Post by rmichaelpyle on Mar 13, 2009 4:18:21 GMT -6
Watched a really fine "B" last night called "Midnight Taxi" (1937) with Brian Donlevy, beautiful Frances Drake, Alan Dinehart, Sig Ruman, Gilbert Roland, Harold Huber, Regis Toomey, Lon Chaney, Jr., and Russell Hicks. Agnes Ayres and Creighton Hale show up for some screen time, too. This one concerns a gang of counterfeiters who use a taxi service and some of their drivers to transport the fake money to wherever they need. Donlevy's an agent who infiltrates the taxi company as a driver to catch the baddies. Drake (every time I see her I want to see more!) is a member of the gang, but in the end goes straight. Okay, so that part is far-fetched, but the film is snappy, sassy, and has plenty of pizzazz. It's considered one of the better "B" movies ever made, and when watching it you see why. The opening sequence is incredibly inviting, although a tad violent. It involves running a car down a mountain side and killing the driver. Then, to make all look like an accident, the person who does the deed pushes his own taxi down afterward. Meanwhile, he musses himself up and goes back to town and - that's where the show begins! Definitely recommended.
I haven't heard of him in quite a long time! :huh: :thumbsup: 
