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Jackpot ** (1960, William Hartnell, Betty McDowall, Eddie Byrne, George Mikell, Michael Ripper) – Classic Movie Review 13,150

The 1960 British crime thriller B film Jackpot stars William Hartnell as the police superintendent determined to track down the safecracker who stole £6,000 from The Jackpot Club. Director Montgomery Tully’s 1960 British black and […]

Sep, 27

The Man I Love *** (1947, Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King, Martha Vickers, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale) – Classic Movie Review 12,437

The 1947 film noir melodrama The Man I Love is based on the novel Night Shift by Maritta Wolff, and stars Ida Lupino and Robert Alda. It is Martin Scorsese’s main inspiration for his 1977 […]

Mar, 03

Murder Without Crime *** (1950, Dennis Price, Derek Farr, Joan Dowling, Patricia Plunkett) – Classic Movie Review 12,118

J Lee Thompson launches his career as director with the 1950 British crime thriller Murder Without Crime starring Dennis Price and Derek Farr. He had already launched his career as writer with the play version, […]

May, 13

Affair in Havana ** (1957, John Cassavetes, Raymond Burr, Sara Shane) – Classic Movie Review 11,492

Director László Benedek’s enjoyably twisty, well handled, entertainingly acted 1957 black and white film noir crime film Affair in Havana is written by Burton Lane and Maurice Zimm, and stars John Cassavetes, Raymond Burr and […]

Aug, 18

Stormy Monday **** (1988, Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting) – Classic Movie Review 11,346

Stormy Monday (1988): ‘The Most Dangerous Choices Are Made With The Heart’. Writer-director Mike Figgis’s 1989 British neo noir movie Stormy Monday is an exciting and moodily atmospheric crime thriller set in a rain-swept, neon-lit […]

Jun, 26

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss [The Amazing Adventure] [Romance and Riches] ** (1936, Cary Grant, Mary Brian, Peter Gawthorne) – Classic Movie Review 11,277

Director Alfred Zeisler’s 1936 black and white romantic comedy drama The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss [The Amazing Adventure] [Romance and Riches] stars Bristol-born Cary Grant, who came back to Britain for this routine and […]

Jun, 06

It All Came True *** (1940, Ann Sheridan, Humphrey Bogart, Jeffrey Lynn) – Classic Movie Review 11,092

Director Lewis Seiler’s 1940 Warner Bros black and white comedy crime drama It All Came True is a virtually unknown Humphrey Bogart movie from just before his best period. Bogart plays a crooked mobster nightclub […]

Apr, 12

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