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The World of Suzie Wong ** (1960, William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Syms) – Classic Movie Review 9254

Director Richard Quine’s 1960 romantic drama The World of Suzie Wong stars Nancy Kwan as the alluring Hong Kong prostitute Suzie Wong, who is hired as a model by émigré American businessman turned artist Robert […]

Jan, 12

The Man Upstairs *** (1958, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Donald Houston, Dorothy Alison) – Classic Movie Review 8823

Director Don Chaffey’s 1958 black and white British thriller The Man Upstairs stars Richard Attenborough in the downbeat but involving story of apartment block tenant Peter Watson, The Man Upstairs who is having a nervous […]

Aug, 12

Three Colors: Red [Trois Couleurs: Rouge] ***** (1994, Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frédérique Feder, Jean-Pierre Lorit) – Classic Movie Review 8721

Director Krzysztof Kieslowski saves the best for last in the highly impressive final part of his trilogy, the exquisitely subtle 1994 masterpiece Three Colors: Red [Trois Couleurs: Rouge]. It was nominated for three Oscars, including […]

Jul, 16

I Married a Woman ** (1958, George Gobel, Diana Dors, Adolphe Menjou) Classic Movie Review 8483

‘What happens to the MOUSE when the CHEESECAKE bites back?’ British sex symbol Diana Dors’s performance in Yield to the Night (1956) attracted interest in Hollywood and in May 1956 she signed a contract with […]

May, 19

The French Line ** (1953, Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Hunnicutt) – Classic Movie Review 8229

‘See Jane Russell in 3-D – She’ll Knock BOTH Your Eyes Out!’ ran the publicity for director Lloyd Bacon’s 1955 romantic comedy The French Line, a 3D Technicolor RKO Radio Pictures musical remake of their 1934 […]

Mar, 11

Climbing High *** (1938, Jessie Matthews, Michael Redgrave, Noel Madison, Alastair Sim, Margaret Vyner) – Classic Movie Review 8102

Carol Reed directs a Jessie Matthews musical comedy way back in 1938, and this surprising early experience must have been good training for his directing Oliver! thirty years later. Director Carol Reed’s 1938 movie Climbing […]

Feb, 07

Stolen Holiday *** (1937, Claude Rains, Kay Francis, Ian Hunter) – Classic Movie Review 7419

Director Michael Curtiz’s impeccably presented, impressively played and well scripted 1937 romantic crime drama Stolen Holiday is based on a fictionalised version of the exploits of real-life Russian Jewish financier and conman Serge Alexandre alias Stavisky. […]

Aug, 09

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