Tag: David Manners

Mystery of Edwin Drood Blu-ray review

Based on Charles Dickens novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the story of man addicted to opium who is obsessed with a beautiful young girl and is willing to commit murder to have her. Charles Dickens passed away before he could finish his novel, but the film was made despite the lack of an…


Torch Singer Blu-ray review

Torch Singer is a pre-code film from 1933 that features a solid cast with screen legend Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners and Lyda Robert. The film is based on the short story Mike by Grace Perkin. When Sally Trent (Claudette Colbert, Imitation of Life, It Happened One Night) is unable to support her illegitimate…