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While the City Sleeps **** (1956, Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Vincent Price, Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell) – Classic Movie Review 2,184

Fritz Lang’s fine 1956 film noir While the City Sleeps is inspired by the Chicago Lipstick Killer, and stars Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders and Vincent Price. The great director Fritz Lang’s bizarrely plotted […]

Feb, 18

Secret Beyond the Door ***½ (1947, Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave, Anne Revere) – Classic Movie Review 2177

Fritz Lang’s 1947 American film noir psychological thriller Secret Beyond the Door updates the Bluebeard story about a woman (Joan Bennett) who suspects her new architect husband (Michael Redgrave) plans to kill her. Esteemed director […]

Feb, 14

You Only Live Once ***** (1937, Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, William Gargan, Barton MacLane) – Classic Movie Review 2176

Fritz Lang’s splendid 1937 film noir crime melodrama thriller You Only Live Once is one of his best, most distinguished movies. It stars Henry Fonda and Sylvia Sidney and is set in Depression-hit America. Director […]

Feb, 14

The Woman in the Window ***** (1944, Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Dan Duryea) – Classic Movie Review 2174

Fritz Lang’s superb 1944 film noir thriller The Woman in the Window stars Edward G Robinson as a professor obsessed with the portrait of a woman in the window next to his men’s club. While […]

Feb, 13

Scarlet Street ***** (1945, Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea) – Classic Movie Review 2173

Director Fritz Lang is in his element with the splendidly dark and menacing 1945 black and white film noir movie Scarlet Street starring Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. It is one of […]

Feb, 12

The Return of Frank James **** (1940, Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper) – Classic Film Review 1064

Director Fritz Lang’s 1940 follow-up to 1939’s huge hit Jesse James is at least the equal of a marvellous original. Once more, the film was universally considered historically inaccurate but again was a commercial success. […]

Apr, 06

Ministry of Fear **** (1944, Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond, Dan Duryea, Alan Napier) – Classic Movie Review 759

This thoroughly enjoyable film noir thriller was made in 1944 by the great Viennese director Fritz Lang, who probably knew as little about its source author as about England. But he did knew a lot […]

Jan, 27

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