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Voice in the Wind ** (1944, Francis Lederer, Sigrid Gurie, J Edward Bromberg, J Carrol Naish, Alexander Granach)

The 1944 film Voice in the Wind is a romantic film noir thriller about two escapees – Czech concert pianist Jan Foley (Francis Lederer) and lovely young Marya (Sigrid Gurie) – from wartime Germany re-encountering […]

Jul, 22

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

Sincerely Yours * (1955, Liberace, Joanne Dru, Dorothy Malone, Alex Nicol) – Classic Movie Review 11,433

After the 1955 flop Sincerely Yours, Warner Bros paid Liberace not to make a second movie. Director Gordon Douglas’s 1955 Warner Color film romantic music comedy Sincerely Yours stars Liberace as Tony Warrin, a Manhattan […]

Jul, 30

Fingers *** (1978, Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Jim Brown, Marian Seldes, Danny Aiello, Tanya Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 11,162

James Toback directs his own script about a quiet virtuoso pianist, Jimmy ‘Fingers’ Angelelli (Harvey Keitel), who gets sucked into becoming a ruthless debt collector enforcing payment of debts for his Italian mob-connected loan shark […]

May, 03

Stolen Face *** (1952, Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott, André Morell) – Classic Movie Review 11,135

‘Cross this dame off your list… wrong for any man… desired by all!’ US stars Paul Henreid and Lizabeth Scott popped over to England for director Terence Fisher’s snappy 1952 schlock Hammer Films / Lippert […]

Apr, 25

Music Is My Future [Music in Darkness] *** (1948, Mai Zetterling, Birger Malmsten, Olof Winnerstrand, Naima Wifstrand) – Classic Movie Review 9134

The 1948 Swedish film Music Is My Future [Musik I Mörker] [Music in Darkness] is the fourth film from master film-maker Ingmar Bergman. The screenplay is by Dagmar Edqvist, based on the novel by Dagmar […]

Dec, 07

Song of Love *** (1947, Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker) – Classic Movie Review 8833

MGM’s stagey but handsome 1947 romantic music drama film Song of Love stars Paul Henreid as the struggling composer Robert Schumann, Katharine Hepburn as his loving wife Clara Wieck Schumann, Robert Walker struggles as composer […]

Aug, 15

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