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The Missionary *** (1982, Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Michael Hordern, Denholm Elliott, Graham Crowden, Phoebe Nicholls, Roland Culver, David Suchet) – Classic Movie Review 10,017

Director Richard Loncraine’s 1982 film The Missionary stars, and is written and produced by, Michael Palin, and finds room for a treasure trove of Brit performers. Palin’s The Missionary is a fairly funny comedy, in […]

Jul, 08

Arthur 2: On the Rocks ** (1988, Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud) – Classic Movie Review 9391

Director Bud Yorkin films an inferior sequel to the 1981 hit Arthur in the 1988 comedy Arthur 2: On the Rocks, with all three stars from the original returning, but not the original writer-director Steve […]

Feb, 15

The Jade Mask ** (1945, Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Edwin Luke) – Classic Movie Review 9056

Director Phil Rosen’s 1945 thriller The Jade Mask again stars Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, who this time investigates a married pair of killers (Frank Reicher, Edith Evanson) who try to prove their corpses are […]

Nov, 04

Dirty Work **** (1933, Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy, Lucien Littlefield, Sam Adams) – Classic Movie Review 8560

Director Lloyd French’s 1933 two-reeler black and white comedy short film Dirty Work stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as chimney sweeps who experiment with mad scientist Professor Noodle (Lucien Littlefield)’s rejuvenation formula. Stan accidentally […]

Jun, 06

The Happiest Millionaire *** (1967, Fred MacMurray, Tommy Steele, Greer Garson, John Davidson, Gladys Cooper, Lesley Ann Warren, Geraldine Page, Hermione Baddeley) – Classic Movie Review 8532

Director Norman Tokar’s 1967 The Happiest Millionaire is the last live-action film supervised personally as producer by Walt Disney (uncredited), though Bill Anderson is credited producer. It is a large-scale musical, with a modern-day Romeo […]

Jun, 01

Nothing But Trouble *** (1944, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Boland, Henry O’Neill, Philip Merivale, David Leland) – Classic Movie Review 8511

Directors Sam Taylor and Bert Glazer’s 1944 comedy Nothing but Trouble is a rickety, late-period, slightly below-par outing from Laurel and Hardy – with an unusually daft plot about bad guy Prince Saul (Philip Merivale)’s […]

May, 29

Fancy Pants *** (1950, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Bruce Cabot) – Classic Movie Review 8244

Director George Marshall’s 1950 comedy Fancy Pants is a funny musical re-interpretation of the 1935 Ruggles of Red Gap, with the delicious, ideally paired two stars Bob Hope and Lucille Ball having bags of fun […]

Mar, 14

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