Derek Winnert

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Invitation to Happiness ** (1939, Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Charlie Ruggles, Billy Cook, William Collier Sr, Marion Martin) – Classic Movie Review 11,898

Irene Dunne plus Fred MacMurray equals an Invitation to Happiness (1939). Director Wesley Ruggles’s 1939 Paramount Pictures romantic drama film Invitation to Happiness stars Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray and Charles Ruggles. Arrogant socialite Eleanor Wayne […]

Feb, 01

The Square Ring *** (1953, Jack Warner, Robert Beatty, Maxwell Reed, Joan Collins, Kay Kendall, Bernadette O’Farrell, Bill Owen, Sidney James) – Classic Movie Review 11,429

Ealing Studios 1953 British boxing drama The Square Ring is a mix of comedy and tragedy, and stars Jack Warner, Robert Beatty, Joan Collins and Kay Kendall. Director Basil Dearden and producer Michael Relph’s 1953 […]

Jul, 28

Glory Alley * (1952, Ralph Meeker, Leslie Caron, Kurt Kasznar, Gilbert Roland, John McIntire, Louis Armstrong) – Classic Movie Review 11,388

‘Buccaneer’s Alley! Thieves’ Alley! Glory Alley! Street of tough guys, hot tunes, temptation… alive with love and larceny… courage and crime!’ Director Raoul Walsh’s 1952 New Orleans-set MGM black and white musical drama Glory Alley […]

Jul, 14

The Milky Way *** (1936, Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale) – Classic Movie Review 11,161

Director Leo McCarey’s amusing and enjoyable 1936 American black and white screwball comedy film The Milky Way stars Harold Lloyd as timid Brooklyn milkman Burleigh Sullivan who accidentally knocks out the boxing champ Speed McFarland […]

May, 03

Against the Ropes ** (2004, Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Charles S Dutton) – Classic Movie Review 10,941

Director Charles S Dutton’s 2004 drama Against the Ropes stars Meg Ryan, who battles to get her career off the ropes as a real-life go-getting promoter, Jackie Kallen, a Jewish woman from Detroit who storms […]

Feb, 20

Flesh and Fury *** (1952, Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman, Wallace Ford, Connie Gilchrist) – Classic Movie Review 10,855

The 1952 film noir-style sports drama Flesh and Fury stars Tony Curtis as a deaf fighter caught between two women – cynical Jan Sterling and nice Mona Freeman. ‘YOU CAN’T TAME A GUY LIKE TONY… […]

Jan, 30

The Great White Hope **** (1970, James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Hal Holbrook, R G Armstrong, Beah Richards, Chester Morris, Robert Webber, Moses Gunn) – Classic Movie Review 10,400

Director Martin Ritt’s 1970 drama The Great White Hope is an impeccable slice of liberal film-making from a man who came out of that corner fighting more often than most (Ritt), with a knockout performance […]

Oct, 10

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