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Helter Skelter *** (1949, Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson, Mervyn Johns) – Classic Movie Review 12,456

Ralph Thomas’s 1949 British romantic comedy variety revue film Helter Skelter is a wild and wacky farce, in which a radio detective (David Tomlinson) is on the case of a silly socialite (Carol Marsh) with […]

Mar, 22

The Great Gabbo *** (1929, Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Don Douglas, Margie King, Helen Kane) – Classic Movie Review 12,131

Director James Cruze’s 1929 American Pre-Code early sound musical drama film The Great Gabbo has two notable credits, to add to his own illustrious name: Ben Hecht as writer of the original 1928 short story […]

May, 22

Poppy **** (1936, W C Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell, Lynne Overman, Catherine Doucet) – Classic Movie Review 9788

Director A Edward Sutherland’s 1936 comedy Poppy finds W C Fields on hilarious form repeating his 1925 filming of his stage hit Sally of the Sawdust as carnival medicine salesman conman Professor Eustace McGargle. He […]

May, 18

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

Magic *** (1978, Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter) – Classic Movie Review 5759

Producer-director Richard Attenborough’s 1978 fantasy horror thriller revamps the old chestnut story about the dummy murderously taking over the ventriloquist, an idea already definitively handled previously in Dead of Night (1945). Even with a screenplay […]

Jul, 14

Devil Doll *** (1964, Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester, Yvonne Romain, Sandra Dorne, Karel Stepanek, Philip Ray) – Classic Movie Review 3,120

Co-producer/director Lindsay Shonteff’s low-budget gothic 1964 British horror movie Devil Doll stars Bryant Halliday as the evil hypnotist/ ventriloquist The Great Vorelli. Vorelli puts heiress Marianne Horn (Yvonne Romain), the girlfriend of an American reporter […]

Dec, 02

Best in Show *** (2000, Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara) – Classic Movie Review 1096

Co-writer/director Christopher Guest’s 2000 satirical comedy about dog-crazy folk taking their pets to a top pedigree show in Philadelphia is blunt and silly but still it has its funny moments. The subject’s a good one […]

Apr, 15

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