Steven Helmer Publications

Synopsis: Hoping to gain information for a murder novel he is writing, Charles Condomine and his wife, Ruth, invite a local medium to perform a seance at their house. Charles assumes the medium is a fake until the spirit of his first wife, Elvira, is summoned and, unable (or unwilling) to leave, puts a strain on his new marriage. Who's in it? The movie stars Rex Harrison , Constance Cummings , Kay Hammond , Margaret Rutherford and Joyce Carey . Review: I had come across this movie multiple times but always found an excuse not to watch it. However, I wound up starting it while waiting for my daughter at the ice rink yesterday evening and, after finishing it this morning, have to say it was an enjoyable film. I think the thing that surprised me most about this movie was, even though it is classified as a comedy, it ended up feeling much more like a drama at times. This is especially true when Charles (Harrison) starts to see Elvira (Hammond) for the first time and his second wife...

Synopsis: Three months after getting married and moving to London with her new husband, American Kit Preston is walking home in a thick fog when an unseen man threatens to kill her. At first, she is convinced it is just a sick prank. But, the man begins to make obscene phone calls to her with promises she'll be dead by the end of the month. As the calls begin to take their toll, she finds nobody around her believes her because they think she is just making the whole thing up so her workaholic husband will pay attention to her. Who's in it? The movie stars Doris Day , Rex Harrison , John Gavin , Myrna Loy and Natasha Parry . Review: I've reached that time of the year when I have an excessive amount of vacation time that needs to be used by the end of the year and, to burn it off, I begin working some half days. I did this yesterday and, after mowing the front yard, wound up watching this movie while waiting to pick up my oldest daughter after school. Overall, I ha...