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A Fire Has Been Arranged *** (1935, Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Alastair Sim, Robb Wilton) – Classic Movie Review 13,446

The 1935 British farcical comedy film A Fire Has Been Arranged stars vintage funnymen Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Alastair Sim and Robb Wilton. Director Leslie S Hiscott’s 1935 British farcical comedy film A Fire Has […]

Mar, 28

Man with a Gun ** (1958, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, John Le Mesurier) – Classic Movie Review 12,462

The 1958 British black and white crime film Man with a Gun from Merton Park Studios stars Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson and John Le Mesurier. It is notable as having Michael Winner’s first feature film […]

Mar, 28

Backfire! ** (1962, Alfred Burke, Zena Marshall, Oliver Johnston) – Classic Movie Review 12,106

Director Paul Almond’s 1962 British black and white Merton Park second feature thriller film Backfire! stars Alfred Burke, Zena Marshall and Oliver Johnston. It is a cheap and humble but reasonably satisfactory Edgar Wallace mystery […]

May, 07

Backdraft *** (1991, Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jason Gedrick, J T Walsh.) – Classic Movie Review 11,534

Director Ron Howard’s 1991 American action thriller film Backdraft stars Kurt Russell as hotheaded but stalwart fireman Lieutenant Stephen “Bull” McCaffrey and William Baldwin as his younger brother Probationary Firefighter Brian McCaffrey, who fight blazes, battle each other […]

Aug, 30

Violent Playground *** (1958, Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing, Anne Heywood, David McCallum) – Classic Movie Review 10,681

Director Basil Dearden’s 1958 black and white crime drama Violent Playground is a little-known, but quite well-done film from the British neo-realist school, with Liverpool part-time policeman and juvenile liaison officer Sergeant Truman (Stanley Baker) […]

Dec, 18

The Trojan Horse [La guerra di Troia] *** (1961, Steve Reeves, Juliette Mayniel, John Drew Barrymore, Edy Vessel) – Classic Movie Review 8581

Steve Reeves (aka Mr Universe) stars as Aeneas and John Drew Barrymore plays Ulysses in co-writer/ director Giorgio Ferroni’s popular, robust and manly, if amusingly daft 1961 muscleman action adventure from Italy. The Trojan Horse […]

Jun, 11

Save the Tiger **** (1973, Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford ) – Classic Movie Review 4078

Director John G Avildsen’s 1973 drama finds Jack Lemmon on his best Oscar-winning form as the harassed, disillusioned businessman Harry Stoner, who is haunted by memories of his World War Two war buddies while he […]

Jul, 25

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