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The Fat Man *** (1951, J Scott Smart, Rock Hudson, Julie London, Clinton Sundberg, Jayne Meadows, John Russell, Jerome Cowan, Emmett Kelly) – Classic Movie Review 11,844

Director William Castle’s twisty and satisfying 1951 American film noir detective crime thriller The Fat Man stars J Scott Smart as Dashiell Hammett’s tubby sleuth Brad Runyan (50s radio’s The Fat Man) on the trail of […]

Jan, 13

Toothless ** (1997, Kirstie Alley, Lynn Redgrave, Dale Midkiff, Ross Malinger, Eileen Brennan, Melanie Mayron) – Classic Movie Review 10,999

The always likeable screen performer Kirstie Alley gives a spirited star comedy turn in director Melanie Mayron’s colourful, amusing 1997 Disney family film Toothless, providing pleasantly offbeat entertainment. When dentist Dr Katherine Lewis (Kirstie Alley) […]

Mar, 08

Compromising Positions *** (1985, Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Edward Herrmann) – Classic Movie Review 10,977

Director Frank Perry’s 1985 Compromising Positions is written by Susan Isaacs and based on her novel, and has a special cast in Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Edward Herrmann, Judith Ivey, Mary Beth Hurt and Joe […]

Mar, 02

Dentist on the Job ** (1961, Bob Monkhouse, Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Ronnie Stevens) – Classic Movie Review 9790

In Dentist on the Job [Get On with It], C M Pennington-Richards’s 1961 sequel to 1960’s hit comedy Dentist in the Chair, Bob Monkhouse and Ronnie Stevens return to play David Cookson and Brian Dexter, […]

May, 19

The Dentist **** (1932, W C Fields, Marjorie Kane, Arnold Gray, Dorothy Granger) – Classic Movie Review 9783

W C Fields’s precious 1932 vintage comedy short The Dentist re-creates his stage act as the kind of dentist who fills you with dread. Fields is on great form in this, the first and funniest […]

May, 17

Leave ‘Em Laughing **** (1928, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charlie Hall) – Classic Movie Review 8551

‘What’s worse than an aching tooth at three in the morning. Two of them.’ There is much good-natured mirth when Stan Laurel goes to the dentist’s surgery, with predictable results when he and his mate […]

Jun, 04

The Wilby Conspiracy ** (1975, Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson, Prunella Gee, Saeed Jaffrey, Persis Khambatta, Rutger Hauer ) – Classic Movie Review 6939

Director Ralph Nelson’s 1975 British movie stars Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine, who are off their usual beat in this largely creaky and unpersuasive but commendably well-meaning and action-packed political thriller, set in East Africa. […]

Apr, 18

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