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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit **** (1956, Gregory Peck, Fredric March, Jennifer Jones, Marisa Pavan, Lee J Cobb, Keenan Wynn, Gene Lockhart, Gigi Perreau) – Classic Movie Review 5207

Writer-director Nunnally Johnson’s thoughtful 1956 drama stars Gregory Peck as Tom Rath, who lives in Connecticut but commutes to work in Manhattan. He gets a higher paid, higher stress job with a big TV network and […]

Mar, 27

The Little Princess *** (1939, Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Cesar Romero, Mary Nash, E E Clive) – Classic Movie Review 5187

Director Walter Lang’s 1939 musical comedy family drama stars Shirley Temple, who bursts into colour for the first time in films – and glorious Technicolor at that! – and that seems to have inspired one […]

Mar, 22

Dr Renault’s Secret **½ (1942, J Carrol Naish, John Shepperd, George Zucco, Lynne Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 5074

‘HALF-MAN…HALF-MONSTER!…A strange tale torn out of the depths of terror! His animal instinct cannot be tamed!’ George Zucco stars as the creepy Doctor Robert Renault, who has invented a technique mixing a secret serum with […]

Feb, 27

The Black Room *** (1935, Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall, Katherine DeMille, John Buckler, Torben Meyer, Henry Kolker, Colin Tapley, Edward Van Sloan, Egon Brecher) – Classic Movie Review 4556

Boris Karloff grabs his chance to play a pair of cursed Jekyll-and-Hyde-style brothers in director Roy William Neill’s sleek and eerie 1935 Gothic chiller showcasing two of Boris’s most effective turns. Karloff really relishes playing both […]

Oct, 28

Dragonwyck **** (1946, Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, Glenn Langan, Walter Huston, Anne Revere, Spring Byington, Harry Morgan, Jessica Tandy) – Classic Movie Review 4466

‘Dangerously, she dared to love!’ Gene Tierney stars as beautiful Connecticut farm girl Miranda Wells, in the 1946 period mystery thriller film Dragonwyck.  ‘Dangerously, she dared to love!’ Gene Tierney stars as beautiful Connecticut farm girl […]

Oct, 08

Revolt of the Zombies * (1936, Dean Jagger, George Cleveland, Dorothy Stone, Roy D’Arcy, Robert Noland) – Classic Movie Review 4423

Director Victor Halperin makes a follow-up to his 1932 hit White Zombie, the first feature length zombie film, but fails to re-cast Bela Lugosi in the star role, making the mistake of hiring Dean Jagger by […]

Sep, 27

The Sleeping Tiger *** (1954, Dirk Bogarde, Alexis Smith, Alexander Knox, Hugh Griffith, Maxine Audley, Glyn Houston, Billie Whitelaw) – Classic Movie Review 4024

Director Joseph Losey’s 1954 British thriller The Sleeping Tiger stars Dirk Bogarde, who finds unlikely casting as Frank Clemmons, a cocky young thug brought by fate to the home of psychiatrist Dr Clive Esmond (Alexander […]

Jul, 15

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