Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "gang of crooks"

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Just William’s Luck *** (1947, William Graham, Garry Marsh, Leslie Bradley, A E Matthews, Jane Welsh, Brian Roper, James Crabbe, Brian Weske- Classic Movie Review 11,861

Writer-director Val Guest’s 1947 British comedy sequel Just William’s Luck is based on the beloved stories of Richmal Crompton, and stars William Graham, Garry Marsh, Leslie Bradley, A E Matthews, Jane Welsh, Brian Roper, James […]

Jan, 19

Good Morning, Boys **** (1937, Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Lilli Palmer, Martita Hunt, Peter Gawthorne) – Classic Movie Review 7960

Dr Benjamin Twist: ‘When all’s said and done, the boys can’t answer questions for which they don’t know the answers, can they?’ Director Marcel Varnel’s 1937 British treasure Good Morning, Boys stars the truly eccentric […]

Dec, 30

The Black Rider ** (1954, Jimmy Hanley, Rona Anderson, Leslie Dwyer, Lionel Jeffries, Beatrice Varley, Vincent Ball, Edwin Richfield, Kenneth Connor) – Classic Movie Review 4080

Director Wolf Rilla’s 1954 double-feature thriller starts with an idea as old as the hills about a gang of crooks who are apparently haunting a ruined castle. Jimmy Hanley stars as the young reporter and amateur […]

Jul, 25

Storm Fear *** (1955, Cornel Wilde, Dan Duryea, Jean Wallace, Lee Grant, Steven Hill) – Classic Movie Review 3,546

Cornel Wilde’s low-budget 1955 black and white film noir thriller Storm Fear is mean and moody. The screenplay is by double Oscar-winning script-writer Horton Foote. Cornel Wilde, Lee Grant and Steven Hill star in the low-budget […]

Apr, 09

Son of a Gun **** (2014, Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander) – Movie Review

Debut feature writer-director Julius Avery’s nerve-jangling Aussie prison drama, then gold heist thriller is an action crime caper with attitude and a commendably tough tone. Filmed on fresh, atmospheric Aussie locations, t’s all it should be – tense, […]

Jan, 28

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