Ina Anders Movies
- 1960
This average spy film stars Anthony Steel as Mike Gibson, a reporter who finds the safety of the free world on his shoulders when he must rescue a kidnapped nuclear scientist. The scientist has been taken prisoner by an international espionage ring which wants to use his knowledge to hold the world hostage to their terrorist demands. Peter Bourne's direction is adequate, although the film offers little out of the ordinary to make it worth hunting down. Bourne and Ingemar Johansson appear in cameos. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- 1959
May Britt attempts to follow in the footsteps of Marlene Dietrich in this glossy Hollywood remake of the German classic. Professor Immanuel Rath (Curt Jurgens) is shocked to discover a number of his students have been frequenting a nightspot called the Blue Angel, where a scandalous entertainer named Lola (May Britt) performs. Rath attends the show one night in order to catch some of his boys in this den of wickedness, but he is soon drawn into Lola's sensual spell, and in time becomes involved in an obsessive romance with her that costs him his job, his savings and his dignity. Josef von Sternberg's original version of The Blue Angel was actually a good bit franker and more sensual than this version, which adds a happier ending, along with color and CinemaScope. A year after this film's release, star May Britt made headlines when she married entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Curd Jürgens, May Britt, (more)
- 1955
The CinemaScope process gets a rugged workout in Henry Hathaway's The Racers. Kirk Douglas stars as an Italian bus driver who dreams of entering the Grand Prix as a world-famous race car driver. Being Kirk Douglas, he achieves his goal, racing in all the major events around the globe. Dedicated to the philosophy of "winning is the only thing", Douglas alienates his fellow racers and everyone else with whom he comes in contact. Only when he is on the verge of losing his sweetheart Bella Darvi does our hero put his priorities in order. Adapted from a novel by Hans Ruesch, The Racers was remade in a 60-minute version as Men Against Speed, an entry in the weekly TV anthology The 20th Century-Fox Hour. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi, (more)
