Derek Winnert

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Warn that Man ** (1943, Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell, Jean Kent, Finlay Currie, Philip Friend, Patrick Aherne) – Classic Movie Review 13,239

The exuberantly performed 1943 British wartime comedy thriller film Warn that Man, about a Nazi attempt to kidnap Winston Churchill in rural England, stars Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell, Jean Kent and Finlay Currie. Director Lawrence […]

Nov, 13 · in Reviews

Chase a Crooked Shadow *** (1958, Richard Todd, Anne Baxter, Herbert Lom, Faith Brook, Alexander Knox) – Classic Movie Review 13,238

Michael Anderson’s playful 1958 British suspense thriller film Chase a Crooked Shadow stars Richard Todd, Anne Baxter and Herbert Lom. Director Michael Anderson’s playful 1958 British black and white suspense thriller film Chase a Crooked […]

Nov, 13 · in Reviews

The Whistler **½ (1944, Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart, J Carrol Naish) – Classic Movie Review 13,237

William Castle’s enjoyable 1944 mystery film noir The Whistler, the first of Columbia Pictures’ eight Whistler films based on the radio series, stars Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart and J Carrol Naish. Director William Castle’s enjoyable […]

Nov, 12

The Mephisto Waltz *** (1971, Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Curt Jurgens, Barbara Parkins, Bradford Dillman, William Windom – Classic Movie Review 13,236)

‘Shake Hands With the Demon!’ Alan Alda plays a junior music reporter who is gradually possessed in the 1971 supernatural horror mystery thriller film The Mephisto Waltz. ‘Shake Hands With the Demon!’ Director Paul Wendkos’s […]

Nov, 12

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror *** (2023, Doug Jones) – Classic Movie Review 13,235

Doug Jones is tremendous as the vampire Count Orlok in David Lee Fisher’s astonishing-looking 2023 remake of the 1922 silent classic Nosferatu. Director David Lee Fisher’s 2023 remake of the 1922 silent classic Nosferatu, A […]

Nov, 11

Invasion USA (1985, Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet) – Classic Movie Review 13,234

Joseph Zito’s 1985 American action thriller movie Invasion USA stars Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, and Melissa Prophet. Norris later said some sequences were ‘a little too much’. ‘No one thought it could ever happen here… […]

Nov, 11

Mysterious Intruder ***½ (1946, Richard Dix, Barton MacLane, Nina Vale) – Classic Movie Review 13,233

Richard Dix is fine as the tough-nosed private detective Don Gale, who investigates the disappearance of a wealthy young girl, in William Castle’s 1946 film noir Mysterious Intruder, the well-made fifth Whistler film. ‘He had […]

Nov, 10

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