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Cry Vengeance ** (1954, Mark Stevens, Martha Hyer, Skip Homeier, Joan Vohs, Douglas Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 8915

Director Mark Stevens’s routine, semi-tough 1954 film noir thriller Cry Vengeance also stars Stevens as violent ex-cop Vic Barron, who hunts the villain, apparently Tino Morelli (Douglas Kennedy), who framed him and put him in […]

Sep, 18

The Lemon Drop Kid *** (1951, Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell, William Frawley) – Classic Movie Review 8705

Director Sidney Lanfield’s pleasing 1951 black and white comedy stars Bob Hope as New York City swindler Sidney Milburn, aka The Lemon Drop Kid, a race-track tout who owes big bucks to a gangster crook […]

Jul, 14

Mister Cory *** (1957, Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford, Kathryn Grant) – Classic Movie Review 8083

Director Blake Edwards’s 1957 film noir-style crime comedy drama Mister Cory stars Tony Curtis twinkles pleasantly in this fairly droll and engaging movie about the street-smart young Mister Cory (Curtis). Mister Cory is a charming […]

Feb, 01

Let Him Have It *** (1991, Tom Courtenay, Christopher Eccleston, Eileen Atkins, Paul Reynolds, Tom Bell, Clare Holman) – Classic Movie Review 8015

The Derek Bentley-Christopher Craig policeman murder case in Fifties London is recreated with flair and great attention to period accuracy by director Peter Medak in the 1991 drama Let Him Have It, following his 1990 […]

Jan, 15

Stan & Ollie **** (2018, Steve Coogan, John C Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda, Danny Huston, Rufus Jones) – Movie Review

Stan & Ollie (2018) is a labour of love, a loving tribute to Laurel and Hardy, with brilliant impersonations of the duo by Steve Coogan and John C Reilly, and clever re-creations of their routines, songs […]

Oct, 21

The House with a Clock in Its Walls ** (2018, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan) – Movie Review

With its thin, rather lame story, The House with a Clock in Its Walls is not great for adults but it is well produced in retro style, quite funny, quite scary, and ideal for its […]

Sep, 22

Inventing the Abbotts *** (1997, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Will Patton, Kathy Baker) – Classic Movie Review 7588

Director Pat O’Connor’s amusing, offbeat 1997 romantic drama Inventing the Abbotts is packed full of entertaining, oddball characters, well played by a talented ensemble cast. It is written by Ken Hison, based on a story by […]

Sep, 17

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