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Carbine Williams *** (1952, James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey) – Classic Movie Review 10,174

Director Richard Thorpe’s 1952 black and white biographical crime drama Carbine Williams stars James Stewart, who is effectively cast as David ‘Marsh’ Marshall Williams, an embittered jailed bootlegger, who, in the jail tool-shop, invents a new gun […]

Aug, 13

Blackbeard, the Pirate *** (1952, Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix, Keith Andes, Torin Thatcher, Alan Mowbray) – Classic Movie Review 10,169

Director Raoul Walsh’s ripsnorting 1952 Technicolor RKO Radio Pictures buccaneer movie Blackbeard, the Pirate was first conceived as a Boris Karloff vehicle, and then for Charles Laughton, but Robert Newton finally took command, staggering hugely entertainingly […]

Aug, 12

King Lear **** (1983, Laurence Olivier, Colin Blakely, Leo McKern, Robert Lindsay) – Classic Movie Review 10,164

Director Michael Elliott’s 1983 TV movie King Lear stars Laurence Olivier in his last great gasp as the Shakespearean royal father, more sinned against than sinning, a role he was so desperate to record that […]

Aug, 11

Julie ** (1956, Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan, Frank Lovejoy) – Classic Movie Review 10,161

The 1956 film noir crime drama Julie stars Doris Day, Louis Jourdan and Barry Sullivan. It was nominated for two Oscars: Best Screenplay and Best Song. Writer-director Andrew L Stone’s 1956 black and white film […]

Aug, 10

Judith ** (1966, Sophia Loren, Peter Finch, Jack Hawkins) – Classic Movie Review 10,152

Sophia Loren was blacklisted in Arab countries after playing a Jewish woman in Judith (1966). Director Daniel Mann’s 1966 drama Judith [Conflict] stars Sophia Loren, Peter Finch and Jack Hawkins but does not have much […]

Aug, 09

Pope Joan [The Devil’s Imposter] *** (1972, Liv Ullmann, Trevor Howard, Lesley-Anne Down, Franco Nero, Olivia de Havilland, Maximilian Schell, André Morell, Nigel Havers, Keir Dullea) – Classic Movie Review 10,141

Aug, 07

Polly of the Circus * (1932, Marion Davies, Clark Gable, C Aubrey Smith) – Classic Movie Review 10,139

MGM’s 1932 romantic comedy drama film Polly of the Circus pairs Marion Davies with Clark Gable as a young priest in one of his few real turkeys. Director Alfred Santell’s 1932 MGM romantic comedy drama […]

Aug, 06

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