Derek Winnert

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Father Goose *** (1964, Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard) – Classic Movie Review 3,073

Cary Grant’s spy code-name is Mother Goose in the feather-weight but charming 1964 wartime adventure romantic comedy Father Goose.  Director Ralph Nelson’s modest but sprightly 1964 wartime adventure romantic comedy Father Goose stars Cary Grant, […]

Nov, 20

Voodoo Woman ** (1957, Tom Conway, Marla English, Mike Connors, Lance Fuller, Mary Ellen Kaye) – Classic Movie Review 2483

Somewhere in the jungle, a mad scientist, Dr Roland Gerard (an aged and unengaged Tom Conway), is determined to create the perfect human being. Using a combination of science and black voodoo, he creates a […]

May, 14

Jungle Book *** (1942, Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Rosemary DeCamp, Patricia O’Rourke) – Classic Movie Review 2406

Directed by Zoltán Korda, producer Alexander Korda’s 1942 version of Rudyard Kipling’s Mowgli stories suffers from hesitant handling and is uncertainly pitched between a fantasy adventure and a wildlife showcase. And it’s disappointing that Laurence Stalling’s […]

Apr, 18

The Jungle Book ***** (1967, voices of Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders, Louis Prima, Sterling Holloway, J Pat O’Malley, Verna Felton, Bruce Reitherman) – Classic Movie Review 2405

Director Wolfgang Reitherman’s tremendous 1967 Walt Disney Productions animated film, inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s children’s classic book of Mowgli stories, is nothing short of a magical experience. It is the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney […]

Apr, 18

The Jungle Book 2 ** (2003, voices of John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman, Phil Collins, Tony Jay) – Classic Movie Review 2404

Indian boy Mowgli (voice of Haley Joel Osment), raised with the wolves, is torn between his jungle pals and life with his new friend Shanti (voice of Mae Whitman). Director Steve Trenbirth’s 2003 animated feature […]

Apr, 18

Jungle Book **** (1994, Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey) – Classic Movie Review 2403

Director Stephen Sommers’s 1994 family adventure sees the Walt Disney Studio remaking its own beloved 1967 cartoon in a sleek, superbly realised live-action movie. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s children’s classic, it is well pitched between a […]

Apr, 18

Tarzan Escapes *** (1936, Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, John Buckler) – Classic Movie Review 2238

In directors James C McKay, Richard Thorpe and John Farrow’s troubled 1936 Tarzan episode, Johnny Weissmuller’s King of the Apes, Maureen O’Sullivan’s Jane and Cheetah perform astonishing jungle high-jinks and fight off the usual quota […]

Mar, 04

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