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The Moon Is Down *** (1943, Cedric Hardwicke, Henry Travers, Lee J Cobb, Dorris Bowden, Margaret Wycherly) – Classic Movie Review 11,332

‘John Steinbeck’s story of your kind of courage…that freedom-loving spirit…which cannot be conquered by treachery or ruled by terror! Told in today’s greatest drama…brought unforgettably to the screen’. Director Irving Pichel’s 1943 The Moon Is […]

Jun, 22

Dante’s Peak **** (1997, Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith) – Classic Movie Review 11,065

Pierce Brosnan takes time out from playing James Bond and finds good work as a vulcanologist called Dr Harry Dalton, who arrives at the ‘most desirable’ fictional American countryside town of Dante’s Peak only to […]

Mar, 31

It’s That Man Again *** (1943, Tommy Handley, Greta Gynt, Jack Train) – Classic Movie Review 10,889

Director Walter Forde’s cheerful 1943 British black and white wartime comedy It’s That Man Again is the film of the anarchic radio show by Ted Kavanagh, and stars Tommy Handley, Jack Train and Greta Gynt. […]

Feb, 07

The White Bus *** (1967, Patricia Healey, Arthur Lowe, John Sharp) Classic Movie Review 9808

The White Bus is a humorous, flavourful and poignant 1967 46-minute short film directed by Lindsay Anderson, now a time capsule. In it, Patricia Healey plays The Girl, who leaves depressive London on a train […]

May, 23

Hallelujah I’m a Bum **** (1933, Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan, Harry Langdon) – Classic Movie Review 9603

‘BUCK UP! LOOK UP! CHEER UP!… SING!’ Director Lewis Milestone’s 1933 Hallelujah I’m a Bum had to be urgently retitled Hallelujah I’m a Tramp in the UK, where it was released in a version where […]

Apr, 06

Beau James *** (1957, Bob Hope, Vera Miles, Paul Douglas) – Classic Movie Review 9434

Director Melville Shavelson’s 1957 biographical drama Beau James stars Bob Hope, who commendably does the unexpected and tackles the political and love affairs of James ‘Jimmy’ Walker, the 1920s mayor of New York City, with more […]

Feb, 27

Don Camillo’s Last Round *** (1955, Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Claude Sylvain) – Classic Movie Review 9355

The great, droll French comic Fernandel again greatly amuses as the eccentric small-village Italian Roman Catholic priest Don Camillo, who this time tries to prevent his friendly opponent, Giuseppe ‘Peppone’ Bottazzi (Gino Cervi), the little […]

Feb, 07

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