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The Quiet Woman ** (1951, Derek Bond, Jane Hylton, Dora Bryan, Michael Balfour) – Classic Movie Review 13,147

The 1951 British crime drama B film The Quiet Woman is a tale of liquor smuggling and an escaped convict, set on the edge of bleak Romney Marsh, and stars Derek Bond, Jane Hylton and […]

Sep, 26

The Walking Hills *** (1949, Randolph Scott, Ella Raines, William Bishop, Edgar Buchanan, Arthur Kennedy, John Ireland) – Classic Movie Review 11,841

Randolph Scott stars as the anti-hero, escaped convict Jim Carey, in the swift, simple, very familiarly themed 1949 Western film The Walking Hills, with nicely measured performances and capable handling from cowboy movie expert John […]

Jan, 12

The Pilgrim *** (1923, Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Mack Swain, Loyal Underwood, Dean Riesner, Charles Reisner) – Classic Movie Review 11,754

Charles Chaplin’s 1923 four-reel silent comedy film The Pilgrim stars Chaplin as The Pilgrim, an escaped convict who snatches a swimming minister’s clothes to replace his prison uniform. Writer/ producer/ director Charles Chaplin’s 1923 four-reel […]

Nov, 29

Gun Street * (1961, James Brown, Jean Willes, John Clarke) – Classic Movie Review 11,623

‘All The Terror Of A ‘Killer Hunt’… All The Fury Of The Old West… All The Cold-Steel Courage Of One-Man Law!’ Director Edward L Cahn’s low-budget 1961 black and white Western film Gun Street stars […]

Oct, 02

Scene of the Crime [Le Lieu du Crime] [Le Crime] ** (1986, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Wadeck Stanczak, Nicolas Giraudi, Victor Lanoux) – Classic Movie Review 9941

French director André Téchiné’s 1986 drama Scene of the Crime [Le Lieu du Crime] [Le Crime] is a dour, sluggish and old-fashioned film about a beautiful cafe owner called Lili Ravenel (Catherine Deneuve) falling for […]

Jun, 20

A Perfect World *** (1993, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern, T J Lowther) – Classic Movie Review 9260

Producer-director Clint Eastwood’s A Perfect World (1993) is well made and decently paced as a crime thriller entertainment, though it is not as exciting or evocative as the similar Hunted (1952), Badlands, The Sugarland Express […]

Jan, 14

Stakeout **** (1987, Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn) – Classic Movie Review 8368

Director John Badham’s tough 1987 police comedy thriller adventure Stakeout is fast, fizzy and funny, with Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez starring as eager Seattle cop detective partners Chris Lecce and Bill Remiers, who are […]

Apr, 16

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