The Review: It Happened On 5th Avenue

It Happened On 5th Avenue 8/10

I don't have too much to say about this movie. I don't mean that in a bad way because this was probably the most Christmassy Christmas movie I have ever seen in my life. This is about a hobo who likes to stay in rich people's homes over the holidays while they're gone. He ends up shacking up with this soldier who has no place to stay and while they're there this girl sneaks in it turns out to be the owner's daughter but they don't know that. So while they're staying there they end up inviting a lot of other people who have no place to stay and pretty much turning the place into a free hotel. The owner of the place ends up coming and he wants them all out but the daughter convinces him to play along and pretend to be somebody else because she's in love with the soldier. That's about it. This movie was very happy, very cheerful, and made me feel all of the holidays and I would seriously suggest adding this to your Christmas movie watching list. I had never even heard of this movie. I think my only complaint would be that the hobo in question begins to take his role a little bit too seriously and bossing people around.

Don DeFore as Jim Bullock

Gale Storm as Trudy O'Connor

Victor Moore as Aloyisius T. McKeever

Charles Ruggles as Michael J. "Mike" O'Connor

Ann Harding as Mary O'Connor

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The Review: Dark Passage

Dark Passage 8/10

This was a damn good movie. L. and I were watching this channel called M. or something. Its on regular antennae TV which people forget exists. This is about this guy named Vincent Parry that escapes from San Quentin. On the way after escaping in a car with this guy they play the news of his escape so he knocks the guy out. Parry meets up with a friend and explains his situation to him and how he was framed for murdering his wife. His friend Sam hooks him up with a plastic surgeon who does some quick work and wraps his face up. He tells him to not mess with it for a while until it heals. Vincent heads back to Sam's and find shim dead. Now he is on the super run!

Sitting In The Aisle: Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley 8/10

My first Sitting In The Aisle in over a year! Last week L. and I went to the Hollywood Legion Theater after finding out that they play movies. This is also how we got to go to the Hollywood Heritage Museum the following day. They had a deal. As for the movie, Nightmare Alley, there was a double feature but we ended up not staying for the second movie since it was already 10pm by the time the first movie ended. I'm old. Leave me alone. So this movie is about this con man that works for a traveling carnival named Stan. This is a straight up carny place with a geek that bites the heads off of chickens, a psychic, and strong man. This lady named Zeena who is the psychic has a drunk ass husband Pete that she always has to look out for. This girl Molly tells Stan about how Zeena and Pete use codes for their psychic act which makes him immediately want it to make more money. Stan tries to wine and dine Zeena which works. This dude can talk his ass off. One night Pete's drunk ass has been cut off from being allowed anymore liquor when he stumbles upon Stan. Stan gives him some and the next morning Pete is dead. Turns out Stan gave him PURE alcohol which is in the exact same bottle as his moonshine. Zeena was just gonna send him to rehab the next day.