cult film freak: douglas fowley

Written by James M. Tate / 5/03/2026 / No comments / classic gangster , crime , douglas fowley , franchise , george e. stone , jayne regan , lynn bari , mr moto , peter lorre , thirties , ward bond

PETER LORRE IN 'MR. MOTTO'S GAMBLE' WITH DOUGLAS FOWLEY

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjef5umb5u2DRFwFj2Tgcgz-jYvAhWo3XaZsIMrmKltwsIGMW17vq2fPhnA5cJeIaTiEhXbWkORiJ8Wo1YbytJrTeu5kKYSNGZHEGKA5aVl1ipzacFE7IYW2Oq5JsBzfTCvXbwGNSQFdKErTEr_hgaxnMNFTy9eHI6tL1yuNWxvfkO-xIg5Y0TlBXe0Ixgf/s1898/0%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjef5umb5u2DRFwFj2Tgcgz-jYvAhWo3XaZsIMrmKltwsIGMW17vq2fPhnA5cJeIaTiEhXbWkORiJ8Wo1YbytJrTeu5kKYSNGZHEGKA5aVl1ipzacFE7IYW2Oq5JsBzfTCvXbwGNSQFdKErTEr_hgaxnMNFTy9eHI6tL1yuNWxvfkO-xIg5Y0TlBXe0Ixgf/s16000/0%202.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Year: 1938 Rating: ***1/2</td></tr></tbody></table>The third MR. MOTO film, which was a franchise starring Peter Lorre as a Chinese secret agent/crime-fighter, wasn't directed by Norman Foster, and had a noirish potboiler plot that was supposed to be inserted into a Charlie Chan picture, involving the always crooked and mysterious boxing syndicate... Motto sporadically investigates a heavyweight contender's enigmatic death while teaching a class on crime, the case involves various thuggy gangsters straight from the previous decade including Douglas Fowley and George S. Stone, MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE is one of the more conventional MOTO programmers: despite the titular character seeming more like a special guest star throughout.

classic gangster, crime, douglas fowley, franchise, george e. stone, jayne regan, lynn bari, mr moto, peter lorre, thirties, ward bond

PETER LORRE IN 'MR. MOTTO'S GAMBLE' WITH DOUGLAS FOWLEY

Year: 1938 Rating: ***1/2 The third MR. MOTO film, which was a franchise starring Peter Lorre as a Chinese secret agent/crime-fighter, wasn...

Written by James M. Tate / 2/11/2022 / No comments / adele jergens , armored car , charles mcgraw , douglas fowley , fifties , film noir or melodrama , gene evans , heist , james flavin , richard fleischer , steve brodie , william talman

RICHARD FLEISCHER DRIVES THE NOIR 'ARMORED CAR ROBBERY'

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-5tMIED6Fo0bg5HIW6BhRqdTANrSt4zBVeVppmx0NajRZ_7_zlFVUhJWsI1IIwL_C3hWHPHIoDLFLcg6lAmqqbD1QvQjK_IMuhl0aSRKrMVGyuZ7DcMTm3tq-XOXk30iLCpIuVDI65HPhnD3IUhmQIBCzFXGYCf5nfRGOPSCLCOThMV20nooYgGd3A/s1425/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-14%20at%2010.18.44%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-5tMIED6Fo0bg5HIW6BhRqdTANrSt4zBVeVppmx0NajRZ_7_zlFVUhJWsI1IIwL_C3hWHPHIoDLFLcg6lAmqqbD1QvQjK_IMuhl0aSRKrMVGyuZ7DcMTm3tq-XOXk30iLCpIuVDI65HPhnD3IUhmQIBCzFXGYCf5nfRGOPSCLCOThMV20nooYgGd3A/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-14%20at%2010.18.44%20PM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Title: ARMORED CAR ROBBERY Year: 1950 Rating: ****</td></tr></tbody></table>The same year John Huston brought us one of the greatest Film Noir offerings, THE ASPHALT JUNGLE... centering on a pivotal heist following a meticulous setup that turns into an inevitably violent aftermath... a comparably unknown director, Richard Fleischer, had his own heist to reveal, and with a title like ARMORED CAR ROBBERY, you know exactly what you're in for... somewhat... 
 
With a title describing the entire plot, there's plenty to go right and wrong in the process — depending what side you're on, and how and when the tables turn. Equally balancing the story between cops and robbers, the good guys are led by Charles McGraw, who would work under Fleischer in both of their most famous Noir vehicles, THE NARROW MARGIN...

adele jergens, armored car, charles mcgraw, douglas fowley, fifties, film noir or melodrama, gene evans, heist, james flavin, richard fleischer, steve brodie, william talman

RICHARD FLEISCHER DRIVES THE NOIR 'ARMORED CAR ROBBERY'

Title: ARMORED CAR ROBBERY Year: 1950 Rating: **** The same year John Huston brought us one of the greatest Film Noir offerings, THE ASPHAL...

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