Ladies in Retirement (1941)
Ida Lupino Makes the Show I'm not sure why I loved this movie so much, it's a bit stark, but there's a certain charm to it. Of course it stars Ida Lupino , so that just might explain it all! It also starred Evelyn Keyes and Elsa Lanchester who also appeared in one of my all-time favorite movies, The Bishop's Wife . From Huggo on IDb : In the late nineteenth century, Ellen Creed works as the live-in companion to Miss Leonora Fiske, a retired actress who lives in the English countryside and who still retains her theatrical …
Road House (1948)
This is a great, sexy little noir starring one of my favorite actors - Ida Lupino! And oh dear Lord - DO NOT confuse this with Patrick Swayze's movie of the same name, that's be a tragedy! Amazon has a good synopsis: At a seedy nightclub and bowling alley near the Canadian border, owner Jefty Robbins (Richard Widmark) is in love with his new cabaret singer, Lily Stevens (Ida Lupino), who only has eyes for Jefty's best friend, bar manager Pete Morgan (Cornel Wilde). Although he tries to keep his distance, Pete soon falls for L…
Jennifer (1953)
As a big fan of Ida Lupino , I really enjoyed this movie! From Wikipedia : Down on her luck, Agnes Langley is hired by Lorna Gale ( Mary Shipp ) to replace the "missing" Jennifer as caretaker for the Gale family's currently unoccupied Southern California estate. Agnes is immediately affected by the mysterious house and, after she finds a diary apparently belonging to Jennifer, becomes obsessed with determining the cause of the woman's "disappearance". REVIEWS: Mark, over at the Where Danger Lives …
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
Beware, My Lovely is a simple, straight-forward psychological thriller set in a beautiful house at Christmastime (which makes it a great Christmas movie for me) just after World War I. It stars Robert Ryan (who plays a great psycho) and Ida Lupino - one of the greatest of all time! REVIEWS: Here's an excellent classic review by Bosley Crowther from the September 13, 1952 edition of the New York Times. Crowther doesn't seem to give much respect for this kind of movie, "clearly contrived and designed for no other p…
