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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

Sitting Target ** (1972, Oliver Reed, Jill St John, Ian McShane, Edward Woodward, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones) – Classic Movie Review 9954

Director Douglas Hickox’s 1972 Sitting Target is a vicious, crude and undistinguished but often exciting and vaguely credible crime thriller with Oliver Reed and Ian McShane going into overdrive as Harry Lomart and Birdy Williams, […]

Jun, 24

Liberty **** (1929, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Tom Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 7526

Writer-director Leo McCarey’s 1929 20-minute two-reeler black and white short film Liberty stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as escaped convicts from warden Tom Kennedy’s prison, having trouble with their stripey prison clothes during their […]

Sep, 01

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

Happy, Texas **** (1999, Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, William H Macy, Ally Walker, Illeana Douglas, Ron Perlman) – Classic Movie Review 317

Co-written and directed by Mark Illsley, this ingratiating 1999 comedy drama is both hilarious and skilfully done. It’s a bit naughty, but it’s very nice. There’s delicious comedy playing from the excellent Steve Zahn and Jeremy […]

Oct, 23

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