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Synopsis: When farmer Fred Morgan and his housekeeper, Sarah Watson, are murdered during a burglary, farmhand George Braden is arrested for the crime and to protect his wife, Ellen, signs a confession after 16 hours of interrogation. Doug Madison is asked to serve as Braden's defense attorney and initially declines until the pregnant Ellen convinces him of her husband's innocence. Madison remains determined to prove his client didn't commit murder, even after running out of money, having his girlfriend break up with him and Braden is convicted and sentenced to hang. Who's in it? The movie stars MacDonald Carey , Teresa Wright , Edgar Barrier , Adele Mara and Delores Moran. Review: I came across Count the Hours! a few nights ago and decided to add it to my library because I'm always game for a classic crime drama/mystery. I watched it this morning with no real expectations, but it turned out to be a great choice. There are quite a few things I liked about this m...

Synopsis: An excavation of Pompeii unearths a chest full of jewelry and a well-preserved but faceless Quintillus Aurelius, a Roman slave and gladiator who claimed to be the son of an Etruscan god. When people begin to die near the body, a team of scientists deduces Quintillus Aurelius is still somehow alive after 2,000 years. Soon after, the faceless creature takes an interest in artist Tina Enright, a descendant of the woman he fell in love with when he was still human. Who's in it? The movie stars Richard Anderson , Elaine Edwards , Adele Mara , Gar Moore and Bob Bryant. Review: I came across Curse of the Faceless Man on ScreenPix last night and decided to save it for this morning, mostly because the 67-minute runtime fit the limited amount of time I had before needing to leave for the office. Due in part to that shorter runtime, I had lowered expectations for this film, which seemed like it would be yet another rip-off of The Mummy . However, I ended up enjoying it a lot mo...