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The Ringer **** (1952, Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell, Denholm Elliott) – Classic Movie Review 10,844

Guy Hamilton makes his directorial debut with the stylishly old-fashioned 1952 British black and white crime thriller The Ringer, one of the best films taken from Edgar Wallace’s work, the 1925 novel The Gaunt Stranger […]

Jan, 29

Arsène Lupin Returns *** (1938, Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday, Nat Pendleton, Monty Woolley, George Zucco) – Classic Movie Review 8677

The 1938 American mystery film Arsène Lupin Returns stars Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce and Warren William, and is the welcome sequel to the 1932 MGM hit Arsène Lupin. Director George Fitzmaurice’s 1938 American mystery film […]

Jul, 05

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! ** (1978, David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 3948

Co-writer/ director John De Bello’s cheap (budget of $90,000) and trashy 1978 horror movie is an energetically silly spoof of sci-fi cult films. It stars David Miller, George Wilson and Sharon Taylor. They advertised it […]

Jan, 04

Father Brown [The Detective] **** (1954, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Peter Finch, Sidney James, Cecil Parker, Bernard Lee, Ernest Thesiger) – Classic Movie Review 2,825

Alec Guinness is on delightful form as G K Chesterton’s priest and amateur detective, who is in Rome on the trail of master crook Flambeau (Peter Finch), in the 1954 British comedy mystery thriller film […]

Aug, 17

The Green Man ***** (1956, Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas, Jill Adams, Dora Bryan, Raymond Huntley, Eileen Moore) – Classic Movie Review 897

It’s impossible to oversell the vintage 1956 British black and white film The Green Man: it’s wonderful vintage British black comedy stuff, a true comic gem, with adorable performers on their best form.  Directors Robert […]

Mar, 11

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