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Run a Crooked Mile (1969)
The best thriller story I've seen in a movie
This really should be re-made today ! Its got a brilliant twist and keeps the audience guessing throughout. Louis Jordan is an excellent hero. Mary Tyler Moore is his , initially sceptic, companion. The polo match injury in hospital scene is one of those "OH yeah!" cinematic moments. I would love to see this movie released and will pay good money to get a copy. If anyone ever hears about how to get hold of a copy please contact me!!! Or simply put a review comment down here so that we can all get a copy ! I actually emailed the BBC to get this re-scheduled on TV and they said they would. Nowadays, Brad Pitt would play Louis Jordan's role and Julia Roberts could be the Mary Tyler Moor role. 10/10 Fantastic !
Went the Day Well? (1942)
German spies masquerade as British soldiers to surprise an English rural village
Excellent example of war-time moral-boosting British cinema. Bramley is a quiet rural village in 1942. A platoon of British soldiers arrives unexpectedly to "review" the civil defence procedures of the local home guard. The villagers soon suspect that there is something strange about these soldiers. They write the number 7 "in the continental way". Attempts to signal for help are ruthlessly defeated by the stereotypical cruel Nazi soldiers. Enjoyable - when you remember the context in which it was filmed See if you can spot actress Thora Hird.