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Synopsis: New Orleans musician Stan Grayson has a vivid dream about him struggling with and killing another man. When he wakes the next morning, he discovers an unknown key and torn off button, injuries on his neck and blood on his arm. Shaken by the experience, he goes to his brother-in-law, Rene, a police detective, for advice. Rene believes Stan is just having a nervous breakdown until they are driving home from a picnic and, needing shelter from a storm, Stan leads them the house where the murder occurred. Who's in it? The movie stars Kevin McCarthy, Edward G. Robinson , Virginia Christine , Connie Russell and Rhys Williams . Review: I came across Nightmare last night and, after semi-recently gaining an appreciation for Edward G. Robinson, decided to add it to my list and watch it this morning. It ended up being a good choice. There were a couple things that really stood out for me regarding this movie with the main one being the mystery surrounding Stan's (McCarthy) dr...

Synopsis: Georgi, an illiterate member of a traveling medicine show is fired after, in a fit of honesty, he reveals the medicine they are selling is fake. Alone and hungry, he wanders into a town in search of food only to have the town's dishonest leaders mistake him for Napoleon's inspector general. Desperate to hide their corruption, they treat Georgi like royalty while secretly planning to assassinate him. Who's in it? The movie stars Danny Kaye , Walter Slezak , Barbara Bates , Alan Hale and Elsa Lanchester. Review: I had this movie saved to my streaming library for several weeks before finally getting around to watching it yesterday evening, while my daughter was skating. I honestly had some doubts about it, mostly because I'm not a big fan of musical comedies. However, it turned out to be a great film. I think the thing that really set this film apart from others in this genre is the fantastic cast. Danny Kaye is the star but he gets quite a bit of help from a t...