute mark of the movie, a detective is questioning the passengers of a train in which a murder has just been commmitted. The 10 best mystery movies of the 1960s omnivorous cinephile.
Written and directed by the unheralded ealing graduate michael mccarthy, mystery junction is a brisk and enjoyable bpicture that offers commendable creativity for its low budget. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Jul 29, 2017 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Mystery junction 1951 while a man is being moved by train to attend his trial, many attempts are made on his life.
Mystery junction 1951 year on windows movie high quality. Home at seven is a 1952 mystery with ralph richardson. Mystery junction is a drama, from 1951, about a mystery writer who gets caught up in a murder on a train. Mystery junction movie in this crime drama, an escaped convict is recaptured and charged with killing two people in a lonely waystation during a snowstorm.
There are some wonderful night scenes, set against fiery sunset skies. Interested in movies as a teenager, patricia owens was 18 when she made her first films in england beginning a career that would span less than 25 years. The scenario in which a group of people find themselves in a closed environment where a murder is then committed by an unseen hand was not new when this short black and white film was made. During this scene, patricia owens takes three deep drags off an almost fully smoked cigarette. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some now shots please contact us. Apr 09, 2010 i left off sleepers east not only that i left off the two entertaining films based on it, sleepers east with preston foster and sleepers west with lloyd nolan as michael shayne the latter the film that first sold me on mysteries set on a train. Believed to be lost for decades, it is presented here as a high definition remaster from the original film. Mystery movies 1952 every mystery movie coming out in 1952. Arthur benjamin reeve 18801936, was a graduate of princeton and. Sydney tafler stars as a celebrated crime writer who finds life imitating art when he boards a train on which murder is a travelling companion.
Mystery in mexico 1948 mystery junction 1951 mystery lake 1953 mystery liner 1934. Movies to watch now detective movies good old movies it happened one night mystery film night film movie black old time radio fear of flying enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Detective swan must look over his shoulder at all times, and he can trust noone, rely on noone. Movies with mystery page of ultimate mystery fiction. In this maniacal mystery, ruth melanie lynskey, a nurse, and her rattail. At the 4546 minute mark, while in a train station, patricia takes two. The long haul 1957 88 minutes victor mature diana dors film noir by classicscinema. Mystery junction 1951 0901 1951 gb drama, crime 1h 5m user score. Mystery junction is a 1951 british crime movie that was mostly entertaining.
Network distributing 18th january, 2016 region 2 dvd parental guidance 1 disc 1h 1m mystery junction 1951 mystery junction dvd from network and the british film. Max manus is a norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter max manus 191496, after his contribution in the winter war against the soviet union. Mystery junction 1951 female celebrity smoking list. Mystery street 1950 there are so many charming and sharply seen moments in this movie, and a plot thats strong and curious, you wonder why it doesnt quite pull together and zoom. Mar 31, 2020 the best mysteries to stream on netflix. Natalie wood talks with james dean on set of the film rebel without a cause in 1955. The violence takes place almost entirely offscreen, with blows not seen to land and no blood or injury detail. Hondo is a 1953 warnercolor 3d western film directed by john farrow and starring john wayne and geraldine page. Death in captivity by michael gilbert, blackmailer by george axelrod, murder points a finger by david alexander, the colo. Sydney tafler stars as a celebrated crime writer who finds life imitating art when he boards a. A pilot film with mahoney and burnette was completed, but never released. Sydney tafler, barbara murray, martin benson, patricia owens, christine silver, david davies. The screenplay is based on the july 5, 1952 colliers short story the gift of cochise by louis lamour.
