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The Black Knight *** (1954, Alan Ladd, Anthony Bushell, Peter Cushing, Patrick Troughton, Patricia Medina, Harry Andrews, André Morell, Laurence Naismith, John Laurie) – Classic Movie Review 3649

Alan Ladd came to Britain for a $1 million lowish-budget Camelot caper about modest sword-making blacksmith John, who disguises himself as a knight (The Black Knight) to try to win the hand of Lady Linet […]

May, 03

The Great Gatsby *** (1949, Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, Barry Sullivan, Shelley Winters, Howard Da Silva) – Classic Movie Review 2628

Not a lot of people know this. There were already two movie versions of the F Scott Fitzgerald classic novel even before Robert Redford played Jay Gatsby in 1974 and long before Leonard DiCaprio played […]

Jun, 22

The Black Cat ***½ (1941, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Bela Lugosi Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford, Anne Gwynne, Gladys Cooper) – Classic Movie Review 2505

Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard and Bela Lugosi raise the hairs on the back of the neck in the spooky and amusing 1941 comedy-mystery horror movie The Black Cat. Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Bela Lugosi and […]

May, 20

My Favourite Brunette **** (1947, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre) – Classic Movie Review 1277

In director Elliott Nugent’s 1947 hit comedy, Bob Hope’s Favorite Brunette is of course his Road series companion Dorothy Lamour.  Filmed partly on location in San Francisco and Pebble Beach, California, the movie’s both a […]

Jun, 01

The Blue Dahlia ***** (1946, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Doris Dowling, Howard Da Silva, Tom Powers, Hugh Beaumont, Howard Freeman, Don Costello, Will Wright) – Classic Movie Review 1,012

The great 1946 film noir crime thriller The Blue Dahlia stars Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix, and boasts Raymond Chandler’s first and only original screenplay. Chandler called her ‘Moronica’ Lake and Ladd a […]

Mar, 29

This Gun for Hire ***** (1942, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston) – Classic Movie Review 1,011

The 1942 film noir thriller This Gun for Hire transforms Graham Greene’s novel into a showcase for the sparkling new star team of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake (just 20), propelling them into superstardom. ‘You […]

Mar, 29

The Glass Key ***** (1942, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Joseph Calleia, Moroni Olsen, Richard Denning, Bonita Granville, Arthur Loft) – Classic Movie Review 1010

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake are perfectly teamed again in the excellent 1942 film remake of the Dashiell Hammett classic thriller novel The Glass Key, with the whole cast and crew hitting their career peak.  […]

Mar, 29

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