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The Iron Curtain *** (1948, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney) – Classic Movie Review 11,899

Director William A Wellman’s controversial 1948 black and white American thriller film The Iron Curtain is based on the memoirs of Igor Gouzenko, and stars Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney. Daryl F Zanuck of 20th […]

Feb, 01

Walk a Crooked Mile *** (1948, Dennis O’Keefe, Louis Hayward, Louise Allbritton, Carl Esmond, Onslow Stevens) – Classic Movie Review 11,489

FBI director J Edgar Hoover forced them to change the title from FBI vs Scotland Yard to Walk a Crooked Mile (1948). Director Gordon Douglas’s rousing little 1948 black and white film noir crime Cold War […]

Aug, 18

Ring of Spies **** (1964, Bernard Lee, William Sylvester, Margaret Tyzack) – Classic Movie Review 10,846

Director Robert Tronson’s 1963 black and white real-life crime thriller Ring of Spies [Ring of Treason] is an involving, realistic film of the infamous Sixties Portland Spy Ring case in Britain. Bernard Lee gives a […]

Jan, 29

The House on 92nd Street **** (1945, William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, Gene Lockhart, Leo G Carroll) – Classic Movie Review 8226

The 1945 fact-based film noir spy thriller The House on 92nd Street was made with the help of the FBI. It tells the story about the US chase after a German spy ring in Washington […]

Mar, 11

Knock on Wood *** (1954, Danny Kaye Mai Zetterling, David Burns, Torin Thatcher, Leon Askin, Abner Biberman, Steve Geray) – Classic Movie Review 6846

Jerry Morgan: ‘You know, I don’t think I’m crazy. I think I’m a little bit peculiar, but that’s not crazy.’ Danny Kaye is enjoyably indulged by the talented Norman Panama and Melvin Frank writer-producer-director team […]

Mar, 23

Band Waggon *** (1939, Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Pat Kirkwood, Jack Hylton, Moore Marriott) – Classic Movie Review 5170

Director Marcel Varnel’s 1939 British musical comedy brings ‘Big-Hearted’ Arthur Askey and Richard ‘Stinker’ Murdoch’s hit BBC wireless programme (radio show) to the screen with the breezy performances intact and a sparky plot not a […]

Mar, 16

Crack-Up *** (1936, Peter Lorre, Brian Donlevy, Helen Wood, Ralph Morgan, Thomas Beck, Kay Linaker) – Classic Movie Review 3.322

Director Malcolm St Clair’s tense and entertaining 1936 espionage thriller film Crack-Up stars Peter Lorre as Colonel Gimpy, a ruthless spy boss whose organisation of dastardly foreign spies is trying to get its hands on the […]

Feb, 04

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