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Trapped *** (1949, Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt) – Classic Movie Review 10,070

Richard Fleischer’s gritty, pacy 1949 film noir crime thriller Trapped stars Lloyd Bridges as a criminal sprung from prison by the FBI to bust a counterfeit gang. Director Richard Fleischer’s gritty, pacy, atmospheric minor 1949 […]

Jul, 21

Gunfight in Abilene ** (1967, Bobby Darin, Emily Banks, Leslie Nielsen, Don Galloway, Michael Sarrazin) – Classic Movie Review 9695

The 1967 Western film Gunfight in Abilene stars Bobby Darin in a non-singing role as brave Rebel soldier Cal Wayne, and features Michael Sarrazin in his film début as a guileless tenderfoot.  Director William Hale’s […]

May, 01

Foxy Brown *** (1974, Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown) – Classic Movie Review 9419

Writer-director Jack Hill’s 1974 nasty-toned, ultra-violent but vigorous early Seventies blaxploitation action thriller Foxy Brown stars the admirable Pam Grier in one of her most iconic performances as vigilante Foxy Brown on the vengeance trail […]

Feb, 23

Texas Rangers Ride Again ** (1940, John Howard, Ellen Drew, Akim Tamiroff, May Robson, Broderick Crawford) – Classic Movie Review 9225

Director James P Hogan’s 1940 updated contemporary Western film Texas Rangers Ride Again is Paramount’s follow-up to its 1936 hit The Texas Rangers, though in fact it has little to do with it other than having […]

Jan, 05

Texas Terror ** (1935, John Wayne, Lucile Browne, LeRoy Mason, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes) – Classic Movie Review 9224

Writer-director Robert Bradbury’s 1935 Texas Terror stars a very young-looking John Wayne as Sheriff John Higgins, a lawman turned prospector who finds the real bad guy (LeRoy Mason) after it turns out he was falsely […]

Jan, 04

London by Night *** (1937, George Murphy, Rita Johnson, Virginia Field, George Zucco, Leo G Carroll) – Classic Movie Review 9177

Kidnapping and blackmail are at the heart of a series of mysterious murders by an umbrella-wielding killer taking place in London during the dead of night, investigated by Scotland Yard policeman Inspector Jefferson (George Zucco) […]

Dec, 20

The Shanghai Chest * (1948, Roland Winters, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung, Tim Ryan) – Classic Movie Review 9061

Director William Beaudine’s 1948 low-budget Monogram Studios series thriller The Shanghai Chest is a just passable Charlie Chan entry, starring Roland Winters in his third film as Asian-American detective Charlie Chan probing killings apparently committed […]

Nov, 09

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