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Treasure of Monte Cristo ** (1949, Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Steve Brodie) Classic Movie Review 10,997

Director William A Berke’s minor but enjoyable 1949 little black and white Lippert Pictures film noir crime drama Treasure of Monte Cristo stars Glenn Langan as a modern-day descendant of Edmund Dantes, who works on […]

Mar, 07

The Ringer **** (1952, Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell, Denholm Elliott) – Classic Movie Review 10,844

Guy Hamilton makes his directorial debut with the stylishly old-fashioned 1952 British black and white crime thriller The Ringer, one of the best films taken from Edgar Wallace’s work, the 1925 novel The Gaunt Stranger […]

Jan, 29

Fury at Showdown *** (1957, John Derek, John Smith, Carolyn Craig, Nick Adams, Gage Clarke, Robert Griffin) – Classic Movie Review 4176

Handsome young American stars of the day, John Derek, John Smith and Nick Adams, are cast as Brock Mitchell, his brother Tracy, and Mikey Sutton in director Gerd Oswald’s surprisingly expert little 1957 support Western. […]

Aug, 15

Illegal *** (1955, Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Albert Dekker, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield) – Classic Movie Review 2172

Director Lewis Allen’s intriguing 1955 film noir Illegal stars Edward G Robinson, Nina Foch, Albert Dekker and Hugh Marlowe. Robinson stars as canny former district attorney Victor Scott, who becomes a crooked lawyer for a […]

Feb, 12

The Fortune Cookie [Meet Whiplash Willie] **** (1966, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Lurene Tuttle, Ned Glass, Sig Ruman) – Classic Movie Review 1986

Director Billy Wilder’s 1966 comedy gem The Fortune Cookie [Meet Whiplash Willie] is one of the marvellous teamings of the irreplaceable odd couple Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, finding them a pair of their best […]

Dec, 21

Carlito’s Way ***** (1993, Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Viggo Mortensen, Adrian Pasdar, Ingrid Rogers, Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn) – Classic Movie Review 1237

Director Brian De Palma’s 1993 movie Carlito’s Way is a masterly mob thriller, a worthy successor to his own Scarface and The Untouchables, with some of his greatest set pieces. His Scarface star Al Pacino gives […]

May, 21

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