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Parrish *** (1961, Troy Donahue, Claudette Colbert, Karl Malden, Dean Jagger, Connie Stevens) – Classic Movie Review 3383

Writer-producer-director Delmer Daves, star Troy Donahue, composer Max Steiner and cinematographer Harry Stradling Sr all reunite after their 1959 success with A Summer Place for this new overwrought 1961 romantic drama, Parrish. The likeable and […]

Feb, 19

Vanishing Point **** (1971, Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Charlotte Rampling) – Classic Movie Review 3,239

Director Richard Sarafian’s modish 1971 car chase action thriller film Vanishing Point is still exciting and intriguing, and has now a reputation as a favourite cult hit of its era. It has pretensions of reaching […]

Jan, 16

Alligator *** (1980, Robert Forster, Dean Jagger, Henry Silva, Robin Riker, Michael V Gazzo) – Classic Movie Review 3181

Written by John Sayles, director Lewis Teague’s 1980 horror thriller Alligator is good fun and quite scary as a tongue-in-cheek monster movie, even if it is annoyingly patchy and scrappily made. It’s a send-up based […]

Dec, 23

X the Unknown ***½ (1956, Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley, William Lucas) – Classic Movie Review 3161

‘It rises from 2000 miles below the earth to melt everything in its path!’ That fine American star character actor Dean Jagger comes to the UK in 1956 to star as canny old Doctor Adam […]

Dec, 17

Western Union **** (1941, Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Dean Jagger, Virginia Gilmore, Slim Summerville, John Carradine, Chill Wills) – Movie Review 2808

The ideally cast Randolph Scott stars in a cheering performance as cowboy hero Vance Shaw in director Fritz Lang’s top-notch 1941 Western film Western Union, loosely based on the Zane Grey novel, with a grade-A 20th […]

Aug, 12

Executive Suite **** (1954, William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, June Allyson, Fredric March, Louis Calhern, Walter Pidgeon, Shelley Winters, Paul Douglas, Dean Jagger, Nina Foch) – Classic Movie Review 2526

‘Behind the lighted tower windows the conflict of love and power is reckless and daring!’ Director Robert Wise’s Oscar-nominated 1954 drama stars Barbara Stanwyck as Julia O Tredway, who oversees the candidates for new board […]

May, 27

The Robe *** (1953, Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie) – Classic Movie Review 2,248

The conscientious 1953 biblical epic film The Robe stars Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature and Michael Rennie, and is notable for being the first film ever to be released in CinemaScope. There are five […]

Mar, 09

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