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The Saint Takes Over *** (1940, George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Paul Guilfoyle, Morgan Conway) – Classic Movie Review 3224

Director Jack Hively’s twisty and noirish 1940 crime mystery thriller The Saint Takes Over is the fifth in the RKO Saint series, the fourth for George Sanders as Simon Templar, aka The Saint, and the […]

Jan, 03

The Saint’s Double Trouble *** (1940, George Sanders, Helene Reynolds, Jonathan Hale, Bela Lugosi, Donald MacBride, John F Hamilton) – Classic Movie Review 3223

Director Jack Hively’s 1940 crime thriller The Saint’s Double Trouble is the fourth episode of the RKO Pictures The Saint series, and the third for George Sanders as Simon Templar, aka The Saint, all entirely […]

Jan, 03

The Falcon’s Alibi ** (1946, Tom Conway, Jane Greer, Elisha Cook Jr, Rita Corday, Vince Barnett, Emory Parnell, Al Bridge) – Classic Movie Review 3219

Michael Arlen’s débonair detective The Falcon (Tom Conway) is called in by the secretary of wealthy Gloria Peabody (Esther Howard) to protect her employer’s jewels – and he’s the number one suspect when they go missing and […]

Jan, 02

The Falcon Strikes Back **½ (1943, Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Edwards, Rita Corday, Wynne Gibson, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan) – Classic Movie Review 3216

Michael Arlen’s débonair detective Tom Lawrence aka The Falcon (Tom Conway) investigates when he’s framed for a banker’s killing in this 1943 slightly above par-for-the-course entry for the Falcon series, which began in 1941 with The […]

Jan, 02

The Falcon’s Adventure ** (1946, Tom Conway, Madge Meredith, Edward Brophy, Robert Warwick, Myrna Dell, Steve Brodie, Ian Wolfe) – Classic Movie Review 3220

‘Death-Ring Stalks Diamond Queen In Miami-Manhattan Murder Axis!’ You’ve got to agree with our sleuthing hero Tom Lawrence aka The Falcon (Tom Conway) when he says ‘Racing dogs and industrial diamonds – that’s a strange […]

Jan, 02

The Falcon Out West ** (1944, Tom Conway, Carole Gallagher, Barbara Hale, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan) – Classic Movie Review 3215

‘There are three things one can never be sure about – horses, the weather and women’ – The Falcon. Michael Arlen’s débonair detective The Falcon (Tom Conway) goes out West to investigate the roots of […]

Jan, 02

The Conformist [Il Conformista] ***** (1970, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Sanda, Stefania Sandrelli, Pierre Clémenti) – Classic Movie Review 3182

Writer-director Bernardo Bertolucci’s provocative, impressive, unsettling 1970 psychological thriller The Conformist [Il Conformista] has style to spare. It stars an ideally cast Jean-Louis Trintignant as Marcello Clerici, a weak-willed 1930s rich Italian who embraces taking a path […]

Dec, 23

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