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Doctor at Sea *** (1955, Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot, James Robertson Justice, Maurice Denham, Joan Sims, Brenda de Banzie, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Medwin) – Classic Movie Review 2690

Director Ralph Thomas’s 1955 British comedy is the welcome second Doctor adventure, more farcical than the first one, Doctor in the House (1954). Dirk Bogarde returns as Dr Simon Sparrow, this time leaving St Swithin’s […]

Jul, 11

The Entertainer ***** (1960, Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey, Joan Plowright, Alan Bates, Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field) – Classic Movie Review 2527

Director Tony Richardson’s superlative 1960 film version of one of John Osborne’s finest theatre plays The Entertainer has the enormous advantage of encouraging Laurence Olivier to record for posterity one of his greatest stage appearances – […]

May, 27

Hobson’s Choice ***** (1954, Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Prunella Scales) – Classic Film Review 342

The charismatic Charles Laughton’s expertly judged, delightfully quirky and magnetically larger-than-life performance as 19th-century shop owner Henry Hobson is a greatly loved, career-peak for this admired actor. It is the heart and soul and central […]

Oct, 30

The Man Who Knew Too Much ***** (1956, James Stewart, Doris Day, Bernard Miles, Brenda de Banzie, Daniel Gélin) – Classic Movie Review 243

Alfred Hitchcock remakes his own 1934 spy thriller with great flair and success as the 1956 film The Man Who Knew Too Much starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The delightful Day sings the Oscar-winning […]

Sep, 15

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