Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "revenge"

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White Cargo *** (1942, Hedy Lamarr, Walter Pidgeon, Richard Carlson, Frank Morgan, Bramwell Fletcher, Richard Ainley, Reginald Owen, Henry O’Neill) – Classic Movie Review 6299

Director Richard Thorpe’s 1942 MGM film is a daft, but endearingly simple-minded old-style romantic adventure drama movie of love-hate triangle goings-on in the jungle, with Leon Gordon adapting his own play from 1923. Walter Pidgeon stars […]

Nov, 24

The Business of Strangers *** (2001, Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Frederick Weller) – Classic Movie Review 6287

‘Everyone eats shit. It’s just a question of degrees.’ – Julie. Stockard Channing and Julia Stiles play Julie and Paula, business women of very different ages and backgrounds who meet up at an airport motel, bond over […]

Nov, 22

Fear Is the Key *** (1972, Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet, Ray McAnally, Ben Kingsley) – Classic Movie Review 6,257

Barry Newman stars in Fear Is the Key as the hard-bitten adventurer John Talbot, who sets about plotting an elaborate scheme to avenge the deaths of his wife and child in a plane crash. Alistair […]

Nov, 15

The Shooting **** (1966, Warren Oates, Will Hutchins, Jack Nicholson, Millie Perkins) – Classic Movie Review 6212

Director Monte Hellman’s gritty 1966 existential Western stars a grinning Jack Nicholson as a ‘violent, sadistic and merciless’ hired killer called Billy Spear, who comes up against bounty hunters Willett Gashade and Coley (Warren Oates […]

Nov, 08

Fog Island *** (1945, George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Jerome Cowan) – Classic Movie Review 6133

Director Terry O Morse’s lusty, moderately engaging 1945 Agatha Christie-style revenge horror thriller stars George Zucco as Leo Grainger, an inventor ex-convict who summons those business associates he thinks have maliciously caused his troubles to a […]

Oct, 24

Dead Men Walk *** (1943, George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Dwight Frye, Nedrick Young) – Classic Movie Review 6132

Ah, a dead man returns for vengeance, excellent! George Zucco is on good form and is great fun in two roles as the vampire Elwyn Clayton, who comes back to life to kill his doctor […]

Oct, 23

Fright Night Part 2 ** (1988, Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lin, Julie Carmen) – Classic Movie Review 6093

William Ragsdale returns as Charley Brewster, the teenager who had a vampire as his next-door neighbour in Fright Night (1985) for director Tommy Lee Wallace’s less fun 1988 sequel to the cult vampire comedy. And […]

Oct, 14

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