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Rachel and the Stranger **** (1948, Loretta Young, William Holden, Robert Mitchum) – Classic Movie Review 9,512

The 1948 Western film Rachel and the Stranger stars Robert Mitchum as Indian scout Jim, who visits a backwoods cabin in the 1820s and falls for purchased bride Rachel (Loretta Young), whose jealous husband Big […]

Mar, 16

The Helen Morgan Story ** (1957, Ann Blyth, Paul Newman, Richard Carlson) – Classic Movie Review 9360

Unfortunately Ann Blyth is rather dull as tragic, ever unlucky in love torch singer Helen Morgan, who turns to the bottle for comfort, in this lame 1957 black and white Warner Bros biopic The Helen […]

Feb, 08

The Buster Keaton Story ** (1957, Donald O’Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Peter Lorre) – Classic Movie Review 9359

Lovely though Donald O’Connor is, casting him as vaudeville comedian Buster Keaton in this misleading biopic of the great stone-faced silent movie comedian must count as a bit of an insult. The fanciful script concentrates […]

Feb, 08

The Seven Little Foys **** (1955, Bob Hope, Milly Vitale, George Tobias) – Classic Movie Review 9203

Co-writer/ director Melville Shavelson’s 1955 Technicolor and VistaVision biographical comedy drama The Seven Little Foys stars Bob Hope, who is just the man to play the legendary vaudeville comic Eddie Foy, in this engaging biopic […]

Dec, 30

Charlie Chan in Reno *** (1939, Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks) – Classic Movie Review 9050

Director Norman Foster’s 1939 comedy crime mystery thriller Charlie Chan in Reno again stars Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, who this time heads for Reno to clear innocent Hawaiian woman Mary Whitman (Pauline Moore), his […]

Nov, 03

Charlie Chan in Egypt *** (1935, Warner Oland, Pat Paterson, Thomas Beck) – Classic Movie Review 9045

Director Louis King’s 1935 comedy crime mystery thriller Charlie Chan in Egypt tells an entertainingly dotty tale of Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) discovering a couple of corpses and preventing a third death as he investigates […]

Nov, 02

Charlie Chan in Rio ** (1941, Sidney Toler, Mary Beth Hughes, Cobina Wright) – Classic Movie Review 9042

Director Harry Lachman’s 1941 thriller Charlie Chan in Rio brings back Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan and offers low-budget crime mystery fun in Rio de Janeiro, with Charlie Chan prompting the cops to fathom a […]

Nov, 02

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