Derek Winnert

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The Monster and the Girl *** (1941, Paul Lukas, Ellen Drew, Joseph Calleia, George Zucco, Robert Paige, Rod Cameron, Phillip Terry) – Classic Movie Review 11,609

Director Stuart Heisler’s 1940 Paramount black-and-white horror film The Monster and the Girl is an interesting mixture of social melodrama and horror, combining the white slavery film and monster movie, with a sharp gear change […]

Sep, 29

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion ** (1965, Marshall Thompson, Betsy Drake, Richard Haydn) – Classic Movie Review 8213

Director Andrew Marton’s 1965 children’s and family comedy adventure movie Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion is the pilot for the 89 episode Sixties TV show Daktari (1966–1969), which was given a cinema release. Marshall Thompson stars […]

Mar, 07

Swiss Miss ***½ (1938, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Grete Natzler, Walter Woolf King, Eric Blore, Charles Judels, Eddie Kane) – Classic Movie Review 6931

Director John G Blystone’s 1938 comedy stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as cheesy mousetrap sellers in the Swiss Alps, who get swindled out of their money by a cheesemaker and become waiters at a […]

Apr, 16

Robot Monster * (1953, George Nader, Gregory Moffett, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royle, John Mylong) – Classic Movie Review 5902

‘MOON MONSTERS LAUNCH ATTACK AGAINST EARTH! How can science meet the menace of astral assassins? New Science Fiction Thrills! Adventures Into The Future in New TRU-3 Dimension’. ‘Incredible! Unbelievable! Told The Untamed Way!’ Producer-director Phil […]

Aug, 13

Battle for the Planet of the Apes ** (1973, Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy) – Classic Movie Review 5749

Director J Lee Thompson returns in 1973 to helm the fifth and final cinema outing in the original series for the intelligent, distinguished sci-fi franchise, in which, after a nuclear war, the apes are the […]

Jul, 12

The Gorilla ** (1939, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Joseph Calleia , Edward Norris, Wally Vernon) – Classic Movie Review 5661

Despite all his fame and popularity, or because of it, Bela Lugosi often received star billing at Universal Pictures for what amounted to a supporting part, or dismissively loaned out to other studios. 20th Century […]

Jun, 25

Bride of the Gorilla * (1951, Barbara Payton, Lon Chaney Jr, Raymond Burr, Tom Conway, Paul Cavanagh) – Classic Movie Review 5288

‘Her clothes torn away, screaming in terror!’ Writer-director Curt Siodmak’s 1951 horror movie Bride of the Gorilla is a bizarre, but entertaining so-bad-it’s-good shocker, with preposterous voodoo curse things going on in a South American […]

Apr, 14

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