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The Squeaker *** (1937, Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw, Ann Todd, Tamara Desni, Robert Newton, Allan Jeayes, Alastair Sim) – Classic Movie Review 11,428

The venerable vintage 1937 British crime thriller The Squeaker is based on Edgar Wallace’s famous novel and play. Director William K Howard’s venerable vintage 1937 British crime thriller The Squeaker [Murder on Diamond Row] is […]

Jul, 28

Little Mister Jim ** (1946, Jackie ‘Butch’ Jenkins, James Craig, Frances Gifford) – Classic Movie Review 11,264

Director Fred Zinnemann’s wafer-thin, scarcely winsome 1946 MGM black and white film Little Mister Jim tells the tale of life on an army post, with Jackie ‘Butch’ Jenkins as the mildly diverting little star playing […]

Jun, 02

Cain and Mabel ** (1936, Marion Davies, Clark Gable, Allen Jenkins) – Classic Movie Review 10,138

Marion Davies called for her previous co-star Clark Gable to support her again on the 1936 musical comedy film Cain and Mabel, and money was no object  – they literally raised the roof. Clark Gable […]

Aug, 06

Our Blushing Brides *** (1930, Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page, Dorothy Sebastian) – Classic Movie Review 5956

Joan Crawford and Anita Page and Dorothy Sebastian return for producer-director Harry Beaumont’s 1930 all-talking follow-up to their silent film successes Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Modern Maidens (1929). Crawford plays the role of Gerry March, a department store mannequin who falls in love […]

Aug, 22

Ball of Fire ***** (1941, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka) – Classic Movie Review 3173

‘I LOVE HIM because he doesn’t know how to kiss — THE JERK!’ Howard Hawks directs this hilarious 1941 comedy, a highspot for this kind of ‘screwball’ romantic comedy movie, working from a marvellous screenplay […]

Dec, 20

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