Call of the Road, The
(British early film, 6000 ft) |
- (1920). Script and direction by AE Coleby. Victor McLaglen makes a very successful debut as highwayman Dick Turpin.
Citations:
1. Cinema in Britain, Ivan Butler, AE Barnes/Tintivy Press, 1973.
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Calling Dr. Death
(1943) |
- The first of Universal's Inner SAnctum movies. Patricia Morison plays a madly jealous nurse who kills Lon Chaney Jr.'s wife with a fireplace poker, and disfigures her face with acid.
Citations:
1. Patrica Morison: Danger Woman, Interview by Gregory Mank, Midnight Marquee, Issue 56, Spring 1998, pg 35, 41-42.
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Canary Murder Case, The
(US, Motion picture) |
- (1929) Originally filmed as a silent, remade as a talkie, starring William Powell as Philo Vance, Louise Brooks as the short lived 'Canary,' with James Hall, Jean Arthur and Gustav von Seyfertitz.
Citations:
1. The Films of William Powell, by William J. Quirk, Citadel Press, 1986.
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Castle In The Desert
(Click on cover to purchase) |
- (19--) An entry in the Charlie Chan series starring Sidney Toler as Chan and Victor Sen Yung as Number 2 Son. See The Dossier on Charlie Chan for complete information.
Citations:
1. None at this time.
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Cat and the Canary, The
(Click on cover to purchase) |
- (1927) Silent movie starring Laura LaPlante and Creighton Hale, directed by Paul Leni.
Citations:
1. Detectionary: A Complete Guide to Mystery Fiction, edited by Otto Penzler, Chris Steinbrunner and Marvin Lachman. Ballantine Books, 1971.
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Charlie Chan
(Movie series) |
- For complete lists of movies, reviews, etc, go to:
The File on Charlie Chan.
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Charlie Chan At The Opera
(click on cover to purchase) |
- (19--) An entry in the Charlie Chan series starring Warner Oland as Chan, Keye Luke as Number 1 Son, Lee, and guest-starring Boris Karloff.
Citations:
1. None at this time.
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Charlie Chan's Secret
(Motion picture) |
- (1936) An entry in the Charlie Chan series starring Warner Oland as Chan. A missing heir/seance theme.
Citations:
1. None at this time.
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Circus of Horrors
(Motion picture)
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- A thriller (1960) directed by Sidney Hayers.
Citations:
1. Reviewed by Michael Brunas in Scarlet Street magazine, Issue 6, Spring 1992, pg 25.
2. Reviewed by Richard Valley in Scarlet Street magazine, Issue 6, Spring 1992, pg 27.
3. Screenwriter George Baxt, Director Sidney Hayers, and Star Erika Remberg interviewed by Richard Valley in Scarlet Street magazine, Issue 6, Spring 1992, pg 30.
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CITATIONS
(TOPIC)
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- Every book, movie, tv program, radio episode, or play, that is mentioned in a reference book on the genre, will be cited (unless the mention is simply a mention. At least a paragraph of information must be present for the entry to earn a citation on CAIRO).
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Clouds of Witness
(British: Made for television)
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- (1972). 6-part adaption of the book by Dorothy Sayers featuring detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Ian Carmichael stars as Wimsey.
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Clue
(Motion picture)
(Click on cover to purchase) |
- (1985). The classic board game turned into a movie, starring Martin Mull, Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan and many others, and the gimmick of releasing the film with three different endings. Script by John Landis, directed by Jonathan Lynn.
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Comedy of Terrors, The
(Motion picture)
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- (1963) A black comedy of murder, with Vincent Price and Peter Lorre
as two impecunious runners of a funeral parlour,
who arrange to provide their own customers. Also stars Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone and Joyce Jameson.
Citations:
1. Complete Films of Vincent Price, Lucy Chase Williams, Citadel Press, 1995.
2. 'Tales of Terror, The Raven, and The Comedy of Terrors,' by Paul Castiligia, Vincent Price, , Midnight Marquee Actor Series, Midnight Marquee Press, edited by Gary and Susan Svehla, 1998.
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Cutter's Way
(US, Click on cover to purchase)
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- (1981) John Heard as Cutter, with Jeff Bridges and Stephen Eliott.
Citations:
1. 'TAD at the MOVIES' by Thomas Godfrey, The Armchair Detective, Volume 15, Volume 2, pg. 188.
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