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Heart of the Rio Grande ** (1942, Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Sarah Padden, Edith Fellows, Jean Porter) – Classic Movie Review 8869

Director William Morgan’s comedy action adventure Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) is a sunny, mildly entertaining Gene Autry movie, with much music and comedy and little action. Sarah Padden plays ranch owner Skipper Forbes, […]

Aug, 26

The Chalk Garden **** (1964, Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Edith Evans, Elizabeth Sellars) – Classic Movie Review 8653

Edith Evans triumphs as old lady Mrs St Maugham, and the witty 1964 British drama film The Chalk Garden is an affecting and appealing experience.  Director Ronald Neame’s gloomy but witty 1964 British drama The […]

Jun, 29

In Old California *** (1942, John Wayne, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker) – Classic Movie Review 8541

Director William C McGann’s 1942 action romance Western In Old California stars John Wayne, trying to stretch his range and acting muscles a little to play a Boston pharmacist! Wayne, not your usual Hollywood bespectacled pharmacist, […]

Jun, 03

The Cisco Kid and the Lady *** (1939, Cesar Romero, Marjorie Weaver, Chris-Pin Martin, George Montgomery, Robert Barrat) – Classic Movie Review 8286

Director Herbert I Leeds 1939 Western The Cisco Kid and the Lady stars the dashing, ever-smiling Cesar Romero in his first outing as the caballero Cisco, in which he takes on Jim Harbison (Robert Barrat)’s […]

Mar, 23

Tarzan and the Huntress ** (1947, Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Patricia Morison, Barton MacLane) – Classic Movie Review 8063

Director Kurt Neumann’s 1947 RKO Tarzan series entry Tarzan and the Huntress brings back Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan, who wastes no time in despatching a party of hunters intent on trapping animals for the world’s […]

Jan, 26

Tarzan’s Savage Fury ** (1952, Lex Barker, Dorothy Hart, Patric Knowles) – Classic Movie Review 8043

Director Cy Endfield’s 1952 Tarzan’s Savage Fury is the sixteenth in the series, and stars Lex Barker as Tarzan in his fourth outing following Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949), Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) and […]

Jan, 21

Play It As It Lays ** (1972, Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes, Adam Roarke) – Classic Movie Review 7795

Director Frank Perry’s 1972 interesting and sincere but depressing and ultimately disappointing drama Play It As It Lays is based on Joan Didion’s novel, and stars Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld and Tammy Grimes. Deception, divorce, […]

Nov, 16

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