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Hamlet **** (1969, Nicol Williamson, Anthony Hopkins, Judy Parfitt, Marianne Faithfull, Gordon Jackson) – Classic Movie Review 9601

Director Tony Richardson shoots his 1969 film Hamlet during the run of his acclaimed stage production of the play at London’s Roundhouse Theatre (The Roundhouse in Chalk Farm was a great venue in the late […]

Apr, 05

Raffles **** (1939, David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, Dame May Whitty, Douglas Walton, Dudley Digges) – Classic Movie Review 9,525

David Niven’s debonair charm is just right for E W Hornung’s celebrated England Test cricketer and amateur cracksman A J Raffles, in the tasty and likeable 1939 crime mystery movie Raffles. David Niven’s debonair charm […]

Mar, 18

Topaze **** (1933, Louis Jouvet, Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Larquey, Paul Pauley, Simone Héliard, Marcel Vallée) – Classic Movie Review 9519

Louis Jouvet is brilliant in his memorable film debut as Professor Albert Topaze in director Louis J Gasnier’s Topaze, the sophisticated comedy drama classic original 1933 French version of the Marcel Pagnol story about a […]

Mar, 17

Topaze **** (1933, John Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Reginald Mason) – Classic Movie Review 9518

Director Harry d’Abbadie D’Arrast’s 1933 comedy remake Topaze stars John Barrymore and Myrna Loy, who head up a fine American version of the Marcel Pagnol story about a meek French teacher, Professor Auguste Topaze (Barrymore). […]

Mar, 16

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn *** (1939, Mickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, William Frawley) – Classic Movie Review 9488

Director Richard Thorpe’s 1939 MGM movie The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Huckleberry Finn] is a very pleasant, pacey version of the Mark Twain classic, with lively Mickey Rooney as Huckleberry Finn and black star Rex […]

Mar, 09

Huckleberry Finn *** (1974, Jeff East, Paul Winfield, Harvey Korman, David Wayne) – Classic Movie Review 9487

Director J Lee Thompson’s 1974 Huckleberry Finn is the sequel to the 1973 family musical adventure Tom Sawyer, with Jeff East returning from that film as Huckleberry Finn and Lucille Benson back as Widder Douglas. […]

Mar, 09

Captain Boycott *** (1947, Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Cecil Parker) – Classic Movie Review 9467

Irish farmers break off the yoke of the wicked English landlords, in co-writer/ co-producer/ director Frank Launder’s fair Victorian historical drama, Captain Boycott (1947), set in 1880. It is strongly cast, though Stewart Granger (as […]

Mar, 06

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