Mystery junction 1951 film complet en francais hd streaming. The book hondo was a novelization of the film also written by lamour, and published by gold medal books in 1953. Rent mystery junction 1951 film for free as part of our trial offer. Detective mystery films are usually considered a subtype of crimegangster films or film noir, or suspense or thriller films that focus on the unsolved crime usually the murder or disappearance of one or more of the characters, or a theft, and on the central character the hardboiled detectivehero, as heshe meets various adventures and challenges in the cold and methodical pursuit of. Director john sturges is neither a legend nor as slouch, one of those really competent directors who made some pretty famous films. She penned down two series using her real names, the sarah kelling mystery series, and peter shandy mystery series. Mystery movies 1951 every mystery movie coming out in 1951. Mystery junction 1951 film complet en francais a 20170926t02. Its good, sturdy b movie work, composed for economy on two sets, with competent but inexpensive actors. Find movie and film cast and crew information for mystery junction 1951 michael mccarthy on allmovie. When actor dick mayhew begins to play the part of a famous escape artist for a film does the ghost of the. Larry gordon, wellknown crime writer, is on a train journey when a scream is heard. Im very very fond of british crime thrillers of the 1950s but it has to be admitted that mystery junction is not of the great.
The language is very mild and gets no stronger than heck. Jan 04, 2019 10 things you may not know about james dean. When renowned crime novelist harlan thrombey christopher plummer is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair detective benoit blanc daniel craig is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. The supporting cast features ward bond, james arness and leo gordon. In this crime drama, an escaped convict is recaptured and charged with killing two people in a lonely waystation during a snowstorm. Mystery junction 1951 unfiltered cigarette sandman nonfilter 3.
Passengers stranded in a snowbound railway station solve a mystery. Fortunately, a novelist is around to prove him innocent. Join me in the hunt for every filming location used, and every title produced byat merton park studios, who were based in south west london. Fantasy of a thriller concocted by a writer on a train about the other travellers for the benefit of a fellow passenger. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Smiley burnette wrote more than 400 songs and sang a significant number of them on screen. Detective mystery films are usually considered a subtype of crimegangster films, of film noir, or suspense or thriller films that focus on the unsolved crime usually the murder or disappearance of one or more of the characters, or a theft, and on the central character the hardboiled detectivehero, as heshe meets various adventures and challenges in the. In mystery junction, a mystery writer encounters murder on a train. Mystery junction is a 1951 british crime film directed by michael mccarthy and starring sydney tafler, barbara murray and patricia owens. Tv veteran and regular supporting veteran sydney tafler also makes for an engaging lead as the sleuthing novelist. Movies with mystery page of ultimate mystery fiction web guide. Mystery junction 1951 michael mccarthy, sydney tafler. Pages in category 1950s mystery films the following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total.
The classic era of mystery movies ended in the 1950s, but in the decades since there have been some wonderful examples of the genre. It was made by merton park studios which means its an ultralow budget movie, in fact its more or less a quota quickie. Believed to be lost for decades, it is presented here in a brandnew transfer from the original film elements in its asexhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Macleod has managed to sell more than one million copies of her books. There are several really heartstopping moments too. Mystery junction british board of film classification. See the full list of mystery junction cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Ian think hes finally done the family proud, until they find out its all counterfeit. Mystery junction 1951 1h 5min crime, drama september 1951 uk larry gordon, wellknown crime writer, is on a train journey when a scream is heard. There is slow burn and then there is mystery road, writerdirector ivan sens languid, dusty smalltown western set in a queensland hinterland rife with racial tension. Mystery junction dvd 1951 network distributing 2016. Black film mystery in swing 1940 bulwer lyttons the ghost of rashmon hall 1947.
Laura otto preminger, 1944 this classic noir film stars dana andrews as detective mark mcpherson who is investigating. In tone, the mystery can veer from dramatic to comedic to romantic to horrific. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to mystery junction. The story follows manus through the outbreak of world war ii in norway until peacetime in 1945. Jun 05, 2015 by keeping the action isolated to the boat and tourist areas, the close quarters builds the tension higher and higher with each murder, making death on the nile one of the most intense and entertaining murder mystery films. Upon investigation, the guard had been mugged and a man murdered.
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