107 years ago:
The Queen of Spades (RU)
Original title: Пиковая дама
While hosting a game of cards one night, Narumov tells his friends a story about his grandmother, a Countess. As a young woman, she had once incurred an enormous gambling debt, which she was able to erase by learning a secret that guaranteed that she could win by playing her cards in a certain order...
1916-04-01
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/158718
#TheQueenofSpades #Horror #Film

74 years ago:
The Queen of Spades (UK)
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.
1949-03-16
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/77546
#TheQueenofSpades #MilesMalleson #Film

http://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/2023/02/shudder-saturday-queen-of-spades-1949.html?m=1

Shudder Saturday this week is a film I picked thanks to hearing about it on the Studio Canal podcast.

#MovieReview #blog #blogger #TheQueenOfSpades #StudioCanal #ShudderUK #streaming #film #cinema #movies #filmastodon #cinemastodon #mastomovies

ICYMI: The largely unknown 1949 Thorold Dickinson film, The Queen of Spades, gets a fine restoration and bluray presentation that will appeal to fans.

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@StudiocanalUK@twitter.com #ThoroldDickinson #TheQueenOfSpades #Bluray #Film #FilmReview #MovieReview

https://setthetape.com/2023/01/20/the-queen-of-spades-1949/

The largely unknown 1949 Thorold Dickinson film, The Queen of Spades, gets a fine restoration and bluray presentation that will appeal to fans.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

@StudiocanalUK@twitter.com #ThoroldDickinson #TheQueenOfSpades #Bluray #Film #FilmReview #MovieReview

https://setthetape.com/2023/01/20/the-queen-of-spades-1949/

The largely unknown 1949 Thorold Dickinson film, The Queen of Spades, gets a fine restoration and bluray presentation that will appeal to fans.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

@StudiocanalUK@twitter.com #ThoroldDickinson #TheQueenOfSpades #Bluray #Film #FilmReview #MovieReview

https://setthetape.com/2023/01/20/the-queen-of-spades-1949/

Just watched (again) the fantastic "The Queen of Spades" (Thorold Dickinson, 1949)

"... you insolent young puppy"

It was shown a while back on #TalkingPicturesTV and is well worth keeping an eye out for.

#ThoroldDickinson #TheQueenOfSpades #BritishCinema #cinema #OldFilms #ClassicCinema

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_of_Spades_(1949_film)