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

Director Richard Fleischer’s gritty, pacy, atmospheric minor 1949 black and white film noir crime thriller Trapped stars the then upcoming busy young star Lloyd Bridges as Tris Stewart, a counterfeiting criminal sprung from prison by […]

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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