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The Midnight Patrol *** (1933, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Bob Kortman, Charlie Hall, Walter Plinge) – Classic Movie Review 10,037

Director Lloyd French’s 1933 20-minute comedy short The Midnight Patrol stars Stan Laurel and Hardy as radio patrol car cops. Now what police force in the world would take on Stan and Ollie? The stars […]

Jul, 14

We Were Strangers *** (1949, Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendáriz, Ramon Novarro, Gilbert Roland) – Classic Movie Review 9961

Director John Huston’s 1949 We Were Strangers stars John Garfield as Tony Fenner, who helps a 1930s Cuba plot to overthrow the tyrannical and despotic government of President Machado by blowing up a cemetery at […]

Jun, 26

Betsy’s Wedding **** (1990, Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Joey Bishop) – Classic Movie Review 9916

The sweet 1990 comedy Betsy’s Wedding is a tour-de-force for Alan Alda. Alda writes, directs and stars in this warm and funny comedy about a man who will do anything to give his kooky daughter […]

Jun, 15

Les anges du péché [Angels of Sin] *** (1943, Renée Faure, Jany Holt, Sylvie) – Classic Movie Review 9816

The 1943 French film Les Anges du Péché [Angels of the Street] [Angels of Sin] is a well-crafted and deeply felt, though rather obscure, esoteric and slightly melodramatic début film by French master Robert Bresson. […]

May, 24

Mix Me a Person ** (1962, Anne Baxter, Donald Sinden, Adam Faith) – Classic Movie Review 9613

Young Adam Faith (aged 22) stars as Harry Jukes, who is unjustly convicted of a cop killing, but finds a champion in his lawyer Philip Bellamy QC (Donald Sinden)’s wife, psychiatrist Dr Anne Dyson (Anne […]

Apr, 07

Framed *** (1975, Joe Don Baker, Conny Van Dyke, Gabriel Dell, John Marley, Brock Peters, John Larch) – Classic Movie Review 9578

Director Phil Karlson’s 1975 action crime thriller Framed stars Joe Don Baker as innocent gambler Ron Lewis who is out after four years of jail for supposedly killing a town sheriff (he has killed the […]

Mar, 30

The Onion Field **** (1979, John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales) – Classic Movie Review 9436

Director Harold Becker turns Joseph Wambaugh’s factually based novel about a kidnapped cop Karl Hettinger (John Savage), who witnesses his partner Ian Campbell (Ted Danson)’s murder, into a distinguished inquiry into the American judicial system. […]

Feb, 27

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