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The Dark Past *** (1948, William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J Cobb, Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell, Berry Kroeger) – Classic Movie Review 11,812

Director Rudolph Maté’s American 1948 extended flashback black and white psychological thriller The Dark Past is a suspenseful remake of the 1939 film Blind Alley, based on the 1935 play Blind Alley by James Warwick, with […]

Dec, 28

Take One False Step *** (1949, William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt, Dorothy Hart, James Gleason) – Classic Movie Review 11,727

‘Who was the last man in Cathy’s life?’ The goodish 1949 film noir crime thriller Take One False Step stars a stalwart William Powell and and a sexy young Shelley Winters.  ‘Who was the last […]

Nov, 17

Lost and Found ** (1979, George Segal, Glenda Jackson, Maureen Stapleton, Paul Sorvino, John Cunningham, Hollis McLaren, John Candy, Martin Short, Ken Pogue, Janie Sell) – Classic Movie Review 10,728

Writer-producer-director Melvin Frank’s 1979 comedy Lost and Found brings back Glenda Jackson and George Segal in a welcome return for a rematch after Glenda’s Oscar-winning turn in A Touch of Class (1973). Thanks to a […]

Dec, 31

College Humor *** (1933, Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Jack Oakie, Richard Arlen, George Burns, Gracie Allen) – Classic Movie Review 7387

American actress, singer, and dancer Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter on 3 February 1914 and died at 104 on 1 August 2018) starred in several Thirties Hollywood films, after being one of 15 young actresses selected as a […]

Aug, 02

The Pelican Brief ** (1993, Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard) – Classic Movie Review 6373

Screen-writer/ producer/ director Alan J Pakula’s sleek and polished 1993 movie was the second of John Grisham’s legal thriller novels to hit the screen – after The Firm (1993) with Tom Cruise. But it suffers […]

Dec, 08

Don’t Make Waves ** (1967, Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Sharon Tate, Robert Webber, Joanna Barnes, David Draper, Jim Backus, Mort Sahl, Edgar Bergen) – Classic Movie Review 6320

‘What the Italians do with a bed… the Americans do with a beach!’ This 1967 beach farce Don’t Make Waves sure looks good on paper. The director (Alexander Mackendrick) and star (Tony Curtis) of the 1957 […]

Nov, 26

Night of the Eagle [Burn, Witch, Burn!] *** (1962, Margaret Johnston, Janet Blair, Peter Wyngarde) – Classic Movie Review 5,867

The scary 1962 British witchcraft horror film Night of the Eagle [Burn, Witch, Burn!] stars Margaret Johnston as jealous Flora Carr using black magic on medical professor Norman Taylor (Peter Wyngarde) and his wife Tansy […]

Aug, 06

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