Five Fingers

I've been having a great James Mason treat so far this week. The boyfriend and I went to see "The Reckless Moment" last night. Tonight, we watched "Five Fingers" on TCM. Mason was never afraid to play unlikeable characters and had a really long and interesting career - "The Wicked Lady," "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman," "A Star is Born," "Bigger Than Life," "North By Northwest," "Lolita." The list goes on.

I had forgotten what fun "Five Fingers" is - great, true story; brilliant dialogue; economically shot. It's a spy story, but it's really about class. A man decides to become a spy and sells Allied secrets to the Nazis because he wants to become a gentleman. For entertainment, that's pretty hard to beat.