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Roxie Hart **** (1942, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery, Helene Reynolds, Iris Adrian, Nigel Bruce, Phil Silvers) – Classic Movie Review 3974

The winning 1942 showbiz satirical comedy film Roxie Hart stars Ginger Rogers in an exciting, rousing performance as a trashy Twenties Chicago singer-dancer who seeks out sensational press headlines by confessing to murdering her unfaithful […]

Jul, 04

True Grit *** (2010, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Domhnall Gleeson) – Classic Movie Review 3970

The 2010 remake of True Grit (1969) is a very decent, old-fashioned Western with strong, rock-solid performances. But, with its thin, slim-feeling story and relatively low impact, it is a slight disappointment from directors Ethan Coen and […]

Jul, 04

The Lost Moment *** (1947, Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead) – Classic Movie Review 3892

The 1947 film noir-style romantic drama The Lost Moment is an attractively atmospheric oddity, based on Henry James’s 1888 novella The Aspern Papers. It greatly alters the characters and adds schizophrenia, a murder and a […]

Jun, 20

Little Red Monkey ***½ (1955, Richard Conte, Rona Anderson, Russell Napier) – Classic Movie Review 3,890

‘THE IMPOSSIBLE CRIME. THRILLER OF THRILLERS’ Ken Hughes’s 1955 British black and white crime film Little Red Monkey is a complex, very nifty, and extremely enjoyable little Cold War espionage thriller. Richard Conte and Rona […]

Jun, 19

Conflict ** (1945, Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet) – Classic Movie Review 3881

Director Curtis Bernhardt’s 1945 film noir suspense thriller Conflict has its moments but it is one of Humphrey Bogart’s least good and least well-known pictures from his best period. Engineer Richard Mason (Bogart) sends his […]

Jun, 17

The Verdict **** (1946, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Joan Lorring, George Coulouris, Rosalind Ivan, Paul Cavanagh, Holmes Herbert) – Classic Movie Review 3,877

Director Don Siegel was fortunate with his 1946 feature film directorial début in having one of the Forties crime thriller’s best teams – Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre – heading the foggy London Victorian film […]

Jun, 16

The Mask of Dimitrios **** (1944, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Victor Francen, Steven Geray, George Tobias) – Classic Movie Review 3,876

Warner Bros’ hugely atmospheric and entertaining 1944 classic film noir mystery crime thriller film The Mask of Dimitrios again teams the era’s most iconic star character actors Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre.  Director Jean Negulesco’s […]

Jun, 16

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