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Botany Bay *** (1952, James Mason, Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina, Cedric Hardwicke) – Classic Movie Review 6789

Director John Farrow’s 1952 adventure movie Botany Bay stars Alan Ladd as unjustly convicted prisoner Hugh Tallant, an American medical student who is locked in a battle royal with vicious, sadistic ship’s Captain Gilbert (James […]

Mar, 11

Krakatoa: East of Java *** (1968, Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith, Rossano Brazzi, Barbara Werle, John Leyton, J D Cannon, Sal Mineo, Jacqui Chan) – Classic Movie Review 6251

‘The Incredible Day That Shook The Earth To Its Core!’ Director Bernard L Kowalski’s spirited, globe-hopping 1968 adventure movie offers a good-looking production, matchstick-thin characters, a handsome old boat and a fistful of vintage situations. […]

Nov, 14

Captain Fury *** (1939, Brian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, June Lang, John Carradine, George Zucco, Douglass Dumbrille) – Classic Movie Review 4802

Brian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, June Lang, John Carradine, George Zucco and Douglass Dumbrille are a likely bunch of quirky stars in this likeable 1939 movie, a bright and breezy period adventure yarn from […]

Dec, 21

The Defiant Ones ****½ (1958, Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel) – Classic Movie Review 3424

Producer-director Stanley Kramer’s classic liberal 1958 film is a simple, moral tale that works well thanks to the strong writing, the classy photography, the all-round excellent performances, the exciting chase sequences, the crafted production and […]

Feb, 28

We’re No Angels **** (1989, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, James Russo, Ray McAnally, Demi Moore) – Classic Movie Review 3361

Talented Irish director Neil Jordan’s 1989 feature is his first American movie, a remake of director Michael Curtiz’s 1954 movie with Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray Joan Bennett and Basil Rathbone. Robert De Niro and Sean Penn play small-time hoods in […]

Feb, 15

Strange Cargo *** (1940, Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker, Eduardo Ciannelli) – Classic Movie Review 3254

Producer-director Frank Borzage’s strange but stirring 1940 adventure movie Strange Cargo sees Clark Gable and Joan Crawford pairing up for the eighth time. However, the main story is about a breakout from a South America […]

Jan, 09

Con Air *** (1997, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi) – Classic Movie Review 1707

  Buckle up for director Simon West’s crazy, violent, always way over-the-top 1997 action thriller ride. A guaranteed crowd-pleaser, there was never a moment’s doubt of its status and success as a blockbuster hit, grossing over $100million in […]

Sep, 23

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