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Flaxy Martin *** (1949, Virginia Mayo, Zachary Scott, Dorothy Malone) – Classic Movie Review 7,551

The solid 1948 Warner Bros film noir gangster movie Flaxy Martin stars Virginia Mayo as the gold-digging showgirl Flaxy Martin, and Zachary Scott as the honest young lawyer who falls for and protects her.  Director […]

Sep, 08

The Young Mr Pitt *** (1942, Robert Donat, Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, John Mills) – Classic Movie Review 7496

A well-cast Robert Donat gives a strong and fervent performance as the British premier William Pitt the Younger, who was only 24 when he became first minister in 1783 as England’s youngest Prime Minister. It […]

Aug, 25

Young Cassidy *** (1964, Rod Taylor, Maggie Smith, Edith Evans, Flora Robson, Michael Redgrave, Julie Christie, T P McKenna, Jack MacGowran) – Classic Movie Review 7439

John Ford was ailing and became sick while directing this 1964 autobiographical portrait of the young life of the playwright and writer Sean O’Casey (Rod Taylor, though he bears no resemblance to him) in Ireland, so Jack […]

Aug, 13

Madame Bovary *** (1937, Pola Negri, Aribert Wäscher, Ferdinand Marian) – Classic Movie Review 7346

Director Gerhard Lamprecht’s 1937 German version of Gustave Flaubert’s 1857 novel of Madame Bovary is heavy handed but intriguing, involving and well crafted. The iconic Polish silent movie star Pola Negri (1897–1987) makes an attractive […]

Jul, 26

Madame Bovary **** (1934, Valentine Tessier, Pierre Renoir, Fernand Fabre, Daniel Lecourtois) – Classic Movie Review 7345

[Spoiler alert] Jean Renoir’s captivating and compelling 1934 film version of Gustave Flaubert’s classic literature novel story of how Emma Bovary (Valentine Tessier) is stifled after she marries boring Normandy doctor Charles Bovary (Pierre Renoir, […]

Jul, 26

The Huggetts Abroad ** (1949, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw, Petula Clark, Dinah Sheridan, Hugh McDermott, Jimmy Hanley, Peter Hammond, Amy Veness) – Classic Movie Review 6983

Ken Annaklin’s spirited 1949 British comedy The Huggetts Abroad is the third in the film trilogy spun off from the popular characters in 1947’s Holiday Camp.  Director Ken Annaklin’s 1949 British comedy The Huggetts Abroad […]

Apr, 30

Vote for Huggett ** (1949, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw, Petula Clark, David Tomlinson, Diana Dors) – Classic Movie Review 6982

The Huggetts are back in director Ken Annakin’s 1949 British comedy film comic tale of small-town corruption, obviously modelled on gently spoofing the popular American political dramas of the day. Jack Warner reprises his role as […]

Apr, 30

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