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…