Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "portmanteau film"

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Derby Day *** (1952, Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Googie Withers, Gordon Harker, John McCallum, Peter Graves, Suzanne Cloutier, Gladys Henson) – Classic Movie Review 10,611

Director Herbert Wilcox’s enjoyable 1952 British ensemble drama Derby Day [Four against Fate] stars Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Googie Withers, Gordon Harker, John McCallum, Peter Graves, Suzanne Cloutier and Gladys Henson in a tale of […]

Dec, 01

Encore *** (1951, Nigel Patrick, Roland Culver, Kay Walsh, Glynis Johns, Terence Morgan, Noel Purcell, Ronald Squire) – Classic Movie Review 10,077

The 1951 comedy drama Encore is the third and final portmanteau-compendium-anthology movie of W Somerset Maugham stories which by and large keeps up the standard of Quartet (1948) and Trio (1950). It was again a […]

Jul, 23

Trio *** (1950, James Hayter, Michael Hordern, Anne Crawford, Nigel Patrick, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie, Kathleen Harrison, Felix Aylmer) – Classic Movie Review 10,076

Directors Ken Annakin and Harold French’s 1950 drama Trio is the second W Somerset Maugham anthology film (after Quartet, a hit in 1948), with three well cast, amusing and satisfyingly enjoyable yarns. The three short […]

Jul, 23

Three Cases of Murder *** (1955, Alan Badel, Orson Welles, John Gregson, Elizabeth Sellars) – Classic Movie Review 10,047

Alan Badel and Orson Welles star in the 1955 British compendium crime drama movie Three Cases of Murder. The 1955 British compendium crime drama movie Three Cases of Murder offers three creepy yarns, three directors […]

Jul, 17

The Seven Deadly Sins [Les Sept Péchés Capitaux] * (1961) – Classic Movie Review 9874

In this 1961 black and white French remake of a classic 1952 portmanteau movie The Seven Deadly Sins [Les Sept Péchés Capitaux], an extraordinary gathering of prestigious French film-makers come together to contribute to this […]

Jun, 07

Mystery Train **** (1989, Masatoshi Nagase, Yûki Kudô, Nicoletta Braschi, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi) – Classic Movie Review 8201

Cult favourite Jim Jarmusch directs the 1989 comedy drama Mystery Train, a portmanteau film of three seemingly unrelated stories that come together satisfyingly in the last reel with the characters linked by a Memphis hotel […]

Mar, 05

The Monster Club * (1981, Vincent Price, John Carradine, Donald Pleasence, Anthony Steel, Richard Johnson, Britt Ekland) – Classic Movie Review 7,724

Roy Ward Baker’s 1981 British portmanteau horror movie The Monster Club at least has the enormous distinction of starring Vincent Price, John Carradine and Donald Pleasence.  Director Roy Ward Baker’s 1981 British portmanteau horror movie The […]

Oct, 30

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