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Talk About a Stranger *** (1952, George Murphy, Nancy Davis, Billy Gray, Lewis Stone) – Classic Movie Review 12,184

‘It Sends Chills Down Your Spine!’ Director David Bradley’s 1952 film noir mystery drama Talk about a Stranger is based on American writer Charlotte Armstrong’s short story The Enemy, and stars George Murphy, Nancy Davis, […]

Jun, 19

The Barber Shop **** (1933, W C Fields, Elise Cavanna, Harry Watson, Dagmar Oakland) – Classic Movie Review 9793

Funny, busy and inventive W C Fields short, with the star on hilarious form as the barber Cornelius O’Hare, with a typically grouchy wife (Elise Cavanna) and an unattainable object of lust (Dagmar Oakland). ‘Are […]

May, 20

Return to Peyton Place *** (1961, Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker, Mary Astor) – Classic Movie Review 8929

Director José Ferrer’s attractively campy 1961 romantic drama follow-up Return to Peyton Place begins where Peyton Place left off. Eleanor Parker (as Connie Rossi) and Mary Astor (as a selfish mother, Mrs Roberta Carter) enliven […]

Sep, 22

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians [Signore & signori] *** (1966, Virna Lisi, Gastone Moschin, Alberto Lionello, Gigi Ballista) – Classic Movie Review 7926

The estimable Virna Lisi gives an entertaining turn as Milena Zulian to give a lift to director Pietro Germi’s often unsubtle and overacted but sometimes sharp and amusing Italian La Ronde-style sex farce The Birds, […]

Dec, 20

Their Purple Moment *** (1928, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Kay Deslys, Lyle Tayo) – Classic Movie Review 7816

Director James Parrott’s 1928 two-reeler Their Purple Moment is a generally funny Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy short comedy silent film, with several hilarious high spots, particularly the chaos in the restaurant when the duo try to get […]

Nov, 21

Back Street **** (1941, Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Richard Carlson) – Classic Movie Review 7,000

The 1941 romantic drama film Back Street is arguably the best and most romantic of the three Universal Pictures film versions of Fannie Hurst’s novel about a woman’s love for a married man. A guaranteed […]

May, 04

Hot Saturday *** (1932, Cary Grant, Nancy Carroll, Randolph Scott) – Classic Movie Review 6,603

Cary Grant and Randolph Scott met on the set of the 1932 pre-Code drama film Hot Saturday, became close friends and lived together for a decade in a beach house known as Bachelor Hall. When […]

Jan, 26

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