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Thousands Cheer *** (1943, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, John Boles, Mary Astor, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland) – Classic Movie Review 3621

And thousands did cheer at director George Sidney’s hugely entertaining, incredibly lavish 1943 MGM comedy musical, now a period piece as a Second World War morale-booster for American troops and their families. It was advertised as ’30 […]

Apr, 26

The Palm Beach Story ***** (1942, Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee) – Classic Movie Review 2923

Writer-director Preston Sturges’s marvellous 1942 American classic stars Claudette Colbert as a wife called Gerry Jeffers, who runs away from penniless inventor husband Tom Jeffers (Joel McCrea) and takes off for Florida’s Palm Beach. There she soon […]

Sep, 23

Red Dust **** (1932, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Gene Raymond, Mary Astor) – Classic Movie Review 2754

‘He treated ’em rough and they loved it…’ Co-producer/director Victor Fleming’s sizzling 1932 MGM romantic adventure comedy movie Red Dust boasts the memorable, sexy pairing of Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in a romantic tussle […]

Jul, 29

The Great Lie **** (1941, Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor) – Classic Movie Review 2736

Director Edmund Goulding’s polished 1941 drama The Great Lie is another of the outstanding movies from the prime of Bette Davis, then reigning queen of the Warner Bros studio. The Great Lie is a great […]

Jul, 24

Desert Fury **** (1947, John Hodiak, Lizabeth Scott, Burt Lancaster, Mary Astor, Wendell Corey) – Classic Movie Review 2168

The lurid, hard-to-resist 1947 film noir crime drama Desert Fury stars Lizabeth Scott as gorgeous young husky blonde Paula Haller, daughter of powerful Nevada saloon and casino owner Fritzi (Mary Astor). Director Lewis Allen’s lurid, […]

Feb, 11

Meet Me in St Louis ***** (1944, Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Leon Ames, Mary Astor) – Classic Movie Review 1119

Director Vincente Minnelli’s nostalgic, warm-hearted, colourful classic MGM musical Meet Me in St Louis is based on novelist Sally Benson’s family 1944 saga, which is set in St Louis in 1903 just before the Louisiana Purchase […]

Apr, 19

Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte ***** (1964, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Mary Astor, Victor Buono, Cecil Kellaway, Wesley Addy) – Classic Movie Review 737

The 1964 follow-up movie Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte is less iconic but perhaps an even smarter mystery horror thriller film, with Bette Davis returning triumphantly from What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?  Director Robert Aldrich’s […]

Jan, 23

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