65 years ago:
A Night to Remember (UK)
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keep...
1958-07-03
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/10971
#ANighttoRemember #RoyWardBaker #KennethMore #RobertAyres #HonorBlackman #ClassicMovies

50 years ago:
And Now the Screaming Starts! (UK)
In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse placed by a wronged servant on the Fengriffen family and all its descendants.
1973-04-27
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/42455
#AndNowtheScreamingStarts #RoyWardBaker #StephanieBeacham #PeterCushing #PatrickMagee #Horror #Movies

"Let’s talk about some disreputable art, what might be a trifecta of disreputability in this new landscape: #CharlotteArmstrong ‘s 1950 “domestic suspense” novel, Mischief; #RoyWardBaker ‘s underappreciated film adaptation, Don’t Bother To Knock (1952); and #MarilynMonroe, not the woman or the icon, but her acting that’s often similarly underappreciated in favor of the bombshell fantasy she created for her audience." https://culturalgutter.com/2022/11/24/on-mischief-dont-bother-to-knock-and-marilyn-monroe/ #books #movies #CrimeFiction