Derek Winnert

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Diagnosis: Murder ** (1974, Jon Finch, Judy Geeson, Christopher Lee) – Classic Movie Review 11,041

Director Sidney Hayers’s 1974 crime mystery Diagnosis: Murder is a rather weary and drab production-line Seventies British thriller that seems older even than its years, about psychiatrist Dr Stephen Hayward (Christopher Lee) accused in anonymous […]

Mar, 24

Portrait in Black **½ (1960, Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Richard Basehart, Anna May Wong, Lloyd Nolan, Ray Walston, Virginia Grey ) – Classic Movie Review 10,254

Director Michael Gordon’s 1960 neo noir mystery crime thriller Portrait in Black is based on a play by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, and stars Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Richard Basehart, […]

Sep, 01

Double Indemnity ** (1973, Richard Crenna, Lee J Cobb, Samantha Eggar, Robert Webber) – Classic Movie Review 10,181

Director Jack Smight’s 1973 film of Double Indemnity has plenty of talent involved, but is a bloodless TV remake of the 1944 classic Double Indemnity, based on the James M Cain novella in his book […]

Aug, 15

The Other Side of Midnight **** (1977, Marie-France Pisier, John Beck, Susan Sarandon, Raf Vallone) – Classic Movie Review 8778

Director Charles Jarrott’s 1977 romantic thriller drama The Other Side of Midnight is a long, lavish, entertaining soap-opera wallow, sleekly filmed by director Jarrott about wartime flier Larry (John Beck), who loves and leaves Parisienne […]

Jul, 30

Roman Scandals **** (1933, Eddie Cantor, Gloria Stuart, Ruth Etting, Edward Arnold, Alan Mowbray, Verree Teasdale, Jane Darwell, David Manners) – Classic Movie Review 5137

Director Frank Tuttle’s 1933 movie stars Eddie Cantor as an endearing, kind-hearted young simpleton called Eddie, who falls asleep and dreams he goes back to ancient Rome. This jolly vintage musical is raised high with Cantor’s […]

Mar, 11

The Lady from Shanghai ***** (1947, Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane) – Classic Movie Review 747

Dusting himself off in 1947 after all his troubles on Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons, Orson Welles writes, produces, directs and stars in the teasing, exhilarating 1947 film noir tour de force The Lady […]

Jan, 25

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