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Twilight for the Gods ** (1958, Rock Hudson, Cyd Charisse, Arthur Kennedy, Leif Erickson) – Classic Movie Review 10,913

‘Loved…Hated… Feared… Envied… but only this woman wanted him enough to break the laws of Gods and men!’ Director Joseph Pevney’s 1958 Eastmancolor Universal International Pictures adventure Twilight for the Gods is based on a […]

Feb, 14

Crosswinds ** (1951, John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Forrest Tucker) – Classic Movie Review 10,543

Director Lewis R Foster’s 1951 adventure film Crosswinds [Jungle Attack] is a humble, cheaply made, none-too-well-acted adventure programmer, but quite entertaining for all that. John Payne stars as Steve Singleton, who leads a boat expedition […]

Nov, 15

The Dove **** (1974, Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Raffin, John McLiam) – Classic Movie Review 10,184

Director Charles Jarrott’s 1974 adventure The Dove is a marvellously ship-shape, sea-worthy movie, with eye-catching Technicolor photography from master cinematographer Sven Nykvist that is a sight for sore eyes throughout, and many exciting sailing sequences […]

Aug, 16

Return to the Blue Lagoon ** (1991, Brian Krause, Milla Jovovich, Lisa Pelikan) – Classic Movie Review 8931

‘In a secluded paradise… surrounded by a coral sea, a boy and a girl grew up alone. Now they are experiencing the first awakenings of love. A love that can only be threatened… by discovery.’ […]

Sep, 23

Up Periscope *** (1959, James Garner, Edmond O’Brien, Andra Martin) – Classic Movie Review 8325

Director Gordon Douglas’s 1959 Warner Bros drama Up Periscope is a tale of wartime underwater high-jinks, graced with James Garner as an underwater demolitions expert, US Navy Lieutenant Ken Braden, and Edmond O’Brien as an […]

Apr, 02

Return to Paradise ** (1953, Gary Cooper, Barry Jones, Roberta Haynes) – Classic Movie Review 7686

Director Mark Robson’s 1953 Return to Paradise stars Gary Cooper as Mr Morgan, a drifter sailor who lives in romantic bliss on the remote Pacific island of Matareva with island native Maeva (Roberta Haynes) in […]

Oct, 21

Waikiki Wedding *** (1937, Bing Crosby, Shirley Ross, Bob Burns, Martha Raye) – Classic Movie Review 7392

Director Frank Tuttle’s pleasant, carefree 1937 musical comedy romance Waikiki Wedding stars a fresh-faced Bing Crosby, who croons the grass skirts off Hawaiian maidens, in this entirely jovial and genial Paramount Pictures musical, best remembered, […]

Aug, 03

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