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13 Frightened Girls, a review by addicted2dvd

13 Frightened Girls (1963/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Mill Creek Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (United States) Director: William Castle Writing: Robert Dillon (Screenwriter), Otis L. Guernsey, Jr. [Otis L. Guernsey Jr.] (Story By) Length: 88 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: Mono Subtitles:

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Stars:
Murray Hamilton as Wally Sanders
Joyce Taylor as Soldier
Hugh Marlowe as John Hull
Khigh Dhiegh as Kang
Charlie Briggs as Mike

Plot:
The girls of a Swiss boarding school have one thing in common they are all daughters of diplomats. One in particular finds out that she has a knack for espionage, and uncovers the murder of a Russian diplomat. Now she must escape using her girlish wiles.

Extras:

This turned out to be an interesting film. Though it did start out a bit on the slow side. It did build up to keep my interest. I must say this is different then any other William Castle film I have seen before. Worth the time put in to watch it. But I am not sure how much re-watch value it has.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on September 27th, 2017)

The 39 Steps, a review by Dragonfire

The 39 Steps

Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) picks up Annabella Smith (Lucie Mannheim) at a music hall, but he finds her behaviour strange. She tells him she is a spy and warns he is now involved. Indeed, she is soon murdered and he is the only suspect and on the run to Scotland, with the one lead she gave him. Along the way he meets Pamela (Madeleine Carroll) and soon she is also caught up in discovering just what The 39 Steps are.

My Thoughts

I was a little distracted when I first started watching this one, but I ended up really enjoying the movie overall.  The plot was interesting and there is a decent amount of suspense with what is going on.  The characters were interesting and seemed more..likable at times as well.  It does seem like Hitchcock was trying to push the limits of what he got in the movie, especially with that scene involving the stockings.  That had to be shocking when the movie first came out. 

My copy is part of my set with several Hitchcock movies and a few episodes of television shows.  The picture quality really isn't that bad even though it hasn't been restored.

 

I'm making progress on getting caught up at least even though I'm still behind.  lol  But I've made progress.

(From Alfred Hitchcock Marathon on May 12th, 2009)

Grey's Anatomy Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

17. Some Kind Of Miracle
As Burke, Richard and Bailey feverishly work to revive her, Meredith interacts with some ghosts from her past. Alex's pregnant patient awakens, unable to remember anything and under the impression that Alex is her husband. Derek angrily confronts Meredith's mother, Ellis, who may be the only person in the world who can save Meredith.

My Thoughts:
This episode pretty much concludes the disaster storyline. And once again... an excellent episode. I still don't know for sure how I feel about the whole after-life/dream-type thing they did with Meredith... but I must admit... it was better then what I expected from the end of the last episode... so I guess it did work. Though it did seem pretty obvious how it would end up early on into the episode.

My Rating:

18. Scars And Souvenirs
Burke is troubled when Cristina's old flame Marlowe, a renowned surgeon, visits Seattle Grace. Richard relates to a Korean War veteran with some shrapnel still lodged in his shoulder. A fuse is blown when Meredith invites her father and his wife to dinner. Callie kicks George out after a huge argument and he awakens to a surprise the next morning.

My Thoughts:
This is really an average episode. It seemed a bit slow  to me. Nothing special about the medical cases and even the personal life stuff was kinda blah. Felt like no more then a filler episode to me.

My Rating:

19. My Favorite Mistake
A hungover George has no memory of the night before, and must pull himself together to meet his new father-in-law. With Marlowe on board at Seattle Grace, the staff goes all out to impress him in hopes of getting Richard's job. Alex helps his Jane Doe pick out a new face for her reconstructive surgery, and luie and Cristina volunteer to work at the free clinic to avoid seeing George and Burke.

My Thoughts:
This is a good episode. Once again mostly centering around the personal lives of the surgeons.

My Rating:

20. Time After Time
Alex finds himself becoming more attached to Jane Doe. Izzie faces her past and finds comfort in George, while Meredith and Derek question their own relationship status. Cristina resolves to fight for her relationship with Burke - despite her past with Marlowe.

My Thoughts:
Pretty much more of the same as the above episode. Though I must admit I do like this new storyline about the daughter of Izzie's that she has been keeping secret from most of her friends.

My Rating:

(From Grey's Anatomy Marathon on September 16th, 2009)