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The Playboys *** (1992, Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn, Robin Wright, Milo O’Shea) – Classic Movie Review 11,787

Director Gillies Mackinnon’s 1992 Irish film The Playboys stars Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn, Robin Wright and Milo O’Shea. Police sergeant Brendan Hegarty (Finney) and travelling actor Tom (Quinn) fight for the hand of young unmarried mother Tara […]

Dec, 13

The Man Upstairs *** (1958, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Donald Houston, Dorothy Alison) – Classic Movie Review 8823

Director Don Chaffey’s 1958 black and white British thriller The Man Upstairs stars Richard Attenborough in the downbeat but involving story of apartment block tenant Peter Watson, The Man Upstairs who is having a nervous […]

Aug, 12

Caravan * (1934, Charles Boyer, Loretta Young, Jean Parker) – Classic Movie Review 8695

Director Erik Charrell’s 1934 Caravan is a flop piece of musical romantic whimsy with a strained script and mediocre songs, and poor Charles Boyer struggling as Latzi, a Hungarian violinist trapped between Countess Wilma (Loretta […]

Jul, 11

Ask a Policeman **** (1939, Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt) – Classic Movie Review 6623

Director Marcel Varnel’s 1939 British comedy vehicle for loveable rogue comics Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt is unmissable for their many fans. Hay stars as Police Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot, and Marriott and Moffatt […]

Jan, 30

Inspector Hornleigh *** (1938, Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Miki Hood, Wally Patch, Steven Geray, Edward Underdown) – Classic Movie Review 6568

Director Eugene Forde’s 1938 British movie is the first of three delightful comedy detective thrillers based on the BBC radio series Monday Night at Eight by Hans Wolfgang Priwin, which ran from 1937 to 1940. Gordon […]

Jan, 16

A Case for PC 49 *** (1951, Brian Reece, Joy Shelton, Christine Norden) – Classic Movie Review 5081

Hammer Films’ second PC 49 British B-movie thriller is made in Britain in 1951 by director Francis Searle and this time features the original radio PC 49 Brian Reece as police constable Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby, taking […]

Feb, 28

Random Hearts *** (1999, Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles S Dutton, Peter Coyote) – Classic Movie Review 932

Producer-director Sydney Pollack’s 1999 romance focuses on the anger and grief that bring two strangers (Internal Affairs officer Harrison Ford, Congresswoman Kristin Scott Thomas) together after a plane crash that kills their respective faithless spouses […]

Mar, 18

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