Tag Archives: Crime

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Set Up (Review)

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Roger Pocock

After a couple of turkeys, I was starting to think the best days were behind this series of B movies, but this is a little gem of a film. If you’re a Columbo fan, you’ll probably love this one, because … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Death Trap (Review)

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Roger Pocock

The action centres around an investment broker in this 1962 entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of B movies. Carol Halston turns up at Paul Heindrik’s office, concerned about the circumstances surrounding her sister’s death. She consulted Heindrik for … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Locker Sixty-Nine (Review)

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Roger Pocock

This 1962 instalment in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries film series demands the viewer’s full attention. The problem is, it doesn’t earn the viewer’s full attention as well. The story is incredibly complex for a 50 minute film. The idea is … Continue reading →

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Columbo: A Friend in Deed (Review)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Roger Pocock

It’s the season finale of Columbo, so what’s the perfect way to end the third series? By pitting Columbo against his own boss. This is going to be a tricky one… The First Murder In terms of the first murder, … Continue reading →

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Columbo: Swan Song (Review)

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Hats off to Johnny Cash. Not only did he take on an acting role, and do an amazing job of it, the character he played here was a distorted version of himself. Tommy Brown is a big star in the … Continue reading →

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Columbo: Mind Over Mayhem (Review)

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Roger Pocock

When I was a child, I saw this episode of Columbo and absolutely loved it. This might just be the episode that turned me into a Columbo fan. Rewatching it as an adult, I thought it was the weakest episode … Continue reading →

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Columbo: Publish or Perish (Review)

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Roger Pocock

You can’t keep a good author down. Actually, Ken Franklin from Murder by the Book was a bad author, not a good one, and Jack Cassidy is back to play another murderer from the world of writing. This time, instead … Continue reading →

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Columbo: Double Exposure (Review)

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Roger Pocock

You can’t keep a good crook down. Not content with escaping from prison once and disguising himself with a dodgy moustache as American Football manager Paul Hanlon, private investigator turned murderer Carl Brimmer has done it again. It’s no wonder … Continue reading →

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Columbo: Candidate for Crime (Review)

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Roger Pocock

A dishonest politician? Surely not. They are all upstanding, honest people with only good intentions, right? The Motive Nelson Hayward (Jackie Cooper) is a candidate in an election, and looks likely to win, thanks to his genius of a campaign … Continue reading →

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Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm (Review)

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Well, isn’t this a cheeky little wine, but not presumptuous, with a farty bouquet and top notes of mahogany and beefburger. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the pompous world of wine appreciation, almost entirely debunked in blind taste tests as … Continue reading →

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Columbo: Lovely But Lethal (Review)

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Roger Pocock

We are back for the third season of Columbo and what’s this at the start? A bunch of quick clips of the episode we are about to watch. Spoilers! Then we are treated to the sight of a man with … Continue reading →

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Breakout (1959) Film Review

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Each volume of The Edgar Wallace Mysteries on DVD contains a bonus film made by the same studio. For the first volume it was the thoroughly watchable but slightly depressing October Moth, and for the second volume it was The … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Playback (Review)

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Van der Valk fans will enjoy seeing this film, because 11 years before he debuted in his iconic role Barry Foster played bobby on the beat Dave Hollis in this entry into The Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British B … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Solo for Sparrow (Review)

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Solo for Sparrow is one of the best known Edgar Wallace Mysteries films, simply because it has Michael Caine in the cast, in an early role before he was famous. After his success in Zulu and The Ipcress File, the … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Time to Remember (Review)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This is Harry H. Corbett’s second appearance in The Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British B movies, and it’s a very different role to Inspector Bruce in Marriage of Convenience. Corbett gave a straightforward performance as Bruce, verging on bland … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Number Six (Review)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Roger Pocock

A few entries into this series of Edgar Wallace B Movies recently have not really been murder mysteries, and once again we are into the realms of a crime thriller here rather than a mystery. That gives us only two … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Share Out (Review)

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British B movies shows us the most civilised looking criminal gang I have ever seen. They look like a group of smart business people having a meeting about their company finances, … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Flat Two (Review)

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Roger Pocock

“I’m going away for a little vacation, the South of France, Italy, Greece, I would like to pay this debt myself before I go… it would make my vacation enjoyable, and much more enjoyable if you came with me, especially … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Candidate for Murder

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of B movies isn’t really a mystery at all, and barely even features the police, but there are plenty of twists and turns along the way. Donald Edwards is a sad, twisted … Continue reading →

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Columbo: Double Shock (Review)

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Roger Pocock

The first season of Columbo very quickly hit upon the magic formula that makes the series work so well and sets it apart from any other crime drama: show us a murder perpetrated by somebody rich and/or powerful, place the … Continue reading →

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