Derek Winnert

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The Heat’s On [Tropicana] ** (1943, Mae West, Victor Moore, William Gaxton) – Classic Movie Review 12,427

Director Gregory Ratoff’s 1943 musical comedy film The Heat’s On [Tropicana] stars Mae West in her last film from her prime is a weak backstage musical without the usual quota of naughty West wisecracks. A […]

Feb, 16

Stage Struck ** (1958, Henry Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Christopher Plummer, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Marshall) – Classic Movie Review 12,226

Director Sidney Lumet’s 1958 American drama film Stage Struck is a dated Fifties reworking of the old 1933 Katharine Hepburn backstage story film Morning Glory, held back with a shaky performance by Susan Strasberg as […]

Jul, 10

Give a Girl a Break *** (1953, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Debbie Reynolds, Bob Fosse, Kurt Kasznar, Helen Wood) – Classic Movie Review 9987

Director Stanley Donen’s 1953 MGM ‘Breezy, Teasy Color by TECHNICOLOR Musical’ film Give a Girl a Break stars doughty dames Debbie Reynolds, Marge Champion and Helen Wood, each with their own champion, who vie for […]

Jul, 01

Charlie Chan on Broadway *** (1937, Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Joan Marsh) – Classic Movie Review 9039

Director Eugene Forde’s 1937 mystery crime thriller Charlie Chan on Broadway stars Warner Oland as Chan, Keye Luke as Lee Chan, Joan Marsh as Joan Wendall, J Edward Bromberg as Murdock, Donald Woods as Speed […]

Oct, 31

Staying Alive ** (1983, John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes) – Classic Movie Review 7284

Director/co-writer Sylvester Stallone’s 1983 romantic musical drama Staying Alive comes up with a sequel to Saturday Night Fever for John Travolta, best described as Rocky meets A Chorus Line. It was a Golden Globe nominee […]

Jul, 12

Step Lively *** (1944, Frank Sinatra, George Murphy, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria DeHaven, Anne Jeffreys. Walter Slezak, Eugene Pallette) – Classic Movie Review 6588

Director Tim Whelan’s 1944 RKO movie showcase for Frank Sinatra is a pleasingly enjoyable follow-up to Higher and Higher (1943), reuniting star and director. It an engaging musical remake of the Marx Brothers’ 1938 film […]

Jan, 21

Broadway Melody of 1940 **** (1940, Fred Astaire, George Murphy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan) – Classic Movie Review 3627

Director Norman Taurog’s 1940 musical brings the series of four Broadway Melody movies to an end in great style with Fred Astaire and George Murphy kicking up a storm as Johnny Brett and King Shaw, […]

Apr, 27

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