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The Lady in Question *** (1940, Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Irene Rich, Evelyn Keyes) – Classic Movie Review 10,927

The amusing 1940 American black and white comedy drama film The Lady in Question, starring Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford, is a remake of the 1937 French film classic Gribouille. Director Charles Vidor’s […]

Feb, 16

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn *** (1935, Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D J Williams, Eric Portman) – Classic Movie Review 10,865

‘Sensational! Eerie! Sinister! Weird! The most unusual picture of the year!’ Director Milton Rosmer’s cheaply-produced, enjoyable 1935 horror crime thriller Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn stars Tod Slaughter, who is in […]

Feb, 02

Much Too Shy ** (1942, George Formby, Kathleen Harrison, Hilda Bayley, Eileen Bennett) – Classic Movie Review 10,319

Director Marcel Varnel’s 1942 Much Too Shy stars naughty but nice (and much too shy) George Formby as amateur artist George Andy, the hopeless handyman in trouble when his art-study-course portraits of ladies are tampered […]

Sep, 17

Juke Girl ** (1942, Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf) – Classic Movie Review 10,069

Director Curtis Bernhardt’s 1942 black and white mystery crime thriller Juke Girl stars Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan, supposedly the first choices to do Casablanca, are Lola Mears and Steve Talbot, migrant fruit and veg […]

Jul, 21

Rope of Sand *** (1949, Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet) – Classic Movie Review 9688

‘A Mighty Story of Savage Greed and Sultry Love Set in the Dreaded Desert that Guards the Dark Continent’s Forbidden Diamond Fields!’ Director William Dieterle’s 1949 film noir-style action adventure thriller Rope of Sand is […]

Apr, 29

The Halliday Brand *** (1957, Joseph Cotten, Viveca Lindfors, Betsy Blair, Ward Bond) – Classic Movie Review 9604

‘Their violence seared the West like a branding iron!’ Director Joseph H Lewis’s 1956 The Halliday Brand is a rousing flashback Western making the most of a somewhat clichéd script about a rancher father, Big […]

Apr, 06

Richard Jewell ***** (2019, Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde) – Movie Review

The dramatic true tale Richard Jewell (2019) is a lovely film, showing Clint Eastwood at his best as producer-director. Ironically, though Richard Jewell saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, […]

Feb, 20

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