Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "1890s"

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Green Mansions ** (1959, Anthony Perkins, Audrey Hepburn, Lee J Cobb, Henry Silva) – Classic Movie Review 11,316

Audrey Hepburn and Anthony Perkins romp in the forbidden forests beyond the Amazon. Director Mel Ferrer’s disastrous 1959 Metrocolor and CinemaScope romantic adventure drama Green Mansions stars the young and handsome Anthony Perkins and Audrey […]

Jun, 17

An Italian Straw Hat [Un chapeau de paille d’Italie] **** (1928, Albert Préjean, Olga Tschechowa, Geymond Vital, Paul Ollivier, Alice Tissot, Alexej Bondireff, Marise Maia) – Classic Movie Review 10,892

Director René Clair’s delightful 1928 black and white silent movie satirical comedy An Italian Straw Hat [Un Chapeau de Paille D’Italie], attacking the pettiness of the bourgeoisie of the 1900s, revolves around an Italian straw […]

Feb, 07

Stars and Stripes Forever [Marching Along] *** (1952, Clifton Webb, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, Ruth Hussey, Finlay Currie, Roy Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 10,816

Robert Wagner’s studio 20th Century Fox started to give him better roles in 1952. He plays the romantic male lead in Stars and Stripes Forever [Marching Along] (1952), a Technicolor biopic about the composer John […]

Jan, 21

I Accuse! ** (1958, José Ferrer, Anton Walbrook, Viveca Lindfors, Emlyn Williams, Leo Genn) – 2020 Classic Movie Review 9493

Director José Ferrer’s 1958 historical biographical drama I Accuse! tells the story of the 1894 Alfred Dreyfus treason case, in which the innocent Jewish French army captain is is falsely accused of spying for Germany […]

Mar, 10

Lizzie *** (2018, Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jamey Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Denis O’Hare, Kim Dickens ) – Movie Review

The tragic tale of Lizzie Borden offers a grand role for Chloë Sevigny, which she takes on eagerly in director Craig William Macneill’s psychological thriller Lizzie, based on the shocking, infamous 1892 murders. It is […]

Oct, 02

A Message to Garcia *** (1936, Wallace Beery, Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Enrique Acosta, Alan Hale Sr, Herbert Mundin, Mona Barrie) – Classic Movie Review 7469

Director George Marshall’s 1936 A Message to Garcia tells an imaginary tale based on a real-life incident in which Lieutenant Andrew S Rowan (John Boles) takes US President William McKinley’s message of support to General Garcia […]

Aug, 19

Oscar Wilde **** (1960, Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, Ralph Richardson, John Neville, Dennis Price, Alexander Knox, Edward Chapman) – Classic Movie Review 7236

The smooth and satisfying 1960 biopic Oscar Wilde stars Robert Morley as the playwright and Ralph Richardson as the ruthless prosecuting counsel Sir Edward Carson at his trial. Director Gregory Ratoff’s smooth and satisfying 1960 […]

Jun, 30

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