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Greenwich Village *** (1944, Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix, Vivian Blaine, Felix Bressart) – Classic Movie Review 11,315

‘HIT OF HITS!!! IN TECHNICOLOR! ‘ Director Walter Lang’s 1944 Technicolor film Greenwich Village is a colourful and campy 20th Century Fox 1920s backstage musical with Don Ameche as a composer who plays piano for […]

Jun, 16

The Singing Fool **** (1927, Al Jolson, Betty Bronson, Josephine Dunn) – Classic Movie Review 10,724

‘Come! Through Vitaphone hear the greatest living entertainer, Al Jolson score a triumph that will make you tingle with smiles and tears!’ Director Lloyd Bacon’s 1927 Vitaphone/ Warner Bros black and white blockbuster musical drama […]

Dec, 30

Studs Lonigan ** (1960, Christopher Knight, Frank Gorshin, Venetia Stevenson, Jack Nicholson, Dick Foran) – Classic Movie Review 7850

Christopher Knight stars in the 1960 drama Studs Lonigan as the title’s character Studs Lonigan, an Irish immigrant who adapts to life on the streets of Chicago and in the beds of various women in […]

Nov, 28

Pete Kelly’s Blues **** (1955, Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O’Brien, Peggy Lee, Andy Devine, Lee Marvin, Ella Fitzgerald, Jayne Mansfield) – Classic Movie Review 7,041

The exceptional 1955 musical crime film Pete Kelly’s Blues stars Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O’Brien, Peggy Lee, Andy Devine, Lee Marvin and Ella Fitzgerald, and features Jayne Mansfield. It is based on Jack Webb’s […]

May, 12

Baby Face **** (1933, Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Donald Cook) – Classic Movie Review 5423

‘She had it and made it pay!’ Director Alfred E Green’s controversial, even notorious, sexually provocative 1933 drama stars Barbara Stanwyck, alluringly costumed by Orry-Kelly. Stanwyck is typically cast as Lily Powers, a pushy working […]

May, 08

The Joker Is Wild ***½ (1957, Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert, Beverly Garland, Jackie Coogan, Sophie Tucker, Ted De Corsia, Barry Kelley) – Classic Movie Review 4721

Director Charles Vidor’s hit 1957 musical The Joker Is Wild stars Frank Sinatra as Twenties Chicago night-club/ speakeasy singer Joe E Lewis, who is invited to work for the Mob during the Prohibition era, and […]

Nov, 29

Kitty Foyle **** (1940, Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Gladys Cooper, Ernest Cossart, Eduardo Ciannelli) – Classic Movie Review 4259

Director Sam Wood’s 1940 drama stars Ginger Rogers, who won the Best Actress Oscar when she swapped singing and dancing for some serious acting here. Based on Christopher Morley’s novel, this sweet romantic drama focuses of course […]

Aug, 28

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