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Stagecoach *** (1966, Ann-Margret, Alex Cord, Bing Crosby, Van Heflin) – Classic Movie Review 12,914

The 1966 Western film Stagecoach with Ann-Margret, Alex Cord, Bing Crosby and Van Heflin is a more than acceptable if unnecessary remake of the 1939 John Wayne classic. Director Gordon Douglas’s 1966 Western film Stagecoach […]

Jun, 03

The Cabinet of Caligari ** (1962, Glynis Johns, Dan O’Herlihy, Constance Ford, Dick Davalos, Lawrence Dobkin, Estelle Winwood) – Classic Movie Review 12,907

Roger Kay’s 1962 horror film remake The Cabinet of Caligari stars Glynis Johns, Dan O’Herlihy, Constance Ford and Dick Davalos. It is ambitious, even pretentious, but its troubled history more or less sinks it. Producer/ […]

May, 31

Mimi ** (1935, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Gertrude Lawrence, Diana Napier) – Classic Movie Review 12,733

The well-heeled 1935 British romantic film Mimi is based on Henri Murger’s 1851 novel La Vie de Bohème, and stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Gertrude Lawrence. Director Paul L Stein’s 1935 British black and white […]

Nov, 30

Escape Me Never (1947, Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Gig Young) – Classic Movie Review 12,409

Warner Bros’ embarrassing, quite ghastly 1947 American romantic melodrama film Escape Me Never is set in Venice at the turn of the 20th century, and stars Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker and Gig Young. […]

Jan, 24

Whistling in the Dark *** (1941, Red Skelton, Conrad Veidt, Ann Rutherford, Virginia Grey, Eve Arden, Rags Ragland, Lloyd Corrigan) – Classic Movie Review 12,349

The 1941 film Whistling in the Dark is a modest, amusing comedy mystery thriller vehicle for the dizzy comic Red Skelton as Wally Benton, a radio murder mystery show star called The Fox.  Director S […]

Nov, 27

The Common Touch *** (1941, Geoffrey Hibbert, Greta Gynt, Raymond Lovell, Harry Welchman, Joyce Howard) Classic Movie Review 12,339

Director John Baxter’s sentimental, well-meaning 1941 British melodrama film The Common Touch is a remake of his 1933 film Doss House and stars Geoffrey Hibbert, Greta Gynt, Raymond Lovell, Harry Welchman, and Joyce Howard. It is about […]

Oct, 28

The Diary of Anne Frank *** (1980, Melissa Gilbert, Maximilian Schell, Joan Plowright, Doris Roberts, James Coco, Scott Jacoby, Clive Revill) – Classic Movie Review 12,332

Melissa Gilbert is excellent as Anne Frank in director Boris Sagal’s strongly cast, stalwart, moving 1980 TV movie remake of the 1959 feature film The Diary of Anne Frank. It re-tells the real-life story of […]

Oct, 20

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