B-Movie Gazette: NOIR 1949 & 1950 - "TOO LATE FOR TEARS" (1949) & "711 OCEAN DRIVE" (1950)

B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - KLONDIKE FEVER (1979)

Canadian director Peter Carter was best known for the B-movie masterpiece Rituals, which, many movie lovers think beat Deliverance at its own game. He died sadly at 49 of a sudden heart attack but not before leaving us with a few other gems like Highpoint with Richard Harris and this sorely overlooked Western drama. Klondike Fever tells the story of Jack London (Jeff East) and his partner (Robin Gammel) as they journey to stake their claim and hopefully take home their weight in gold. It's adventurous, epic in scope with a huge cast and suitable for the whole darn family. Of particular note is Robin Gammel, excellent and funny, Gordon Pinsent who kills it as the crafty "Swiftwater" and an '80's actress who I never tire of mentioning, the lovely Lisa Langlois. It's super cornball along the way and sometimes feels like an afternoon children's special but this is a great film and surprisingly it won a bunch of Genie awards to back that up. Klondike Fever, playing above and on Tubi which recently uploaded a much nicer version than the VHS transfer that they used to have. 2.75 stars/2.75

Thursday, March 28, 2024

NOIR 1949 & 1950 - "TOO LATE FOR TEARS" (1949) & "711 OCEAN DRIVE" (1950) - 2 ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC OLDIE BUT GOODIES

You can file this one under late night black n white noir double feature or something like that ha ha. Two terrific oldies that are streaming now on Tubi, Crackle & Plex.

In Too Late For Tears, Lizabeth Scott totally kills it as a ruthless woman who finds a suitcase with $60,000 in it and is determined to keep it come hell or high water or anything that tries to get in her way.

In 711 Ocean Drive, Edmond O Brien plays a telephone technician who crosses the wires sort to speak for the mob so they can run their illegal bookmaking scheme.

Grab some snacks and cozy in for these two, they're great together as a double feature.

Too Late For Tears (1949) 3.5 stars/5

711 Ocean Drive (1950) 3.0 stars/5