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- Hand in Hand *** (1960, Loretta Parry, Philip Needs, Sybil Thorndike, John Gregson, Finlay Currie, Derek Sydney, Miriam Karlin, Kathleen Byron) – Classic Movie Review 13,327
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- A Hitch in Time *** (1978, Patrick Troughton, Michael McVey, Pheona McLellan, Jeff Rawle, Sorcha Cusack) – Classic Movie Review 13,325
- Man at the Carlton Tower *** (1961, Maxine Audley, Lee Montague, Alfred Burke, Allan Cuthbertson) – Classic Movie Review 13,324
- Beyond the Door [Chi Sei?] [The Devil Within Her] * (1974, Juliet Mills, Richard Johnson, Gabriele Lavia, Elizabeth Turner, David Colin Jr) – Classic Movie Review 13,323
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5 Card Stud *** (1968, Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall) – Classic Movie Review 7442
Director Henry Hathaway’s strongly cast but saddle-sore 1968 Western gets a big lift from the eminently watchable, cucumber-cool performances of Dean Martin as gambler Van Morgan and Mitchum as a mysterious gun-carrying minister, the Rev Jonathan […]
We Faw Down [We Slip Up] ** (1928, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivien Oakland, Bess Flowers) – Classic Movie Review 7370
‘This story is based on the assumption that, somewhere in the world, there are husbands who do not tell their wives everything.’ Ah, ha! Director Leo McCarey’s 1928 We Faw Down [We Slip Up] is […]
Chisum *** (1970, John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Bruce Cabot, Andrew Prine, Patric Knowles, Richard Jaeckel, Lynda Day) – Classic Movie Review 6730
Director Andrew V McLaglen’s strong and solid 1970 Western stars John Wayne, aged 63, as New Mexico cattle-king John Chisum, who takes on the treacherous landowners and the rancid officials who threaten his peaceful way […]
Horizons West **** (1952, Robert Ryan, Rock Hudson, James Arness, Julie Adams, Raymond Burr, John McIntire, Dennis Weaver) – Classic Movie Review 5397
‘Buckle up for LAWLESS RUTHLESS DEFIANCE!’ Director Budd Boetticher’s 1952 Western movie Horizons West is a superior item, with both story-telling and film-making on a high level. Robert Ryan and Rock Hudson star as Texan […]
Maverick *** (1994, Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner) – Classic Movie Review 1460
Mel Gibson stars as the reincarnation of TV’s famed 1957-62 card-playing gambler Bret Maverick in director Richard Donner’s breezy, likeable and entertaining 1994 comedy Western. Maverick needs an additional $3000 to enter a Winner Take All poker […]
Dark City **** (1950, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dean Jagger) – Classic Movie Review 1322
Director William Dieterle’s 1950 classic film noir thriller stars a young-looking 27-year-old Charlton Heston, who makes a strong impression in his film debut as Danny Haley, a war hero turned villain running from a vengeful killer. […]
The Glass Key ***** (1942, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Joseph Calleia, Moroni Olsen, Richard Denning, Bonita Granville, Arthur Loft) – Classic Movie Review 1010
Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake are perfectly teamed again in the excellent 1942 film remake of the Dashiell Hammett classic thriller novel The Glass Key, with the whole cast and crew hitting their career peak. […]