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Tarzan the Magnificent *** (1960, Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, Betta St John) – Classic Movie Review 8051

Gordon Scott (born Gordon Werschkul in Portland, Oregon) made three Tarzan movies for producer Sol Lesser, which are viewed as run-of-the mill: Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle, Tarzan and the Lost Safari and Tarzan’s Fight for Life. But his […]

Jan, 23

Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure *** (1959, Gordon Scott, Anthony Quayle, Sara Shane, Sean Connery) – Classic Movie Review 8050

Director John Guillermin’s 1959 British jungle adventure Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure stars Gordon Scott as Tarzan, who is tracking down the four men who are ready to murder to get at a diamond mine. Tarzan’s Greatest […]

Jan, 23

A Midsummer Night’s Dream **** (1935, James Cagney, Dick Powell, Jean Muir, Olivia de Havilland, Joe E Brown, Mickey Rooney, Victor Jory) – Classic Movie Review 7833

Warner Brothers bring Max Reinhardt’s Hollywood Bowl and Broadway production of the William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the screen with mixed results but definite success. It won two Oscars – for Best […]

Nov, 26

Lady of Burlesque *** (1943, Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O’Shea, J Edward Bromberg, Iris Adrian, Gloria Dickson) – Classic Movie Review 7,498

Striptease queen Gypsy Rose Lee tried her hand at writing with the 1941 burlesque mystery novel The G-String Murders, which was made into the 1943 musical comedy-mystery movie Lady of Burlesque, starring Barbara Stanwyck as […]

Aug, 26

Housewife * (1934, George Brent, Bette Davis, Ann Dvorak, John Halliday) – Classic Movie Review 6900

Director Alfred E Green’s shaky, corny and unconvincing 1934 melodrama of romantic rivalry stars Bette Davis as blonde bombshell advertising copywriter Patricia Berkeley, who tries to vamp her co-worker and old lover William ‘Bill’ Reynolds […]

Apr, 08

A Lost Lady * (1934, Barbara Stanwyck, Frank Morgan, Ricardo Cortez) – Classic Movie Review 6775

‘The Love Idyll of the Age!’ screams the poster but the movie is way less exciting. Director Alfred E Green’s 1934 drama A Lost Lady stars Barbara Stanwyck as Marian Ormsby, whose unfaithful fiancé is […]

Mar, 07

Love Before Breakfast *** (1936, Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, Cesar Romero) – Classic Movie Review 6756

Director Walter Lang’s 1936 movie is a frothy enough comedy romance vehicle for Carole Lombard as Kay Colby, a much-courted social butterfly. Based on Faith Baldwin’s novel Spinster Dinner, there are no surprises in the […]

Mar, 01

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