Derek Winnert

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Father Brown, Detective *** (1934, Walter Connolly, Paul Lukas, Gertrude Michael, Robert Loraine) – Classic Movie Review 12,828

The pleasing 1934 American mystery thriller film Father Brown, Detective is a good little go at G K Chesterton’s 1910 story The Blue Cross. It stars Walter Connolly as the crime-solving cleric and Paul Lukas […]

Mar, 16

The Farmer’s Wife ** (1941, Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson, Nora Swinburne, Patricia Roc, Michael Wilding) – Classic Movie Review 12,827

The 1941 comedy drama movie The Farmer’s Wife proves an acceptable if uninspired film run-through of Eden Phillpotts’ theatre blockbuster about a grumpy widowed farmer called Sam Sweetland (Basil Sydney) who seeks a new wife.  […]

Mar, 13

Battle Taxi ** (1955, Sterling Hayden, Arthur Franz, Marshall Thompson) – Classic Movie Review 12,826

Director Herbert L Strock’s 1955 war film Battle Taxi stars Sterling Hayden, Arthur Franz, and Marshall Thompson. It sets out to show how important helicopter rescue team work is in the Korean War. Captain Russ […]

Mar, 12

On the Other Hand, Death *** (2008, Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Daryl Shuttleworth, Nelson Wong, Margot Kidder) – Classic Movie Review 12,825

The 2008 mystery film On the Other Hand, Death is the welcome third released film of a Richard Stevenson novel starring Chad Allen as gay private eye Donald Strachey, who tries to protect an older […]

Mar, 11

Third Man Out *** (2005, Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Jack Wetherall, Woody Jeffreys, Sean Young) – Classic Movie Review 12,823

Chad Allen stars as a gay detective who always gets his man, in the excellent 2005 mystery film Third Man Out, the first of four films featuring Richard Stevenson’s private eye Donald Strachey. A gay […]

Mar, 10

Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery *** (2008, Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Nelson Wong, Daryl Shuttleworth) – Classic Movie Review 12,822

A gay gumshoe who loves mysteries, Martinis and his man. What’s not to like? The robust and entertaining 2008 mystery film Ice Blues stars Chad Allen as gay detective Donald Strachey, caught up in deceit […]

Mar, 10

Riley ***½ (2023, Jake Holley, Colin McCalla, Riley Quinn Scott, Connor Storrie, Rib Hillis) – Classic Movie Review 12,821

Benjamin Howard’s impressive, authentic 2023 feature film debut Riley is based on his own experience as a student athlete, with an standout performance by Jake Holley as a high-school jock struggling to confront his sexuality.  Writer-director […]

Mar, 07

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