Robert Ashley Movies
- 1971
Dr. Chicago (Alvin Lucier) resides in a rotting old mansion. He is prone to recite reams of Edgar Allan Poe as he holds court over a group of assorted nuts. Not much of what happens makes sense; we assume this is meant to be a slapstick horror film. If you have any complaints, direct them to George Manupelli. He was the director, writer, and cinematographer of the cinematic crazy-quilt known as Cry Dr. Chicago. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1943
The fact that star Errol Flynn had been recently embroiled in a real-life rape trial only served to increase the box-office "pull" of Warner Bros. Northern Pursuit. Flynn is cast as Canadian mountie Steve Wagner, assigned to track down and capture downed Nazi pilot Hugo von Keller (Helmut Dantine) in the snowier Hudson Bay regions. Once Wagner and fellow mountie Jim Austin (John Ridgely) catch up with Von Keller, they pretend to be on his side, hoping that he'll reveal his espionage plans. Taken in, Von Keller leads the mounties towards a secret Nazi hideaway, where the Germans have hidden a huge bombing plane, to be used against North America. The fact that Wagner is posing as a Nazi sympathizer hardly endears him to Von Keller's hostage Laura McBain (Julie Bishop), but when the truth is revealed she professes her love for him. In the light of Flynn's recent legal problems, one line in Northern Pursuit invariably brought down the house in 1943: After assuring Laura that she's the only woman he's ever loved, Wagner/Flynn turns to the camera and quips "What am I saying?" ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Errol Flynn, Julie Bishop, (more)
- 1936
In this comedy, an Englishman returns from a holiday and discovers that his tony London apartment has been commandeer by a talented loser. Despite his hyper personality, the returning millionaire is impressed by his new tenant's chutzpah and hires him to be his personal secretary. Soon he finds his whole life disrupted. Later, the millionaire falls in love with a typist and begins masquerading as a mere talent agency clerk (of course, he actually owns the agency). In his humble capacity, he helps the girl become a big star. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
